1988 McLaren MP4/4 Monoposto

The McLaren MP4/4 is clearly one of Formula One's brightest stars. The brainchild of Gordon Murray, who served as its technical director, it was designed and engineered by Steve Nichols, Bob Bell, and Osama Goto and their teams. With a new Honda RA168E 1.5-liter V6 turbo-charged engine at its core and employing a carbon-fiber honeycomb monocoque, the MP4/4 dominated the 1988 race season as no prior team had. Driven by racing greats Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, the MP4/4 won all but one race (a total of 15 out of 16 races), and it even took all but one pole. McLaren won the Constructor's Championship, of course, with a record 199 points, and Senna took home his first F1 World Driver's Championship in the McLaren.

This car was driven by both Senna and Prost and recorded three wins. In it, Prost took the checkered flag in the Brazilian Grand Prix, and Senna won both the Detroit Grand Prix and the Japanese Grand Prix. It was the start of a period of magnificence for McLaren, which won four championships between 1988 and 1991.