McLaren MP4-17


The McLaren MP4-17 was the car with which the McLaren team competed in the and Formula One seasons. It was driven by David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen in both seasons.
The team did not perform as well as expected in 2002, in a season dominated by Ferrari, and due to the unreliability of the car; they eventually finished third in the Constructors' Championship with 65 points and one victory.
Using a development version of the car, the MP4-17D, the 2003 season started very promisingly with wins at the first two grands prix of the year, one each for Coulthard and Räikkönen. However, rival teams soon caught up as McLaren was sidetracked by the development of the McLaren MP4-18, a radical new design, which due to reliability problems, never raced in anger. As a result, the team gradually fell slightly further back as the season progressed, allowing rivals, developing their cars more efficiently, to catch up. However, despite this setback, Räikkönen consistently finished in the points and challenged Michael Schumacher for the championship all the way up to the very last race, eventually losing the title by only 2 points. The team again finished third in the Constructors' Championship, and having 142 points, just two points behind Williams F1.

Complete Formula One results

YearChassisEngineTyresDrivers1234567891011121314151617PointsWCC
MP4-17Mercedes FO110M 3.0 V10AUSMALBRASMRESPAUTMONCANEURGBRFRAGERHUNBELITAUSAJPN653rd
MP4-17Mercedes FO110M 3.0 V10David CoulthardRetRet363612Ret10355473Ret653rd
MP4-17Mercedes FO110M 3.0 V10Kimi Räikkönen3Ret12RetRetRetRet43Ret2Ret4RetRetRet3653rd
MP4-17DMercedes FO110M 3.0 V10
Mercedes FO110P 3.0 V10		AUSMALBRASMRESPAUTMONCANEURFRAGBRGERHUNITAUSAJPN1423rd
MP4-17DMercedes FO110M 3.0 V10
Mercedes FO110P 3.0 V10		David Coulthard1Ret45Ret57Ret155525RetRet31423rd
MP4-17DMercedes FO110M 3.0 V10
Mercedes FO110P 3.0 V10		Kimi Räikkönen3122Ret226Ret43Ret24221423rd