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Hyundai I20 Coupe Wrc Uncovered 2018 MEDIA GUIDE Rally Australia November 15 - 18, 2018 ROUND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rally Australia November 15 - 18, 2018 HYUNDAI’S HELLO Welcome to Australia for what is sure to be a nail-biting climax to the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship, with Hyundai Motorsport firmly in contention for both the Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles. This is an event where we have enjoyed success in the recent past – Thierry and Nicolas won the rally last year with Hayden and Seb in third place – and so we are hoping history will repeat itself after a challenging run in Spain last time out. Rally de España proved to be an intense and highly competitive event for all the manufacturers and most crews. The level of competition was incredible and the result was only settled in the Power Stage, offering an exciting finale for the fans. Naturally we were disappointed that Thierry picked up a broken rim that stopped him from taking home a podium. It would have capped off a remarkable comeback weekend after his struggles on day one, but these things happen in rallying, we accept it and move on. We have seen a change in the Drivers’ points with Sébastien Ogier narrowly in front heading to Australia, but at least that means Thierry won’t be first on the road here and he will have the psychological advantage of being the hunter rather than the hunted. With Dani and Carlos finishing fifth in Spain, we have also managed to reduce the gap to Toyota in the Manufacturers’ championship to just 12 points, which is a real boost for the team. It’s also a deficit we must have confidence in working to overcome. Everyone in the team has an important job to do in helping Hyundai try to claim its first world title. So once again, the championship battles will be settled on this final round of the season – and rest assured, everyone here at Hyundai Motorsport will give it all we’ve got! Michel Nandan Team Principal, Hyundai Motorsport Rally Australia November 15 - 18, 2018 ON STAGE WITH... HAYDEN PADDON How excited are you to be finishing the 2018 season on what is as close as it gets to a home event for you? “Australia is always one of the highlights of the year, especially with how many Kiwis, friends and family cross the ditch to cheer us on.” HAYDEN PADDON There have been several changes to the route TEAM POSITION: Driver for 2018. How will this affect your approach to AGE: 31 the event? WRC STARTS: 78 “The character of the stages is much the same, in fact most stages are either reversed or run in @HaydenPaddon a different configuration. But it’s always a nice challenge developing new pacenotes from scratch /haydenpaddonwrc and committing to them on the rally – it just adds to the thrill.” Road position is often a talking point on gravel events but can you explain why it’s so crucial, particularly in Australia? “Australia presents a real challenge in terms of ‘road sweeping’ but only if it’s dry. When it’s dry, the front cars sweep away the loose gravel on top of the hard road base, and cars running further down the order can find that hard base easier to drive on, which equals more mechanical and tyre grip. We have a good road position for the rally so we hope the weather behaves and we can make the most of it. If it’s wet, the effect is the opposite, with mud coming through the surface and it getting more slippery with each car.” What does it take to be quick in Australia, in terms of crew input, car performance and set-up? “Commitment! It’s a relatively smooth and flowing event, so you need to be committed throughout and be prepared to take some risks. The margins on such a rally are also often small, so you have to limit the mistakes and time loss.” What are your best memories of Rally Australia? “It was nice to be on the podium there last year, but one of my best memories is back in 2009 when we won Group N and the Pirelli star driver scholarship. That was the start of our international career.” Looking back, what have been the highs and lows of WRC 2018 for you? “This year we have focused on consistency. That has meant a low-risk approach to do the job for the team. To crash out of Portugal while leading was a tough pill to swallow, but Finland was one of our strongest events performance-wise, battling with the locals throughout the entire rally.” Rally Australia November 15 - 18, 2018 HYUNDAI HAPPENINGS ● Hyundai Motorsport starts Rally Australia firmly in the fight for top honours in both the Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ title chase after a battling performance on Rally de España last month. Thierry Neuville just missed out on a podium after damaging a wheel on a rock dragged onto the road on the Power Stage, while Dani Sordo’s fifth place helped Hyundai to close the gap to Toyota in the Manufacturers’ standings to 12 points. ● Neuville was forced to relinquish his lead in the Drivers’ standings to Sébastien Ogier in Spain, but is second by just three points. With Ott Tänak 20 points further back, it remains a three-way fight for the championship. The same is true in the Manufacturers’ standings, where M-Sport Ford will take on Hyundai and Toyota for top honours. ● The Hyundai Motorsport Driver development Program (HMDP) crew of Jari Huttunen and Antti Linnaketo completed their scheduled season in the competitive WRC2 class with a fine performance on Rally de España. The Finnish crew took the fight to the established WRC2 crews with a stage win on day one and several top-three times. Despite being forced to retire on the penultimate stage of day two with a technical issue, the crew re-joined the action on the final day to complete an important weekend of learning with 11th in class. ● The 2019 World Rally Championship season will be even busier for Hyundai Motorsport with confirmation of an expanded calendar. For the first time since 2008, the WRC will consist of 14 rounds with newcomer Chile joining the fray from 9-12 May. Rallye Monte-Carlo and Rally Australia continue to book-end the schedule in January and November respectively. ● Customers using the Hyundai i20 R5 at the Monza Rally Show in Italy later this month (30 November-2 December) will be eligible for the inaugural Hyundai i20 R5 Trophy. Any crew entering one of the cars in the season-closing event will be in contention for a share of a prize fund totalling €18,000 for competitors using the i20 R5 in 2019. The winner will collect €10,000, second place will get €5,000 and third €3,000. Hyundai Motorsport’s Customer Racing department will provide an onsite spare parts service. ● Hyundai i30 N TCR drivers Thed Björk, Norbert Michelisz, Yvan Muller and Gabriele Tarquini will start this weekend’s WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup finale in Macau all in contention for the title following last month’s penultimate event in Suzuka. BRC Racing Team’s Tarquini holds a 39-point advantage over Muller (YMR), with Björk and Michelisz 53 and 79 points adrift respectively. In the Teams’ title fight, BRC heads YMR by a slender eight points. Rally Australia November 15 - 18, 2018 HYUNDAI IN NUMBERS 1967: Company founded in Korea and has gone on to establish sales networks in 190 countries and employs over 110,000 people. 10,000: Of those global employees some 10,000 people work at Hyundai’s R&D base in the Korean city of Namyang. 3: Across 12 rounds of the 2018 WRC, Hyundai Motorsport has so far scored three victories on Rally Sweden, Rally de Portugal and Rally Italia Sardegna. Sweden has proved the most successful hunting ground where the team took a double podium finish, with Thierry Neuville the winner and Andreas Mikkelsen in third. Neuville and Dani Sordo were then second and third in Argentina. 64: Hyundai crews have so far amassed 64 stage wins during the 2018 season following Rally de España, as well as 50 Power Stage points. 10: Hyundai Motorsport claimed its 10th podium finish of the 2018 season with Hayden Paddon’s third place on Rally Turkey. The team finished on the podium in every round between Sweden and Sardinia. 3: As its name suggests, the Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC comes with three doors compared to the five in its predecessor. But while there are two doors less, the new-for-2017 challenger has a power output of 380hp thanks to the introduction of a larger turbo restrictor – up from 33mm to 36mm. 1: With the current regulations allowing manufacturers to nominate three point- scoring drivers rather than two, the three Hyundai i20 Coupe WRCs are entered under one banner: Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team. 6,000: Prior to the launch of the Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, some 6,000 kilometres had been covered during extensive development testing. 50: Hyundai Motorsport’s Alzenau base is located within a 50-kilometre radius of Hyundai Motor Europe’s base in Offenbach and Hyundai Motor Europe’s Technical and Design Centre in Rüsselsheim. 29: There are 29 nationalities represented at Hyundai Motorsport GmbH, with more than 200 employees based in Germany. 0.7: Thierry Neuville’s 0.7-second victory over Sébastien Ogier on Rally Italia Sardegna matched his winning margin over Elfyn Evans in Argentina last year – one of the closest in WRC history.
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