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Hyundai Motorsport has confirmed that Dani Sordo/Cándido Carrera and Andreas Mikkelsen/Torstein Eriksen will complete the team’s line-up for the 2024
The two crews, Dani Sordo/Carlos del Barrio and Andreas Mikkelsen/Ola Fløene, will split events with Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm in the team’s third Hyundai i20 N Rally 1 Hybrid. Sordo and Mikkelsen were selected for their experience and talents on specific surfaces in the WRC, allowing Hyundai Motorsport to field the strongest line-up for each event. Sordo excels on rough gravel, Mikkelsen on tarmac, and Lappi on snow and fast gravel rallies. Sordo has been with Hyundai Motorsport for 11 years and will be aiming to add to his 20 podium finishes in Hyundai machinery. Mikkelsen returns to Hyundai after securing two FIA WRC2 drivers’ titles and will also support the development of Hyundai Motorsport’s Rally2 car program. The team’s specific targets for the drivers and the season will be announced in January before the season opener in Monte-Carlo.
