Genesis Magma Racing () is the motorsports team of Genesis, the luxury brand of Hyundai Motor Group. It is part of Genesis' high-performance Magma program.
History In April 2024, Genesis unveiled the brand's high-performance lineup, the Magma, in New York. On December 4, 2024, at the Genesis Motorsports Premiere event held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Genesis announced its plans to participate in endurance motorsports and unveiled its racing team, Genesis Magma Racing. The team logo is inspired by the initials () of the Hangul Magma ().
In December 2024, the team announced plans to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2026 and the IMSA SportsCar Championship from 2027. The team has recruited André Lotterer and Pipo Derani as its drivers. Genesis also announced a partnership with IDEC Sport to develop its team for 2026 and run an Oreca 07 in the LMP2 class in the 2025 European Le Mans Series.
Racing GMR-001
Genesis unveiled the GMR-001 hypercar in December 2024, which was inspired by the Magma program. An arch-shaped parabolic line extending from the front to the rear was applied, and an active spoiler was installed at the rear.
Racing record European Le Mans Series results YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pts2025BARLECIMOSPASILPOR IDEC SportLMP218Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Jamie Chadwick Mathys Jaubert Daniel Juncadella111111133rd90
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps 2025 IDEC Sport 18 Oreca 07-Gibson Jamie Chadwick Mathys Jaubert André Lotterer LMP2 206 DNF DNF 2026 Genesis Magma Racing 17 Genesis GMR-001 Pipo Derani Mathys Jaubert André Lotterer Hypercar 263 DNF DNF 19 Paul-Loup Chatin Mathieu Jaminet Daniel Juncadella 372 13th 13th
Driver development programme Upon the team's foundation, Genesis collaborated with IDEC Sport to set up the Genesis Trajectory Programme. A year later, its scope was expanded beyond sports car racing. Its drivers include:
Driver Hypercar experience Mathys Jaubert 2025 European Le Mans Series (2025) Genesis (2026) Daniel Juncadella 2025 European Le Mans Series (2025) Genesis (2026) Jamie Chadwick 2025–2026 European Le Mans Series (2025–2026) Genesis (2026) Laurents Hörr 2026 European Le Mans Series (2026) Valerio Rinicella 2026 European Le Mans Series (2026) Michael Shin 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship (2026) Kyuho Lee 2026 GB3 Championship (2026)
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