Lando Norris has signed a new McLaren contract that will keep the reigning Formula 1 world champion with the Woking team until at least the end of 2030, with a multi-year option that could extend their partnership even further. The agreement provides another major piece of long-term stability for McLaren, with Norris declaring that the team remains his home after nine years together.
The British driver has chosen to commit a significant part of his career to the team with which he made his Formula 1 debut in 2019. Norris, who will turn 27 in November, will be 31 when the guaranteed part of his new contract expires, with the possibility of remaining beyond 2030 if the additional option is exercised.
Lando Norris signs McLaren contract until at least 2030
The renewal further strengthens the stability McLaren has built over recent years. Oscar Piastri had already extended his contract in March 2025, while CEO Zak Brown and team principal Andrea Stella are also tied to the organisation through long-term agreements.
With Lando Norris now confirmed for at least four more seasons, the core structure that has taken McLaren back to the top of Formula 1 is set to continue without major changes at leadership or driver level.
The partnership between Norris and McLaren began nine years ago. The Briton joined the team’s junior programme in 2017, initially working as a test and simulator driver before earning promotion to a full-time Formula 1 race seat for the 2019 season.
Since then, Lando Norris has contested 163 Grands Prix for McLaren, more than any other driver in the team’s history. His record includes 18 pole positions, 48 podium finishes and 13 victories, as well as playing a major role in McLaren’s 2024 and 2025 Constructors’ Championship triumphs.
Norris commits future after winning 2025 F1 world title
The biggest achievement came last season, when Lando Norris won the Drivers’ Championship and became the first McLaren driver to claim the Formula 1 world title since Lewis Hamilton in 2008.
His performances have continued to develop since becoming champion, with Norris previously explaining how he believes he has improved as an F1 driver in 2026.
“McLaren is my home and I’m very happy to have signed a new contract that will allow me to stay with the team until at least 2030,” Lando Norris said. “When I started this journey nine years ago, I had very clear goals that I wanted to achieve: to bring McLaren back to the top and win championships.”
“We have achieved that goal, but we want more. We want to keep winning and, as a team, we know we have what it takes to do that. I can’t wait to get back in the car at Monza and I’m very excited about what the future holds for us, both for the rest of this season and in the years ahead.”
McLaren gives Norris his title-winning MCL39
The contract extension was announced by Norris himself at the McLaren Technology Centre during the team’s traditional annual event for employees, their families and friends.
To celebrate the new agreement, McLaren also decided to give its world champion an unusual and highly significant gift: Norris will receive an MCL39, the car with which he won the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship.
The gesture provides a permanent reminder of the season in which Norris reached the biggest milestone of his career and McLaren completed a second consecutive Constructors’ Championship success.
Andrea Stella praises Norris and McLaren continuity
Andrea Stella highlighted both Lando Norris’s performance level and his importance to the wider McLaren organisation.
“Lando has been an integral part of McLaren’s journey and success over the last nine years and we are delighted to continue our partnership with him until at least 2030,” Andrea Stella said. “He is an exceptional driver, capable of combining extraordinary natural speed with maturity, consistency and a strong attachment to McLaren. But, above all, he is a special person who is appreciated by everyone within the team.”
According to Stella, the length of the agreement is particularly significant because it guarantees technical and sporting continuity at a time when McLaren is again fighting at the front of Formula 1.
“Since joining McLaren through our junior programme, he has grown with us and played a central role in bringing the team back to the top of Formula 1. This renewal gives us important continuity and strengthens our confidence in the direction we are taking together.”
The McLaren team principal also emphasised the value of retaining the Norris-Piastri pairing.
“With him and Oscar, we know we can count not only on one of the strongest driver pairings, but also on one of the most united and close-knit groups in Formula 1.”
Zak Brown hails success of McLaren driver programme
Zak Brown was equally enthusiastic about the agreement, describing Norris’s career as one of the clearest examples of McLaren successfully identifying and developing a young driver into a world champion.
“His journey with the team is a fantastic example of our commitment to identifying, developing and supporting world-class talent, and the results he has achieved speak for themselves,” Zak Brown said.
“Together with Andrea, Oscar and the entire team, Lando has helped take McLaren into a new era of success, helping us go from the back of the grid to winning two consecutive Constructors’ Championships in 2024 and 2025, as well as our first Drivers’ Championship in 17 years.”
The renewal comes at a particularly important moment for McLaren on track. Norris recently won the Dutch Grand Prix as the team continued its resurgence, while attention is now turning towards further MCL40 development. McLaren is preparing a significant upgrade package for Baku as it attempts to close the remaining performance gap to Mercedes.
Norris has nevertheless been clear that more progress is required. The reigning champion has identified low-speed performance as one of the MCL40’s main weaknesses and believes McLaren could fight for victories everywhere if that limitation is solved.
Whatever happens during the remainder of the 2026 championship, McLaren has now secured one of the most important elements of its future. Norris entered the organisation as a junior driver, helped lead its recovery from the back of the grid and ultimately became world champion in papaya colours. The new agreement gives both sides the opportunity to continue that story until at least 2030 – and potentially well beyond.
