LEGO® Speed Champions · McLaren · 2025

McLaren F1 Team MCL38 Race Car

Q: How big is the LEGO® McLaren MCL38 when built?

Built dimensions not yet confirmed against BrickLink. 2024 F1 grid-series sets measure roughly 14–15 cm long.

Q: How many pieces does LEGO® set 77251 have?

269 pieces, plus one McLaren F1 Team driver minifigure.

Q: Which driver does the minifigure represent — Norris or Piastri?

Deliberately generic — reddish-brown hair, a winged helmet, McLaren team suit. Reads as either Norris or Piastri.

Q: What was the MCL38's 2024 F1 season record?

6 GP wins, 15 podiums, 8 poles, 7 fastest laps. Won the 2024 Constructors' Championship — McLaren's first since 1998.

Q: What other LEGO® McLaren Speed Champions sets are there?

6-stud: P1, Mercedes Pit Stop, 720S, Senna. 8-stud: Elva, Solus GT & F1 LM, 2023 Formula 1 Car, MCL38 (77251), McLaren W1 (77257).

The car that ended McLaren's 26-year constructors' drought — Lando Norris's maiden win, Oscar Piastri's maiden win, one title — as 269 pieces of 8-stud LEGO® Speed Champions.

Set #77251 2025 269 pieces 8-stud Current

On 5 May 2024, at the Miami International Autodrome, Lando Norris won his first Formula 1 race — on his 110th attempt. Three months later at the Hungaroring, Oscar Piastri did the same. By December, McLaren had clinched its first Constructors' Championship since 1998 at the Abu Dhabi GP. The car that did all of that was the MCL38 — and in March 2025, LEGO® Speed Champions released 77251 to commemorate it.

LEGO® Speed Champions set 77251 McLaren F1 Team MCL38 Race Car, side view showing papaya livery and oversized rear wing. — Source: Rebrickable

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In 2025, the LEGO® Speed Champions design team translated the MCL38 into a 269-piece desktop tribute. Before we dig into the build, here's the car it's representing — and why the 2024 season mattered.

THE CONSTRUCTORS' CAR

McLaren MCL38

6 wins, 8 poles, McLaren's first Constructors' title in 26 years

The MCL38 was revealed in February 2024 and made its race debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix on 2 March 2024. It was designed under chief designer Rob Marshall and technical director Peter Prodromou, with team principal Andrea Stella leading the operation at Woking. Power came from the Mercedes-AMG F1 M14E Performance unit — a 1.6-litre V6 turbo-hybrid rev-limited to 15,000 rpm, paired with the regulation 120 kW (≈163 hp) MGU-K and 4 MJ energy store. The car started the season competitive, then stepped up with a major Miami upgrade package (new front wing, suspension geometry, brake ducts, and floor) that transformed it into the grid's benchmark.

Lando Norris had entered his sixth F1 season still searching for a first Grand Prix victory. On 5 May 2024 in Miami, he finally got it — passing Max Verstappen's Red Bull and holding on to win by 7.6 seconds, ending McLaren's drought that stretched back to Daniel Ricciardo's 2021 Monza victory. Oscar Piastri, the team's young Australian second-year driver, followed suit on 21 July 2024 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, taking his maiden win after a tangle with Norris in the opening laps.

The MCL38 ended the 2024 season with six Grand Prix wins, 15 other podiums, eight pole positions, three sprint poles, two sprint wins, five sprint podiums, and seven fastest laps. McLaren clinched the Constructors' Championship at the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 8 December 2024 — the team's first Constructors' title since the MP4/13 in 1998, and the first Constructors' title ever won by a customer-engine team since Brawn GP in 2009.

Engine: Mercedes-AMG F1 M14E 1.6L V6 turbo-hybrid
Rev limit: 15,000 rpm
ERS: 120 kW MGU-K, 4 MJ energy store
Drivers: Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri
2024 wins: 6 (Norris 4, Piastri 2)
Constructors' title: Won — first since 1998

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<strong>Single universal stand.</strong> Tilts the MCL38 into a slight incline so the rear wing and halo sit at eye line — the best angle on any current-era F1 car.
<strong>The full 2024 grid shelf.</strong> If you're collecting all ten 2024 F1 sets (77242 through 77251), Brix Plus grid-aligned stands are built for this exact line-up — ten cars at constant spacing on a single shelf.

People

The MCL38 was a team-wide effort after years of quiet rebuilding at Woking. Here's the short list of the people who made the 2024 season happen.

Lando Norris

MCLAREN DRIVER — CAR #4

Took his maiden F1 victory at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix on 5 May — his 110th race start. Finished the season second in the Drivers' Championship with four wins, eight podiums, and eight pole positions. Sixth season with McLaren, having come up through the team's junior programme.

Oscar Piastri

MCLAREN DRIVER — CAR #81

Took his maiden F1 victory at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix on 21 July, in only his second season in Formula 1. Australian; former F2 and F3 champion; recruited by McLaren in controversial circumstances after a 2022 contract dispute with Alpine.

Andrea Stella

McLAREN TEAM PRINCIPAL

Promoted to team principal in December 2022 after seventeen years at Ferrari and five at McLaren. Stella inherited a midfield team and restructured its technical leadership around Rob Marshall (ex-Red Bull), Peter Prodromou, and Neil Houldey — the group that signed off on the MCL38's aerodynamic direction.

Zak Brown

McLAREN RACING CEO

Took over in 2018 when the team was last in the Constructors' Championship. Oversaw the MCL38-era reset, the driver pairing, the Stella promotion, and the commercial partnerships that funded the rebuild. Openly celebrated in Abu Dhabi — the 1998 drought had ended on his watch.

The build

Scale and era

77251 was released on 1 March 2025 as part of the ten-car 2024 F1 grid series — every team on the grid got an 8-stud LEGO® Speed Champions set that year. That's the first time LEGO® has made every grid car in a single season, and it positions the MCL38 alongside nine siblings: Ferrari SF-24 (77242), Red Bull RB20 (77243), Mercedes-AMG W15 (77244), Aston Martin AMR24 (77245), RB VCARB 01 (77246), Sauber C44 (77247), Alpine A524 (77248), Williams FW46 (77249), and Haas VF-24 (77250).

The previous McLaren F1 entry in Speed Champions was the 2023 McLaren Formula 1 Car (76919, released 2024) — a single-car set representing the MCL60. Set 77251 is its direct successor, and the step-up in piece count (269 vs. 245) buys a more detailed rear wing and a redesigned halo.

Build highlights

The papaya livery is McLaren's signature return — a shade the team has used in various forms since Bruce McLaren's original MA4. 77251's paint is rendered in light orange with black nose and sidepod accents. Wider Pirelli-printed rear tyres sharpen the rear-end stance, and the halo bar is hinged to lift for minifig access — a first for an 8-stud F1 set. The rear wing is a multi-piece sub-assembly that sits high and aggressive; reviewers have praised it as a significant step up from the 2023 MCL60 rendering.

The driver minifigure is deliberately generic: reddish-brown hair, a winged racing helmet, and a McLaren F1 Team torso print with sponsor logos. The hair and helmet combination could read as either Norris or Piastri, which avoids dating the set to a specific driver.

What the 269 pieces buys you

269 is about mid-pack for the 2024 F1 grid series — slightly more than the Red Bull RB20 (251), slightly less than the Ferrari SF-24 (275). The set includes suspension detail (wishbone front and rear), an opening cockpit halo, sponsor stickers, and the wider Pirelli-printed rear tyres. There's no pit crew, no accompanying garage — just the car, one driver, and the stand-mounted rear wing.

FAQ

Is LEGO® set 77251 still available?

Released on 1 March 2025 at US$26.99 / £22.99 / €26.99. As of the 2026-04-24 availability check, LEGO.com still lists 77251 as current.

How big is the LEGO® McLaren MCL38 when built?

Built dimensions are not yet confirmed against BrickLink catalog data. The 2024 F1 grid-series sets are uniformly scaled to roughly 14–15 cm in length at 8-stud width — expect 77251 to sit in that range.

How many pieces does LEGO® set 77251 have?

269 pieces, plus one minifigure: a McLaren F1 Team driver with a winged racing helmet, reddish-brown hair, and a papaya-and-black team torso print.

Which driver does the minifigure represent — Norris or Piastri?

Both, officially. LEGO® has kept the driver minifig deliberately generic: reddish-brown hair, a winged helmet, and a McLaren F1 Team torso print. That way it works either as Lando Norris (car #4) or Oscar Piastri (car #81), and collectors can swap in a different helmet if they want to commit to one.

What was the MCL38's 2024 F1 season record?

Six Grand Prix wins (Norris 4, Piastri 2), 15 further podiums, eight pole positions, three sprint poles, two sprint wins, five other sprint podiums, and seven fastest laps. McLaren won the 2024 Constructors' Championship at Abu Dhabi — its first since 1998.

What other LEGO® McLaren Speed Champions sets are there?

McLaren is one of LEGO®'s longest-running Speed Champions brands. 6-stud era: McLaren P1 (75909, 2015), McLaren Mercedes Pit Stop (75911, 2015), McLaren 720S (75880, 2017), McLaren Senna (75892, 2019). 8-stud era: McLaren Elva (76902, 2021), McLaren Solus GT & F1 LM (76918, 2023), 2023 McLaren Formula 1 Car (76919, 2024), and McLaren W1 (77257, 2026). 77251 is the current F1 entry; the 2025 MCL39 is expected in next year's grid series.

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Lando Norris

Oscar Piastri

Andrea Stella

Zak Brown

The build

Scale and era

Build highlights

What the 269 pieces buys you

FAQ

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