The Hyundai World Rally Team is a rally team competing in the World Rally Championship (WRC) as the official Hyundai entrant. Its team principal is Cyril Abiteboul, and its drivers in the 2025 season include Thierry Neuville, Ott Tanak and Adrien Fourmaux.[1][2] The team has entered WRC every year since 2014 by Hyundai Motorsport, a division of Hyundai Motors based in Alzenau, Germany. Between the years of 2000 to 2003, the team was run by Motor Sport Developments of Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, on behalf of Hyundai Motor Sport.[3][4]
The team has twice won the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, in 2019 and 2020.[5] For sponsorship purposes it has been known to vary its name when entering the WRC.
History
1998–1999: Prelude
The Hyundai Motor Sport division entered into the 2-litre World Rally Cup in the WRC (also known as Formula 2 or F2 cup) in 1998 and 1999. The entry was run by British company Motor Sport Development (MSD), with David Whitehead as team principal. An attempt at the flagship Manufacturers Championship was not possible as they did not have a suitable car, and MSD took on the dual mandate of running the Hyundai Coupe in the cup whilst developing a World Rally Car.[6] In September 1999, the Accent WRC, based on the Hyundai Accent, was unveiled with a view to make a debut in the following season.[4]
2000–2003
The Hyundai World Rally Team debuted the car at the 2000 Swedish Rally and achieved their first top-ten result at that year's Rally Argentina, when Alister McRae and
See also
- Hyundai Motorsport
- Motor Sport Developments
- Hyundai World Rally Championship results
- World Rally Championship
External links
References
- Hyundai announces new team principal WRC - World Rally Championship, retrieved 2023-01-12^
- First Look: Hyundai Motorsport's 2023 livery WRC - World Rally Championship, retrieved 2023-01-12^
- Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team