# McLaren Adds Saucy to 2027 WEC Hypercar Team

> McLaren promotes Swiss driver Gregoire Saucy to full-time WEC Hypercar seat for 2027 season.
- Title: McLaren Adds Saucy to 2027 WEC Hypercar Team · Autosport
- Summary: McLaren promotes Swiss driver Gregoire Saucy to full-time WEC Hypercar seat for 2027 season. McLaren Racing has named Gregoire Saucy as its full-time driver…
- Keywords: gregoire saucy, mclaren racing, wec hypercar, 2027, world endurancem, Autosport
- Source: Autosport — https://autosport.com/wec/news/mclaren-announces-latest-wec-hypercar-driver/10871463
- Author: Francesco Corghi
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:02:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: gregoire saucy, mclaren racing, wec hypercar, 2027, world endurancem, sports, cars
## McLaren Announces 2027 WEC Hypercar Driver
McLaren Racing promotes Gregoire Saucy to full-time race seat in its MCL-HY Hypercar for 2027 World Endurance Championship debut.
## Saucy Joins McLaren After Development Season
Saucy began his sportscar career with United Autosports in European Le Mans Series and Le Mans 24 Hours races.
## Saucy's Progress in McLaren Hypercar
Saucy drove the MCL-HY prototype since its first test at Varano de’ Melegari with Mikkel Jensen and other works drivers.
## Saucy Expresses Excitement for 2027 Season
Saucy said he is over the moon to be given the opportunity after working hard to adapt to the MCL-HY.

> I am over the moon to be given this opportunity
## McLaren Team Principal Supports Saucy
McLaren's James Barclay stated Saucy earned the full-time seat through his pace and methodical approach in testing.

> Gregoire’s promotion is exactly what the McLaren Driver Development Programme is designed to achieve
## Key takeaway

McLaren Racing has named Gregoire Saucy as its full-time driver for the 2027 World Endurance Championship Hypercar program.