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Set 77251 McLaren F1 Team MCL38 Race Car
Speed Champions

LEGO® McLaren F1 Team MCL38 Race Car

The McLaren MCL38 is the Speed Champions take on the team's current Formula 1 challenger. Built from 269 pieces, it captures the car's papaya livery in a pocket-sized model and comes with one minifigure for the pit lane. This page lists every piece in the set, with its colour and quantity.

Set number
77251
Year
2025
Pieces
269
Minifigures
1
Theme
Speed Champions
Different parts
131
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 131

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (17)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 1

Description

A small build with real detail

At 269 pieces, the 77251 sits among the smaller Speed Champions sets, yet it doesn't feel basic: 131 distinct parts shape the swooping bodywork, front wing and nose cone that define the real car's silhouette. The build follows the familiar Speed Champions method – a sturdy chassis base with curved body panels clipped on top. That makes it approachable for newer builders while still giving collectors another car for their growing team line-up. Following the steps also shows how deliberately each curved panel is placed, rather than relying on bulkier standard bricks to fake the shape.

Black, orange and white on the grid

Black, orange, white and dark bluish grey make up the colour set, mirroring the team's real racing livery. Orange elements cover the nose, sidepods and rear wing, black and dark grey handle the chassis, tyres and technical detail, and white picks out the cockpit area for contrast. Working through the parts list shows how few base colours are needed to make a race car instantly recognisable, a good example of how LEGO® reads a real livery in brick form. Grey accents on the rims add a touch more realism without needing many extra pieces.

One figure for pit lane scenes

The set includes a single minifigure, likely pit crew or the driver in team kit, adding play value beyond a static display model. Placed next to the car, the figure works well for small pit-stop scenes, and stacked alongside other Speed Champions sets it can help build a mini starting grid complete with crew without any one set feeling crowded. The figure wears team kit that echoes the car's papaya colour scheme, tying vehicle and driver together visually.

What the parts list tells you

With 131 unique elements out of 269 pieces, the model uses a relatively high share of special shapes for its size, typical of a car built around curved bodywork rather than straight panels. The full list on this page breaks every part out by colour, useful for tracking down a missing piece or picking parts for a custom-coloured build of your own. The curved body panels in particular only come in a handful of colours, worth noting for anyone mixing parts across several sets.

FAQ

How many pieces does the McLaren MCL38 (77251) have?
The set has 269 pieces, including 131 unique elements.
Does the set include a minifigure?
Yes, one minifigure is included.
What colours make up the model?
Black, orange, white and dark bluish grey are the main colours, matching the team's livery.

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