Hyundai Motor Company Sponsors Amateur Racing Team for 7 Consecutive Years

TEAM HMC, Participating in the 2023 Hyundai N Festival

Hyundai Motor Company announced on the 27th that it held the ‘Hyundai Motor-TEAM HMC Sponsorship Agreement Ceremony’ at the Autoway Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, attended by Yoo Won-ha, Vice President and Head of Hyundai Motor’s Domestic Business Division, and Kim Joo-hyun, Team Leader of the ‘TEAM HMC (Hyundai Motor Club)’ racing team.

TEAM HMC, celebrating its 7th anniversary this year, is an amateur racing team composed of members of the ‘Hyundai Motor Club,’ a fan club voluntarily formed by customers who love the Hyundai brand. The team consists of a total of five drivers, including broadcaster Yang Sang-guk, who has participated as a driver for seven consecutive years, and newly joined actor Jo Jae-yoon. This year, two female drivers will also participate.

(From left) Broadcaster Yang Sang-guk, Kim Juhyun, TEAM HMC Racing Team Manager, Yoo Won-ha, Vice President of Hyundai Motor Domestic Business Division, and Lee Tae-soo, Executive Director of Hyundai Motor Domestic Service Business Division, are posing for a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Hyundai Motor]

Hyundai Motor supports TEAM HMC for the seventh consecutive year by providing professional driving suits, an exclusive technical team for vehicle maintenance, and a certain amount of expenses related to race participation. This year, new drivers will have the opportunity to participate in a step-by-step driving training program operated at the ‘HMG Driving Experience Center.’

TEAM HMC will compete in the ‘2023 Hyundai N Festival,’ the largest domestic motorsports event where races are held with a single car model. The event will be held over seven rounds from September 29 to October 29 at Inje Speedium and Yeongam International Circuit.

A Hyundai Motor official stated, “We hope that customers who love Hyundai can directly experience and enjoy the charm of motorsports,” adding, “We will continue to provide support and efforts in various ways for the development of domestic motorsports culture.”