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Hyundai announces WRC team reshuffle as programme manager departs

Hyundai Motorsport’s World Rally Championship programme manager Christian Loriaux has left the team ahead of the 2025 season.

Motorsport · Dec 20, 2024

Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #41 Ott Tanak

There were no issues with Ott Tanak’s speed on his return to Hyundai’s World Rally Championship squad after a season at M-Sport, but consistency was lacking.

Autosport · Dec 19, 2024

Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #10 Thierry Neuville

After 17 years of hard graft, Thierry Neuville can finally call himself a world rally champion. Five-times a runner-up, the Hyundai driver enjoyed a standout season by leading the championship from start to finish, a feat most recently achieved by Sebastien Ogier in 2016. 

Autosport · Dec 19, 2024

Lotterer and Derani to drive Genesis LMDh in 2026 WEC campaign

Andre Lotterer and Pipo Derani are the first drivers named for the new Genesis LMDh prototype that will debut in the 2026 World Endurance Championship.

Autosport · Dec 4, 2024

How to assemble the giant Meccano kit to build a rally car

It’s quite easy to marvel at the sight of a World Rally Championship car darting through narrow asphalt lanes, sliding between snow banks and surviving some of the world’s toughest rocky terrains. But exactly how are these machines built?

Autosport · Nov 28, 2024

Hyundai wants FIA to rethink 2025 air restrictor rule change

Hyundai has expressed concerns over the performance of next year’s World Rally Championship non-hybrid powered Rally1 cars and is asking the FIA to reconsider changes to the air restrictor.

Autosport · Nov 21, 2024

Tanak can fight “without hands tied” in WRC title decider

Ott Tanak will be able to fight “without his hands tied” at the World Rally Championship title-deciding Rally Japan, according to Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul.

Motorsport · Nov 20, 2024

How team-mate Tanak denied Neuville title on match point at WRC Central Europe

In Tennis terms the Central European Rally represented the first real match point moment for Thierry Neuville in his relentless 12-year quest to lift the World Rally Championship title.

Autosport · Oct 22, 2024

Hyundai announces factory LMDh programme under Genesis brand

Hyundai is developing an LMDh prototype for an entry into endurance racing arena under its premium Genesis brand. 

Autosport · Sep 12, 2024

Neuville signs new Hyundai deal to join Tanak for 2025 WRC

Thierry Neuville has signed a one-year contract extension to remain with Hyundai, alongside Ott Tanak, to contest the 2025 World Rally Championship.

Motorsport · Sep 5, 2024