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GMR-001 Category: Vehicle Model Wikipedia: Genesis GMR-001 Description: A racing car produced by Genesis & ORECA. Page Sections: History · Photographs |
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Genesis GMR-001 page on 14 December 2025, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The Genesis GMR-001 is an upcoming sports prototype developed by Genesis and Oreca. Designed to compete under LMDh regulations, the GMR-001 is set to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar category and the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the GTP category starting in 2026 and 2027 respectively.
In September 2024, Hyundai announced that they would be launching a LMDh programme under their Genesis luxury car brand with Oreca as the chassis supplier.
Genesis Motor formally unveiled their car at large scale at a launch event in Dubai three months later in December 2024, now known as the GMR-001. At the event, they announced that their new team, Genesis Magma Racing, would officially enter the FIA World Endurance Championship with the GMR-001 by 2026, followed by an entrance into the IMSA SportsCar Championship the year after. Team principal Cyril Abiteboul confirmed that the GMR-001 would be using a twin-turbocharged V8 engine and contain a hybrid system.
Alongside the unveiling, former FIA WEC champion André Lotterer and IMSA champion Pipo Derani were confirmed to have joined Genesis in helping develop the GMR-001. In preparation for the marque's official Hypercar participation, Genesis also confirmed their entry into the 2025 European Le Mans Series with IDEC Sport in LMP2, competing with an Oreca 07 driven by Jamie Chadwick, and Mathys Jaubert. Former Formula One driver Logan Sargeant was initially included in the line-up before he "stepped away" from the program prior to the season's commencement. He was replaced by Daniel Juncadella. Jaubert and Juncadella were later confirmed to be joining Genesis alongside Derani and Lotterer in September 2025.
The car completed its first shakedown test in August 2025 at Circuit Paul Ricard. It underwent its first rigorous endurance test a month later in September 2025 at Algarve International Circuit, completing 32 hours of test time with Lotterer, Derani, Jaubert, and Juncadella present at the test.
