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United Kingdom Will Stevens is McLaren’s longest-serving Test and Simulator Driver, a key player among the team’s armoury of F1 experts. His career spans from European karting champion to Formula One and World Endurance Championship victories, demonstrating consistent performance and adaptability across various racing disciplines.
A four-part series with Dell Technologies, McLaren’s Official Innovation Partner, covering a day in the life of a McLaren F1 Team Test and Simulator Driver. This collaboration highlights the technology and processes involved in car development and race setup.
Cadillac has welcomed the Mobil 1™ brand as its primary sponsor for the No. 101 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series. Will Stevens has joined Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing for the 2025 IMSA season, indicating his involvement with the team sponsored by Mobil 1.
Will Stevens is confirmed as an IMEC co-driver for Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing in 2025 and has participated in races like Petit Le Mans with them previously. This venture includes expanding to a two-car Hypercar program and collaborating with sponsors like Hertz and Singer Group.
Will Stevens is a current professional racing driver with Hertz Team Jota, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). He has been retained by Jota for their Porsche 963 WEC program and collaborates with sponsors like Hertz, Singer Group, and Brady Apparel.
Stevens-Miller Racing (SMR) extended its partnership with LIQUI MOLY and Turn14 Distribution for the 2022 Trans Am TA2 season. This refers to Stevens-Miller Racing, a different entity from Will Stevens himself, but linked via a news search. (Note: This refers to Stevens-Miller Racing, not Will Stevens as an individual partnership.)
Iron Mountain became an Official Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team, with branding featured on both McLaren Formula 1 Team race cars starting from the 2025 United States Grand Prix. As a McLaren Test and Simulator Driver, Will Stevens is associated with the team's partnerships.
William Jonathan Richard Stevens was born on June 28, 1991, in Rochford, Essex, England. He started his motorsport career in karting in 2003 at the age of 12. After a year in the National Cadet championship, he transitioned to Rotax Mini Max, competing in various championships in Britain and internationally. Stevens then moved to Formula Renault 2.0, finishing 7th in the UK series in 2009 and 4th in 2010. In 2011, he competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, securing fourth overall with a win and three pole positions.
In 2012, Stevens advanced to Formula Renault 3.5 Series, achieving a 12th place finish in his inaugural season. His second season in the series saw him earn five podiums and finish fourth, competing against future McLaren F1 drivers. The following year, 2014, he recorded two wins and four podiums, finishing sixth overall. Later in 2014, Stevens made his Formula One debut with Caterham at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where he finished 17th. He continued in Formula One with Manor Marussia in 2015, completing a full season.
Transitioning to sports car racing in 2016, Stevens found notable success. He became a race winner in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), European Le Mans Series, and the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. A highlight of his career includes two victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, first in the GTAM class in 2017 with JMW Motorsport and then in the LMP2 class in 2022 with Jota. In the same year, his team, Jota, claimed overall honors in WEC’s LMP2 class. Since 2018, Stevens has been McLaren’s Test and Simulator Driver, contributing to car development and race weekend setups, and participating in their Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) program, driving older McLaren cars in private tests.
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