Hyundai Motor Company Holds N Festival Comprehensive Awards Ceremony

Hyundai Motor Company announced on the 7th that it held the comprehensive awards ceremony for the 2023 season of the largest domestic one-make (a car race conducted with a single car model) race, the ‘Hyundai N Festival,’ at Layer 41 in Seongsu, Seoul. About 250 event officials, including teams and drivers participating in the Hyundai N Festival, attended.

2023 Hyundai N Festival N1 Class Overall Winner Driver Kim Gyumin
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The overall team championship was won by the DCT Racing Team. The main class N1 overall winner was driver Kim Gyumin (DCT Racing Team), while the N2 and N3 classes were won by drivers Jeong Sango (LimbraVio) and Oh Minhong (Ghost), respectively. Driver Kim was also finally selected as the 2023 Hyundai Junior Driver and will challenge the N?rburgring 24-hour endurance race next year.

They also announced plans to operate a new electric vehicle race category, the eN1 class, which will be applied to the N Festival starting next year. To provide motorsports fans with easier access and offer drivers race experiences on a wider variety of circuits, a race at Yongin Speedway (located in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province) was added.

Teaser image of Korea's first EV one-make race car 'IONIQ 5 eN1 Cup Car'
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The design of the ‘Ioniq 5 eN1 Cup Car,’ the first domestic one-make EV race car based on the Ioniq 5N, which will compete in the eN1 class, was also unveiled. By applying dedicated race parts, it secures faster cornering speeds and stability.

Park Junwoo, Executive Director of Hyundai Motor Company’s N Brand Management Division, said, “I would like to express my gratitude to the drivers, teams, and operational staff who illuminated the 2023 Hyundai N Festival,” adding, “Hyundai Motor Company will become a leader in the new EV race platform in line with the upcoming electric vehicle era, and through the Hyundai N Festival, we will continuously strive to develop domestic motorsports culture and promote its global expansion.”

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