Genesis Magma Racing
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| Founded | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Genesis Motor |
| Base | Le Castellet, Var, France |
| Team principal(s) | Cyril Abiteboul (president) Anouck Abadie (team manager) Gabriele Tarquini (sporting director) François-Xavier Demaison (technical director) Justin Taylor (chief engineer)[1] |
| Current series | European Le Mans Series |
| Current drivers | Development Drivers: André Lotterer Pipo DeraniEuropean Le Mans Series: 18.  Jamie Chadwick Mathys Jaubert Daniel Juncadella |
| Website | Genesis Magma Racing |
Genesis Magma Racing (Korean: 제네시스 마그마 레이싱) is the motorsports team of Genesis, the luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Company. It is part of Genesis' high-performance Magma program.
History
[edit]In April 2024, Genesis unveiled the brand's high-performance lineup, the Magma, in New York. On December 4, 2024, at the Genesis Motorsports Premiere event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Genesis announced its plans to participate in endurance motorsports and unveiled its racing team, Genesis Magma Racing.[2] The team logo is inspired by the initials (ㅁㄱㅁ) of the Hangul Magma (마그마).
In December 2024, the team announced plans to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2026 and the IMSA SportsCar Championship from 2027.[3] The team has recruited André Lotterer and Pipo Derani as its drivers.[4] Genesis also announced a partnership with IDEC Sport to develop its team for 2026 and run two Oreca 07 in the LMP2 class in the 2025 European Le Mans Series.[5]
Racing
[edit]GMR-001
[edit]Genesis unveiled the GMR-001 hypercar in December 2024, which was inspired by the Magma program. An arch-shaped parabolic line extending from the front to the rear was applied, and an active spoiler was installed at the rear.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ John Dagys (2025-06-13). "Genesis announces key hires for LMDh program". Sportscar365.
- ^ "제네시스, '마그마 레이싱' 창단…내구 레이스 뛰어든다" [Genesis launches ‘Magma Racing’... to take on endurance racing]. Newsis (in Korean). 5 December 2024.
- ^ "제네시스, 모터스포츠 뛰어든다..."고성능 럭셔리카의 새 기준"" [Genesis enters motorsport..."the new standard for high-performance luxury cars’]. Chosun Biz (in Korean). 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b "제네시스 '마그마 레이싱팀' 최초 공개…하이퍼카 디자인 첫선 [영상]" [Genesis ‘Magma Racing Team’ debuts...first look at hypercar design [Video]]. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Why Genesis Magma Racing chose IDEC Sport for its future in endurance racing". 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
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