Chassis | |
Monocoque | Carbon-fibre composite, incorporating driver controls and fuel cell |
Safety structures | Cockpit survival cell incorporating impact resistant construction and anti-penetration panels, front impact structure, prescribed side impact structures, integrated rear impact structure, front and rear roll structures, Halo secondary roll structure |
Bodywork | Carbon-fibre composite, including engine cover, sidepods, floor, nose, front wing and rear wing with driver-operated drag reduction system |
Front suspension | Carbon-fibre wishbone and pushrod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper system |
Rear suspension | Carbon-fibre wishbone and pullrod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper system |
Weight | Overall vehicle weight 733kg (including driver, excluding fuel) |
Weight distribution between 45.4% and 46.4% | |
Electronics | McLaren Applied Technologies. Including chassis control, power unit control, data acquisition, sensors, data analysis and telemetry |
Instruments | McLaren Applied Technologies dashboard |
Brake system | Akebono brake calipers and master cylinders |
Akebono ‘brake by wire’ rear brake control system | |
Carbon discs and pads | |
Steering | Power-assisted rack and pinion |
Tyres | Pirelli P Zero |
Race wheels | Enkei |
Garage radio | Kenwood |
Paint | AkzoNobel Car Refinishes system using Sikkens products |
Cooling systems | Calsonic Kansei water and oil cooling |
Advanced manufacturing | Stratasys 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Mazak Advanced Technology Solutions |
Power Unit | |
Power unit type | Renault Sport R.E.18 |
Minimum weight | 145 kg |
Primary PU components | Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) |
Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic (MGU-K) | |
Motor Generator Unit – Heat (MGU-H) | |
Energy Store (ES) | |
Turbocharger | |
Control Electronics |
Internal Combusting Engine | |
Capacity | 1.6 litres |
Cylinders | Six |
Bank angle | 90 degree vee angle |
No of valves | 24 |
Max speed | 15,000 rpm |
Max fuel flow rate | 100 kg/hour (above 10,500 rpm) |
Fuel consumption | 105 kg ‘lights to flag’ regulated fuel capacity limit |
Fuel injection | Direct injection, single injector per cylinder, 500 bar max |
Pressure charging | Single-stage compressor and exhaust turbine, common shaft |
Energy Recovering System | |
Architecture | Integrated Hybrid energy recovery via Motor Generator Units |
Crankshaft coupled electrical MGU-K | |
Turbocharger coupled electrical MGU-H | |
Energy store | Lithium-Ion battery, between 20 and 25 kg |
Maximum energy storage, 4 MJ per lap | |
MGU-K | Maximum speed, 50,000 rpm |
Maximum power, 120 kW | |
Maximum energy recovery, 2 MJ per lap | |
Maximum energy deployment, 4 MJ per lap | |
MGU-H | Maximum speed 125,000 rpm |
Maximum power, unlimited | |
Maximum energy recovery, unlimited | |
Maximum energy deployment, unlimited |
Transmission | |
Gearbox | Carbon-fibre composite main case, longitudinally mounted |
Gear ratios | Eight forward and one reverse |
Gear selection | Electro-hydraulically operated seamless shift |
Differential | Epicyclic differential with multi-plate limited slip clutch |
Clutch | Electro-hydraulically operated, carbon multi-plate |