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 Pedro de La Rosa driving the MP4-20 at the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | McLaren | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Neil Oatley (Executive Engineer) Adrian Newey (Technical Director) Paddy Lowe (Engineering Director) Mike Coughlan (Chief Designer) Pat Fry (Chief Engineer, Mechanical Design) Nikolas Tombazis (Chief Engineer, Aerodynamics) Tim Goss (Principal Engineer) Mark Williams (Head of Vehicle Engineering) Peter Prodromou (Head of Aerodynamics) Mario Illien (Chief Engine Designer (Ilmor-Mercedes)) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | MP4-19B | ||||||||||
| Successor | MP4-21 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre/aluminium honeycomb composite incorporating front and side impact structures | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||||||||
| Length | 4,770 mm (188 in) | ||||||||||
| Width | 1,800 mm (71 in) | ||||||||||
| Height | 950 mm (37 in) | ||||||||||
| Wheelbase | 3,200 mm (126 in) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ilmor-built Mercedes-Benz FO110R, 3.0-litre V10 (90º) naturally-aspirated mid-engined | ||||||||||
| Transmission | McLaren 7 forward + 1 reverse sequential semi-automatic | ||||||||||
| Power | 930 hp (694 kW) @ 19,000 rpm[1] | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Mobil Synergy Unleaded race fuels | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Mobil 1 | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | West McLaren Mercedes Team McLaren Mercedes | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 9.  Kimi Räikkönen10.  Juan Pablo Montoya10.  Pedro de la Rosa10.  Alexander Wurz | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2005 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 2005 Spanish Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 2005 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2005 Chinese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||||
The McLaren MP4-20 was the car with which the McLaren team competed in the 2005 Formula One World Championship. The chassis was designed by Adrian Newey, Paddy Lowe, Pat Fry, Mike Coughlan and Peter Prodromou with Mario Illien designing the bespoke Ilmor engine. The car was driven by Kimi Räikkönen in his 4th season with the team and Juan Pablo Montoya who moved from Williams. The MP4-20 was the last McLaren car to be powered by Mercedes-Benz under the Ilmor partnership since the 1995 season.
- ^ "Engine Mercedes". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.