Hyundai World Rally Team

Hyundai WRT
Full nameHyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team
BaseGermany Alzenau, Germany[a]
South Korea South Korea[b]
Team principal(s)France Cyril Abiteboul
DriversEstonia Ott Tänak
Belgium Thierry Neuville
Finland Esapekka Lappi
Spain Dani Sordo
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
Co-driversEstonia Martin Järveoja
Belgium Martijn Wydaeghe
Finland Janne Ferm
Spain Cándido Carrera
Norway Torstein Eriksen
ChassisHyundai i20 N Rally1
TyresPirelli
World Rally Championship history
Debut2000 Swedish Rally
Manufacturers' Championships2 (2019, 2020)
Drivers' Championships1 (2024)
Rally wins29

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 2024 season include Thierry Neuville, Ott Tanak, Esapekka Lappi, Dani Sordo and Andreas Mikkelsen.[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.


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  1. ^ "Hyundai announces new team principal". WRC - World Rally Championship. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  2. ^ "First Look: Hyundai Motorsport's 2023 livery". WRC - World Rally Championship. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  3. ^ "Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team". WRC - World Rally Championship. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  4. ^ "juwra.com | Hyundai". www.juwra.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  5. ^ "Hyundai World Rally Team Wins 2 Years in A Row and Now Aims for Another One - Hyundai Motor Group TECH". tech.hyundaimotorgroup.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.