Mikkel Jensen becomes the first driver of McLaren's Hypercar program

Having participated in the early stages of Peugeot In the Hypercar category, Mikkel Jensen is preparing to experience a similar adventure with McLaren from the 2027 season. As a reminder, the Woking team will be associated with United Autosport to finalize the outlines of its LMDh, whose chassis will be supplied by Dallara, before its official arrival in the competition around 2027, on the same day as Ford and one year after Genesis in particular.

“I am extremely proud to join the McLaren family, world champions, and excited to be involved from the very beginning of their Hypercar project, Mikkel Jensen was delighted. Stepping onto the boulevard of the McLaren Technology Centre gives me goosebumps: it not only makes me aware of McLaren's rich history in Formula 1, but the F1 GTR, victorious at 24 Hours of Le Mans In 1995, it reminds me that we have an incredible story of endurance to write.

For his part, James Barclay, Team Principal of the team, welcomed the true launch of the race for competition through this announcement. “We will participate in the World Championship ofEndurance and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in what will undoubtedly be the most competitive season of all time. We are delighted to welcome a driver of Mikkel's caliber, experience, and potential. Like us, he is a true competitor and therefore fits perfectly with our personnel and culture philosophy, which has been essential to McLaren Racing's success in Formula 1. Our World Endurance Championship team is taking shape very promisingly, and Mikkel is a tremendous asset.”

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The Danish driver, the first selected to represent McLaren in this project, will now play a major role in the development of the Hypercar slated for 2027. Already competing with United Autosport in the ALMS (Asian Le Mans Series), the Dane will travel to Daytona for the "ROAR Before The 24" tests this week, before the start of the season.IMSA next weekend.