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Garage 59 takes over from United Autosports as McLaren WEC partner from 2026

Garage 59 will replace United Autosports in preparation for McLaren's Hypercar project, which will debut in 2027

Motorsport

United Autosports to be replaced as McLaren LMGT3 WEC representative ahead of Hypercar move

McLaren will join the Hypercar class for the 2027 World Endurance Championship campaign

Autosport

The making of Phil Hanson, Britain's latest Le Mans winner

Phil Hanson, Le Mans winner.

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Phil Hanson: The making of Britain's latest Le Mans winner

Phil Hanson, Le Mans winner.

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United Autosports to run McLaren Hypercar programme, Dallara tie-up agreed

McLaren’s factory entry into the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar division will be run by United Autosports.

Autosport

How a determined Brazilian traded Uber for racing in the WEC

Autosport has occasionally ridden in an Uber with a driver who believed they had missed their calling as a racing driver. But it’s not often that the individuals in question had a valid case. Rewind back to 2015 however, and that was the scenario facing Nicolas Costa, now racing for…

Autosport

O’Ward and Rosenqvist join United Autosports for 2024 Daytona 24 Hours

The pair, team-mates in 2021-23 at the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Series squad, will make one-off appearances at Daytona on 27-28 January in the pair of LMP2 class ORECA-Gibson 07s run by the Anglo-America team co-owned by McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown.

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McLaren bids to return to Le Mans 24 Hours with United Autosports

The winner of the French enduro in 1995 has announced its intent to participate in the replacement for the GTE Am category and that it has nominated United, which is co-owned by McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown, as its representative.

Autosport

WEC teams frustrated by safety car rules “lottery” at Monza

United Autosports team boss Richard Dean said the stipulation that the pits are closed when the race director triggers a full course yellow or safety car resembled “a lottery” that some teams could derive “a huge benefit” from while others lost out.

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WEC teams frustrated by safety car rules “lottery” at Monza

Autosport

United Autosports to join IMSA in 2024 after WEC axes LMP2 class

The move was announced by the 2019/20 P2 champion team in the wake of confirmation on Friday that there will be no P2 class in the world championship next season.

Autosport

LMP2 bosses hit out at "weak" Le Mans penalty for illegal laser use

United Autosports team principal Richard Dean and WRT founder Vincent Vosse criticised the 20-minute stop-and-hold penalty to be taken by six P2 teams in opening free practice for his weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours round of the World Endurance Championship round.

Motorsport

LMP2 bosses hit out at mild Le Mans penalty for rivals using illegal sensor in test

Autosport

The Le Mans winner with claims to be motorsport's best privateer

“I’d like to say it was mapped out and planned, but it wasn’t. We only intended to get a race trailer and GT3 Audi, and have some fun. I sometimes wonder how we ended up here!”

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Sato eyes 'reset' with United after disappointing F2 stint

Marino Sato says he is hoping to “reset” his career in endurance racing with United Autosports this season after a disappointing end to his three-year Formula 2 stint.

Autosport

Friday Favourite: The Bolton hard charger behind a GT giant-killing

Kurt Luby and Richard Dean were a hugely successful pairing in the late 1990s as British GT approached the end of its GT1 era. Dean picks out the Bolton wonder as his favourite team-mate from a period that yielded an against-the-odds outright win for a GT2 car and a one-off…

Motorsport

United Autosports retains Albuquerque for 2023 WEC season

United Autosports has signed a new deal with Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Filipe Albuquerque for the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

Autosport

Piquet Jr in LMP2 return with United Autosport for 2023 ELMS

Ex-Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr will return to LMP2 competition next year after signing a deal to contest the 2023 European Le Mans Series with United Autosports.

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Men involved in church collapse which saw scaffolder crushed to death are spared jail

'I am left with the firm impression that no one said anything because they assumed everything was fine,' said the judge

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