McLaren - Definition and Overview

The name McLaren can refer to the following:

• Bruce McLaren, racing driver and founder of the Team McLaren racing team
• Team McLaren, racing team which is most noted as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in Le Mans, CanAm, and Indianapolis 500
• McLaren Group, corporation consisting of eight companies, formed by Ron Dennis to manage, supply, and market Team McLaren. Of the eight McLaren Group companies, six use the name "McLaren:"
  • McLaren Racing, company which manages Team McLaren
  • McLaren Marketing, company which markets Team McLaren and the various other McLaren enterprises
  • McLaren Cars, company which manufactures high-performance McLaren-branded road cars, including the McLaren F1 and Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
  • McLaren Electronic Systems, company which designs and manufactures electronic control systems for motor racing, including Team McLaren, much of the Formula One grid, and various other racing series
  • McLaren Composites, which assists McLaren Cars in production of carbon-composite road vehicles such as the McLaren F1 and Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.
  • McLaren Applied Technologies, which develops commercial applications for the Group's technologies and provides a internal resource for facilities and expertise.

The remaining two companies are Absolute Taste, caterer to Team McLaren, and Lydden Circuit, which manages a racetrack of the same name near Dover, United Kingdom.

• Malcolm McLaren, originally the manager of the Sex Pistols and later became a performer himself.