WRC – Bouffier and Sordo at Rally Germany

Bryan Bouffier s’apprête à faire ses débuts avec Hyundai en WRC by committing to Rally from Germany from August 22 to 24. After giving the i20 WRC its first victory at the Antibes Rally held as part of the French Rally Championship, the Korean manufacturer's test driver will find himself on the front row at the wheel of the No. 20 prepared by the second team. The Frenchman recently distinguished himself by taking second place in the Acropolis Rally in ERC in a Citroën DS3 RRC and taking 14th place in the Polish Rally at the wheel of a Fiesta R5.

“They have made impressive progress since last year’s trials and I was honored to be part of the journey. We worked hard to develop the car during testing, but nothing replaces the thrill of a WRC event. I will do my best to contribute to the development of the car in the second half of the season”, commented Bryan Bouffier who will be co-driven by Xavier Panseri. “Bryan is part of the Hyundai Motorsport family.”, underlines for his part Team Principal Michel Nandan. “He has been with us for a year as a test driver and we are lucky to have him with us again this year. He knows a lot about the Hyundai i20 WRC and the team and he will be a great asset in our crew with Thierry (Neuville) and Dani (Sordo). »

The Spaniard will logically be on the trip after winning his first victory last year at the wheel of the Citroën DS3 WRC. “We are also happy to see Dani return to the #8 for the fourth time this year, this time on the asphalt of Rally Germany.”, continues Michel Nandan. “This event will be a great opportunity to highlight the potential of the Hyundai i20 WRC on asphalt. We are sure we have the ideal crew for Germany. »