Testing of the New Generation i20 R5, the first car from Hyundai Motorsport’s Customer Racing department, moved to Italy for three days of tarmac testing The roads south of Turin offered both tight and flowing stages allowing the team to fully test the tarmac capabilities of the car, focusing on gearbox and braking development Working towards a homologation in [...]
Hyundai Motorsport has begun an intensive period of development with its new R5 rally car, with the debut test taking place in France last week The R5 programme is run by Hyundai Motorsport’s new and growing Customer Project division, led by recently appointed Andrea Adamo The Hyundai Motorsport R5 is based on the New Generation i20 road car from which [...]
Key appointments to consolidate the team in core areas have been made at Hyundai Motorsport GmbH since the beginning of 2013 Frenchman Bertrand Vallat leads the design office while compatriot Stephane Girard takes the role of Engine Manager Alain Penasse to join Hyundai Motorsport as Team Manager, managing the team’s operations Joining Hyundai Motorsport from Hyundai Motor Europe, Stefan Ph. [...]
