Beginner
≈ 2 hSuggested range1 h 15 min – 3 h
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Speed Champions · SET 77251
McLaren F1® Team MCL38 Race Car
The 2024 MCL38 takes shape in papaya colours and small aero elements, completed by seating its driver.
- Pieces
- 269
- Release year
- 2025
- Theme
- Speed Champions
- Set number
- 77251
- LEGO recommended age
- 10+
- LEGO retail price · Italy
- 26.99 €
Available at LEGO Italy when checked on 23 October 2026. Availability can change. Check the store for the latest information.
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TIME TO BUILD
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Intermediate
≈ 1 h 15 minSuggested range45 min – 2 hExperienced
≈ 45 minSuggested range15 min – 1 h 15 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Aero elements and graphics need correct orientation. Covers the complete car’s specified details. The three central durations are model-specific editorial assessments. Planning ranges extend approximately from 65% to 145%, rounded to quarter-hours; they are not measured experience-level averages or guaranteed limits.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
- Brick Fanatics · McLaren F1® Team MCL38 Race Car ↗
The review reports around forty-five minutes, noting fiddly and sometimes frustrating steps.
Checked: 23 ottobre 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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- Height
- ≈ 4 cm
- Width
- ≈ 7 cm
- Depth / length
- ≈ 20 cm
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Dimensioni: un set di gioco di 269 pezzi con un modello di auto da corsa McLaren Formula 1® che misura 4 cm di altezza, 20…Approximate assembled-model measurements, not packaging dimensions. Allow extra room for handling, moving parts and the display stand. The comparison uses the measured model’s overall footprint, allows a 90° rotation and does not assess stability or shelf load. Source LEGO ↗ · 2026-10-29
BEYOND THE BRICKS
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Inside the set
A lifting halo
Raise it to insert the team-suited minifigure without dismantling.
LEGO sourceA specific season
Wider rear tyres, Pirelli printing and sponsor stickers reference the 2024 MCL38.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
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First Silverstone laps
Unveiled on 14 February 2024, the MCL38 ran a Silverstone filming day with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
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McLaren revealed MCL38 on 14 February 2024 with a promotional filming day at Silverstone, driven by Norris and Piastri. Official Bahrain testing followed. The first track appearance was not yet a race: it presented the car in motion while competitive preparation continued.
Papaya, anthracite and chrome
The official 2024 announcement combined these colours, a team identity amid changing shapes and sponsors.
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MCL38’s announcement describes papaya, anthracite and touches of chrome in its 2024 livery. Those colours had been revealed before the complete car. A team can introduce its visual identity separately from the machine that will carry it in testing and racing.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
Written by HowLongToBuild · Sources are linked with each story · Checked on 23 October 2026. Historical facts and story details refer to the context described.
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