Thierry Neuville has signed a one-year contract extension with Hyundai, the team confirmed a few minutes before the start of Shakedown ahead of this weekend’s WRC Acropolis Rally in Greece.
Current WRC championship leader Thierry Neuville will stay at Hyundai for next year’s WRC season. 2025 will be The Belgian’s 12th season with the Alzenau-based squad as he joined the team when it (re)entered the WRC back in 2014.
Neuville’s contract extension confirms that Hyundai’s WRC line-up will be, like this year, led by the Belgian alongside Ott Tänak.
Hyundai’s plans for its third car are unclear at the moment: “The line-up plans for the third Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid car will be announced in due course.”
Thierry Neuville said: “I am very happy to extend my contract with Hyundai Motorsport for the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship season. There are not many partnerships in motorsport that have spanned as long as ours, but since 2014 we have achieved great success together.
“I’ve said before that this team has become a second family to me, and our ambition and motivation has only grown year after year. It would be a great honour to win our first drivers’ title with them at the end of this season, and to carry that forward into a 12th year together. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us.”
Hyundai Motorsport President and Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul said: “The decision to maintain this competitive pairing at Hyundai Motorsport underscores our commitment to the series in 2025, where we will once again be targeting all three championship titles.
“Thierry has been with Hyundai Motorsport since the very start, proving invaluable to the team both on the stages and in the factory over the past 11 years. With him and his co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe now locked in for next season, we have all of the ingredients needed to continue fighting at the very pinnacle of our sport.”
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