The McLaren GT factory driver line up has been strengthened with the addition of V8 Supercars star Shane Van Gisbergen. The 25-year-old New Zealander joins Rob Bell, Kevin Estre, Alvaro Parente and Bruno Senna at the Woking-based manufacturer.
Sharing the same home town as the company’s founder Bruce McLaren – Auckland, New Zealand – Van Gisbergen has made a name for himself with a string of strong results in a variety of different championships. He claimed the 2006 Formula Ford championship and was runner-up in the 2014 International V8 Supercar Championship.
Van Gisbergen has also shown himself to be one of the quickest GT endurance drivers, having contested the Daytona 24 Hours and last season he also took part in two of the world’s most famous endurance events driving a McLaren 12C-GT3: the Bathurst 12 hour and the Total 24 Hours of Spa. Van Gisbergen’s racing plans will be confirmed in the coming weeks.