Hyundai Motor Completes N?rburgring 24-Hour Endurance Race for 7 Consecutive Years

Elantra N TCR and i30 N TCR crossing the finish line of the N?rburgring 24-hour endurance race.
Photo by Hyundai Motor Company

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Hyundai Motor Company's high-performance brand N has achieved victory and successfully completed all entries for seven consecutive years in the world's most grueling race, the N?rburgring 24 Hours endurance race.

Hyundai announced on the 30th that at the '2022 N?rburgring 24 Hours Endurance Race (ADAC TOTAL 24h Race)' held from the 28th to 29th at the N?rburgring circuit located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the Elantra N TCR (domestic name: Avante N TCR) and i30 N TCR took 1st and 2nd place respectively in the TCR class. Additionally, the i30 N competed in the VT2 class and finished 5th. Their overall rankings were 18th, 31st, and 83rd respectively.

A total of 135 vehicles participated in this race, with 93 successfully completing the race. The TCR class featured high-performance race cars such as the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, SEAT Cupra TCR, and Audi RS3 LMS TCR, engaging in fierce competition.

In the case of Hyundai's Elantra N TCR, after challenging the N?rburgring 24 Hours endurance race, it won the class for two consecutive years and ranked high with an overall 18th place. The i30 N TCR, which also participated, achieved runner-up in the class and recorded 31st place overall.

With this, Hyundai's high-performance brand N set a great record by successfully completing the N?rburgring 24 Hours endurance race for seven consecutive years since 2016. Til Batenberg, Executive Director of Hyundai Motor Company N Brand Management Motorsport Division, said, “We are very pleased that the Elantra N TCR won the N?rburgring 24 Hours endurance race TCR class for two consecutive years,” and added, “Based on the technology gained through the relentless challenges of the high-performance brand N, we will continuously strive to present cars that provide the best enjoyment to our customers.”

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