McLaren announce long-awaited WEC Hypercar programme

McLaren will make its FIA World Endurance Championship debut in 2027, the British manufacturer has announced.

The team posted a 16-second teaser on its F1 Twitter account, accompanied by the words ‘We’re back!’. while confirming the yet-to-be-named car will debut in 2027.

Past that, there are no official details. However, it’s believed the car will use the LMDh ruleset, joining Porsche, BMW, Alpine and Cadillac, plus future WEC entrants Genesis next year and Ford, also in 2027. The car itself is believed to use Dallara’s LMDh chassis, the same as Cadillac’s V-Series.R and BMW’s M Hybrid V8.

McLaren already race in WEC in the LMGT3 class with the 720S Evo GT3. That programme is run by United Autosports, which is co-owned by McLaren CEO Zak Brown and former British racing driver Richard Dean. It is currently unknown if the Hypercar programme will be run by United Autosports as well, or if there is an IMSA Sportscar Championship programme in the offing too.