The Swiss driver, 2026 European Le Mans Series winner, joins Jensen, Lynn and Fornaroli in McLaren's line-up for the 2027 World Endurance Championship.
Gregoire Saucy, 26, has been confirmed as a McLaren Hypercar driver in the 2027 World Endurance Championship, 24 Hours of Le Mans news reported. The Swiss driver won the 2026 European Le Mans Series with United Autosports and is set to be in the McLaren MCL-HY crew at the 2027 Le Mans race in June.
Swiss driver Gregoire Saucy has a full-time seat with McLaren Hypercar for the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship, according to 24 Hours of Le Mans news. He will also be part of the MCL-HY crew at the 95th 24 Hours of Le Mans next June.
Saucy has taken part in most of the MCL-HY tests since the car first ran on 4 May at Varano in Italy, when he and Mikkel Jensen were the drivers. He also drove the car at Goodwood Festival of Speed, alongside Lando Norris, the car's first public appearance.
McLaren Hypercar Team principal James Barclay said Saucy had impressed the team with his pace, his methodical approach inside the team and his progress through the test programme.
What we know so far
- Background: Saucy started in single-seaters, winning eight rounds of the Formula Regional European Championship, before moving into endurance racing.
- McLaren route: He raced a McLaren 720S GT3 Evo in LMGT3 in the 2024 and 2025 WEC and joined McLaren's development programme early in 2026.
- 2026 season: He won the European Le Mans Series with United Autosports, with two victories and five podium places in six rounds.
- The car: The MCL-HY has a Dallara-built chassis and a twin-turbo V6 engine, developed with United Autosports. Its name refers to the McLaren F1 GTR, which won Le Mans on its first attempt in 1995.
- 2027 field: McLaren joins Aston Martin, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Ford, Genesis, Peugeot and Toyota in the Hypercar class.
