Kirchhöfer leaves McLaren after five years

Marvin Kirchhöfer has announced that he will leave McLaren's stable of factory GT drivers after five years with the British marque. The German driver had been regarded as one of McLaren's top GT3 drivers since joining in 2022, and helped Garage 59 to its first FIA World Endurance Championship victory at the 6 Hours of Spa in May alongside Antares Au and Tom Fleming.

In 2025 Kirchhöfer took pole position for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa and finished sixth there with Benji Goethe and Joseph Loake. That season he and Goethe finished third in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup standings, with wins at Misano and Magny-Cours. His McLaren period also included stints with JOTA Sport, Optimum Motorsport/Inception Racing, Dörr Motorsport and Pfaff Motorsports.

In a social media statement Kirchhöfer thanked McLaren Customer Racing for signing him as a factory driver in 2021 and said he was looking forward to a new chapter. McLaren thanked him for his dedication and contribution, and wished him well.