McLaren Racing introduced at present its exit from the Components E sequence, explaining that the choice was taken following a strategic assessment of its racing portfolio that may see the Woking-based outfit depart from the fully-electric sequence after the present 2024/25 season.
The choice marks the tip of a three-year chapter for McLaren’s Components E outfit, which started when it took over the Mercedes EQ Components E workforce at the beginning of the Gen3 period.
The 2022/2023 FE season noticed McLaren race with Jake Hughes and Rene Rast. who recorded the workforce’s finest end result with a third-place end on the Saudi Arabian E-Prix.
The next season noticed Rast depart from the workforce, with Sam Chook having joined Hughes. Chook secured McLaren’s first victory in India whereas his team-mate recorded a second-place end in China.
For this yr, McLaren has partnered with Nissan as a buyer powertrain workforce, and has proven aggressive promise this season, with rookie driver Taylor Barnard securing three podiums within the opening 5 rounds.
“Nonetheless, regardless of this success, McLaren’s strategic pivot to endurance racing alerts a daring new chapter, and the choice to affix WEC has motivated the papaya workforce to go away Components E to focus on its new journey in endurance racing.
The workforce commented: “McLaren Racing has all the time been dedicated to innovation and excellence in motor racing, and our participation in Components E has been an vital a part of that journey.
“The workforce stays absolutely dedicated to combating for achievement till the final race of the season, constructing on the robust on-track efficiency thus far – together with Taylor Barnard turning into the youngest-ever polesitter in Components E historical past on the Jeddah E-Prix earlier this yr. We’re assured the sequence will proceed to kind an integral a part of the multi-facetted motorsport panorama.”
Nonetheless, we recognise the significance of sustaining a targeted and strategic strategy to all our racing actions, and this resolution will enable us to maximise future alternatives for progress throughout our key markets and proceed to supply companions a flexible and impactful sponsorship ecosystem within the ever-evolving motorsport panorama.
“McLaren Racing would be the solely motorsport workforce to compete in Components 1, IndyCar and the World Endurance Championship from 2027 onwards. And because the solely workforce to have received the distinguished Triple Crown – profitable the Monaco GP, the Indy 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans – McLaren Racing might be uniquely positioned to try for this unbelievable accolade as soon as once more.”
Commenting on the announcement, McLaren Racing‘s CEO Zak Brown acknowledged: “We’re immensely happy with what now we have achieved in Components E and the sequence performs an integral half within the total motorsport panorama, however the time is true to discover different alternatives that extra intently align with McLaren Racing’s total strategic course – together with our 2027 entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship.
“For now, we’re targeted on setting this nice workforce up for future success by working in the direction of securing a brand new proprietor. The workforce has delivered a robust begin to the yr and we intend to complete the season on a excessive. I’d wish to thank the workforce, Components E, our companions, and our followers for his or her continued help.”
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— NEOM McLaren FE (@McLarenFE) April 25, 2025
Reflecting on the choice, McLaren Electrical Racing’s workforce boss Ian James famous: “Now we have been on an unbelievable journey as far as a workforce and are rightly happy with our achievements. For the reason that begin of Season 9 of the ABB FIA Components E World Championship, now we have been extraordinarily lucky to have been an integral a part of the McLaren Racing household.
“My heartfelt thanks goes out to the corporate, our companions and all of our followers, for his or her belief and help all through, which can proceed as we combat to the tip of this yr’s Championship. This workforce is second-to-none by way of the expertise inside – expertise which has delivered large success prior to now and can proceed to take action sooner or later.
“Though our McLaren Racing chapter involves an finish, we recognise the worth and energy of Components E as a World Championship and platform for constructive change as the game goes from power to power. Work is nicely underway to discover the very best alternatives for the workforce to proceed competing past Season 11. Within the meantime, we might be giving our all to guarantee that we end the present chapter of our Components E journey in type.”
