McLaren Racing has signed Malthe Jakobsen as the sixth and final full-time driver for its 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar programme.
Jakobsen will race the McLaren MCL-HY in the FIA WEC and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. McLaren’s completed driver roster also includes Mikkel Jensen, Laurens Vanthoor, Alex Lynn, Leonardo Fornaroli and Grégoire Saucy.
The appointment moves Jakobsen from Peugeot Sport, where he developed through a 2022 WEC rookie test into a factory Hypercar seat. McLaren identifies his prototype experience, consistency and technical ability as reasons for the selection; that assessment is the team’s own account.
Team principal James Barclay will lead the programme, which is being built with United Autosports. McLaren has not disclosed how the six drivers will be allocated between cars, the duration or financial terms of Jakobsen’s contract, or the testing mileage he will complete before the 2027 debut.
The move completes a sequence of driver appointments rather than creating a separate entry. MRI previously reported Saucy’s promotion, but that article did not identify Jakobsen or close the six-driver roster. The new announcement therefore adds a distinct named entity and event date.
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