European Rally Championship
Annual rallying championship series in Europe
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| 2025 | Simone Tempestini continues with MRF, joined by James Williams and Stéphane Lefebvre for selected events in the European Rally Championship. |
| 2024 | Andrea Mabellini wins Rally Silesia and finishes 4th in the overall standings. MRF finishes 2nd in the championship. |
| 2024 | Hyundai Motorsport continues its TCR racing program with an updated Elantra N TCR model. |
| 2024 | Peugeot Sport introduces the Peugeot 308 TCR racing car for touring car competitions in the TCR category. |
| September 12 2024 | Hyundai Motorsport officially announced its entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), planning to compete with a Genesis brand LMDh-class race car under the Genesis Magma Racing team. |
| 2023 | MRF wins first and third in the European Rally Championship teams standings. Mārtiņš Sesks finishes as runner-up, with Mads Østberg in 3rd and Efrén Llarena in 4th. |
| 2023 | Peugeot earned their first podium finish in the World Endurance Championship at the 6 Hours of Monza. |
| 2023 | Peugeot Sport continued competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar, finishing 5th in the championship and gradually developing their racing program. |
| 2022 | Efrén Llarena wins the European Rally Championship for MRF, with Javier Pardo finishing 2nd. MRF also wins the Teams championship. |
| 2022 | Hyundai launched the hybrid i20 N Rally1 after a delayed development, following the departure of team principal Andrea Adamo. |
| 2022 | Karna Kadur and Nikhil Pai win the Indian National Rally Championship driving in MRF colours. |
| 2022 | Peugeot Sport entered the FIA World Endurance Championship with the new Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar, competing in the Hypercar class and finishing 4th in the championship. |
| 2022 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe's Cologne facility continued to provide engines for the new hybrid Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car used in the World Rally Championship. |
| 2021 | Proton launched limited edition R3 models of the Saga and Iriz, featuring a black paint scheme with yellow highlights, upgraded interior, modified bodykit, and Proton R3 badging to celebrate the company's motorsports success. |
| 2021 | MRF enters a VW Polo GTI R5 for Simone Campedelli and continues with a Hyundai, finishing 5th in the championship. |
| 2021 | Hyundai Motorsport debuted the Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car at the Ypres Rally, introducing their new Group Rally2 specification vehicle which succeeded the Hyundai i20 R5 rally car. |
| 2021 | The Hyundai Elantra N TCR race car made its competitive debut at the Michelin Pilot Challenge season opener held at the Daytona International Speedway. |
| 2021 | Toyota GR010 Hybrid competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship under the new Le Mans Hypercar regulations, featuring a 3.5L V6 twin-turbo petrol engine with a hybrid battery system connecting front wheels. |
| February 8 2021 | Peugeot revealed their driver lineup for the WEC 2022 season, including Loic Duval, Jean-Éric Vergne, Mikkel Jensen, Gustavo Menezes, Paul Di Resta, and Kevin Magnussen, with James Rossiter as simulator/reserve driver. |
| 2020 | MRF Tyres enters the European Rally Championship with Craig Breen (Hyundai i20 R5) and Emil Lindholm (Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo), finishing 4th in the Teams championship. |
| 2020 | Unveiled the electrical version of the Veloster, the Veloster ETCR, designed to compete in the Pure ETCR championship starting from 2021. |
| 2020 | Hyundai Motorsport repeated their Manufacturer's Championship title win from the previous year. |
| 2020 | Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing unveiled a third TCR racing car based on the Hyundai Elantra saloon model, designed to compete in TCR regulations. |
| 2020 | Peugeot Sport introduced the Peugeot 208 Rally4 racing car in the Group Rally4 category. |
| 2019 | Hyundai added the Veloster N to its TCR racing lineup, competing in the Michelin Pilot Challenge and the 24 Hours Nürburgring. The Veloster N TCR raced alongside the Hyundai i30 N TCR, with both cars achieving podium finishes in the TCR class. |
| 2019 | BRC Racing Team entered four i30 N TCR cars in the World Touring Car Cup season with drivers Gabriele Tarquini, Norbert Michelisz, Augusto Farfus, and Nicky Catsburg. |
| 2019 | Hyundai Motorsport won their first Manufacturer's Championship title in the World Rally Championship. |
| 2019 | Hyundai Motorsport introduces the Veloster N ETCR in the ETCR category, expanding their electric touring car racing program. |
| November 13 2019 | Peugeot announced their return to sports car racing by joining the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar class. |
| 2018 | Bryan Herta Autosport won the USAC Pirelli World Challenge TCR class owner and manufacturer championships with the i30 N TCR. |
| 2018 | Gabriele Tarquini won the inaugural WTCR Driver's Championship driving the Hyundai i30 N TCR for BRC Racing Team. |
| 2018 | YMR team secured the WTCR Teams' Championship with the Hyundai i30 N TCR. |
| 2017 | Hyundai Motorsport announced the development of the i30 N TCR touring car based on TCR regulations. |
| 2017 | Hyundai replaced the i20 NG with the Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC due to new regulations. |
| 2017 | Toyota Motorsport developed an early prototype Toyota Yaris WRC in preparation for entering the World Rally Championship, with TMG producing the engine while Tommi Mäkinen Racing Oy developed the car's body. |
| 2016 | Hyundai introduced the i20 NG (Next Generation) rally car in the World Rally Championship. |
| 2015 | Hyundai Motorsport established its customer racing division to provide competition machinery and services in R5 rallying and TCR touring car motorsport categories. |
| 2014 | Hyundai won its first World Rally Championship victory at Rallye Deutschland with Thierry Neuville. |
| 2014 | Jan Kopecký wins the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship with MRF Skoda team. |
| 2014 | Toyota introduced the TS040 Hybrid, a racing car featuring a 3.7L V8 normally aspirated petrol engine powering rear wheels and regenerative-braking devices enabling temporary four-wheel drive capability for World Endurance Championship competition. |
| January 2014 | Thierry Neuville joined the team for the Monte-Carlo Rally, marking the start of his long-standing relationship with Hyundai Motorsport. |
| 2013 | Juho Hänninen, Bryan Bouffier, and Chris Atkinson served as development test drivers for the Hyundai WRC team. |
| 2013 | Gaurav Gill wins the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship with MRF Skoda team. |
| June 2013 | At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota achieved its fourth second-place finish with a revised Toyota TS030, driven by Stéphane Sarrazin, Anthony Davidson, and Sébastien Buemi. The sister car finished fourth. |
| 2012 | Chris Atkinson wins the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship with MRF Skoda team. |
| 2012 | Toyota continued to compete in the WEC season with a single car, collecting three wins including the 6 Hours of Fuji. |
| December 2012 | Hyundai Motorsport GmbH was established in Alzenau, Germany, to manage Hyundai's global motorsport activities. |
| January 18 2012 | Peugeot Sport announced its withdrawal from sportscar racing due to economic challenges. |
| 2011 | Peugeot Sport won the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup for Manufacturers again, this time with the Peugeot 908, reinforcing their dominance in endurance racing. |
| 2011 | TMG returned to sports car racing as an engine supplier to Lola Cars, powering Rebellion Racing. |
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