Hyundai Motorsport is about to develop its motor sport actions with a launch of a top-level prototype endurance racing programme entered below its premium Genesis model.
Hyundai Motorsport is about to develop its motorsport actions with the launch of a top-level prototype endurance racing programme entered below its premium Genesis model.
An announcement issued this morning (12 September) by Hyundai Motorsport and Genesis stated:
“Genesis is proud to announce its formidable entry into the world of endurance racing by means of the LMDh programme. Genesis is actively exploring programmes to strengthen its high-performance picture, and after a radical analysis of varied choices, LMDh emerged as essentially the most strategic selection for us presently.
“We’ve fastidiously analysed LMDh and located it to be a pure match for our motorsport ambitions and a precious platform to drive the event of future mobility applied sciences for highway automobiles. Endurance racing presents an unparalleled alternative to showcase Genesis’ cutting-edge know-how, design philosophy and performance-driven character in a extremely aggressive enviornment. This mission is a part of our broader imaginative and prescient for the way forward for mobility.”
The assertion didn’t specify any additional particulars of the programme comparable to when the producer— the world’s third-largest automotive maker — is seeking to debut or which chassis its automotive will probably be primarily based on.
Since its inception in 2012, Hyundai Motorsport, below its N model, has tasted success in each the FIA World Rally Championship in addition to in TCR-spec touring automotive racing. The South Korean model claimed the WRC Producers’ title in each 2019 and 2020, in addition to notching up 31 particular person rally wins to-date. It has moreover secured 4 world-level titles in TCR competitors and no fewer than 21 regional and nationwide TCR sequence titles, and 368 race wins in TCR-sanctioned competitions.
Hyundai equally has prior pedigree in endurance racing, with class victories within the Nürburgring 24 Hours yearly from 2020 to 2023.
