United Autosports has named the trio of drivers that will share its #23 McLaren GT3 Evo in the upcoming European Le Mans Series season.
Michael Birch, Garnet Patterson and Wayne Boyd are set to team up for the full season, the first for United in LMGT3 with McLaren.
“It is very exciting to see our new LMGT3 programme in the European Le Mans Series coming together,” says Richard Dean, United Autosports CEO.
“We have learnt an incredible amount about the McLaren over the past 18 months, which means we are building on solid foundations for our ELMS LMGT3 debut. I think that Michael, Garnet and Wayne will make a fantastic team, and I look forward to seeing them in action together in Barcelona.”
Bronze-graded Michael Birch is a multi-race winning historic driver, with three Le Mans Classic victories (2023) and a further Le Mans Classic podium (2022) to his name.
His historic racing success came at the 2025 Qatar Classic Challenge, on the same weekend as the WEC Qatar 1812Km, with the Briton taking first in class in Race 1 and third in class in Race 2 in his 1971 Chevron B19. The upcoming 4 Hours of Barcelona will mark a fresh challenge for the 56-year-old, as he takes on the McLaren GT3 EVO.
“I’m really excited to be racing with United Autosports in ELMS this season,” says Birch. “Richard [Dean] has a fantastic team running the car, and I’m looking forward to sharing the drive with Wayne [Boyd] and Garnet [Patterson]. The McLaren LMGT3 has proven its competitiveness in WEC so we’re aiming to repeat its success in ELMS!”
FIA Gold-rated driver Wayne Boyd is coming home in 2025, returning to United Autosports for his ninth season with the team – with last year marking the first time the 2020 ELMS LMP3 champion didn’t appear on the team’s driver roster.
“I’m absolutely delighted to be back with United Autosports,” says Boyd. “Driving the McLaren for such a successful team in a high-level series is incredible. I firmly believe Michael [Birch], Garnet [Patterson] and I will be a super strong line up and we’ll be fighting for the championship. Thank you to the team for having me, I can’t wait to get going.”
Garnet Patterson brings race-winning experience in GT World Challenge Australia GT3 Pro/Am to the party.
The 30-year-old Aussie first joined United Autosports for the 2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup, taking his first podium finish with the team at the Imola Round and, the following season, another podium finish in the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Abu Dhabi.
Most recently, he made a one-off appearance with United Autosports USA at the 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona.
“I’m so excited to be racing the McLaren in the European Le Mans Series with United Autosports,” says Patterson. “After starting the year in LMP2 at Daytona, it’s fantastic to continue with the team as I transition to LMGT3 in McLaren’s first ELMS season in many years.
“The team has worked incredibly hard throughout the past WEC season, and I think that effort was evident in Qatar. Alongside Michael [Birch] and Wayne [Boyd], we’ll be giving it our all to secure the best results for the team. I’m looking forward to Barcelona!”
The first round of the 2025 ELMS season is the 4 Hours of Barcelona on Sunday 6th April.
