WEC 2027: the teams, drivers and new cars confirmed so far

McLaren completed its six-driver line-up for the 2027 FIA World Endurance Championship on 9 November, when it named Malthe Jakobsen as the last driver for its new MCL-HY Hypercar. With that, two of the three manufacturers that change the Hypercar grid next year have every seat filled: Ford finished its line-up in June, while Alpine said goodbye at Monza on 8 November.

The 2027 season opens in Qatar in March and runs over nine rounds, with Silverstone back on the schedule. The full dates are in our WEC 2027 calendar. The official 2027 entry list has not been published yet, so this overview only uses what manufacturers, teams and the FIA WEC have officially announced.

Five Hypercar programmes have named 2027 drivers so far

Crew pairings per car have not been announced by any of the five, so the table lists drivers per team, not per car.

McLaren returns to the top class with six drivers and a V6

McLaren revealed the MCL-HY on 4 May 2026. The race car uses a twin-turbo V6 with a hybrid system and up to 520 kW (707 PS) to the rear axle, according to McLaren. Mikkel Jensen was the first driver signed, in January, and Laurens Vanthoor followed in May. Alex Lynn joined in October after leaving Cadillac, reigning Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli signed on 19 October, Grégoire Saucy on 4 November and Malthe Jakobsen on 9 November.

“As we continue to build towards our FIA WEC debut in 2027, Malthe is a fantastic addition to our driver line-up,” team principal James Barclay said in the FIA WEC announcement.

Ford builds its own V8 and runs the team in-house

Ford has not given its Hypercar a name yet. What it has confirmed: an ORECA-designed chassis, a naturally aspirated 5.4-litre V8 developed with Red Bull Ford Powertrains, and a two-car team run by Ford Racing itself. Sargeant, Rockenfeller and Priaulx were named at Ford’s season launch in Detroit on 16 January, and Campbell, Blomqvist and Yelloly completed the line-up on 12 June. The car began its test programme at Paul Ricard in August.

Cadillac swaps Lynn and Bourdais for Félix da Costa and Taylor

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA keeps Aitken, Bamber, Nato and Stevens. Alex Lynn and Sébastien Bourdais leave after 2026, and António Félix da Costa and Ricky Taylor come in. Bourdais signed off by winning the season finale: the #38 Cadillac won the 6 Hours of Monza on 8 November.

Genesis keeps all six, Peugeot names two

Genesis Magma Racing keeps the same six drivers for its second season with the GMR-001. Peugeot will race an updated 9X8 in 2027 and has so far named two of its six drivers: Robert Shwartzman returns to the WEC, and test driver Alex Quinn steps up to a race seat.

Ferrari tests a new 499P, Toyota and BMW have not announced

Ferrari has been testing its 499P ahead of the 2027 season since a Monza test on 28 July. In September the camouflaged 499P Evo ran at COTA, two days after Ferrari won the Lone Star Le Mans there. Ferrari has not announced its 2027 drivers. Toyota, BMW and Aston Martin have not published 2027 line-ups either. Aston Martin tested development parts on the Valkyrie at Silverstone in August, but has not announced a 2027 specification. Robert Kubica will not drive for AF Corse again: Monza was his last race in the yellow #83.

Alpine leaves the championship after the 2026 season, as it announced on 12 February to focus on Formula 1. It finished on the podium in its final WEC race at Monza.

Our count: nine brands, and the biggest gamble is Peugeot’s

If Ferrari, Toyota, BMW and Aston Martin return, as none of them has said otherwise, the Hypercar class has nine manufacturers in 2027: one fewer French brand, two new ones from Britain and the United States.

The line-ups say a lot about each project. McLaren and Ford have completed six-driver squads months before the opener, which suggests both want a full winter of testing with their race crews. Cadillac’s two newcomers bring experience from IMSA and Formula E, Genesis bets on continuity. Peugeot is the open question: an updated car, two drivers announced and four seats still empty in November.

The final 2026 standings are on our WEC standings page, and the new teams will have their first Le Mans at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2027 on 12 and 13 June. We will update this page when the remaining teams announce their drivers and when the official 2027 entry list is published.

Sources: official announcements by the FIA WEC, McLaren, Ford, Cadillac, Genesis, Peugeot, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Alpine, January to November 2026.

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