McLaren have released their 2025 sustainability report, detailing how the organisation are working to reduce their overall impact on the planet across all the championships they compete in, at the factory and trackside, and through various innovative solutions.
Highlights of the extensive report include the launch of OSCAR (Operational System for Coral Assembly and Restoration) – a semi-autonomous coral-seeding machine created by McLaren in collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
Rather than assembling reproductive bundles of coral by hand, which previously took up to 90 seconds, OSCAR uses robotics to reduce this process to just 10 seconds, taking production from 100,000 to more than one million cradles per year.
McLaren have also developed a first-of-its-kind ‘Circular Car Roadmap’ to edge closer to their goal of one day building a ‘circular F1 car’ – a process in which environmental impact and waste is reduced at every stage.
According to McLaren’s report, the roadmap will rethink how race cars are designed, manufactured and reused through a “viable, targeted, and data-driven plan that balances the adoption of existing technologies with a forward-looking perspective on regulatory shifts”.
Elsewhere, the operation reported a significant reduction in emissions through their investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) certificates, a total waste reduction of almost 15%, while noting that they were ranked in Sustainability Magazine’s top 75 most sustainable companies globally.
McLaren also expanded their Driver Development Programme with the signing of three female drivers, Ella Lloyd, Ella Stevens and Ella Hakkinen, while 44.8% of new starters in 2025 were from underrepresented groups (which includes women, people from ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ+ community, people with neurodivergence or a disability and military veterans in the United States).
Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, said: “As our sport continues to see incredible growth around the world, it is all the more important that we work hard to reduce our overall impact on the planet and the pressures on global resources – and collaboration and great partnerships are essential to us achieving that.
“It’s fantastic to see our McLaren Accelerator team apply motorsport know-how to other industries to help supercharge processes and drive efficiencies, with our engineers working alongside marine biologists to find solutions in coral restoration.
“Equally, I’m excited by the work we’re doing with Deloitte and Google to continue our mission to build a fully circular F1 car. I’m proud of the progress we’ve made to date, and I’m excited about what’s next.”
Kim Wilson, Director of Sustainability at McLaren Racing, added: “What I’m most proud of in 2025 is seeing the way McLaren Racing’s performance mindset has translated into real sustainability progress.
“For me, it’s not just about the results; it’s about what they show is possible when data, collaboration and marginal gains come together to drive faster progress on the challenges that matter most.
“Real progress doesn’t happen all at once – it comes from people working together, staying focused and continuing to find ways to do things better.”
McLaren’s full 2025 Sustainability Report can be viewed on their official website.
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