Genesis Magma Racing Achieves Best-ever WEC Result, Finishing 7th in North American Debut at WEC

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Genesis Magma Racing, the racing team under Genesis, entered the top 10 at the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), "Lone Star Le Mans," held on the local time of the 6th at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas.

In this six-hour race, the GMR-001 Hypercar #17 crossed the finish line in seventh place, securing points and achieving the team's best result since its WEC debut. The GMR-001 Hypercar #19 finished in 15th place. This event marked Genesis Magma Racing's first WEC race in North America and its second points finish of the season.

Both GMR-001 Hypercars completed the race without mechanical issues, finishing on the same lap as the leading car, demonstrating reliability and competitiveness. The COTA circuit is a high-difficulty track featuring a mix of high-speed corners, heavy braking zones, and rough road surfaces, with high temperatures and track temperatures cited as key variables for tire management. The team leveraged experience accumulated through the 24th Hours of Le Mans and São Paulo 6-hour races this season and actively utilized pre-test data from the same circuit in July to optimize vehicle setup and tire strategy, enhancing performance in high-temperature conditions.

The United States is a key global market for Genesis and the region where the full-scale GMR-001 model was first unveiled; through this event, the team expanded the presence of Genesis Magma among North American fans. Cyril Abiteboul, the team's general manager, stated that they successfully achieved their goal of replicating the reliability shown in São Paulo under extreme conditions and finishing both cars on the same lap as the leaders to secure points. He added that seventh place is the best result since the FIA WEC debut and that they will continue to enhance competitiveness based on data. Lee Si-hyeok, head of the Genesis Business Division, noted that securing points demonstrated Genesis's competitiveness on the global motorsports stage and affirmed that the brand would further strengthen its position as a global luxury brand by leveraging motorsports technology and experience going forward.

Meanwhile, Genesis Magma Racing will compete in the sixth round of the WEC, the "Fuji 6 Hours," to be held at Fuji Speedway in Japan on the 27th.

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