McLaren Reveals MCL-HY Hypercar for 2027 WEC and Exclusive MCL-HY GTR Track Car
McLaren Racing has named its new FIA Hypercar the MCL-HY, which will compete in the 2027 World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans, alongside a track-only GTR variant.
2027
May 4, 2026
What Happened
McLaren Racing has announced that the McLaren MCL-HY will be entered by the McLaren Hypercar Team in the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, marking the brand's return to the top class of sports car racing. Alongside the race car, McLaren Automotive will offer the MCL-HY GTR track car variant and a supporting track day program under the name Project: Endurance, providing clients with exclusive access to the team's endurance racing program. The full reveal of both cars is scheduled for May 4.
“The MCL‑HY GTR proudly continues a lineage that began with the McLaren F1 GTR's outright Le Mans victory in 1995 and then continued with the McLaren P1 GTR™ and McLaren Senna GTR track cars. This badge stands for moments that define McLaren. With the MCL‑HY GTR, we are writing the next chapter for our most focused, authentic, and uncompromising track cars.”
“Taking the McLaren name back to the pinnacle of sportscar racing is a huge milestone and it's a proud time for everyone within McLaren Racing and McLaren Automotive to share the name of our new Hypercar that follows in the footsteps of an incredible lineage of McLaren racing cars. We are in a golden era of sportscar racing and the Hypercar category continues to be extremely successful, and our new”
The MCL-HY name combines McLaren Racing's Formula 1 naming convention ('MCL') with the Hypercar designation ('HY'), reinforcing the brand's unified motorsport identity. The race car and its track counterpart were developed through close collaboration between McLaren Racing and McLaren Automotive, with a full reveal planned for May 4.
Why this matters
The MCL-HY marks McLaren's return to the top class of endurance racing, continuing a lineage from the 1995 Le Mans-winning F1 GTR. The Project: Endurance program offers clients exclusive access to hypercar ownership and track experiences.
Terms in This Story
- Hypercar
- The top class of endurance racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
- WEC
- World Endurance Championship, a series of long-distance races.
- GTR
- A track-only variant of a McLaren model, derived from GT racing.
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