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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