LE CASTELLET, France, Dec. 15, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing wrapped up an intense year at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with a three-day test from Dec. 10-12 that included an important milestone for the GMR-001 Hypercar’s development. 

Final Test of 2025 Gives Team Chance to Test Operational Processes 

Coming just over a year after the formal announcement of the team in Dubai, the successful test showed how far Genesis Magma Racing and the GMR-001 Hypercar have progressed in 2025. 

A team of personnel has been built from the ground up, bringing together technicians and engineers from endurance racing and staff from Hyundai Motorsport, who were part of the Trajectory Program, embedded within the IDEC Sport LMP2 team. The Barcelona test was a key evaluation of operational processes, involving full crews of mechanics and engineers for the two test cars as well as team management and six-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx, serving as the team’s Racing Advisor. 

Team Manager Anouck Abadie said, “It's like a rehearsal before you go on stage, so that was very important to do it. To know that everybody works well together, because when you pick up people from different teams and environments you don't expect them to know each other at the first race. So, it was really important for us, before closing 2025, to at least do one test with almost a full team. We had 75 people, about 80% of the team here, so now we can see if we need to make some adjustments. Overall, I am very satisfied and optimistic when I see the team working together.” 

The test also brought a significant milestone in the development of the Genesis G8MR 3.2l Turbo V8 engine at the heart of the car. The motor, designed and built by Hyundai Motorsport, was first fired up in February, beginning a series of dyno tests to achieve efficiency, power and reliability targets. During the days at Barcelona, the engine of car #17 surpassed 8,000km — a key reliability goal — before the end of the test. 

“It's a massive deal for us to reach our reliability target,” said Genesis Magma Racing Chief Engineer Justin Taylor. “If you go into the season knowing that you can't complete the longest, most important race, then it would be hard to stay motivated. The power unit guys had the biggest task of anybody with this project, so this speaks to the job they’ve done.” 

Successful Test Completes Remarkable Year 

The team completed three full days of running at the circuit with both cars. Following the confirmation of the team’s driver lineup for the 2026 WEC season, the test was a further opportunity for drivers and engineers to work together as they will next year. #17 GMR-001 Hypercar drivers André Lotterer, Pipo Derani and Mathys Jaubert shared a car sporting a new “liquid metal” livery, overlaid with the Korean Hangeul lettering for “Magma” which inspired the geometric Genesis Magma Racing logo carried on the car’s engine cover. 

Mathieu Jaminet and Dani Juncadella shared the second car with 2026 Reserve Driver Jamie Chadwick, continuing to gain experience in the GMR-001 Hypercar. Paul-Loup Chatin, who will complete the #19 line-up for 2026, was not cleared to drive the car until the new year.

On track, the running focused on optimizing reliable performance within the WEC’s technical regulations on a track representative of many on the FIA WEC calendar. Having two cars on the track also provided the team double the amount of data. 

André Lotterer said, “We have come a long way with since the first test, especially on reliability. So, we were at Barcelona with two cars focused on performance and in particular software optimization. We came with a new aero package, taking what we have learned and also got to try the new tires on one car. We maximized our time on track and collected a lot of data so we leave smarter than when we arrived.” 

Taylor said, “I think we go into the Christmas break with positive spirits, because we know that we can now start working on other things and have a little bit less to worry about. Certainly, there's a lot of people who have a lot of work left to do next year, but I am confident.”

DAVOS, Switzerland, Nov. 20, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing has completed its driver lineup for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship, announcing experienced Hypercar class drivers Mathieu Jaminet and Paul-Loup Chatin. The pair join André Lotterer, Pipo Derani, Dani Juncadella and their fellow Frenchman Mathys Jaubert on the roster for the season. 

Experience and Pedigree Complete Genesis Magma Racing Squad 

Jaminet and Chatin bring considerable Hypercar and endurance racing experience to their new team, further strengthening Genesis Magma Racing’s stable of drivers ahead of their competitive debut. 

Genesis Magma Racing Sporting Director Gabriele Tarquini said: “The addition of Mathieu Jaminet and Paul-Loup Chatin completes a well-balanced lineup for our debut WEC season. They are the perfect point between the experience we have in André Lotterer and Pipo Derani, and the potential we see in Mathys Jaubert and Dani Juncadella.” 

“We have an amazing lineup for Genesis Magma Racing’s first year in the FIA World Endurance Championship,” said Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul. “The combination of drivers that we have secured far exceeds any expectation we had when we began the project. It is a huge mark of the trust these race winners and champions have placed in our young team, Genesis and the broader Hyundai Motor Group. I am sure they will create huge motivation and a virtuous circle for the team that is coming together very nicely at our base in Signes.” 

Jaminet has become a stalwart of worldwide endurance racing paddocks, first in the GT classes before graduating to the Hypercar and GTP class of WEC and IMSA respectively. He won the 2022 GTD Pro class title in the North America-based series and moved to the premier class the following season. Since then, he has collected five overall victories and a further eight podiums, including results in the series’ headline endurance races at Daytona, Sebring and Road Atlanta. 

“I’m very happy to be joining Genesis Magma Racing,” said Jaminet. “This is the start of a new chapter, a new history for me. This team offers me that opportunity to go racing in the WEC and hopefully in the future also the IMSA series.” 

He added: “I wanted to have a fresh start with new people to try to step up but also bring my experience to a new team and work to build something incredible for the future. Obviously, the road will be long with a new team, but I’m really excited and looking forward to the challenge ahead.” 

He has contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times — once in LMGTE Pro and three times in Hypercar — and has completed a partial schedule in the WEC this year, scoring a best finish of fourth in Japan. 

WEC Race Winner Chatin Brings Important Development Knowledge to New Team 

At the same event, Chatin joined the list of WEC race winners as part of the team that won the 6 Hours of Fuji. On top of 15 starts in the top class of the championship, he crucially brings more experience of the ORECA chassis which forms the basis of the GMR-001 Hypercar. His knowledge about previous development of the platform will add another important element to the final preparations of the car for its competitive debut and the further testing to be completed during the 2026 season. 

Chatin said: “I am truly honored and proud to join the Genesis Magma Racing adventure in Hypercar. First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone who made this opportunity possible. After two enriching years with Alpine Endurance Team and the recent success in Fuji, I feel more ready than ever to take on this new challenge.” 

“Genesis is still a young brand, but its values and ambitions immediately resonated with me,” he added. “I’m well aware of the challenges that await us, but I have full confidence in our team’s talent and determination to quickly move forward and fight for top positions.” 

Chatin is also a familiar face to Juncadella and Jaubert, having been part of the driving squad for the sister IDEC Sport entry to the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory drivers’ car in the European Le Mans Series throughout 2025. 

Final Tests Give Team Opportunities to Assess Potential Driver Partnerships 

The arrival of Jaminet and Chatin adds one more element to Genesis Magma Racing’s development. Jaminet was part of the team’s latest endurance test, which took place at the MotorLand Aragon circuit on Nov. 15-17. Joining previously announced drivers André Lotterer, Pipo Derani, Mathys Jaubert and Dani Juncadella, as well as recently announced Reserve Driver Jamie Chadwick, Jaminet completed stints throughout the test where the team was able to take a major step in confirming the reliability essential to its first steps in WEC competition. 

“I had to adapt a little bit,” Jaminet said after his first laps in the GMR-001 Hypercar. “The car requires a different driving style compared to what I am used to. It seems to like nice big corners. It's actually quite nice. At this stage every lap is really important for a driver. You need to understand all the systems, all the buttons on the steering wheel and all the procedures.” 

He added: “I think I come in with different feedback on a few things. I'm one of the most experienced drivers with LMDh cars and obviously I was in a different car not long ago. I tried to not get too much feedback from the other drivers – I really wanted to make my opinion, also for the engineers. The idea was not to provide me with too much information to really start from a white sheet of paper to tell them what I think.” 

The drivers’ performance and feedback, as well as the working dynamics with the team’s other drivers, will be assessed by Genesis Magma Racing team management, led by Tarquini and Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul, to decide the exact driving lineup for the team’s pair of FIA World Endurance Championship entries. 

“The chemistry between drivers in the car is vital when it comes to success,” said Tarquini. “Through the tests we can see how the drivers work together, see how their driving styles and set-up preferences match, and how the relationships begin to form before deciding our lineups for the season. The key will be to make sure we have the best possible squad of drivers in both cars to help us create the strong foundations we need as a team.” 

Driver Profile: Mathieu Jaminet

Place of Birth: Hayange, France
Date of Birth: Oct. 24, 1994
FIA Driver Grading: Platinum

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Driver Profile: Paul-Loup Chatin

Place of Birth: Dourdan, France
Date of Birth: Oct. 19, 1991
FIA Driver Grading: Gold

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LE CASTELLET, France, Nov. 6, 2025 — Testing of the Genesis Magma Racing GMR-001 Hypercar entered a new phase last week, with three days (Oct. 28-30) of running at Circuit Magny-Cours in France. The running was dominated by wet conditions, giving the team the opportunity to gain information on the car’s handling balance in all conditions. 

Previous Progress Allows Focus to Turn to Performance For the First Time 

The test added another strand to the already busy development plan. Following the initial running to calibrate systems and the first endurance test to begin to work on component reliability, the three days at Magny-Cours broadened the focus to include maximizing performance for the first time. 

Genesis Magma Racing Sporting Director Gabriele Tarquini said: “We are continuing to develop the GMR-001 Hypercar, but we are also working on a different area and starting to think about performance. We need to build a sort of ‘toolbox’ for the setup in all conditions making sure the drivers are able to adjust the car to always be able to be pushed in any condition.” 

“From our previous tests, I think we have made big progress on the system side,” said Pipo Derani. “As we get to the part of the development where things have been stabilized, we can switch focus to getting the maximum from the package we have in the GMR-001 Hypercar and begin to look at performance a bit more.” 

The test featured all four drivers who are currently confirmed as part of the Genesis Magma Racing lineup for the FIA World Endurance Championship, with Derani joined by André Lotterer, Mathys Jaubert and Dani Juncadella. 

“It was a good test for me personally to get more mileage in the car,” said Juncadella, “But it was also a very good test because it's the first time where we have had a range of conditions at the same circuit to try things with the mechanical setup. We were always moving in the right direction.” 

Wet Weather Plays Perfectly Into Testing Plans

 
The team intended to deliberately wet the track to gather data on the GMR-001 Hypercar’s behavior in wet conditions. However, Mother Nature played along with the testing plan, delivering rain to circuit, particularly during the middle day of the test. 

“Wet-weather testing is always important with any new car,” said Tarquini. “We know we will face wet conditions in race circumstances at some track, and it could easily be the biggest race of the year, so the team and drivers need to know how the car reacts in difficult conditions.” 

“It was perfect timing,” said Tarquini. “It was planned to test in the wet on the third day, but fortunately, the second day was completely wet, so we didn't have to wet the track artificially. It actually helped us a little, because we got to run on a very wet track, but also while the circuit was drying as well.” 

Jaubert said: “The car was really nice in the wet conditions. We did some running in damp conditions, but also when it was really wet during the night. Overall, we made a lot of systems improvements in the traction control. It's difficult to compare because we are the only ones on track, but the car balance feels great.” 

The relatively low air and track temperatures, both peaking at 17-18°C on the coldest day, also gave the chance to gain experience with the tires in starkly different weather to what the team have seen in previous tests. 

“We got a chance to play a little bit outside the box in terms of what you would need to do warming up a tire to have it ready to race,” said Genesis Magma Racing Chief Engineer Justin Taylor. “We can learn things which we wouldn't get a chance to do during a race weekend and start to build strategies to get heat into the tires.” 

“We ran a near 2026-spec tire for the first time, so we got some experience of how the wet tires behave with our car,” said Lotterer. “We worked on our systems for first time in the wet, which was very important. We learned about our traction control and all the up- and downshifts to make sure everything works correctly in the wet.” 

Tarquini said: “We still want to do a lot more kilometers, but this was a very positive three days. Everybody is happy about the car behavior in the wet, and the drivers were able to give good feedback. We had some small problems which we were fast to solve, and we know the direction to go for the next tests, which will be very important.” 

With only a handful of days on track remaining before the GMR-001 Hypercar begins the homologation process, there remains a lot of work to complete. The remaining tests will combine the dual targets of reliability and performance but also act as the first dress rehearsals for the team’s race weekend procedures in preparation for their FIA WEC debut.

LE CASTELLET, France, Oct. 28, 2025 — Third place at the 4 Hours of Portimão ended a highly successful first season of racing for the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program. The result for drivers Jamie Chadwick, Mathys Jaubert and Dani Juncadella secured third in the LMP2 championship, capping a year which has exceeded expectations.

Trajectory Program Success Proves Wisdom of Disruptive Decisions

The Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program was created with the aim of readying the team to enter the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2026. Alongside the trio of drivers, up to 17 Genesis Magma Racing team members have joined the IDEC Sport-run team in the European Le Mans Series, rising to 30 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.

Among that number were engineers, including Race Engineers and Strategists, who will work together on the WEC pitwall in 2026. The ELMS season gave them an opportunity to work together, gaining the experience needed to succeed in endurance racing. Mechanics, many of whom joined the Trajectory Program from Hyundai Motorsport’s FIA World Rally Championship team, joined the pit crew for the ELMS season, while support staff were able to experience the unique requirements and atmosphere of endurance racing.

On track, the Trajectory Program gained immediate results with class victory at the ELMS season opener in Barcelona and overall success at Le Castellet. Though never the explicit aim, or expectation, the wins were evidence of the program’s true goals being achieved.

“Since the beginning of the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program, we targeted top five results, and challenging for podiums,” said Genesis Magma Racing Sporting Director Gabriele Tarquini. “We have far exceeded that with three race wins from six races and some other great individual and team performances.”

The results justified the brave decision made by Genesis Magma Racing to look outside of Prototype and endurance racing when building its Trajectory Program. “To be as successful as we want,” said Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul, “we need to be disruptive in our decisions. That is exactly how we went into selecting our Trajectory drivers. Their success has shown that this approach can deliver results and surprise the established teams and drivers.”

After A Successful 2025, Trajectory Program Members Step Forward in 2026

The promotion of Jaubert and Juncadella to Genesis Magma Racing’s driver lineup for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) underlined the success of the first year of the Trajectory Program when they were announced as part of team in September.

“A key point of the Trajectory Program for our drivers was to assess them and see whether they were at the level to step up to WEC,” explained Tarquini. “We immediately saw the potential from the first tests. The results on track and, more importantly, the progress they made every round was great to see and made it an easy decision to welcome Mathys and Dani to our WEC team for 2026.”

They will be joined in the WEC paddock by many of the Genesis Magma Racing staff members who joined them on the Trajectory Program with the team spirit built during 2025 set to be the foundation of the 2026 squad.

Jamie Chadwick will remain part of the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program for 2026. She has shown significant improvement over the course of her first full season in Prototype racing, especially in her management and awareness of tires and fuel across her stint, and her racecraft around the traffic caused by lapping lower-class cars.

Chadwick will make the next step on her own trajectory, taking on some of the development work for the GMR-001 Hypercar, including participating in tests this year and throughout the 2026 season She will also continue to compete in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. Full details of her racing program for 2026 will be announced at a later date.

LE CASTELLET, France, Oct. 18, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program drivers Jamie Chadwick, Mathys Jaubert and Dani Juncadella ended the 2025 European Le Mans Series (ELMS) season with a third-place finish at the 4 Hours of Portimão. 

Drivers Put Experience to Use to Score Finale Podium 

The team entered the finale weekend in contention for the LMP2 class title and showed strong pace during the preparations for the race. The potential of the drivers, and the #18 IDEC Sport-run ORECA 07, was shown in qualifying when Jaubert set the second-fastest lap, giving the team their first front row start of the season. 

Starting the race, Chadwick showed the value of the year’s experience to make a pair of opportunistic moves to hold a position in the top five. She also wisely kept out of potentially costly trouble, handing over to Juncadella after nearly 90 minutes of racing. The Spaniard made the most of four fresh tires to climb from fifth to third in his stint, before Jaubert took to the track for the final part of the race in second place. 

He was able to make up some time on the leader but could not close the gap to mount a challenge. In a final attempt to make up ground during the final 30 minutes he opted to save fuel and tires to potentially gain an advantage in the event of a late Safety Car. However, the final part of the race ran uninterrupted, leaving him to cross the line third. 

The result was their fourth podium in six races — following wins at Barcelona, Le Castellet and Silverstone — completing an excellent season for the entire team, which included up to 17 engineers, mechanics and support staff from Genesis Magma Racing. 

Race and Championship Results Exceed Trajectory Program Targets 

The podium result confirmed the drivers and team in third place in the LMP2 class championship, an excellent result for three drivers in the first full season of Prototype racing. 

Though never the main target for the Trajectory Program, the results on track were proof of the execution of the central aim of the entry into the European Le Mans Series: for both drivers and team to gain experience of endurance racing and learn what is required to succeed in preparation for Genesis Magma Racing’s entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2026. 

Winning half of the season’s six races for the LMP2 class title up until the final round exceeded the initial targets of the Program. Most important, however, was the clear progress made by all three drivers during the season, with all three recognizing their improvement from race to race in both how they handled on-track situations and worked with the team between sessions and events. 

Post Race Quotes – #18 IDEC Sport ORECA 07 

Jamie Chadwick said: “I gained some places but also lost some places – it was a bit messy. I wanted to stay out of trouble and bring the car back in a good place. I think I did that, but we didn't quite have the pace today to do what we needed to take home the LMP2 championship. We can look back on the season really positively. Dani keeps saying it, but if you gave us P3 at the end of the year at the beginning of the year, we all would have taken it for sure. I felt like a fish out of water in the first race in Barcelona, but now I’m feeling much more comfortable and able to fight in my stints. So, the progression has been nice, but of course, you want to keep progressing, keep doing more, and hopefully that will come. We've had three wins and some amazing moments. It's been an incredible year for us as a whole team, a lot of learnings. We can be very proud of what we've achieved, even if now it feels a bit bittersweet; I think we can still take a lot of pride in it and look forward to the future.” 

Daniel Juncadella said: “My stint was a bit frustrating with traffic. On one lap I think I lost six seconds with someone that I didn't want to take a risk with. I felt comfortable in the car. Obviously, we were lacking a bit of pace compared to our competitors, but we can be happy with how we executed the whole season. If you told me we were going to finish third in the season with three wins, one podium, after starting with no experience in this car for Jamie, Mathys and I, I would have cut off one leg and half an arm. I‘m very happy and very proud of myself as well in terms of performance. In Barcelona, I didn't feel I was at the level I wanted, and it took me a couple of races to reach there. I think I delivered what is expected from a professional driver and keep growing, and I gained the trust for Genesis Magma Racing for next year in the WEC, so a pretty incredible season, I would say.” 

Mathys Jaubert said: “I was pushing from the first start of my stint because I had Tom Dillmann just behind me that I needed to keep behind me, which I did until the pitstop. For the second part of the stint, I was just trying to save fuel, a bit of plank and a bit of tires, but it was not enough. My teammates made no mistakes, and no penalties, which is very important in this kind of racing. We were hoping for a Safety Car, but it didn't happen. We were fast enough to be in the top three and we finished in P3. The target for the year was to finish regularly in the top five and I think that job is clearly done. My teammates are just amazing and I’m very proud of what we built this year. I'm very happy about the year we did. We improved every race. Personally, I learned a lot in terms of traffic management, and how to speak to the engineer and build a relationship and understanding with them, which is one of the most important things to improve the team and to build the real team spirit.” 

Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul said: “When we began the season with our Trajectory Program in the European Le Mans Series we set our goal to be challenging for top fives and, above all, to be learning at every race, every opportunity. I can happily say we have achieved and even exceeded those targets. The results speak for themselves – three wins and another podium in six races to take third in the championship. What is even more important is seeing how Mathys, Jamie and Dani have progressed through the season, gaining experience in endurance racing and in Prototypes, exactly as we wanted. In addition to the drivers, we have had up to 17 staff members from Genesis Magma Racing working with IDEC Sport at ELMS races this season, experiencing what is needed to succeed in endurance racing. Everyone has worked excellently together all year to make the first season of the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program a success.” 

2025 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Drivers’ Championship
Final Standings:

 
2025 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Teams’ Championship
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LE CASTELLET, France, Sept. 30, 2025 — The first endurance test for the GMR-001 Hypercar at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve marked another key step in Genesis Magma Racing’s preparation for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Following the three days of testing, the team’s four confirmed drivers for the season – André Lotterer, Pipo Derani, Mathys Jaubert and Dani Juncadella – reflect on their experiences.   

What is the aim of completing an endurance test with the GMR-001 Hypercar?

Andre Lotterer: “When you are planning to race at Le Mans, it's a 24-hour race, so the car needs to be reliable. These tests are where the car is placed under stress over a longer period of time for the first time and we get to learn about all of the different components, because everything is new. It's actually much more for the team – engineers and for the people who are behind the whole concept of the car – than the drivers. Of course, it's also good for us to get a feeling of the car by driving longer distances, especially in terms of learning a bit more about the tire degradation and comfort for the drivers. Usually at an endurance test, you don't do that much setup work. Instead, you focus on having the car on the track as much as possible. It was good that we have managed to do that relatively early on our testing journey, which only started in the beginning of August.”

How has the development of the GMR-001 Hypercar moved forward compared to the first test with the car in August?

Pipo Derani: “Considering we've only done six days of testing, we're moving forward quickly. There’s obviously a lot, especially on the systems side, that we need to keep working on, but the Genesis Magma Racing team has been doing an amazing job so far. It's not an easy task to jump into a race series like the WEC, with so many other competitors who have been doing it for so long. To put a brand-new group of people together and make them understand each other is not easy, and so far, I think we're making good progress. There are a few areas where we could be better, but there are other areas where we are better than expected. That's part of the development and here we are, after only our sixth test day, already doing a 30-hour test. The GMR-001 Hypercar is going well so far. We had some issues to fix, but that’s expected – that’s why you do tests like these.”

What were you first impression of driving the GMR-001 Hypercar?

Mathys Jaubert: “Driving the GMR-001 Hypercar for the first time was something very special. It's very powerful, much more powerful than anything else I’ve driven, but it is easy to drive. It's easy to find the rhythm in it. The driving style you need is closer to a GT than a single seater or a Prototype, like the LMP2. I think it’s the weight, which is creating a lot of movement in the car and makes it really rewarding to drive fast. It felt like I was dreaming. Since I was very young, I’ve aimed to enter the highest class of the endurance racing, and I'm very happy to be there and to share the car with amazing drivers such as Dani, Pipo, and André.”

How would you describe your first stints in the GMR-001 Hypercar at Portimão?

Daniel Juncadella: “My first laps in the GMR-001 Hypercar were an incredible experience. I loved it. From the get-go, what an amazing car. You can tell what a great base we have, and it's only the sixth day out of seven days of development on track. Of course, it was tough because I was jumping straight into an endurance test for my first-ever laps in the car, but I think it was obviously a good opportunity to test my physical fitness, and I think I did very well. I’m so happy to see that my fitness level is already there in the very first days with the team, and I’m already looking forward to the next test. There is a bright future ahead.”

How does the GMR-001 Hypercar compare to the LMP2 and GT cars you have driven before?

Daniel Juncadella: “I think it's a pretty good combination of an LMP2 car and a GT car. I would say in terms of drivability, it may be closer to a GT car in many aspects. However, we have no ABS in the Hypercar, so that makes it tricky. The Hypercar has a lot of systems that you need to think of, a lot more technical things that you need to learn and understand compared to other cars. It has some downforce in the high-speed sections, very similar to what an LMP2 car delivers but the GMR-001 Hypercar is a lot more powerful, which makes it really enjoyable.”

Which skills have you learned with the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program in LMP2 that you were able to use in your first Hypercar test?

Mathys Jaubert: “I think the biggest thing I’ve learned during my season with the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program in LMP2 and the European Le Mans Series is what I need to do in terms of [giving] feedback – what information do I need to give to the engineer and to all the staff to improve the car. This is something very important in this kind of a test with the Hypercar, where we are at the start and we need to develop the car. As drivers, we need to give clear feedback and focus on a specific point. Having Mathieu Leroy as our engineer makes it easier. We’ve been working together all year in ELMS, so we know each other’s language, and he knows my strengths and what I want to have with the car.”

What extra information were you able to provide after driving the GMR-001 Hypercar in darkness for the first time?

Pipo Derani: “There are some things that are [usually] not the priority while driving, which we re-evaluated when we tried driving at night for the first time. For example, we weren't particularly focusing on dimming the steering wheel display, but then when we drove at night for the first time, I realized I couldn’t see anything. Later, we were able to [adjust those settings] ourselves in the car, but we haven’t reached a point where we can focus on such comfort-related aspects yet. Rather, it’s been more about the critical systems – the engine, the chassis, and so on. Once we have our heads wrapped around those things, we can make sure we have a look at the little things, ensuring we put all those boxes away for the car before it is completed and ready to compete.”

How would you sum up the results of the test?

Andre Lotterer: “It was a very interesting test with a lot of things to analyze and questions to answer. We still covered a lot of mileage and gained a lot of information for the engineers to work with before the next test. The data from the software will obviously be downloaded and analyzed, and that stuff takes some time to fine tune, but the hardware went through a rough test really well. It proved we have solved some issues from the earlier tests, but we still have some other things to deal with – nothing dramatic, but things that we still need to fix before we start racing.”

LE CASTELLET, France, Sept. 23, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing have completed a successful first endurance test with the GMR-001 Hypercar, using three days (Sept. 16-18) of running at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve to test the reliability of every aspect of the car.

Endurance Test Places Maximum Stress on Components Early in Development

The visit to the Portuguese circuit, which allowed for 32 hours of continuous running, was a key step in the car’s development before its debut in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2026. The running aimed to confirm the reliability of all aspects of the car, testing them up to – and even beyond – breaking point.

“The main target of an endurance test is to put miles on the car and see what problems you can generate along the way,” explained Genesis Magma Racing Chief Engineer Justin Taylor. “We’re still only six or seven test days into the development of the car, so at this stage you're hoping to have problems show up so that you have a chance to solve them.”

He continued: “I think we can be satisfied with the outcomes from the test. We did a lot of mileage, but we’re very early in the development of the car, so we were learning something new with every stint, which we can take away and on to our next tests.”

Time in the car was shared between André Lotterer, Pipo Derani and new Genesis Magma Racing WEC drivers Mathys Jaubert and Dani Juncadella, who got their first laps in the GMR-001 Hypercar as part of the test. “As a driver, you want to do good lap times so you can properly stress components with the intention of finding failures,” said Derani. “It's a brand-new car and we need to see if the parts can last long enough. If we find any weak points, then work out what we can do to improve. Next year our big race is a 24-hours, so we try and prepare ourselves for that.”

Running Provides Test of Cooling Package, Headlights and Stint Management

Relatively high temperatures – more than 30 degrees at their hottest – provided a thorough test for the GMR-001’s innovative cooling package, as well as the 3.2-liter twin-turbo V8 engine and the rest of the powertrain components.

As the car ran throughout the night, attention also focused on the illumination provided by the specially designed headlights, which echo the Two-Line design of Genesis brand road cars. The spread and quality of the light thrown out are critical in the WEC’s longer events, giving the drivers the confidence to push in all conditions.

“We quickly realized that our lights are very good,” said André Lotterer, who was the first driver to climb aboard after sunset. “It is very satisfying, because I know it's been a big topic. We decided to develop our own lights to keep the Genesis design identity, but we knew we also needed the quality. So that was very positive to be able to sign off so easily.”

During the long-distance running, drivers completed double or even triple-stints at the wheel of the GMR-001. The long periods in the cockpit – especially on such a physically demanding track as the undulating Portimão circuit – allowed them to provide important feedback on driver comfort. The same long stints allowed engineers to gather data needed to efficiently manage race stints. The team could measure the tire wear of different compounds in different track temperatures and manage the amount of energy to match the levels mandated by the WEC regulations.

New Recruits Provide Further Enthusiasm and New Feedback 

Mathys Jaubert and Dani Juncadella arrived at the test following their confirmation as part of Genesis Magma Racing’s WEC driver line-up. The two drivers, who have been racing in LMP2 as part of the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program quickly adapted to the more powerful GMR-001 in their first stints, supporting the decision to add them to the Hypercar line-up. Their feedback brought new perspectives but also backed up the earlier feedback provided by André and Pipo – confirming the direction taken by the team.

“Driving the GMR-001 Hypercar for the first time was something very special,” said Jaubert. “It's very powerful, much more powerful than anything else I’ve driven, but it is easy to drive. It's easy to find the rhythm in it. It was like I was dreaming. Since I was very young, I’ve aimed to enter the highest class of the endurance racing, and I'm very happy to be there and to share the car with amazing drivers such as Dani, Pipo and André.”

“I think as new drivers to the project Mathys and I can support a lot with feedback” said Juncadella. “Even though I have no experience in the Hypercar class, I do have a lot of experience in endurance racing with different manufacturers, so I’ve been working in high-performance environments for many years in my career and can bring those different experiences to the development.”

Genesis Magma Racing Sporting Director Gabriele Tarquini said: “Mathys and Dani were very enthusiastic to jump in the GMR-001 Hypercar because it was their first time in the car. They really enjoyed their stints. They did a great job, especially as this track is very tough for driver fatigue in this type of car, and provided very good feedback to help confirm our early development.”

The next steps of testing place more emphasis on extracting maximum performance from the GMR-001 in all conditions, before combining this with further endurance runs and full operational tests to prepare the team for their race debut.

“Our next tests are going to be more adding performance. We're going to have more opportunities to change calibrations, change software, change parts and then just keep on pushing. Then we get to put that through our next endurance test,” said Taylor.

LE CASTELLET, France, Sept. 18, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing has signed Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella to join the driver lineup for the team’s debut season in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2026. The pair will make their Hypercar class debut in the Genesis Magma Racing GMR-001, joining André Lotterer and Luis Felipe “Pipo” Derani, already confirmed as the first two drivers for the team. 

Drivers’ Promotion Shows Value of Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program 

French driver Jaubert and Spaniard Juncadella are currently part of the lineup in the IDEC Sport-run, Genesis Magma Racing-supported LMP2 team in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) together with fellow Trajectory Program driver, Briton Jamie Chadwick. 

The decision to promote the two drivers after less than a season of Prototype racing was made taking into consideration how quickly both drivers have adapted to, and overcome, the challenges presented in the ELMS. 

They made an immediate impression in their Prototype racing debuts, winning their class as the season-opener in Barcelona, before scoring an outright victory at Le Castellet. In their most recent victory, last weekend at Silverstone, both Jaubert and Juncadella showed excellent awareness of the race situation in constantly changing conditions, as well as the strong pace needed to take victory. Following the win, they sit second in the ELMS championship, six points behind with just one round remaining. 

Jaubert was also part of the LMP2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he set the fastest race lap for the #18 car. Their progression into the WEC lineup is another example of the rapid decision-making of the “hyperspeed” culture at the core of Genesis Magma Racing. 

“The target for the Trajectory Program was always to support drivers and give them the opportunity to prove they could step up to our WEC lineup,” said Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul. “That we are already in a position where we can bring Mathys and Dani in for 2026 is a massive credit to them.” 

Abiteboul continued: “Together with Jamie Chadwick, Mathys and Dani have adapted brilliantly to Prototype racing, as their performances since the first race of the ELMS season show. More importantly, they improved during the season, learning from each weekend, something which we expect to continue with their arrival in Hypercar. We took some risks to look outside of Prototype racing for our Trajectory Program drivers. It is another risk to bring them into our WEC lineup for 2026, but risks can bring rewards as we’ve seen. In Mathys and Dani we have two drivers who are new to Hypercar that have the opportunity to show their abilities and create some surprises, just as they have in LMP2.” 

“We’ve been closely following the performance of Mathys and Dani in the ELMS this season,” said Gabriele Tarquini, Genesis Magma Racing Sporting Director. “They’ve done a very good job all season, constantly improving and adapting to the challenges of the series. Their relative lack of experience in Prototype racing will be balanced by the other four drivers in our lineup to give us a great mix of experience, and new drivers to Hypercar who are hungry and motivated to win.” 

Jamie Chadwick remains part of the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program. Full details of her plans for 2026 will be announced at a later date. 

New Additions Set to Join Upcoming GMR-001 Tests 

“It’s been my goal for the last couple of years to step up to the Hypercar class,” said Juncadella. “I’ve been racing for the last two years in WEC in the LMGT3 class, so it fits well for me to step up in a championship that I know very well. It’s perfect as well to do it with Genesis Magma Racing, to be starting from scratch with brand that will hopefully be in the championship for many years.” 

Both Jaubert and Juncadella will get their first chance to drive the GMR-001 Hypercar at upcoming tests to begin to gain experience and shape the development of the car, working with their new team-mates André Lotterer and Luis Felipe Pipo Derani. 

“I’m really excited to be joining the Genesis Magma Racing WEC lineup,” said Jaubert. “For me, it’s a big step in my career and a chance to measure myself against the best in the world. The Trajectory Program and my experience in ELMS have been invaluable, not only in learning the technical side and managing long stints, but also in understanding the teamwork and consistency needed at this level. In the WEC this is even more important, so it’s great to immediately start working with the team at the tests.” 

Juncadella said: “The testing we will do this year will be my first real steps in Hypercar. It was cool to see the car for the first time and do the seat fitting, but I’m really looking forward to jumping behind the wheel for the first time and starting to work with the team, André and Pipo to be ready for the first rounds. Qatar will be a big event for us, as the first time Genesis Magma Racing will compete in WEC. Le Mans is always a highlight of the year – I’ve done it twice already, but being in the top class will be really special.” 

“Competing in WEC has always been a dream, and I can’t wait to take on the challenge and contribute to the team’s success,” Jaubert concluded. 

“Now that Mathys and Dani have been confirmed in our driver lineup for 2026 we can really start working on building the team, as well as developing the GMR-001,” explained Tarquini. “How the drivers work together will be critical to our success, so to start this process so early in the testing process is a big positive for us and the drivers to be ready for next year.” 

Further details of Genesis Magma Racing’s driver lineup for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship will be announced during the coming months. 

* season in progress 
 

LE CASTELLET, France, Sept. 14, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory drivers Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert, along with Dani Juncadella, scored a third win of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), taking their IDEC Sport-run #18 LMP2 car to the overall victory at Silverstone. The victory also reinvigorated their championship challenge, leaving them second in the points’ standings with one round remaining. 

Return to the Podium Proves Lessons Learned

The victory was the team’s first visit to the podium since their win at Le Castellet in early May. Since then, the drivers have been frustrated by mistakes and strategy miscues, often in changeable weather similar to the second half of the race at Silverstone.

Taking the lessons learned from the events at Imola and Spa-Francorchamps, the team executed an intelligent strategy. From the start, as her opening stint was interrupted twice by red flags following accidents, Jamie Chadwick showed great awareness, recognizing the opportunity to use strategy to move up from the bottom of the top ten, where she handed the car over to teammate Jaubert.

Similarly, as conditions worsened during the closing stages of Jaubert’s time in the car – taking the middle stint for the team for the first time this season – the 20-year-old Frenchman began thinking about strategy choices to improve the team’s positions. As he moved through the order, including watching a rival spin out on the greasy track ahead, he made the decisive call from sixth place to pit for full wet-weather tires.

Perfectly Timed Pit Stop Opens Way to Important Victory

The stop, where Dani Juncadella took over driving duties for the final portion of the race, made the IDEC Sport squad among the first to change to treaded tires. However, as other teams made their own stops after extra laps searching for absent grip from slick tires, Juncadella took the lead with a margin of nearly 20 seconds.

The gap allowed the Spaniard to save both fuel and tires during a brief respite from the rain. This proved critical. Despite losing time on track, he was able to hold onto the lead after a final pit stop and then had more life in his tires remaining for the final laps as heavy rain soaked the circuit before the final red flag ended the race with nine minutes remaining.

The result completed a remarkable trifecta for the team. Having won the LMP2 class in Juncadella’s home city of Barcelona, and overall at Jaubert’s home track at Le Castellet, success at the Northamptonshire track gave Chadwick victory in her first professional race on home soil since 2022.

The victory lifted the three drivers and team in second place in the ELMS standings. They are just six points in arrears with only the season finale at the 4 Hours of Portimão remaining on the calendar.  

Post Race Quotes – #18 IDEC Sport ORECA 07

Jamie Chadwick said: “My stint was not the smoothest since we had the early Virtual Safety Car, where we tried to get a pit stop out of the way early, which I think was good but left me a bit out of position, so I had to make some moves, which was fun. I knew that we were off-strategy, so I was also thinking if we could save some fuel to try to get into a window. It was a great opportunity to capitalize on, so I was wondering what we want to do, but also because it's cold, you also want to warm brakes and tires and those two things don't really go hand in hand. We made the right call to manage the race and get Mathys in the car for when the race really kicked off. It’s very special to win at home. I love this track. I feel like it's a place that I have a lot of happy memories of and I added to those memories this weekend. Now we’re looking forward to the last race.”

Mathys Jaubert said: “Since I was racing in karting, I have always liked the kind of conditions with a bit of rain, but staying on slick tires. The conditions were stable – it was raining slightly the whole stint, it was only in the last three or four laps where it was a bit tricky. I saw a car in front spin and I said ‘OK, maybe calm the driving a bit’. I talked to the team, saying that they needed to prepare wet tires and then we stopped at the perfect timing. I’ve learned it is very important to be decisive at these moments. I knew that we had to take the risk. I think were a bit off in terms of pace this weekend, and we were in all the traffic with the other LMP2 cars. So we took the risk and it paid off to give Dani the lead and to take the win.”

Daniel Juncadella said: “I obviously had a very tricky stint. The track was very slippery, especially at the very end when it was really undrivable. But until that point I had a lot of fun. I think the car was incredibly good in these conditions. The team did a great job to put ourselves in position to win again. It was an amazing call by our Race Engineer and an amazing job by my teammates. Who could ever think that they are two rookies to endurance racing and they've not done a single mistake all year. It was great to be in the position today to show my ability in the wet, which are conditions I really enjoy and great to win another race. I knew I had a 15 second gap in the beginning when the track was drying out, so I was hoping I could keep the lead between 10 and 5 seconds at least for the last pit, and I think that paid off because towards the end when it started raining I had a bit better grip than my rival when the conditions were the most difficult.”

Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul said: “The victory of Jamie, Mathys and Dani at Silverstone, and all the decisions and strategy shows how much they have progressed from the start of the season. The race was very difficult – from the start with the Virtual Safety Car and red flags when Jamie was driving, and then the changing conditions for Mathys and Dani later in the race. It was a whole team effort. Jamie managed her stint well, then Mathys made the decisive call to be one of the first to change to wets, which set up Dani perfectly to show his additional endurance racing experience to manage the lead, his fuel and tires and stay calm when the heavy rains came to hold on to the end. When we started this season with the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program, we never aimed, we never expected to be challenging for the ELMS title. However, now that has to be our target for the final round. It would be the perfect way to end the season and for us to be ready to take the next step with the GMR-001 into the FIA World Endurance Championship.”

2025 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Drivers’ Championship
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2025 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Teams’ Championship
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IMOLA, Italy, July 6, 2025 — The driving combination of Jamie Chadwick, Daniel (Dani) Juncadella and Mathys Jaubert, as well as other Genesis Magma Racing team members will take valuable lessons from a frustrating weekend at the 4 Hours of Imola. The drivers and the IDEC Sport team missed out on points, finishing a frustrating 11th in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class. Qualifying and the race at the event, the third round of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), were run in changing conditions, complicating the weekend. Still, the drivers all showed good pace, only for a promising performance to be derailed by a single, costly mistake.

Missed Opportunities in Mixed Conditions

Drivers and the team worked well during the test sessions and two free practices to perfect the balance and performance of the car, finishing Free Practice 2 (FP2) fastest overall after an excellent early lap from Juncadella during a run simulating qualifying.

However, a thunderstorm shortly before qualifying turned the session into a lottery as the track dried rapidly in the closing minutes. Though his early laps made him a contender to take the #18 IDEC Sport-run car’s first pole position of the season, the grid order was largely decided on the final lap of qualifying, with Juncadella’s best time shuffled back to the ninth fastest.

Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory driver Chadwick started the race and did well to keep out of trouble during some typically fractious opening exchanges on the tight confines of the Imola circuit. She held 12th in class when a multi-car accident brought out a red flag. When racing resumed, a clever strategy call by Race Engineer Mathieu Leroy — opting to only take a small splash of fuel — put Chadwick in the race lead. Though she lost the top spot after becoming stuck in traffic, Chadwick remained in second place when she handed the car over to Juncadella.

The Spaniard struggled for grip in the worst of the conditions. However, he and the team made the correct decision to stay on the same warm set of slick tires while other teams opted to stop for wet tires and ultimately lost time. Juncadella was fifth overall, moments away from stopping for new tires when he made a rare error at the Variante Alta, skating off with an hour and 45 minutes remaining in the race. He was able to return to the pits, where the team quickly replaced the nose of the car, before sending Juncadella back on track.

The incident dropped the team to twelfth in the LMP2 class, but they refocused for the rest of the race. They took advantage of the numerous full course yellow and virtual safety car periods to practice procedures. Jaubert started his stint following a safety car period, running behind the leader — but laps behind due to the earlier issues. Undaunted, the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory driver again showed great pace, as he matched — and even bettered — the times of leading driver, gaining a place on track as he did so, to finish 11th in the LMP2 class.

Though the result cost the IDEC Sport squad their lead in the class standings, the Genesis Magma Racing team members and all three drivers will learn valuable lessons from the mistakes and missed opportunities of the weekend to be better prepared for the next round of the ELMS season at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, scheduled to take place from Aug. 22 to 24.          

Post Race Quotes - #18 IDEC Sport Oreca 07

Chadwick said: “Obviously, where I was starting, it wasn’t so easy as track position is quite critical at Imola. When you're further back in the pack, it's always a little bit trickier. I was around a few of the pros, so I lost a few positions, but part of the game is not making any mistakes in the traffic, which we saw from a few others. After the red flag, the team did a great job with the short pit stop to filter out with good track position and into the lead after the safety car. I lost the lead, but still had a reasonable stint, strong enough to slot into second which was nice.”

Juncadella said: “In the mixed conditions we made the right choice to stay on slicks, many people pitted for wet. Staying out was the good option, but I was not feeling very comfortable, and felt I was struggling for pace. It was looking good for a top five result, but unfortunately, I made a mistake that I can't really understand. I need to look back and see what I did wrong. It was a small mistake with a big consequence because it threw away a good result, even though we were not the strongest today. I'm sorry to the team and my teammates. This is the kind of weekend where lots of things happen and there's a lot to analyze which you can use in the future.”

Jaubert said: “I gave everything to try to gain one lap because we were three laps down, but the other drivers were on same pace and it's difficult — you can't overtake someone who is laps in front and then block him. My stint was just about staying out of trouble, and we got a bit unlucky with the last yellow, but I had the opportunity to pit but didn't because we had miscommunication with my Race Engineer. We win together, we lose together, and we are here to learn, so we have many things to take away from this weekend. We had some good things, strong pace of all good practice and sim qualifying — good things for sure.”

Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul said: “The 4 Hours of Imola has been a difficult weekend for the team and our drivers, especially after the excellent start to the European Le Mans Series season. However, we have always looked on this season as an opportunity for us all to learn, and there are many lessons we can take away from the weekend for things we can do better as a team. Jamie, Mathys and Dani all showed great pace throughout the weekend, and the team still made a lot of the right decisions on strategy, but the difficult conditions showed that there are still things we can work on. We will take those lessons on board, both for the rest of the ELMS season, and for 2026 as we continue to prepare for the FIA World Endurance Championship.”

2025 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Drivers’ Championship

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2025 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Teams’ Championship

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LE MANS, France, June 15, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing drivers and team members learned important lessons from a positive performance on their first participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Trajectory Program drivers Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert were joined on their 24 Hours of Le Mans debut by three-time winner André Lotterer in the #18 IDEC Sport-entered car in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class of the race.

Qualifying Struggles Give Way to Podium Pace

The trio struggled for pace in Wednesday evening’s qualifying session, failing to progress through to the Hyperpole sessions. However, with the support of the team, which included Genesis Magma Racing’s newly confirmed Chief Engineer, Justin Taylor, the drivers improved the handling balance of the car steadily through the remaining practice sessions.

Their efforts quickly paid off at the start of the race, when Lotterer immediately began to make progress from the team’s 14th in class starting position. By the time the German completed his race-opening triple stint to hand the car off to Chadwick, the #18 was firmly established within the top eight. Chadwick consolidated that standing during an exceptional quadruple stint — one run longer than originally planned — before Jaubert completed the cycle of drivers with a triple stint deep into the night.

As the race passed the halfway point at 4 a.m., the crew were firmly in the podium battle along with the sister #28 IDEC Sport car, especially with the field bunched up following the first safety car of the race.

Sadly, less than two hours later, just after taking over the car, Lotterer stopped on the Mulsanne Straight after losing the right-rear wheel. Unable to drive any further, he was forced to abandon the car, ending a promising performance by he and his rookie teammates after 206 laps. Working with IDEC Sport, Genesis Magma Racing personnel will analyze the cause of the problem in the coming days to avoid a repeat when they return to the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) at Imola next month.

Key Weekend in Creation of the New Team

Five new members of Genesis Magma Racing team management were announced by Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul at a press conference the day before the race. Alongside Taylor, Team Manager Anouck Abadie; Sporting Director Gabriele Tarquini; Driver Program Advisor Mia Sharizman; and Commercial, Marketing and Communication Manager Warren Scheckter all got their first chance to work with the team and drivers at the race.

Furthermore, over 40 members of Hyundai Motorsport were identified for the Trajectory Program to potentially join Genesis Magma Racing’s debut FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. They were interested observers at Le Mans, gaining first-hand experience of the incredible atmosphere of the race weekend to prepare them to execute their future roles flawlessly 12 months from now.

Post-Race Quotes: #18 IDEC Sport Oreca 07

Chadwick said: “It's been an incredible experience. I don't think anything can fully prepare you for your first Le Mans. It’s been such a pleasure to be a part of it. It's funny, I think I would have taken your arm off to just be in the race at the beginning and then you suddenly start fighting for a podium position. Obviously disappointing in the end, but still incredible work by the whole team. I think our strategy and our teamwork has been really good and I learned a lot from André this week. In the race I just tried not to make any mistakes — not getting any penalties or anything like that. My teammates did a great job so when I got in the car, I was always in a really good position. It's a shame obviously not to continue to do that throughout the race, but I'm happy with the progress we've made. It's not easy to come to this place.”

Jaubert said: “I’m very frustrated for sure, but at least we take a lot of experience with Jamie for our first 24 Hours of Le Mans. We’re not happy about the result, but the pace was great. Like from the start of the year, we've made no mistakes, had good pace and good strategy. We were fighting for the podium, so it was a great race, but unfortunately, we had an issue on the car with the wheel. But at least we can take a lot of experience. Le Mans has been all about traffic management. Racing at night is all new for us. Also, the balance of sleeping and waking up — it's quite different, so it’s good to learn how to manage all these things.”

Lotterer said: “It was the race we wanted up until the point where we retired. I think we did really well. We had a good rhythm, staying out of trouble and not getting any penalties, so we were in the mix for the podium, but after the pit stop, we lost the right-rear wheel and there was no chance to come back with the way the differential works, so I had to park the car. It's sad for Jamie and Mathys for them not to be able to finish their first Le Mans. They were driving very steady and learning a lot. So, I think they would have deserved to be there at the end, but it's like this. It was great to be on board and represent Genesis Magma Racing colors and be with people for next year and start building team spirit already. Obviously, next year is going to be a completely different game with the GMR-001 Hypercar. The whole structure is going to be bigger, more complex and more sophisticated, but in terms of operations and human processes, we'll learn at many levels from this weekend.”

Abiteboul said: “10 months after the decision to enter endurance racing, Genesis' participation in Le Mans this year with our drivers and some of our first staff members was an achievement in itself, and another milestone of our Trajectory Program designed to enter the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2026 in the strongest possible position. We wanted to accumulate useful experience for next year, and that's precisely what we've done ever since we arrived in Le Mans, and in the 14 hours of very competitive running during the race. It was an amazing progression through the field from the team. In their first time at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Jamie and Mathys were incredibly impressive in every circumstance, and we need to say a big thank you to André for sharing his experience of Le Mans with them. While we did not target a particular result, we obviously wanted to do well, and thanks to the relentless efforts of IDEC Sport, the car could progress during the first half of the race to run in solid podium positions. The retirement is a disappointment, but that should not overshadow [the fact] that it's been a very successful week where we’ve learned many things. It was also heart-warming to get such a positive response to our arrival in the WEC paddock, to the design of the GMR-001 Hypercar and the announcement of our new management structure at the event.”

LE CASTELLET, France, May 4, 2025 — Drivers Jamie Chadwick, Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella added to their sensational start in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) season. The trio scored overall victory by two seconds at the 4 Hours of Le Castellet at Circuit Paul Ricard in France to add to their Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class win at the season opener in Barcelona, Spain. The pace of Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory drivers Chadwick and Jaubert, and Juncadella combined with intelligent strategy decisions made in changing weather delivered the stellar result.
 

Team Avoid Trouble in Difficult Conditions to Take Victory
 

The 4 Hours of Le Castellet got off to a dramatic start. The formation laps were completed on an already greasy track, but the rain intensified just as the green flag flew. Chadwick, starting the race from the fourth place earned by Jaubert in Saturday’s qualifying session, got an almost immediate taste of how difficult the conditions were. Under acceleration from turn two the #18 IDEC Sport-run car broke loose. Chadwick, who became the first female overall winner in the ELMS competition, held on to the car, rejoining the race.
 

Called in by the team, led by a race engineer from Genesis Magma Racing, she was one of the first drivers to switch from slick to wet tires. Avoiding the chaos that afflicted many others in treacherous conditions, the strategy decision lifted Chadwick into fifth where she kept pace with the lead group.
 

The rain remained for the start of Juncadella’s middle stint, but the latter laps of the Spaniard’s time in the car was complicated as the track began to dry. At a first stop, the team refueled the car but kept the same increasingly worn set of wet tires on the car. The decision looked like a mistake, as those teams stopping a few laps later for slicks were soon faster than Juncadella on track, and when he did pit to hand over to Jaubert on dry weather tires, it dropped the team from the podium battle, to fifth.
 

However, the earlier call paid off. When the teams ahead were all forced into a pitstop just before the final hour of the race due to the regulations governing a driver’s minimum drive time, Jaubert took a lead that he refused to relinquish over the remaining quarter of the race.
 

From the front he managed his pace to minimize the stationary time during the final stop, allowing him to return to the lead after pitting with 39 minutes remaining. He had to withstand late pressure after losing critical time overtaking slower cars, but once in clear air was able to add to his lead, taking the checkered flag just under two seconds ahead of his nearest challenger.
 

The result puts Chadwick, Jaubert and Juncadella, and IDEC Sport at the top of their respective championships on a total of 50 points. The victory at Le Castellet was IDEC Sport’s first LMP2 triumph at the circuit and the perfect end to the team’s home round of the championship, where the squad celebrated their 10th anniversary at their headquarters just outside the track.  
 

Post Race Quotes - #18 IDEC Sport Oreca 07
 

Chadwick said: “It was a really tricky race conditions-wise, so it was a bit of a gamble which tires to go on. We chose the slicks initially and I had a big moment at the exit of turn two and dropped back. It became quite clear that this race was going to be about avoiding mistakes. We called the stop of the wets at the right time. I enjoyed my stint — the car was nice, and I knew we could make a little bit of ground up from where we were. I was just trying to stay out of trouble. I knew the race would be later on for Dani [Daniel] and Mathys. We’ve had good performance all week here at Le Castellet. Another win is a bit surreal; it’s a bit beyond our expectations. The IDEC Sport team did an amazing job today with a really good execution of the strategy. I’m just so happy for them. What a perfect start to the year.”

Juncadella said: “It’s incredible. Two wins out of two in the European Le Mans Series. The 4 Hours of Le Castellet was another race where we executed perfectly as a team. There were no mistakes — we always made the right call even when it was very difficult with the weather, my teammates did an amazing job, and we made it happen. The conditions were tricky out there. It was my first time driving this car in the wet. It was difficult, for sure, but I really enjoyed it. I felt very confident in the car straight away. Already on my out lap, I was able to make some moves and when I knew we were third, I didn’t want to take any risks. I had to stay a bit longer on the wet tires to maximize the stint time and make sure we had one stop less to the end, which was the right call from the team to give the chance to win.”
 

Jaubert said: “Honestly, I feel like I did nothing in my stint, I just had to finish the race. My teammates and the team gave me the car in a perfect position. I had new slick tires. I was able to save a bit of fuel and the car, and in the end, I could push because I saw second place gaining behind me. I had a few issues with my radio, so sometimes I had no information on the gap behind me, so the end was a bit tricky, but the car was incredibly fast and now we are leading the championship with a good advantage. Now we have to see for our next race, which is the 24 Hours of Le Mans.”
 

Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul said: “This weekend was another great job by everyone on the team — Genesis Magma Racing staff, IDEC Sport and all three drivers — Jamie, Dani and Mathys. Two wins in two races is a great start for everyone in the Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program. From the outside, it could look easy, but I promise it has not been the case. In both races, and especially in the 4 Hours of Le Castellet, every strategy decision had to be right, and the drivers had to handle some very difficult conditions on track, which they did really well. Everyone is working perfectly together, and we are achieving the results to show for it.”
 

2025 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Drivers’ Championship
After Round 2:

2025 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Teams’ Championship
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BARCELONA, Spain, April 6, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program drivers Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert, and Daniel Juncadella scored a stunning class win today on their debut in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) category of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. Chadwick, who completed a double stint to start the race, became the first female winner in the premier category of the championship, joining her teammates on the podium after Jaubert brought the car home second overall at the end of the four-hour season opener.

Strategy, Experience and Race-Craft Played a Role to Secure Victory

All three drivers in the #18 IDEC Sport-run Oreca 07 played a vital part on the path to the win — a historic start to the on-track presence of Genesis Magma Racing.

Jamie Chadwick started the car from the fifth place secured by Jaubert in Saturday’s qualifying session. By her own admission, Chadwick struggled in traffic though her double stint, particularly on the first time while the pack remained tightly bunched after the start. The team, including the race engineer who was one of nine staff from Genesis Magma Racing integrated into the IDEC Sport team for the weekend, began to focus on strategy, opting to extend Jamie’s second stint. Excellent work to stretch the fuel bought the team a crucial few laps, putting the team in the perfect position to pit during a virtual safety car and vault up the order to fourth.

After the restart, Juncadella continued the progress, quickly moving up to second to cement the #18 car’s place among the front-runners. Also completing a double stint and having to retake second place, the Spainard and the team were able to take advantage of another virtual safety car to pit for Mathys Jaubert to take over for the final 1:17 of the four-hour event.

In the midst of the tightly packed lead group, the 20-year-old Frenchman had to both defend and attack, taking advantage when the leader was held up by a GT car to make an opportunistic move into the penultimate corner to take the top spot. He held the position until half a lap from the chequered flag when a car from the LMP2 Pro-Am class, on far fresher tires than Jaubert, made the pass for the overall victory. Still, second overall and victory in the LMP2 class delivered a historic result to begin Genesis Magma Racing’s presence on the racetrack.

Post Race Quotes — #18 IDEC Sport Oreca 07

Jamie Chadwick said: “Starting off in this position is fantastic. I’m really impressed by the job that my two teammates and the IDEC Sport team with the execution of the strategy. It was incredible. I knew what we were doing with the strategy after my pace started to drop off, but I was thinking ‘we’ve missed the window now, we’re going to be way off’ and just I got the fuel alarm the virtual safety car came out. It couldn’t have been better timing. From a personal point of view, it doesn't mean so much to be the first female winner in ELMS’ top class, but it's great for the sport. That’s four female winners in ELMS today [with Iron Dames winning LMGT3]. I’m very proud to be a woman in motorsport today.”

Daniel Juncadella said: “I’m obviously over the moon with this result, it's unreal. I didn't come in with too many expectations to be fair. This is a new series for me, a new car, a new team. Winning at home in front of family and friends, It's just unreal. My stint was great, I enjoyed it out there. I think I keep learning every time, learning new things and loving it. Jamie is making really good steps. She made an amazing start, then struggled a bit in the traffic, which is the hardest part of endurance racing, where she’s still inexperienced, but she kept her foot down. We got lucky with the VSC and then I gave the car in P2 to Mathys and he did just what he knows best. I think not many people know him yet, but what a little star he is. He gave us the first win. A great start to the ELMS season.”

Mathys Jaubert said: “What a result. I didn't realize at the time but it's so amazing for us and Genesis Magma Racing. A first race and a first win with three rookies in the car. My last stint was mega. After the safety car everyone was fighting, but it's very, very hard to overtake, because when you are behind you have so much understeer in fast corners. So, you are just waiting with traffic and to take the opportunity to overtake. And this is what I did. A GT car blocked the leader, and I took the risk to overtake. I looked for the gap and I went for it. After that I had really good pace. Then it was just to manage the tires and fuel for the end. Unfortunately, one car had two new tires, but I knew that he was in a different class, so if I finished in front or behind him, we would take the points for the championship, so I didn't block him too much.”

Genesis Magma Racing Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul said: “We couldn't have wished for a better start to Genesis’ endurance adventure. The Genesis Magma Racing Trajectory Program drivers delivered an exemplary, error-free race. The team provided them with a high-performance, reliable car, and a particularly inspired race strategy from their race engineer, who is one of the team members from Genesis Magma Racing integrated into IDEC Sport to learn about endurance racing. While this start is a good sign, we must remain realistic about the level of competition.”

FRANKFURT, Germany, March 27, 2025 — Genesis Magma Racing will be represented on this year’s European Le Mans Series (ELMS) grid in the first step for the team on track. 

The #18 Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) car will be shared by Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert from the team’s Trajectory Program, alongside Daniel Juncadella, in an opportunity for all three to learn about Prototype racing. 

Working in partnership with IDEC Sport, Genesis Magma Racing team members will have the opportunity to learn their roles and experience the demands and stresses of endurance racing in preparation for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season with the Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar. 

2025, a Learning Year 

Competing in the ELMS is a vital first step in the Genesis Magma Racing project, creating the foundations of the team that will run the GMR-001 Hypercar when it debuts in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2026. The ELMS season offers Genesis Magma Racing mechanics, engineers, strategists and other team members the opportunity to learn and experience endurance racing, preparing them for the next stages of the project. 

For Chadwick and Jaubert, 2025 will be their first full season in endurance racing Prototypes. The Trajectory Program aims to support drivers’ development, working toward promoting them to the driver lineup for the GMR-001 Hypercar in the FIA WEC. The experience of top-class endurance racing with a season in the ELMS provides a key part of that development, giving the drivers the opportunity to prove themselves while learning the unique requirements of endurance racing. 

“The idea of starting with Genesis Magma Racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2026 from nothing, with no exposure to endurance racing, quickly became very scary,” said Cyril Abiteboul, Team Principal of Genesis Magma Racing. “The ELMS is a place for the drivers to prove their talents and make their claim to be a part of the 2026 GMR-001 Hypercar driver lineup. It is also an opportunity for everyone involved within Hyundai Motorsport to learn about endurance racing, its code, its requirements, its community, and understand what we need to succeed when we enter WEC in 2026.” 

The Target on Track: Prioritizing Development Over Results 

“Of course we want Jamie, Mathys and Dani to deliver strong results,” said Abiteboul, “but more than immediate results, it is the general direction in the course of the season we are interested in. For everyone, this is a year for learning because we selected the Trajectory Program drivers with an aim of a potential promotion to Hypercar.” 

For the drivers, the goal is clear. “I want to learn as much as possible,” said Chadwick. “The aim is to develop as much as possible as a team and lineup, and hopefully that will pay dividends by the end of the year. We have a great team and can fight for results. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want a podium.” 

Jaubert said, “Podium finishes would be incredible, but in endurance racing consistency is key. My main goal is to establish myself as a strong LMP2 driver and contribute to the team’s success.” 

Chadwick and Jaubert will be supported by Juncadella, who will play an important role in the team as a more experienced driver. “It’s their first contact with endurance racing,” Juncadella said about his teammates. “I am way ahead in terms of experience, but they are very talented. I don’t think I can teach them much to make them faster, but I will help them any way I can so that they can move forward in their careers.” 

Further support for the pair of Trajectory drivers will come from Genesis Magma Racing driver André Lotterer. The German will join the driver lineup for June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. A three-time overall winner of the famous race, his knowledge of what is required for success at the event will aid the team in their toughest test of the year. 

Visibility of Genesis Magma Racing Key to Aims of 2025 Season 

A key motivation for working with IDEC Sport in the ELMS this season is to build the fame of Genesis Magma Racing amongst the endurance racing community. To support this goal, the #18 car will carry the unmistakable branding of Genesis Magma Racing. 

The signature Magma orange — symbolizing Korea’s vibrant energy — will instantly make the car stand out on track, even as part of a tightly packed field. The team’s geometric logo, inspired by the Korean Hangeul lettering for “Magma” (마그마), with its consonants “ㅁ, ㄱ, ㅁ,” appears on the car’s nose and rear haunches, with Genesis Magma Racing proudly written across the rear wing. The same elements will also be featured in the driver’s race overalls and team clothing seen around this season’s paddocks. 

“When we arrive in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship next year, we already want people cheering for us,” said Abiteboul. “To do that, they have to know who we are, they must know Genesis Magma and Genesis Magma Racing. In 2025, we need to introduce ourselves to endurance racing fans at every opportunity and that’s what we will do through this partnership with IDEC Sport, during all the races of the ELMS championship, including the amazing 24 Hours of Le Mans.” 

First Steps in Endurance Racing 

The entry into the ELMS will be Genesis Magma Racing’s first steps in endurance racing. However, the series will immediately drop the team and their drivers into a highly competitive environment. Already this season, there are 14 entries in the LMP2 category, in addition to a further seven contesting the LMP2 Pro/Am category. All LMP2 teams use the same combination of Oreca 07 chassis, V-8 Gibson engine and Goodyear tires. The Prototype racers share the track with the slower LMP3 and LMGT3 classes. 

The result is an incredibly competitive grid, the perfect introduction to the demands of endurance racing and a high-speed classroom for Chadwick and Jaubert to develop their skills. 

“I think the biggest challenge will be how competitive the series is,” said Chadwick. “All the ELMS races are only four hours, so they will be flat out from start to finish. This year will also be my first time in the top category in multi-class racing, so I will have to get used to the speed differential and traffic management.” 

Juncadella chimed in, saying, “Everything is new. I’ve never really raced in the ELMS before. It’s my first time racing the car and my first time with the team, but I’m sure that everything I’ve learned through the years will give me a head start at the start of the season.” 

Iconic Circuits All the Way on Six-Stop Calendar 

The six race weekends of the 2025 ELMS will take the drivers to a succession of iconic tracks. Starting with the opening race of the year in Barcelona, Spain, each circuit hosts a four-hour race, and each provides its own test of drivers, car and team. From the high-speed sweeps of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium and Silverstone in the U.K. to the technical challenges of Imola in Italy and the season finale in Portimão, Portugal, via a home race for the IDEC Sport team at Circuit Paul Ricard in France, every track promises a thrilling contest. 

“Paul Ricard feels like a home race for me,” said Jaubert. “I live in the south of France, so I’ll have a lot of support from family, friends and partners. Having that energy around me will make it a special event.” 

“It’s a highlight of the year to be racing in Barcelona, my hometown,” said Juncadella. “I haven’t raced there in a few years, so that just adds to the excitement to get the season going.” 

2025 European Le Mans Series Calendar 
April 4-6: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain 
May 2-4: Circuit Paul Ricard, France 
July 4-6: Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy 
Aug. 22-24: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 
Sept. 12-14: Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom 
Oct. 16-18: Algarve International Circuit, Portugal 

1. Driver profile: Jamie Chadwick 

Place of birth: Bath, U.K. 
Date of birth: May 20, 1998 
FIA driver grading: Silver 

Career highlights: 
2024 7th – Indy NXT Series (1 win, 2 podiums) 
2023 12th – Indy NXT Series 
2022 1st – W Series (5 wins, 6 podiums) 
2021 1st – W Series (4 wins, 7 podiums) 
2019 1st – W Series (2 wins, 5 podiums) 
         1st – Nürburgring 24 Hours - SP8T class 
2015 1st – British GT Championship - GT4 class (2 wins, 6 podiums) 

2. Driver profile: Mathys Jaubert 

Place of birth: Salon-de-Provence, France 
Date of birth: March 3, 2005 
FIA driver grading: Silver 

Career highlights: 
2024 2nd – Porsche Carrera Cup France (3 wins, 9 podiums) 
2024 3rd – Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (11 podiums) 
2024 10th – Porsche Supercup 
2023 4th – Porsche Carrera Cup France (2 podiums) 

3. Driver profile: Daniel Juncadella 

Place of birth: Barcelona, Spain 
Date of birth: May 7, 1991 
FIA driver grading: Platinum 

Career highlights: 
2023 2nd – IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro class (3 wins, 5 podiums) 
2022 1st – GT World Challenge Europe Endurance – Pro class (1 win, 3 podiums) 
2012 1st – FIA Formula 3 Europe (6 wins, 12 podiums) 
2011 1st – Macau Grand Prix