Hyundai Motor to co-host '2026 World Touring Car Festival' with Inje County... Three races clash simultaneously

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Hyundai Motor announced on the 28th that it will jointly host the '2026 Inje World Touring Car Festival' with Inje County, Gangwon Province, for two days from October 3 to 4 at the Inje Speedium in Gangwon Province. This event marks the second consecutive year that three motorsports competitions—the domestic largest single-make race 'Hyundai N Festival', and the top-tier touring car events under the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), 'TCR World Tour' and 'TCR Asia'—will be held simultaneously.

The Hyundai N Festival runs a total of six rounds this year, starting in May and continuing through November. This festival will feature the fourth round. The competition is organized into three classes: the Gran Turismo eN1 class, which features dedicated Gyeongju vehicles developed based on the Ioniq 5 N and Elantra N; the Kumho N1 class; and the Nexen N2 class.

The TCR World Tour, held alongside this event, is the premier touring car competition among regional events including TCR Europe and TCR Asia, as well as national events such as TCR Italy and TCR China. Since 2018, Hyundai Motor has sold and supported Gyeongju vehicles based on the i30 N and Elantra N, securing two team championships and five driver championships in the TCR World Tour. This year, the BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse team, competing with the Elantra N TCR Gyeongju vehicle, holds second place in the team championship, while its driver Mikel Azcona also maintains second place in the driver championship. Notably, Azcona has narrowed the gap to the leader by 10 points, and this race is expected to be a crucial stage that will determine the outcome of the season championship.

Hyundai Motor will operate various on-site programs for customers visiting this festival. Spectators can get up close with Gyeongju vehicles and drivers participating in the competition through grid walks and pit walks, and can also participate in circuit safaris where they experience the track firsthand by riding in buses and other vehicles, as well as N taxis. Hyundai Motor N Management Office Park Jun-u (SVP) repeatedly expressed hope that this event will become a more special festival where many domestic and international customers and motorsports fans can directly experience and enjoy the charm of motorsports together.

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