McLaren has unveiled key details of its upcoming Hypercar programme in the FIA World Endurance Championship✅, confirming a long-rumoured partnership with United Autosports.

The project marks McLaren's return to the top-echelon of sportscar championship for the first time in 30 years, with the ♊team set to make its debut 🧔in the 2027 WEC season.

United Autosports, co-owned by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, already campaigns a pair of McLaren 720S GT3 Evo cars 🐻in the WEC’s LMGTꦆ3 class. The tie-up extends that relationship to the top Hypercar category, under the banner of the McLaren Endurance Team.

James Barclay will serve as te🌊am principal, bringing a wealth of experience from both Formula E and endurance racing. Barclay, who will step down as Jaguar’s Formula E team boss at the end of t🍷he 2024/25 season, previously played a key role in Bentley’s LMP1 project in the early 2000s. He will report directly to Brown.

McLaren also confirmed t🎶hat its yet-to-be-named LMDh prototype will be based on a Dallara LMP2 chassis and powered by a twin-turbo V6 e🐼ngine developed jointly by McLaren Racing and McLaren Automotive.

The car is scheduled to begin on-track testing in the second half of 2026, aꦡhead of its competitive debut t༺he following year.

“McLaren Racing’s return to the FIA World Endurance Championship marks the beginning of a new and exciting chapter for us,” said Brown. “James’s leadership will be ꦇcrucial in guiding us through the coming months as we prepare for our 2027 entry.

“We have a rich history in the sport, and with James at the helm, we are confident that McLaren End༒urance Racing will quickly establish itself as a competitive and successful team. I’m looking forward to seeing the team’s future take shape under his leadership and can’t wai🌃t to give fans an exclusive preview of our 2027 race car.”

The announcement wa💮s made on the eve of the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, where McLaren is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its overall victory in the French endurance c🎉lassic with the iconic F1 GTR.