McLaren confirm World Endurance Championship 2027 entry
10th April 2025McLaren Racing have confirmed it will return to the World Endurance Championship in 2027, joining the hypercar classification.
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McLaren has confirmed it will return to WEC in the next two years with their very own hypercar, joining the top tier of classification in the endurance championship.
The McLaren brand already races in the Endurance Championship, among the LM GT3 classification with their McLaren GT3 Evo, partnered with United Autosports.
However, the team have now teased a return to the top class.
In the vague announcement, which mentioned the team’s 1995 Le Mans victory, their first at the event, McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown, simply said:
“We’re back.”
Not much has been revealed in the announcement, apart from the confirmation that McLaren intends to join the WEC grid in two years.
It means in 2027, McLaren would join an already impressive list of Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Peugeot, Porsche, Toyota and Aston Martin. Hyundai, under its Genesis premium brand, is also set to join the contingent next year.
Earlier this year, it was also confirmed that Ford will return to the WEC in 2027 with a ‘full works team.’
This announcement will also expand McLaren’s portfolio, where they race in several motorsport disciplines such as Formula 1, IndyCar, Formula E and e-Sports.
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