Hyundai Motorsport is prepared to push for the drivers’ title in 2024, its eleventh year competing in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). With a bolstered squad of crews and upgrades to the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid, the team is aiming to secure more victories and points during the upcoming season.
The team revealed a bold new look ahead of the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally
Over the first two years of WRC’s hybrid era, Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team accumulated seven wins and 13 podiums. Despite this success, a championship crown eluded the Korean manufacturer. However, the team sees 2024 as an excellent opportunity to potentially claim its first drivers’ championship.
The two crews vying to take home the title for Hyundai Motorsport will be Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe (#11) and Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja (#8), with both pairings running a full programme in 2024. Neuville has been with the team since its debut WRC season in 2014 and played a vital role in the manufacturers’ championships claimed by Hyundai Motorsport in 2019 and 2020. Tänak and Järveoja were also part of the team’s successful 2020 campaign and return to Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team following a single year elsewhere.
Supporting Neuville and Tänak’s title challenges will be a trio of crews sharing the team’s third entry: Dani Sordo/Cándido Carrera (#6), Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm (#4) and Andreas Mikkelsen/Torstein Eriksen (#9). The responsibilities will be split based on the surface of the rallies, allowing each driver to take part at events that boast a favourable profile for their driving style. The aim for these vastly experienced crews will be to compete for podiums and steal points from Neuville and Tänak’s closest rivals.
