McLaren Racing funds 1m gallons of SAF in 2024

McLaren Racing released its 2025 Sustainability Report wherein it said it funded 1m US gallons of sustainable aviation fuel covering 100% of business travel emissions across all of its series.

“I strongly believe that high performance and sustainability are two sides of the same mission – pushing boundaries both on the track and for our planet. Achieving 37% circularity in our F1 Constructor activities and reducing emissions per race by 23% thanks to the significant moves we have made in funding SAF in our championship-winning year, proves that sustainability and performance can go hand in hand,” said Kim Wilson, director of sustainability at McLaren Racing.

The company said that the funding of SAF and other measures helped reduce emissions by 23% per race against 2023.

“In 2024, with the support of our partner Ecolab, McLaren Racing funded one million US gallons of SAF, covering 100% of the team’s business travel by air across all racing series,” the company said in its press release.

“We also participated in Formula 1’s SAF purchasing programme to cover part of our air freight logistics. McLaren’s investments funded the use of renewable or waste-derived aviation fuels, which have the potential to reduce emissions by 75-90% compared to traditional jet fuel.”

Mclaren said that in addition to the investment in SAFc, it reduced total GHG emissions by 8.6% compared to 2023 by streamlining logistics, optimise our infrastructure, and use biofuels, demonstrating McLaren Racing’s ongoing commitment to reach our overall decarbonisation targets.

Earlier in November of last year, Formula 1 announced their investment in SAF through a new programme with Qatar Airways.