Although earlier rumors said that McLaren is returning to the strongest class of the WEC, this will not happen. The British company announces that it will return to the most famous endurance races from 2024 with two 720S GT3 Evo cars but in LMGT3.

Both cars will be in the colors of the British team United Autosports, in which they have been successfully racing for years in the LMP2 class, which will no longer be present in the World Endurance Championship from next season. Thus, only the Hypercar and LMGT3 classes remain.

With the return to the World Endurance Championship in which they competed with the F1 GTR model in the LMGT1 class from 1995 to 1998, McLaren focused their special attention on the biggest race of today (24 Hours of Le Mans) in which in 1995 they were first in the general standings, and two years later first in the LMGT1 class with only a lap behind the LMP prototype TWR Porsche WSC-95.

Also, a few days ago, Aston Martin announced that it will participate in the FIA WEC (World Endurance Championship) and the IMSA Championship in the most powerful Hypercar class from the 2025 season, with a prototype based on the Aston Martin Valkyrie.

The car will be adapted to the rules of the Hypercar class (LMH – Le Mans Hypercar) and will have slightly less horsepower than the current endurance-focused Aston Martin Valkyrie. The Valkyrie is powered by a Cosworth 6.5L naturally-aspirated V12 engine assisted by an electric motor totaling 1,160 hp (865 kW) and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 7-speed Ricardo single-clutch automated manual transmission. It reaches 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.6 seconds with a top speed of 402 km/h (250 mph).

Source: McLaren