Hyundai luxury brand Genesis finishes first shakedown of its Le Mans Hypercar

Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis is preparing for its debut season in the World Endurance Championship next year. They will be entering under the name Genesis Magma Racing with the top-flight hypercar class with the GMR-001.

Last year, they’ve shown the initial design of what the hypercar could look like. But now they’ve finished building the real thing, and they’ve actually done a successful shakedown at the track.

Genesis Magma Racing announced they are now preparing for the first full test of the GMR-001 Hypercar along with chassis partner ORECA. Following the installation of the engine, hybrid system and gearbox, along with the successful fire-up of the car last month, ORECA mechanics completed the build before delivering the car to Genesis Magma Racing engineers, who will take the lead in testing the car.

As the chassis partner, ORECA will remain part of the long-term project, supporting the development of the GMR-001. On the other hand, Genesis Magma Racing drivers André Lotterer and Pipo Derani have already logged in laps in the simulator to calibrate the virtual model and establish a baseline setup to maximize the initial running of the GMR-001.

“Every bit of running we do with the GMR-001 Hypercar in 2025 is extremely valuable. The work in preparation that André and Pipo have done on the simulator and during the shakedown means that we have a good starting point for the first tests. Working with our chassis partners at ORECA throughout the testing and development, we can quickly take the data from each test, find a solution and validate it to be able to take full advantage of every moment,” said Genesis Magma Racing Technical Director FX Demaison.

The team will now embark on an extensive testing schedule at European circuits to further fine tune the car ahead of its race debut in the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship.