Hyundai Motor UK is official car partner to Wales Rally GB

MEDIA RELEASE: Building on last year’s successful affiliation, Hyundai Motor UK will be re-appointed as ‘Official Car Partner’ to Wales Rally GB – a move that reinforces the company’s growing presence at the forefront of the WRC.

The partnership between Wales Rally GB and Hyundai Motor UK will see the i20 WRC car once again featuring prominently on all the 2015 event’s promotional materials including posters, ticketing leaflets and publicity flyers as well as on the walesrallygb.com website and the cover of the official programme.

Hyundai Motor UK will also provide a fleet of liveried vehicles for use on the event by key members of the organisation team and FIA dignitaries.

Tony Whitehorn, President & CEO, Hyundai Motor UK Ltd, commented, “We are delighted to be supporting the smooth operation of Wales Rally GB for the second consecutive year – what better way is there to showcase the robustness of our products than over the tough forest rally routes of North and Mid Wales in November!”

He continued: “Rallying here in the UK has a significant, engaged and massively enthusiastic audience. We hope that through our continued support we can engage with our consumers in a more dynamic way as well helping to further raise awareness of Wales Rally GB.”

Hyundai Motorsport’s ambitious team last year secured its first WRC victory, alongside several other podium finishes and so far this year, has secured podium finishes in Sweden and Sardinia.

The team also enjoyed an encouraging Wales Rally GB debut in 2014 when Thierry Neuville just missed out on a podium with a highly creditable fourth position. There was further success, too, in the National Rally with BBC TopGear magazine’s Oliver Marriage taking B2 Class Honours in his Hyundai i20.

This year, Hyundai Motorsport will be running a four car line-up in Wales Rally GB, which will feature British co-driver Sebastian Marshall, who will be joining promising Dutch driver, Kevin Abbring.

“It was a pleasure to join forces with Hyundai last year and we are delighted the company will extend its role as ‘Official Car Partner’ to Wales Rally GB in 2015,” said Ben Taylor, Managing Director of Wales Rally GB. “The staging of a major world championship event is a huge project, and we couldn’t possibly achieve it without the support of major partners like Hyundai. Their increased involvement is reflective of the greater commercialisation of the event and demonstrates the value that the rally can bring to partners.”

Wales Rally GB features four days of dramatic action, predominantly set on the legendary forest tracks of north and mid Wales in November. Full information and details of significantly discounted advance tickets can be found on the official www.walesrallygb.com website.