McLaren debut hypercar at Goodwood Festival of Speed
10th July 2026McLaren make their hypercar debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed after pulling their 2027 contender away from their testing programmes, ahead of their World Endurance Championship arrival.
Feature image credit: CC
On day two of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, McLaren showcased their 2027 WEC Hypercar – the MCL-HY – for the first time globally, diverting their new contender from its testing programme.
It wasn’t an initially planned decision to make an appearance at Goodwood on Friday, with McLaren confirming it was a ‘last-minute call’ to divert the car to the festival, after hitting both its on and off track targets.
The car made its first light run up the iconic Goodwood hill in its Bruce McLaren test livery and conducted its first runs on Friday, with more demo runs set to be completed on Saturday before returning to testing ahead of the 2027 WEC season.
James Barclay, McLaren’s Team Principal for its Hypercar team, said:
“Goodwood Festival of Speed is the greatest car show on Earth, so it made sense for us to have this on our radar. But the truth is, it’s extremely early in our test programme, so it was very lightly pencilled in.
“However, our team has done an incredible job, hitting every target on- and off-track, so we made the last-minute call to divert the MCL-HY to the event for two of the four days and share it with the passionate motorsport fans that attend.”
Having made its debut on Friday, McLaren has two more demo runs planned for 12:40pm and 5:05pm on Saturday.
When the car leaves Goodwood, it will return to its preparations of the V6-twin-turbocharged hypercar ahead of its season and 24 Hours of Le Mans debut next year.
Read more World Endurance Championship content here:
- 6 Hours of Sao Paulo: the official WEC schedule and start times
- 6 Hours of Sao Paulo: the latest weather forecast ahead of Brazil
- Toyota lead 24 Hours of Le Mans behind safety car after 8 hours
- Toyota continues to lead 24 Hours of Le Mans after 4 hours
- Toyota heads opening hour of Le Mans 24 Hours
- Cadillac fastest after Le Mans 24 Hours free practice 1
Give us a follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to keep up with the latest news from the world of Motorsport! You can also support us on Patreon or on our website!
Hi, I’m Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion.
I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I’ve loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.
Kamron Kent
Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.
