Jakobsen confirmed as sixth McLaren Hypercar driver

Malthe Jakobsen has been confirmed as the sixth and final driver in McLaren Endurance Racing's lineup for its maiden FIA World Endurance Championship campaign with the new MCL-HY Hypercar. The Dane had been linked with a move from Peugeot for months, and the switch was formally announced a week before the Monza season finale.

Jakobsen spent two years with Peugeot, taking a podium at Circuit of The Americas in 2025, and was the French brand's test and reserve driver for the previous two seasons. He joins Mikkel Jensen, Laurens Vanthoor, Alex Lynn, Leonardo Fornaroli and Gregoire Saucy in the squad. Team principal James Barclay said McLaren is building towards its WEC debut in 2027.

Jakobsen has not yet driven the MCL-HY because of his Peugeot commitments. All six drivers are due to test together for the first time later this month at Portimao, with the exact driver pairings across the two cars to be finalised after two end-of-year tests in Europe.