Hyundai Motorsport

South Korean company based in Germany

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2024 Hyundai Motorsport continues its TCR racing program with an updated Elantra N TCR model.
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.
2022 Hyundai launched the hybrid i20 N Rally1 after a delayed development, following the departure of team principal Andrea Adamo.
2021 Hyundai Motorsport launches two new racing vehicles: the Elantra N TCR for TCR competition and the i20 N Rally2 for Group Rally2 class.
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 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.
2020 Hyundai Motorsport develops two racing cars: the Hyundai i30 Fastback N Performance for NGTC and the Veloster N TCR for TCR racing categories.
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 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.
2019 Hyundai Motorsport introduces the Veloster N ETCR in the ETCR category, expanding their electric touring car racing program.
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.
2018 YMR team secured the WTCR Teams' Championship with the Hyundai i30 N TCR.
2018 Gabriele Tarquini won the inaugural WTCR Driver's Championship driving the Hyundai i30 N TCR for BRC Racing Team.
2018 Bryan Herta Autosport won the USAC Pirelli World Challenge TCR class owner and manufacturer championships with the i30 N TCR.
2017 Hyundai Motorsport announced the development of the i30 N TCR touring car based on TCR regulations.
2017 Hyundai i30 N TCR made its debut in the Touring Car Endurance Series 24h of Misano and became available to customers by the end of the year.
2017 Hyundai replaced the i20 NG with the Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC due to new regulations.
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.
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.
December 2012 Hyundai Motorsport GmbH was established in Alzenau, Germany, to manage Hyundai's global motorsport activities.

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