McLaren Officially Announces Hypercar Racing Program, CEO Zak Brown Teams Up With United Autosports Co-Owner Zak Brown To Race At Le Mans

McLaren Officially Announces Hypercar Racing Program, CEO Zak Brown Teams Up With United Autosports Co-Owner Zak Brown To Race At Le Mans

McLaren CEO Zak Brown is a co-founder and co-owner of United Autosports, so it seems like the choice was pretty simple.

McLaren announces Hypercar collaboration with United Autosports

McLaren has announced their collaboration with United Autosports for their Hypercar programme in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship. McLaren Racing has confirmed its partnership with the multiple championship-winning team. In doing so, they will join the ultra-competitive era of Hypercar racing. They won the race 30 years ago with their McLaren F1 GTR and J.J. Lehto, Yannick Dalmas, and Masanori Sekiya. Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, c…

McLaren reveals full details of its WEC Hypercar entry

McLaren has revealed more details about its return to the top tier of endurance racing in 2027 in the Hypercar class.The specifics, many of which had already been reported on The Race earlier this year, were officially communicated on Friday at a press conference at Le Mans ahead of the 2025 edition of the legendary 24-hour marathon.Chassis and engineMcLaren has opted for a car that complies with the LMDHh technical regulations - rather than a b…

United Autosports to run McLaren Hypercar programme, Dallara tie-up agreed

McLaren’s factory entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar division will be run by United Autosports.The British team will field a pair of the marque’s forthcoming LMDh hybrid prototypes under the McLaren United AS banner in the WEC from 2027.The confirmation of United’s graduation to the Hypercar ranks of the WEC after sustained success in the LMP2 prototype division ...Keep reading

Barclay to lead McLaren United AS Hypercar program

The new McLaren Racing Endurance team will compete in the WEC Hypercar class beginning in 2027.