Genesis is facing a tight deadline to develop its GMR-001 LMDh hypercar for the 2026 Le Mans race. The South Korean brand has yet to start building the car, relying only on a scale model, and will leverage Hyundai's motorsport expertise, particularly its four-cylinder engines from the World Rally Championship, to create a novel V8 hybrid powertrain. The GMR-001 will utilize an Oreca spec-chassis and be run exclusively by Genesis Magma Racing, marking a departure from the practice of partnering with experienced endurance racing teams.
The South Korean brand needs to develop its new Le Mans racer at hyperspeed. As with other LMDh hypercars, the GMR-001 will use a hybrid system and be capped at 671 hp. Genesis has decided to base the car around a spec-chassis from Oreca. In 2026, Genesis will go endurance racing with its new GMR-001 LMDh hypercar, but the company is under pressure to meet this deadline, having yet to start building the car. At this stage, all it has is a scale model.
Not only will using Hyundai’s existing four-pots help Genesis make the grid in 2026, but these engines already offer good “weight, energy efficiency, serviceability in case of anything happening during the race,” Abiteboul told Road & Track. Underpinning the GMR-001 will be a chassis from Oreca. Acura and Alpine also use this chassis.
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