Genesis, you might think, will become the first South Korean manufacturer to compete at the Le Mans 24 Hours when its forthcoming LMDh takes to the grid in 2026. But you’d be wrong. Thirty years before the Hyundai brand’s intended arrival there was another campaign at Circuit de la Sarthe by a car maker from the Asian country.
SsangYong made an assault on the French enduro back in 1996. It was an intriguing one, not least because it was put together by an ex-Formula 1 driver with a Le Mans victory on his CV.
