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Three Drivers to Take over Ott Tänak's Hyundai WRC Seat in 2026

The Hyundai WRC seat vacated by Estonian driver Ott Tänak will be filled by three different drivers next season.

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After Toyota, it's around Hyundai to unveil its line-up for the 2026 season! A reworked team following the brutal start of Ott Tänak. In the end, few surprises in the Korean manufacturer's announcement. WRC, Hyundai recalls well-known old names! Only Thierry Neuville was confirmed for the 2026 season at Hyundai. Now, [...] The WRC article, Hyundai finally unveils its drivers for 2026! appeared first on Le Mag Sport Auto.

Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux will be pilots in Hyundai, while Dani Sordo, Esapekka Lappi and Hayden Paddon will share the third car. Neuville, World Championship in 2024, will start with the team in Alzenau, and Fourmaux will continue after a full session in 2025, completed with four volumes. The distribution of the third car will be next, in the first three stages: Hayden Paddon will compete in the Monte-Carlo Raliul in January, Esapekk…

At a press conference at the end of October, Lappi confirmed his future on the Finnish championship in 2026 as well as a development driver at Skoda Motorsport, the surprise retreat of Tänak, who decided to make a break, upset everything. Already an official driver in two seasons in 2023 and 2024, Lappi will be back in 2026 at Hyundai... Source

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PLANETEMARCUS broke the news in on Friday, December 5, 2025.
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