Aricoma joins McLaren Racing’s World Endurance Championship programme

PORTIMÃO, PORTUGAL – 14 September 2026 – Aricoma, the Central European enterprise technology group, today announced a partnership with McLaren Racing‘s  World Endurance Championship programme from the 2027 season.

The announcement was made in Portimão, where the MCL-HY McLaren Hypercar carried Aricoma branding for the first time.

The FIA World Endurance Championship represents the pinnacle of modern sports car racing and one of its most demanding and inspiring arenas. It is a unique environment in which teams combine world-class engineering, strategic intelligence and human endurance to compete at the very highest level.

Endurance racing places exceptional demands on a team. While a Grand Prix is usually completed in less than two hours, the 24 Hours of Le Mans unfolds across an entire day and night. At four o’clock in the morning – twelve hours into the race, with another twelve still to go – while the Hypercars are battling wheel-to-wheel on track, engineers are working in the relative calm of the garage, interpreting live data and making critical decisions in real time. Much of this work never appears in the highlights, yet it is often where performance, resilience and, ultimately, success are determined.

Aricoma operates in an environment defined by similar expectations. The company designs, delivers and manages mission-critical technology systems for blue-chip enterprises, financial institutions, manufacturers, energy companies and public-sector organisations across Central and Western Europe. For its customers, success is measured not only by innovation and performance, but also by whether essential systems remain secure, available and effective – at every hour of every day.

“Endurance racing is a powerful demonstration of what can be achieved when technology, teamwork and disciplined execution come together under sustained pressure,” said Milan Sameš, CEO of Aricoma. “At Aricoma, our strategy is built on three core pillars: mission-critical reliability, data-driven performance and sustainable innovation. These principles closely reflect the qualities required to succeed in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

“We are proud to partner with McLaren Racing to support its World Endurance Championship programme from 2027. This collaboration represents an important milestone for Aricoma as we accelerate our growth, strengthen our presence across Europe and advance our ambitions in the European market.”

James Barclay, Team Principal, McLaren Hypercar Team added: “The World Endurance Championship has never been more competitive, and in 2027 we will be battling against ten other leading teams and car manufacturers. Success at this level depends on having partners like Aricoma, which share our commitment to innovation and excellence. Aricoma brings deep technology expertise and application capability, so we’re excited to work with them as we take on this new quest at McLaren Racing.”

While the FIA World Endurance Championship has a more specialised profile than Formula 1, it stands at the pinnacle of global motorsport, combining cutting-edge technology, engineering excellence and intense competition on some of the world’s most demanding circuits. At its heart is the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans – a global motorsport icon with more than a century of history, widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest races, if not the greatest of them all.
The WEC paddock brings together many of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers, technology and component suppliers, energy companies and engineering businesses – an ecosystem that closely reflects Aricoma’s own client base.

Aricoma is the largest Czech-headquartered IT services company, employing more than 2,300 people and generating annual revenues of over $500 million. With a market-leading position in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the company operates from offices across Central and Western Europe. Expansion in the DACH region is now a key strategic priority, and the partnership with McLaren Racing will support Aricoma’s ambitions to increase its visibility, strengthen its reputation and accelerate its growth in these important markets.