Hyundai Motorsport has confirmed that they will be running a three car set-up at Rally de Portugal. Thierry Neuville and Juho Hänninen will be the two fighting out for points in the Rally, while Dani Sordo will be driving the Hyundai i20 WRC #20. Hyundai hope to use Hyundai i20 WRC #20 car as away of fast tracking their development.
Team Principal Michel Nandan commented: “Having three cars at Rally de Portugal will be very positive for us and it will allow us to continue our data collection and to accumulate more mileage in our debut WRC season. I think we have a good line-up for Portugal with Thierry, Juho and Dani – each of them will bring their experience and will give us their own unique feedback which will help us in the continuous development of the Hyundai i20 WRC. Thierry’s level of performance combined with Juho’s skills on gravel and Dani’s experience and excellent track record at Rally de Portugal make them a very good choice for the event” he said.
Hyundai have also confirmed that they will compete in the Fafe Rally Sprint, the one-day event will be held on Saturday 29th March at the iconic Fafe-Lameirinha stage. It's expected that hundreds of thousands of spectators will attend the event.
“We are also very happy to take part in the Fafe Rally Sprint the weekend before Rally de Portugal. Of course, this will be a very warm-up for the event but it’s also a fantastic occasion for hundreds of thousands fans gather to see their WRC heroes in action on one of most famed stages in the history of the World Rally Championship” he concluded.
