Ford Racing Adds Leena Gade, Grant Clarke and Jean-Philippe Sarrazin to 2027 WEC Hypercar Bid

The appointments underscore a win-focused factory build drawing on championship-winning endurance expertise.

Overview

Gade and Sarrazin join as race engineers, while Clarke becomes trackside engineering manager for Ford's factory Hypercar program.
Gade brings three overall Le Mans victories with Audi and prior Multimatic experience, marking a rare pedigree in race engineering.
Sarrazin engineered Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 2024 WEC title-winning 963, adding recent championship know-how to the project.
Clarke arrives from NEOM McLaren’s Formula E team and previously worked in sportscars with Prodrive and TF Sport.
All three start immediately as Ford readies a V8-powered, Oreca-based challenger for a 2027 debut, building on January driver signings Mike Rockenfeller, Logan Sargeant and Seb Priaulx.