Hyundai Motor Company will showcase the country's largest one-make race, the Hyundai N Festival, alongside the global touring car competition, the TCR World Tour.
The company announced that it will hold the 2026 Inje World Touring Car Festival in collaboration with Inje County at the Inje Speedium on October 3-4.
The Inje World Touring Car Festival consists of three motorsport events: the Hyundai N Festival, organized by Hyundai, the TCR World Tour, governed by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), and TCR Asia.
The Hyundai N Festival is the largest one-make race in the country, featuring competition among a single model. It runs from May to November, comprising a total of six rounds, with the fourth round taking place during this event.
Racing cars developed based on the Ioniq 5 N and Avante N will compete in three classes: Gran Turismo eN1, Kumho N1, and Nexen N2.
The TCR World Tour is the premier touring car competition, encompassing regional events like TCR Europe and TCR Asia, as well as national competitions such as TCR Italy and TCR China.
Since 2018, Hyundai has been selling and supporting racing cars based on the i30 N and Avante N, achieving two team championships and five driver championships in the TCR World Tour.
This year, the 'BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse,' competing with the Avante N TCR, is currently in second place in the team championship. Driver Mikel Azcona is also in second place in the driver championship, trailing the leader by 10 points.
Park Jun-woo, executive director of Hyundai's N management division, stated, "The FIA TCR World Tour being held in Korea for two consecutive years is very meaningful for domestic motorsports fans."
Inje Speedium is an international-standard automobile racetrack located in Inje County, Gangwon Province, featuring a total length of 3.908 kilometers and 19 corners.
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