McLaren Racing has today announced the first partners that will join the McLaren United Autosports WEC Hypercar Team ahead of its entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship next year.
AkzoNobel, Alteryx, Deloitte, BankPro, Motul and Richard Mille are all current partners to the McLaren Formula One team and will expand on their involvement with the addition of backing for the brand’s endurance racing programme, now in its development year before entering the FIA WEC in 2027.
AkzoNobel: AkzoNobel will continue its long-standing relationship with McLaren Racing as Official Coatings Partner and will expand their relationship to be an Official Partner of the McLaren United AS Team. The new agreement will see AkzoNobel focus on greater branding opportunities working across multiple areas of the campaign.
Alteryx: Alteryx, a world-leading AI-ready data and analytics company, will expand its relationship with McLaren Racing to become an Official Partner of the McLaren United AS Team as the brand broadens its reach across motorsport categories.
Deloitte: Deloitte will be expanding its longstanding relationship with McLaren Racing, not only to the McLaren United AS Team, but also to the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team, and extending its pre-existing partnership with McLaren’s Formula 1 team. This collaboration will grow across technology and professional services, further driving performance and innovation across McLaren Racing.
BankPro: BankPro, a private digital bank, joins the McLaren United AS Team as an Official Partner, marking a new strategic collaboration designed to strengthen BankPro’s global brand presence.
Motul: Motul becomes Official Lubricants Partner of McLaren Racing’s Hypercar entry, expanding on its partnership with McLaren’s Formula 1 team which was announced last year. With a long heritage in endurance racing, Motul will provide advanced lubricants and technical collaboration to support reliability and performance across some of the world’s most demanding races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Richard Mille: Richard Mille joins as an Official Partner of the McLaren United AS Team. The partnership will centre on brand presence and explore future product collaborations, underpinned by the two brands shared commitment to precision, performance and engineering excellence.
James Barclay, Team Principal, McLaren Endurance Racing, said: “Today marks an important milestone for McLaren Endurance Racing as we look ahead to building great support for the McLaren United AS Team’s Hypercar debut in 2027. Welcoming these world-class partners to this exciting project strengthens our preparation for the challenge ahead.
“Our new partners bring invaluable expertise across performance, technology and commercial innovation. We’re proud to have AkzoNobel, Alteryx, Deloitte, BankPro, Motul and Richard Mille alongside us as we continue building momentum towards our return to endurance racing.”
