Peugeot driver Malthe Jakobsen will join the team for the 2027 WEC season
McLaren’s first-ever World Endurance Championship Hypercar line-up is complete after the team confirmed that Malthe Jakobsen will join their maiden Hypercar effort in 2027.
At 23 years old, Jakobsen has established himself as a standout up-and-coming fixture of the WEC.
In addition to taking the Danish Formula 4 title in 2019, Jakobsen has secured two European Le Mans Series crowns, a victory at the Daytona 24 Hours, as well as three consecutive Asian Le Mans Series titles in LMP2.
Jakobsen made his WEC debut as part of Peugeot’s Hypercar squad in 2025. In his two years with the team, he has a podium at last year’s Lone Star Le Mans as well as a pole position at Spa in 2026.
Jakobsen has expressed excitement over both McLaren’s forthcoming Hypercar project, as well as the numerous categories in which it competes, stating that "it feels unbelievable to be part of this project and this brand, in particular as it competes across WEC, F1 and IndyCar in pursuit of the Triple Crown. This history of the team, including the Le Mans win in 1995, is so special, and it will be an honour to represent McLaren on a global stage."
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Team principal James Barclay has been similarly complimentary, describing Jakobsen as "one of endurance racing’s most exciting young talents, combining impressive speed and consistency with the technical ability that is so important at the highest level of the sport."
Jakobsen will contest 2027 alongside Leonardo Fornaroli, Gregoire Saucy, Alex Lynn, Mikkel Jensen and Laurens Vanthoor.
Though the exact nature of his commitment is uncertain, he is expected to test the MCL-HY later this month at Portimao.
McLaren’s first-ever World Endurance Championship Hypercar line-up is complete after the team confirmed that Malthe Jakobsen will join their maiden Hypercar effort in 2027.
At 23 years old, Jakobsen has established himself as a standout up-and-coming fixture of the WEC.
In addition to taking the Danish Formula 4 title in 2019, Jakobsen has secured two European Le Mans Series crowns, a victory at the Daytona 24 Hours, as well as three consecutive Asian Le Mans Series titles in LMP2.
Jakobsen made his WEC debut as part of Peugeot’s Hypercar squad in 2025. In his two years with the team, he has a podium at last year’s Lone Star Le Mans as well as a pole position at Spa in 2026.
Jakobsen has expressed excitement over both McLaren’s forthcoming Hypercar project, as well as the numerous categories in which it competes, stating that "it feels unbelievable to be part of this project and this brand, in particular as it competes across WEC, F1 and IndyCar in pursuit of the Triple Crown. This history of the team, including the Le Mans win in 1995, is so special, and it will be an honour to represent McLaren on a global stage."
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Team principal James Barclay has been similarly complimentary, describing Jakobsen as "one of endurance racing’s most exciting young talents, combining impressive speed and consistency with the technical ability that is so important at the highest level of the sport."
Jakobsen will contest 2027 alongside Leonardo Fornaroli, Gregoire Saucy, Alex Lynn, Mikkel Jensen and Laurens Vanthoor.
Though the exact nature of his commitment is uncertain, he is expected to test the MCL-HY later this month at Portimao.
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