Since this season Genesis Magma Racing entered motorsports, its growth rate has been rapid. It has already reported its third LMP2 class victory this season.
Genesis brand (hereinafter Genesis) said on the 17th that drivers of its racing team Genesis Magma Racing won their third LMP2 class victory and finished first overall at the fifth round of the 2025 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) held recently at Silverstone in the United Kingdom.
The European Le Mans Series is a proving ground for the Le Mans 24 Hours, the world's top endurance race, and the World Endurance Championship (WEC), and Genesis is participating in this event as a preliminary step toward joining the WEC Hypercar class in 2026 together with its racing operations partner IDEC Sport.
Genesis earlier achieved an LMP2 class win and a second overall place at the season opener held April 6 (local time) at the Catalonia circuit in Barcelona, Spain, and went on to take a second LMP2 class victory and first overall at the second round held at the Paul Ricard circuit in Le Castellet in southeastern France.
The LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2) class is one of four classes racing simultaneously at this event. To minimize mechanical performance differences, it uses a standardized chassis (Oreca 07) and engine (Gibson V8), allowing practical training for WEC by enabling long-duration driving and traffic management required for endurance racing.
At the fifth round of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) on Sept. 14 (local time), Genesis Magma Racing drivers Jamie Chadwick, Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella claimed the LMP2 class victory and first overall. Rain fell in the late stages of the race, and by switching to wet tires on slippery track conditions the team propelled itself to the front.
With this victory, the three drivers narrowed the gap to the leader to six points and rose to second in the LMP2 class season standings. The final round is scheduled for Oct. 18 (local time) at Portimão, Portugal.
Genesis Magma Racing has been posting steady results on the ELMS stage this season. Although the early part of the season was highly challenging, the fifth-round win has put them into the title race and raised expectations ahead of full WEC entry next year.
Cyril Abiteboul, head of Hyundai Motorsport and director general of Genesis Magma Racing, said the early-season goal had not been to compete for wins, but now they can look toward the championship title. He said they will finish the season perfectly at the final Portimão race and prepare for next year's WEC entry.
Genesis then conducted five days of focused running this month at the Paul Ricard circuit in France and began the first full test of the GMR-001. This run was the first phase of hypercar development, focusing on validating software settings for the vehicle's major systems. Drivers André Lotterer and Pipo Derani completed more than 500 laps, and Genesis Magma Racing and Oreca closely cooperated to accumulate initial data and begin full performance validation.
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