Motul has been appointed as the official lubricants partner of McLaren Endurance Racing, expanding on its partnership with McLaren’s Formula 1 team announced last year. Motul will support the McLaren United Autosports WEC Hypercar Team with advanced lubricants for the engine, the transmission, and the differential. In addition, Motul will provide technical collaboration to McLaren Endurance Racing as the team prepares for its debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship 2027. 

“Today marks an important milestone for McLaren Endurance Racing as we look ahead and continue to build on the great preparations and support for the McLaren United AS Team’s Hypercar debut in 2027. Welcoming Motul to this exciting project strengthens our team for the challenge ahead. Motul brings invaluable expertise across performance, technology and innovation. In a sport where every aspect matters, we’re proud to have Motul alongside us as we continue building momentum towards our return to endurance racing,” said James Barclay, Team Principal, McLaren Endurance Racing. 

“Endurance racing is about sustaining performance over time, hour after hour, under constant mechanical stress. Working closely with McLaren Endurance Racing is a particularly exciting collaboration, allowing us to co-create bespoke fluid solutions focused on consistency, durability and reliability, qualities that truly define performance in endurance competition,” commented Julien Plet, Head of R&D, Motul. 

Motul’s expertise lies in the craft of developing tailor-made fluid solutions designed to deliver reliability and performance over time in the most demanding conditions. This endurance-proven know-how now directly supports McLaren Endurance Racing, as Motul applies its technical heritage and R&D capabilities to co-create bespoke lubricants for the Hypercar programme.