Thanks to all of you who took part in our vote on the most beautiful F1 car of all time – and we now have a winner.

Spanning the 1950s to 2025, we drew up a shortlist of 13 which incorporated evocative names from F1 past and present: Maserati, Ferrari, Lotus, Brabham, McLaren, Mercedes, Jordan, Renault and Red Bull.

We had a great response and the final result brought a 1-2 for Lotus with McLaren completing the podium in third.

The black and gold Lotus 79, which dominated the 1978 F1 championship, came out on top, chosen by 17% of users, with the 1967 Lotus 49 in second (13%).

The 1988 McLaren MP4/4, which brought Ayrton Senna his first world title, just edged out the 1992 Williams FW14B, the car from Nigel Mansell’s championship year.

You can look at and read about all 13 shortlisted cars below, and scroll down for the final results…