Line-up complete: McLaren confirms Malthe Jakobsen for the 2027 FIA WEC

McLaren’s line-up of regular drivers for its entry into the FIA WEC is now complete. Mikkel Jensen, Laurens Vanthoor, Alex Lynn and Leonardo Fornaroli have been confirmed as drivers for the British manufacturer for some time now. Most recently, Grégoire Saucy, who comes through the in-house McLaren Driver Development Programme, joined the line-up. Now, Malthe Jakobsen has been signed as the sixth driver.

“We are delighted to welcome Malthe to the McLaren Hypercar Team. He has already established himself as one of the most promising young talents in endurance racing and combines impressive pace and consistency with the technical expertise that is so crucial at the highest level of the sport,” said James Barclay (Team Principal of the McLaren Hypercar Team). “As we work towards our WEC debut in 2027, Malthe is a fantastic addition to our driver line-up – we are looking forward to seeing him behind the wheel of the MCL-HY.”

The Dane has spent the last two seasons of the FIA WEC in the Peugeot 9X8. He even secured pole position at the 2026 race at Spa-Francorchamps. Now he can showcase his speed at McLaren too. “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the team. It’s simply incredible to be part of this project and this brand – especially as it competes in the WEC, Formula 1 and the IndyCar Series, with the aim of winning the Triple Crown. The team’s history, including the victory at Le Mans in 1995, is something very special, and it is an honour for me to represent McLaren on the global stage,” explains Jakobsen.

With Mikkel Jensen, Laurens Vanthoor, Alex Lynn, Leonardo Fornaroli, Grégoire Saucy and Malthe Jakobsen, McLaren has thus put together a promising line-up. It is not yet clear how the six drivers will be split between the two MCL-HY cars.

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