Hyundai Motor's 'The New Elantra N TCR (domestic name: The New Avante N TCR)' achieved a double podium, taking both first and second place at the final round of the '2025 TCR World Tour' held at Macau's 'Kia Circuit (Guia Circuit)' from Nov. 13 to 16 (local time).
Hyundai Motor's The New Elantra N TCR finished the season with five victories, including this Macau win, at five of the eight TCR World Tour events held this year in Spain, Italy, Australia and Korea.
The Kia Circuit, where this race was held, is a historic street circuit with a total length of 6,120 km featuring repeated sharp turns, sections with severe elevation changes and narrow road widths that make overtaking itself difficult, so drivers' ability to deliver balanced races despite excellent vehicle performance and extreme driving conditions is more important than anything else.
Nestor Girolami, who competed in The New Elantra N TCR, was the first to cross the finish line in the first final race held on the 15th (Sat) and claimed victory. Mikel Azcona, who competed in the same race car, finished second behind Nestor Girolami, delivering a double podium for the BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse team.
Nestor Girolami earned 61 points at the Macau round to finish the 2025 season with a total of 299 points, placing sixth in the drivers institutional sector, and Mikel Azcona finished the 2025 season in ninth in the drivers institutional sector with a total of 273 points, including 28 points earned at the Macau round. Norbert Michelisz, who competed alongside the two drivers, missed the Macau victory but finished the 2025 season eighth in the drivers institutional sector with a total of 290 points thanks to wins in the Italy and Australia rounds.
The BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse team, which includes the three drivers, finished the season second in the teams institutional sector by earning a total of 765 points in the 2025 season thanks to the drivers' experienced race management and teamwork.
The TCR World Tour, held annually around the world, is a 'customer racing' event in which manufacturers are prohibited from competing directly and professional racing teams that purchased the manufacturers' race cars compete; it tours regional TCR races and aggregates results to determine rankings.
The TCR series comprises about 40 events worldwide, including continental and national races, and the top global event, the TCR World Tour, held eight events this year starting with the season opener in Mexico and traveling through Spain, Italy, Korea and ending in Macau.
In particular, in Oct. the TCR World Tour held a race for the first time in its history at Inje Speedium in Inje, Gangwon Province, Korea, where Hyundai Motor's The New Elantra N TCR won and provided great enjoyment to domestic motorsports fans who visited the site.
A Hyundai Motor official said, "We are pleased to finish the season with good results at the final round thanks to the BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse team's excellent driving capabilities and diverse circuit experience," and said, "We will continue to do our best to bring good news to the N brand and motorsports fans."
Hyundai Motor's The New Elantra N TCR also proved the N brand's outstanding technology to the world by achieving the remarkable record of completing the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race for the 10th consecutive year and winning the TCR class for the fifth consecutive year at the '2025 Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race' held in the Nürburgring region of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, in June.
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