Kirchhoefer leaves McLaren factory driver role after Monza

Marvin Kirchhoefer has announced that the 6 Hours of Monza, the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship season, was his last race as a McLaren factory driver. The German had been part of McLaren's driver roster for five seasons, during which he was a regular frontrunner in the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS and took pole for last year's CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.

Kirchhoefer made his WEC debut this season with the Garage 59 squad and won the LMGT3 class on his second outing at Spa. He had also won in a McLaren 720S GT3 Evo in the International GT Open in 2023. Thanking McLaren Customer Racing for signing him as a factory driver in 2021, he said: "A chapter that comes to an end after five incredible seasons."

McLaren paid tribute to his dedication, commitment and outstanding contribution. Kirchhoefer's plans for 2027 have yet to be announced. This year he also made Michelin Endurance Cup appearances in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving a Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.