Teemu Suninen from Finland and Fabrizio Zaldivar from Paraguay will proceed to drive within the 2023 WRC2 season for Hyundai Motorsport N, the group offered their enterprise on Monday, and after ending second within the groupĀ“s championship, they are going to be constructing on that for the season begin that can happen in Rally Sweden subsequent month with the total entry listing to be printed afterward Monday afternoon.
Suninen demonstrated the capabilities of the Hyundai i20 N Rally2 by profitable the ultimate spherical of the season he participated in at RallyRACC Catalunya ā Costa Daurada 2022 and likewise completed on the rostrum on two events in Estonia and Japan.
āIām thrilled to be returning to Hyundai Motorsport for an additional season in WRC2. 2023 might be difficult, however we undoubtedly have lots of potential within the Hyundai i20 N Rally2. Iām assured we will win extra rallies and be a critical contender for the title this 12 months. We have to push ourselves and the automobile with a view to be competing on the entrance in each occasion, however I can see everybody within the group is prepared to try this to realize the outcomes we deserve. We all know the automobile significantly better this 12 months than final, so itās thrilling to suppose the place we will take it.ā Suninen stated.
ZaldivarĀ“s did his first season within the WRC2 final 12 months and it was used as a studying season to achieve some expertise. The Paraguayan native managed to take two stage wins and completed 4 rallies inside the prime ten.
āThis season I hope to enhance my outcomes in addition to proceed the nice practices we constructed as a group final 12 months. I do know the Hyundai i20 Rally2 very nicely now, which is able to assist put us on the entrance foot as we begin a brand new season. The gravel occasions are those that come extra naturally to me, nonetheless I made some good progress on tarmac final 12 months too. It will likely be attention-grabbing to start out on snow this season, however it’s a problem I’m trying ahead to. I imagine this season might be my greatest up to now, and Iām actually hoping for some standout outcomes to assist the group win the title.ā Zaldivar stated.
It will likely be the French group 2C Competitors that can run the manufacturing facilityās funding, they may now take over after Estonian group RedGrey leaves the duty for the reason that group proprietor Ott TƤnak left Hyundai to hitch M-Sport Ford WRT for this season. The group has already been intently tied to Hyundai, operating for a few seasons some non-public Hyundai i20 WRC entries for drivers like Pierre-Louis Loubet and Oliver Solberg, and final 12 months operating an i20 WRC for Ken Block, who sadly handed away earlier this 12 months, within the American Rally Affiliation.
The group has already introduced they may tackle Rally Croatia after Sweden adopted by Rally de Portugal, Rally Italia Sardegna, Rally Estonia, Rally Finland, and Rally Chile throughout the 2023 season.
