In February 2013, Vandoorne joined McLaren's Young Driver Programme, under the tutelage of his then manager Richard Goddard, in collaboration with the team's sporting director Sam Michael and its head of communications Matt Bishop, to whom Vandoorne had been introduced in 2011 by Alex Wurz.
Pada bulan Februari 2013 Vandoorne bergabung McLaren Young Driver Programme, di bawah pengawasan-Nya maka manajer Richard Goddard, bekerja sama dengan sutradara tim olahraga Sam Michael dan kepala komunikasi Matt Bishop, kepada siapa Vandoorne telah diperkenalkan pada tahun 2011 oleh Alex Wurz.