Genesis Sports Car Makes Global Motorsport Debut
Genesis Sports Car: Magma Racing Team Unveiled in Dubai
Genesis (ˈjenəsəs) has officially (əˈfiSH(ə)lē) announced (əˈnounst, announce əˈnoun(t)s) its entry (ˈentrē) into global motorsports (ˈmōdərˌspôrts), unveiling (ˌənˈvāliNG, unveil ˌənˈvāl) its high-performance (hī pərˈfôrməns) racing (ˈrāsiNG, race rās) team, Genesis Magma Racing, during (ˈd(y)o͞oriNG) a premiere (prəˈmir) event (əˈvent) in Dubai (duːˈbaɪ) on the 4th (fôrTH).

The luxury (ˈləkSH(ə)rē) automaker (ˈôdōˌmākər) announced plans to compete (kəmˈpēt) in endurance (inˈd(y)o͞orəns) racing, the most prestigious (preˈstējəs) and demanding (diˈmand-iNG, demand diˈmand) motorsport category (ˈkadəˌɡôrē), beginning (biˈɡiniNG, begin biˈɡin) in 2026 (twenty twenty-six).
Genesis will enter the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (WTSCC) with two cars (t(y)o͞o kärz) in each series (ˈsirēz), demonstrating (ˈdemənˌstrātiNG, demonstrate ˈdemənˌstrāt) its engineering (ˌenjəˈniriNG, engineer ˌenjəˈnir) expertise (ˌekspərˈtēz).
Genesis will compete in the premier Le Mans Daytona Hybrid (LMDh) (ləˈmɒ̃ deɪˈtoʊnə ˈhīˌbrid) class, developing (dəˈveləpiNG, develop dəˈveləp) a cutting-edge (ˈkədiNG ej) prototype (ˈprōdəˌtīp) in collaboration (kəˌlabəˈrāSH(ə)n) with renowned (rəˈnound) race car manufacturer (ˌman(y)əˈfakCH(ə)rər) Oreca (ˈôrəkə).

Alongside (əˈlôNGˌsīd) its racing (ˈrāsiNG, race rās) entry, Genesis introduced (ˌintrəˈd(y)o͞ost, introduce ˌintrəˈd(y)o͞os) the GMR-001 Hypercar (ˈhīpərˌkär), embodying (emˈbädē-iNG, embody emˈbädē) the brand’s (brandz) vision (ˈviZHən).
The sleek (slēk) design (dəˈzīn) features (ˈfēCHərz, feature ˈfēCHər) Genesis’ signature (ˈsiɡnəCHər) two-line lighting (ˈlītiNG, light līt) and an aerodynamic (ˌerōdīˈnamik) profile (ˈprōˌfīl), with an active (ˈaktiv) rear (rir) spoiler (ˈspoilər) enhancing (inˈhans-iNG, enhance inˈhans) stability (stəˈbilədē) at high speeds (spēdz).
The Genesis Magma Racing team will be led (led, lead lēd) by drivers André Lotterer (änˈdrā ˈlɒtərər) and Luís Felipe Derani, both highly accomplished (əˈkämpliSHt, accomplish əˈkämpliSH) endurance racers.

Hyundai Motorsport president Cyril Abiteboul, who also oversees (ˌōvərˈsēz, oversee ˌōvərˈsē) Genesis Magma Racing, called (kôld, call kôl) the move “a historic (həˈstôrik) milestone (ˈmīlˌstōn) and an exciting (ikˈsītiNG, excite ikˈsīt) challenge.” (ˈCHalənj)
Before its full WEC debut (deɪˈbjuː) in twenty twenty-six, Genesis will enter (ˈen(t)ər) the European (ˌjʊərəˈpiːən) Le Mans Series in twenty twenty-five in partnership (ˈpärt-nər-ˌSHip) with IDEC Sport, preparing (prēˈperiNG, prepare prēˈper) for its endurance (inˈd(y)o͞orəns) racing campaign (kamˈpān).
Genesis is now poised (poizd, poise poiz) to establish (əˈstabliSH) itself as a dominant (ˈdämənənt) force (fôrs) in global motorsports, using (ˈyo͞oziNG, use yo͞oz) its participation (pärˌtisəˈpāSH(ə)n) as a platform (ˈplatˌfôrm) to push (po͝oSH) high-performance technology (tekˈnäləjē) and innovation (ˌinəˈvāSH(ə)n, innovate ˌinəˈvāt).
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