McLaren MCL-HY Hypercar Starts Testing
McLaren’s 2027 FIA WEC project has moved from intent to execution with the MCL-HY’s first laps.
McLaren’s future FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar, the MCL-HY, has turned its first laps as the team builds toward a planned 2027 debut. That makes the project feel materially different: no longer just a program announcement, no longer just a render, but a car with rubber on track. The milestone lands early in the build-up, but it matters because testing is where ambition starts meeting evidence.
