NTT INDYCAR SERIES // NEXT RACE: Streets of Long Beach 4/19/2026 5:30 EST
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Max Esterson

  • BIRTHDAY : October 9, 2002
  • HOMETOWN : New York City, USA
  • RESIDENCE : London
  • MARITAL STATUS : Single
  • INSTAGRAM : @maxesterson
  • WEBSITE : maxesterson.com
  • RANK : 10
  • POINTS : 470

Nikita Johnson

  • HOMETOWN : St. Petersburg, Florida
  • HEIGHT : 5' 9
  • WEIGHT : 135 lbs
  • MARITAL STATUS : Single
  • INSTAGRAM : @nikitajohnsonracing
  • RANK : 10
  • POINTS : 470

Dean MacDonald

  • BIRTHDAY : December 6, 2000
  • HOMETOWN : Kelty, Scotland
  • RESIDENCE : Airth, Scotland
  • HEIGHT : 5' 4
  • WEIGHT : 147 lbs
  • MARITAL STATUS : Single
  • INSTAGRAM : @dean__macdonald
  • RANK : 10
  • POINTS : 470

Jüri Vips

  • BIRTHDAY : August 10, 2000
  • HOMETOWN : Tallinn, Estonia
  • RESIDENCE : Indianapolis
  • HEIGHT : 5’11”
  • WEIGHT : 165 lbs.
  • MARITAL STATUS : Single
  • INSTAGRAM : @juri_vips
  • RANK : 12
  • POINTS : 222

RLL Team McLaren will compete in its first season of GTD PRO competition in the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Full season drivers Max Esterson and Nikita Johnson will be joined by Dean MacDonald and Jüri Vips for select endurance races.

  • The team is based in Zionsville, Indiana
  • The program is a multi-year collaboration with McLaren Automotive that will see the team return to IMSA’s GTD PRO class in 2026 with the McLaren GT3 EVO.
  • The 2026 season marks McLaren Automotive’s return to the fiercely competitive GTD PRO category, which in 2025 featured top manufacturers including Aston Martin, BMW, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mercedes-AMG, and Porsche.
  • McLaren made its mark in sports car racing in 1995 with the F1 GTR, writing history by winning that year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Returning to sports car racing in 2012 with the championship-winning 12C GT3, McLaren continues to be a force on the international GT scene. The current GT3 EVO has proven to be very successful, winning races in FIA World Endurance Championship, GT World Challenge Europe series and other regional and domestic series.
  • RLL, founded in 1992 and known for its success across both open-wheel and sports car racing, has a rich history in sports car competition. The team first entered sports car racing in 2007, fielding a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR in the American Le Mans Series GT2 class with drivers Tommy Milner and Ralf Kelleners and finished fourth in the 12-race championship, highlighted by multiple podiums. The following year, the team campaigned an Aston Martin DB9 in select SCCA World Challenge events, earning a pole and runner-up finish at Road Atlanta.
  • From 2009 to 2025, RLL partnered with BMW Motorsport in a successful 17-year collaboration that delivered numerous race wins and championships across multiple GT platforms and culminated with a race and pole-winning program in the GTP class from 2023-2025. The team previously competed in IMSA’s GTD PRO class under the BMW M Team RLL banner in 2022 while simultaneously preparing for their two-car factory GTP program debut in 2023. During that period, RLL secured pole position at Watkins Glen and GTD PRO podium finishes at Laguna Seca and Petit Le Mans.
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