Bruce Mclaren-New Zealander

Bruce McLaren


What are they famous for? What was their greatest achievement?

Bruce McLaren was a New Zealand-born automobile racing driver, he was the youngest to win an international Grand Prix contest for Formula I cars. Which is the U.S. race in 1959, when he was 22.


Were they well known for any other achievements?
- He was also noted as a designer for race cars.


He was a driver, designer, engineer and inventor.


Write a short biography for them: (Full name, date of birth and death, where they were born, family etc)

For the past few weeks we have been researching famous New Zealanders, one of the New Zealanders we had to research was 'Bruce McLaren' Here are a few facts I have found about him. Enjoy!

Bruce Leslie McLaren, Born on the 30th of August 1937-and died on the 2nd Of June 1970. Meaning he died when he was 33. He was born in Auckland. Died in Good wood Motor Circuit, United Kingdom. He died in a crash whilst testing an experimental car of his own design.


List 5 facts that you have learnt whilst reading the articles:

He was famous for automobile race car driving.


He was a designer,driver,engineer and an inventor.


He was the youngest person ever to win an international Grand Prix contest.


He is well known for being an expert at designing cars.


He died from a car crash.