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- Arrow McLaren has signed a multi-year extension with Chevrolet<\/strong> to continue its IndyCar engine partnership beyond 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The agreement provides technical continuity as Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist join Pato O’Ward<\/strong> in the team’s revamped 2027 line-up<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Arrow McLaren enters the new deal after its most successful IndyCar season yet, with five wins and 10 podiums in 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Arrow McLaren has secured another major piece of its 2027 IndyCar project by signing a multi-year extension with Chevrolet<\/strong>, ensuring continuity in its engine programme as the team prepares to introduce one of the most experienced driver line-ups on the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement extends a technical relationship that has become central to McLaren’s modern IndyCar operation and keeps the team aligned with Chevrolet as the championship prepares for its next period of technical development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also removes an important variable from Arrow McLaren’s ambitious 2027 rebuild. Pato O’Ward remains with the team, while six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon arrives from Chip Ganassi Racing and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist returns to McLaren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Nolan Siegel (Foto: Indycar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Chevrolet stays as McLaren builds new 2027 line-up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Arrow McLaren’s relationship with Chevrolet predates the current structure of the team and has continued throughout McLaren’s expansion of its IndyCar programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new multi-year agreement means that will not change when Dixon and Rosenqvist arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arrow McLaren confirmed its radically revised 2027 line-up earlier this year<\/a>, with Dixon and Rosenqvist joining O’Ward for the complete season. Ryan Hunter-Reay will add a fourth entry at the Indianapolis 500 while also working as the team’s sporting director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The car numbers have subsequently been confirmed. O’Ward remains in the #5, Dixon takes the #6 and Rosenqvist returns to the #7<\/strong>, the number he used during his previous Arrow McLaren spell. Hunter-Reay retains the #31 for Indianapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Dixon, the move represents one of the biggest changes of the 2027 IndyCar grid. The New Zealander leaves Chip Ganassi Racing after more than two decades with the organisation and will use a different regular car number for the first time in more than 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosenqvist, meanwhile, returns to a team he raced for between 2021 and 2023 \u2014 this time as the reigning Indy 500 winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McLaren keeps technical continuity after its best season<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The timing of the Chevrolet extension is particularly significant because Arrow McLaren is not rebuilding from a position of weakness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2026 season was the most successful in the team’s history, producing five victories and 10 podiums.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
That progress gives McLaren a strong technical base to carry into a season featuring major personnel changes. Rather than combining a new driver line-up with an engine transition, the team can maintain its established relationship with Chevrolet while integrating Dixon and Rosenqvist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The continuity could prove particularly useful for Dixon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has spent the overwhelming majority of his IndyCar career driving Honda-powered machinery at Ganassi, meaning 2027 will require him to adapt not only to a new team but also to Chevrolet’s engine package and working methods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rosenqvist faces a much more familiar environment. His previous Arrow McLaren stint was already Chevrolet-powered, while O’Ward has become one of the manufacturer’s leading drivers during his years with the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chevrolet deal strengthens McLaren’s 2027 foundations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The engine agreement is another sign of how early Arrow McLaren has assembled the pieces of its next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The driver line-up is complete. Car numbers have been assigned. Dixon’s #6 has already secured Edward Jones as primary partner for the Indianapolis 500 and selected races, while the Chevrolet extension now settles the team’s engine future for multiple seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That leaves Arrow McLaren able to concentrate on integrating its new drivers and converting the progress made in 2026 into a championship challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dixon brings one of the most successful records in IndyCar history. Rosenqvist arrives as the reigning Indy 500 winner. O’Ward remains one of the championship’s established front-runners, and Hunter-Reay gives the team another experienced Indianapolis specialist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chevrolet will remain the common technical foundation underneath all of them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2027 IndyCar season begins on March 7 on the streets of St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> provides full coverage of the IndyCar Series<\/a> and the build-up to the 2027 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indy today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Is there an IndyCar race today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
No. The 2026 season has ended. The next race is the 2027 St. Petersburg Grand Prix on 7 March<\/strong>; the race\u2019s start time has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who will replace Scott Dixon in Ganassi\u2019s No. 9 car?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- The agreement provides technical continuity as Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist join Pato O’Ward<\/strong> in the team’s revamped 2027 line-up<\/li>\n\n\n\n