Hyundai Motorsport Announces Three-car Team for Nürburgring 24 Hours TCR Class
Hyundai Motorsport Announces Three-car Team for Nürburgring 24 Hours TCR Class
- Three Hyundai Motorsport N-entered Elantra N TCR cars will contest this year's Nürburgring 24 Hours as part of the team's largest effort yet for the famous endurance race
- The crews for the cars represent three continents and some of the most successful Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing drivers from TCR series
- The manufacturer-supported Hyundai line-up for the race will be completed by a Hyundai Driving Experience-entered i30N Fastback in the VT2 Front-Wheel-Drive class.
- 三輛現代賽車 N 參賽的 Elantra N TCR 賽車將參加今年的紐博格林24小時耐力賽，這是該車隊迄今爲止爲這場著名的耐力賽所做的最大努力的一部分
- 這些賽車的車隊來自三大洲，其中一些是TCR系列中最成功的現代賽車Customer Racing車手
- 製造商支持的現代汽車本次比賽陣容將由現代汽車駕駛體驗進入VT2前輪驅動級別的i30N Fastback來完成。
ALZENAU, Germany, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai will bring its largest team yet to the Nürburgring Nordschleife to contest this year's Nürburgring 24 Hours (May 30-June 2). Three Hyundai Elantra N TCR cars stand ready to chase a fourth consecutive class win for the team.
德國阿爾澤瑙，2024年4月29日 /PRNewswire/ — 現代汽車將帶領其迄今爲止最大的車隊前往紐博格林北環參加今年的紐爾博格林24小時耐力賽（5月30日至6月2日）。三輛現代伊蘭特N TCR賽車隨時準備爲車隊連續第四次奪得級別冠軍。
The crews for the cars hail from three different continents and include the defending class winners, as well as champion Hyundai Motorsport customer drivers from some of the most competitive TCR series.
這些賽車的車隊來自三個不同的大洲，其中包括衛冕級別的冠軍，以及來自一些競爭最激烈的TCR系列的現代賽車客車冠軍。
The three cars – set to carry the #830, #831 and #832 during the endurance racing weekend – will be led by Mikel Azcona, Marc Basseng and Manuel Lauck aboard the #830 car. These three drivers combined to win the TCR class in 2022 and 2023, while Basseng and Lauck also achieved victory at the 2021 Nürburgring 24 Hours in the Elantra N TCR's debut at the legendary endurance race.
這三輛賽車——定於耐力賽週末搭載 #830、#831 和 #832 ——將由米克爾·阿斯科納、馬克·巴森和曼努埃爾·勞克率領登上 #830 賽車。這三位車手在2022年和2023年共同贏得了TCR級別的冠軍，而巴森和勞克也在伊蘭特N TCR首次亮相傳奇的耐力賽中在2021年紐博格林24小時耐力賽中取得了勝利。
The Hyundai-Motor-America-supported Bryan Herta Autosport team enjoyed a superb Nürburgring 24 Hours debut performance in 2023, completing the third-consecutive Hyundai Motorsport Class 1-2 finish. The BHA team returns to the Nordschleife in 2024 with a different driver lineup: Mason Filippi and his team-mate, 2023 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series champion, Harry Gottsacker, will make their second starts in the TCR class. They will be joined by Canadian Mark Wilkins making his 24 Hours debut. 19-year-old Bryson Morris completed the team for the Qualifiers weekend in his first Nordschleife start with a TCR car, although the final driver for the 24 Hours weekend is yet to be confirmed.
由現代汽車美國公司支持的布萊恩·赫塔汽車運動車隊在2023年紐博格林24小時耐力賽首次亮相，連續第三次完成現代賽車1-2級比賽。BHA車隊將於2024年帶着不同的車手陣容重返北環賽道：梅森·菲利皮和他的隊友、2023年IMSA米其林飛行員挑戰賽系列冠軍哈里·戈特薩克將第二次參加TCR級別的比賽。加拿大人馬克·威爾金斯將加入他們的行列，首次亮相24小時耐力賽。19歲的布賴森·莫里斯首次駕駛TCR賽車完成了預選賽週末的車隊，儘管24小時週末的最後一位車手尚未確定。
All new for 2024 is the #832 entry, set to be driven by four stars of the TCR China series: Hongwei Cao, Rainey He, Andy Yan and Zhang Zhen Dong. Cao emerged with the 2023 national series title in his first year driving the Elantra N TCR after a tense season finale on the streets of Macau in November. Cao will share the car for the Nürburgring 24 Hours with his 2023 Hyundai N squad team-mates, He and Yan. The team will be completed by Dong, who competed in TCR China last year with the Z Speed team, finishing eighth in the highly competitive series with a pair of podium appearances. His efforts helped the Elantra N TCR clinch the Car TCR Model of the Year honours in the national series.
2024 年的全新是 #832 參賽作品，將由 TCR 中國系列賽的四位明星主演：曹宏偉、何雨妮、嚴安迪和張振東。在11月澳門街頭經歷了緊張的賽季大結局之後，曹在駕駛伊蘭特N TCR的第一年就獲得了2023年全國系列賽冠軍。曹將與2023年現代N隊的隊友何和顏共享紐博格林24小時耐力賽的賽車。該團隊將由董建華完成，他去年與Z Speed戰隊一起參加了中國TCR，在競爭激烈的系列賽中兩次登上領獎臺，獲得第八名。他的努力幫助伊蘭特N TCR在全國系列賽中獲得了年度汽車TCR車型榮譽。
The team and drivers all competed last weekend at the N24 Qualifiers. They finished the weekend with a perfect 1-2-3 in class in Sunday's four-hour race of the weekend as Azcona, Basseng and Lauck took victory infront of the North American and Chinese teams. On Saturday the #830 team recovered from a puncture to win the class. Similarly, Filippi suffered a puncture early in the race aboard #831 but brought the car back to the pits with no further damage. The car would complete the podium ahead of the Chinese-crewed car in fourth.
車隊和車手上週末都參加了N24預選賽。他們在週日的週末四小時比賽中以全班1-2-3的完美成績結束了本週末，阿斯科納、巴森和勞克在北美和中國隊面前取得了勝利。週六，#830 隊伍從穿刺中恢復過來，贏得了全班冠軍。同樣，菲利皮在比賽初期，在 #831 號上被刺穿，但沒有受到進一步損壞的情況下將賽車帶回了維修區。這輛賽車將領先於中國駕駛的賽車在第四名中登上領獎臺。
The three-car TCR team for the Nürburgring 24 Hours further advances the close connection between Hyundai N, the Nürburgring and the race. Fittingly, Hyundai's N performance division name itself is derived from the legendary German circuit, as well as Namyang, South Korea - home of Hyundai's global R&D centre. Hyundai maintains a technical centre within sight of the circuit, which it uses to conduct extensive testing of every new road car model as part of their on-going development.
紐博格林24小時耐力賽的三輛車的TCR車隊進一步推動了現代N、紐博格林和比賽之間的緊密聯繫。恰如其分的是，現代汽車的N性能部門名稱本身源自傳奇的德國賽道，以及現代汽車全球研發中心所在地韓國南陽。現代汽車在賽道的視線範圍內設有一個技術中心，作爲正在進行的開發的一部分，它利用該中心對每款新的公路車模型進行廣泛的測試。
Hyundai Motorsport has developed an equally strong and successful link with the Nürburgring 24 Hours. All three TCR designs built by the Customer Racing department have scored class podiums in the Nürburgring 24 Hours, with Elantra N TCR race cars emerging victorious the last three years.
現代賽車運動與紐博格林24小時耐力賽建立了同樣牢固而成功的聯繫。客戶賽車部門製造的所有三款TCR設計均在紐博格林24小時耐力賽中登上了級別的領獎臺，伊蘭特N TCR賽車在過去三年中取得了勝利。
The trio of Elantra N TCR teams for the 2024 race aims to add to this incredible record. However, the Nürburgring 24 Hours is widely recognised as one of the most extreme challenges in motorsport. A combination of the unforgiving 25km circuit, famously varying weather conditions, a huge range of performance within the 140+ cars on track, and the difficulty of driving through the night remains unparalleled in modern racing.
參加2024年比賽的三支伊蘭特N TCR車隊旨在增加這一令人難以置信的戰績。但是，紐博格林24小時耐力賽被廣泛認爲是賽車運動中最極端的挑戰之一。無情的 25 公里賽道、衆所周知的多變天氣條件、140 多輛賽車的巨大性能以及夜間駕駛的難度在現代賽車中仍然是無與倫比的。
The official line-up of teams for the race will be completed by the Hyundai Driving Experience i30 Fastback N in the VT2 Front-Wheel-Drive class. In 2023, the team dominated the class, winning by an impressive nine laps, though their advantage was as much as double that margin before a late technical problem. The team for 2024 will include two of the winners from last year in experienced drivers Marcus Willhardt and Michael Bohrer. They will be joined by journalist-racer Jens Dralle who returns for a second year with the team at the Nürburgring 24 Hours after driving a second car in 2023. The team will be completed by Korean Junior driver Gyumin Kim, who has already proven his talent as the Hyundai N Festival winner in his home country last year before helping the team to class podium finishes in the first two NLS races of the season earlier in April.
本次比賽的官方車隊陣容將由VT2前輪驅動級別的現代駕駛體驗i30 Fastback N完成。2023年，該車隊在全組中佔據了主導地位，以令人印象深刻的九圈獲勝，儘管在後期出現技術問題之前，他們的優勢高達該差距的兩倍。2024年的車隊將包括去年的兩名獲勝者，即經驗豐富的車手馬庫斯·威爾哈特和邁克爾·波勒。記者兼賽車手延斯·德拉爾將加入他們的行列，他在2023年駕駛第二輛賽車後，連續第二年與車隊一起參加紐博格林24小時耐力賽。這支車隊將由韓國青少年車手金久敏完成，他去年在自己的祖國已經證明了自己作爲現代NFestival冠軍的才華，然後幫助車隊在4月初的本賽季前兩場NLS比賽中登上了領獎臺。
Hyundai Motor Company Vice President and Head of Hyundai N Brand & Motorsport Sub-division Till Wartenberg said: "Our participation in the Nürburgring 24 Hours has always been a key date in our year. Since the beginning of Hyundai N our high-performance road cars have had a close connection with the Nürburgring, through our technical centre and Hyundai N itself. The success we have enjoyed in the TCR class at the race has only made the event more important as, with Hyundai Motorsport, we have expanded our involvement in the race to three cars, representing some of the most important markets for Hyundai Motor Company and some of the most successful race teams with the Elantra N TCR. We know that all three teams have the ability to achieve a great result, but the Nürburgring 24 Hours remains a great challenge."
現代汽車公司副總裁兼現代N品牌與賽車分部負責人蒂爾·沃滕伯格說： “我們參加紐博格林24小時耐力賽一直是我們這一年的關鍵日子。自現代N成立以來，我們的高性能公路車就通過我們的技術中心和現代 N 本身與紐博格林建立了密切的聯繫。我們在TCR級別的比賽中取得的成功使這項賽事變得更加重要，因爲在現代賽車運動中，我們已將參與比賽的範圍擴大到三輛賽車，代表了現代汽車公司一些最重要的市場，也代表了伊蘭特N TCR的一些最成功的賽車隊。我們知道所有三支隊伍都有能力取得優異的成績，但是紐博格林24小時耐力賽仍然是一項艱鉅的挑戰。”
Hyundai Motorsport President & Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul said: "Hyundai Motorsport is proud to be part of the long-running close connection between Hyundai N and the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Since the beginning of our TCR project, the annual trip to the Nürburgring 24 Hours has been one of the most important dates on our racing calendar – and one of the most successful. Three successive class wins in the TCR class have clearly demonstrated the performance and reliability of the Elantra N TCR in one of the most challenging races in modern motorsport. Being the defending class winners brings with it extra pressure, but I am sure with our three TCR crews we will again be the team to beat on track."
現代賽車總裁兼車隊負責人西里爾·阿比特布爾說： “現代賽車運動很榮幸能成爲現代N和紐博格林北環之間長期的緊密聯繫的一部分。自我們的TCR項目開始以來，每年的紐爾博格林24小時耐力賽一直是我們賽車日曆上最重要的日期之一，也是最成功的日期之一。在現代賽車運動中最具挑戰性的比賽之一中，Elantra N TCR連續三次獲勝，這清楚地證明了Elantra N TCR的性能和可靠性。成爲衛冕冠軍會帶來額外的壓力，但我敢肯定，有了我們的三支TCR隊伍，我們將再次成爲正軌上最值得擊敗的球隊。”
Hyundai Motorsport Circuit Racing Project Manager Julien Moncet said: "The Hyundai Elantra N TCR and our customer teams and drivers have a superb record in both TCR sprint racing series and at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. This year's driver line-up for the three Elantra N TCR cars brings this together. Mikel Azcona, Marc Basseng and Manuel Lauck have won the TCR class for the last two years, so they have a clear pedigree in endurance racing. They will be joined by drivers from our leading customer teams in North America and in China, where they have already enjoyed great success. Last year, the four Bryan Herta Autosport drivers put in a great performance to finish second in class in their debut at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. I am confident both the North American team and the TCR China drivers can achieve another strong result this year."
現代賽車賽道賽車項目經理朱利安·蒙塞說： “現代伊蘭特N TCR以及我們的客戶車隊和車手在TCR短跑系列賽和紐博格林24小時耐力賽中都取得了出色的戰績。今年的三款伊蘭特N TCR賽車的車手陣容彙集了這一點。在過去的兩年中，米克爾·阿茲科納、馬克·巴森和曼努埃爾·勞克贏得了TCR級別的冠軍，因此他們在耐力賽方面有着明顯的血統。來自我們在北美和中國的主要客戶團隊的司機將加入他們的行列，他們已經在那裏取得了巨大的成功。去年，四位布萊恩·赫塔汽車運動車手在紐博格林北環賽道的首次亮相中表現出色，獲得了全班第二名。我相信北美車隊和TCR中國車手今年都能取得又一個強勁的成績。”
About Hyundai Motorsport GmbH
Hyundai Motorsport GmbH is responsible for Hyundai's global motorsport activities, including the FIA World Rally Championship and Customer Racing projects. Since its inception in 2012, Hyundai Motorsport has established a strong reputation in WRC and claimed the manufacturers' title in 2019 and 2020. The company embraced the all-new technical challenge of WRC's hybrid era in 2022, resulting in the birth of the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid. Following the creation of its Customer Racing department in 2015, Hyundai Motorsport has become a trusted partner for teams and drivers looking for success on the rally stages or on racetracks around the world. From its competitive Hyundai i20 N Rally2 to the front-running Hyundai Elantra N TCR, Hyundai Motorsport-built cars have claimed crowns in several national rally championships and titles in the FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) (2018, 2019, 2022) and the TCR World Tour (2023). Hyundai Motorsport has supported an important perception shift for the Hyundai brand around the world over the past ten years and continues to play an instrumental role in driving Hyundai's global high-performance N brand.
關於現代賽車有限公司
現代賽車有限公司負責現代汽車的全球賽車活動，包括國際汽聯世界拉力錦標賽和客戶賽車項目。自2012年成立以來，現代賽車運動在WRC中樹立了良好的聲譽，並在2019年和2020年奪得了製造商的稱號。該公司在2022年迎接了WRC混合動力時代的全新技術挑戰，促成了現代i20 N Rally1混合動力車的誕生。繼2015年成立客戶賽車部門之後，現代賽車運動已成爲尋求在世界各地拉力賽舞臺或賽道上取得成功的車隊和車手值得信賴的合作伙伴。從競爭激烈的現代i20 N Rally2到領先的現代伊蘭特N TCR，現代賽車運動製造的汽車在多個全國拉力錦標賽中奪得桂冠，並在國際汽聯世界房車杯（WTCR）（2018、2019、2022年）和TCR世界巡迴賽（2023年）中奪得冠軍。在過去的十年中，現代賽車運動支持了現代品牌在全球範圍內的重要觀念轉變，並繼續在推動現代汽車全球高性能 N 品牌的發展中發揮重要作用。
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About Hyundai Motor Company
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is present in over 200 countries with more than 120,000 employees dedicated to tackling real-world mobility challenges around the globe. Based on the brand vision 'Progress for Humanity,' Hyundai Motor is accelerating its transformation into a Smart Mobility Solution Provider. The company invests in advanced technologies such as robotics and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to bring about revolutionary mobility solutions, while pursuing open innovation to introduce future mobility services. In pursuit of sustainable future for the world, Hyundai will continue its efforts to introduce zero emission vehicles equipped with industry-leading hydrogen fuel cell and EV technologies.
關於現代汽車公司
現代汽車公司成立於1967年，業務遍及200多個國家，擁有超過12萬名員工，致力於應對全球現實中的出行挑戰。基於品牌願景 “人類進步”，現代汽車正在加速向智能出行解決方案提供商的轉型。該公司投資機器人技術和高級空中交通（AAM）等先進技術，以提供革命性的出行解決方案，同時追求開放式創新以引入未來的出行服務。爲了追求世界的可持續未來，現代將繼續努力推出配備行業領先的氫燃料電池和電動汽車技術的零排放汽車。
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