Yearbook Six 2019 Six Yearbook Thanks and acknowledgements to: The entire Hyundai Motorsport staff for their input, belief, energy and enthusiasm; Hyundai Motor Company and all local suppliers for their support at rallies across the world; Our partners, sponsors, and suppliers for their support and contributions; Our fans for their strong belief and passion; Our competitors for great battles, unforgettable moments and new challenges; And everyone who has supported us along our journey. motorsport.hyundai.com Our sixth Hyundai Motorsport Yearbook facebook.com/HMSGOfficial is the perfect summary of a hugely twitter.com/HMSGOfficial successful year for our company, instagram.com/HMSGOfficial reflecting the determination of all our youtube.com/HyundaiMotorsport crews, drivers, customers and dedicated team members throughout an exciting season. In WRC, we realised our collective ambition and targets by securing our debut manufacturers’ title. It was the culmination of years of hard work and passion from our entire organisation. Our customers were also at the heart of the action in rallying and circuit racing, securing more titles with our i30 N TCR, Veloster N TCR and i20 R5 cars. The successes reinforced the strength in depth of our technical packages and helped enhance our motorsport reputation and credibility globally. The journey never stops. We are always pushing the boundaries and are set to embark on an exciting new chapter with the Veloster N ETCR, our first electric racing car, in 2020. Hyundai markets around the world are putting motorsport at the centre of their campaigns. Following a title-winning year in rally and racing, we are sure that there are even greater things to come. For now, take a look back at some truly stunning achievements in the pages of our 2019 Yearbook. Yearbook Six 2019 29 – 31 March Bastia, Corsica 347.51km / 14 stages Tarmac Tour de Corse Results Highlights 1st #11 Thierry Neuville / Nicolas Gilsoul • Dramatic last-gasp victory for Thierry and Nicolas WRC Round 04 4th #6 Dani Sordo / Carlos del Barrio • Fourth consecutive podium finish in Corsica INTRO 8th #19 Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena • We powered into the lead of both championships WRC WRC WTCR WRC CUSTOMER RACING CUSTOMER OUTRO 24 25 29 – 31 March Bastia, Corsica 347.51km / 14 stages Tarmac Tour de Corse Results Highlights 1st #11 Thierry Neuville / Nicolas Gilsoul • Dramatic last-gasp victory for Thierry and Nicolas WRC Round 04 4th #6 Dani Sordo / Carlos del Barrio • Fourth consecutive podium finish in Corsica INTRO 8th #19 Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena • We powered into the lead of both championships WRC WRC WTCR WRC CUSTOMER RACING CUSTOMER OUTRO 24 25 Spotlight on Corsica On Corse for greatness Tour de Corse was the first of only two full The first tarmac round on the calendar, Tour de Corse features narrow and twisty roads, often bordered by tarmac rallies on the 2019 WRC calendar. It’s rock faces on one side and a steep descent to the sea on the other. a very different type of challenge. As one of the closest seasons in recent WRC history Encouraging result continued to unfurl, it was clear to our team that a Dani and Carlos were in a rally-long podium battle with reigning different approach was required to compete for the champion, Sébastien Ogier. Their fourth-place finish helped the INTRO Rally of 10,000 corners: Tour de Corse’s world championship. team return to the top of the championship for the first time other moniker – the rally has some of the since Rallye Monte-Carlo. WRC most technically demanding, narrow and We took the decision to field the strongest package of crews winding stages of the season. available to fight with our competitors. For Tour de Corse, this “We came to Corsica with a target of taking a good amount meant three previous winners of the gruelling tarmac challenge: of championship points for the team, and we have achieved Thierry/Nicolas, Sébastien/Daniel, who have won WRC events that. We didn’t have the consistency we needed to fight for the in Corsica, and Dani/Carlos, who took an Intercontinental Rally podium, but finishing fourth is not so bad,” said Dani. Challenge win in 2012. Our #19 crew, Sébastien/Daniel, lost two minutes of time on Thierry and Nicolas put themselves in contention for victory from Friday’s stages with suspension damage to the car. They made the start of the so-called ‘Rally of 10,000 corners’. By the end of steady improvements throughout the rest of the weekend, but “We may not have been the fastest on Brand new for 2019: Only 20% of the the second – and longest – day, they had taken the lead of the admitted they were not in the same rally as their competitors. itinerary remained the same as the 2018 rally with a 4.5-second advantage over nearest rival, Elfyn Evans. “Unfortunately, our own rally was effectively over after our issues outright pace, but there has been a edition. Sunday’s opening stage saw them drop back to second with in the opening stage on Friday. We lost so much time; we were an 11-second gap to Evans in front. With everything still to play on the back foot from then onwards,” said Sébastien. significant improvement in our tarmac for in the 19.34km Power Stage, our #11 crew pushed to the finish. Evans ran into difficulty on his run through the stage, and Team Director Andrea was pleased with the result, but he was performance – and this is the perfect our Belgians were rewarded with victory – and the lead of the honest about the true pace of the i20 Coupe WRC on tarmac. drivers’ standings – though they were blissfully unaware until WRC thanks to the team for all their efforts.” their mechanics told them the good news! “We have arrived at the end of Tour de Corse in first position, but we cannot say we have won this rally,” he said. “We would WTCR WRC - Thierry First victory of 2019: Thierry and Nicolas’s “It was an incredible rally and a fantastic result, but I am really have finished in second place – which itself would have been an win was our first of the season, as well as disappointed for Elfyn and his co-driver Scott,” said Thierry. “It encouraging result – but to win truly you have to be the fastest their second WRC victory in Corsica. has been a great battle and they were undoubtedly the quicker and on this occasion we were not. We have been pushing hard crew. We may not have been the fastest in outright pace, and this will definitely act as a morale boost, but we have to be but there has been a significant improvement in our tarmac clear with ourselves where we are performance-wise, and where performance – and this is the perfect thanks to the team for all we need to be.” their efforts.” CUSTOMER RACING CUSTOMER OUTRO 26 27 Spotlight on Corsica On Corse for greatness Tour de Corse was the first of only two full The first tarmac round on the calendar, Tour de Corse features narrow and twisty roads, often bordered by tarmac rallies on the 2019 WRC calendar. It’s rock faces on one side and a steep descent to the sea on the other. a very different type of challenge. As one of the closest seasons in recent WRC history Encouraging result continued to unfurl, it was clear to our team that a Dani and Carlos were in a rally-long podium battle with reigning different approach was required to compete for the champion, Sébastien Ogier. Their fourth-place finish helped the INTRO Rally of 10,000 corners: Tour de Corse’s world championship. team return to the top of the championship for the first time other moniker – the rally has some of the since Rallye Monte-Carlo. WRC most technically demanding, narrow and We took the decision to field the strongest package of crews winding stages of the season. available to fight with our competitors. For Tour de Corse, this “We came to Corsica with a target of taking a good amount meant three previous winners of the gruelling tarmac challenge: of championship points for the team, and we have achieved Thierry/Nicolas, Sébastien/Daniel, who have won WRC events that. We didn’t have the consistency we needed to fight for the in Corsica, and Dani/Carlos, who took an Intercontinental Rally podium, but finishing fourth is not so bad,” said Dani. Challenge win in 2012. Our #19 crew, Sébastien/Daniel, lost two minutes of time on Thierry and Nicolas put themselves in contention for victory from Friday’s stages with suspension damage to the car. They made the start of the so-called ‘Rally of 10,000 corners’. By the end of steady improvements throughout the rest of the weekend, but “We may not have been the fastest on Brand new for 2019: Only 20% of the the second – and longest – day, they had taken the lead of the admitted they were not in the same rally as their competitors. itinerary remained the same as the 2018 rally with a 4.5-second advantage over nearest rival, Elfyn Evans. “Unfortunately, our own rally was effectively over after our issues outright pace, but there has been a edition. Sunday’s opening stage saw them drop back to second with in the opening stage on Friday. We lost so much time; we were an 11-second gap to Evans in front. With everything still to play on the back foot from then onwards,” said Sébastien. significant improvement in our tarmac for in the 19.34km Power Stage, our #11 crew pushed to the finish.