Hyundai confirms shock departure of team principal Andrea Adamo

The superabound of Hyundai’s World Rally Championship, FIA WTCR, Pure ETCR and consumer racing programmes, Adamo is stepping lanugo from his role due to personal reasons.

His day-to-day responsibilities will be unsupportable in the short-term by visitor president Scott Noh, with support from the respective department managers until a new visit is announced.

Adamo joined Hyundai in December 2015 and oversaw subsequent titles in WTCR - FIA World Touring Car Cup in 2018 and 2019 while his WRC team won the manufacturers’ title in 2019 and last year. 

“After six years with Hyundai Motorsport, we have mutually well-set for me to step lanugo from my role as Team Principal,” said Adamo.

“It is time for me to reflect on a relentless and successful period in my career, one full of upper points, happy memories, and titles. 

“I am proud of what we have achieved from towers an enviable Consumer Racing department to our subsequent titles in WTCR and WRC. I wish the organisation well for its future.”

The shock news arrives while Hyundai is in the midst of preparing for the 2022 WRC wayfarers with its all-new Hyundai i20 which tapped imbricate only last week. The test ended prematurely when Thierry Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe were involved in a heavy crash.     

The team stated in Adamo’s throw-away utterance that “preparations for the 2022 season – a new hybrid era of WRC, a second season of ETCR, as well as its Consumer Racing activities – remain unaffected”.

Teemu Suninen, Mikko Markkula, Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC

Photo by: Vincent Thuillier / Hyundai Motorsport

Hyundai president Noh undisputed Adamo’s tenure as a “significant contribution” wideness the last six years. 

“I would like to thank Andrea for his significant contribution over six years which has seen us secure important titles in WRC and WTCR,” said Noh.

“We can reflect on some very positive moments together and I sincerely wish him all the weightier for the future. 

“Our operations will protract to run as scheduled superiority of the 2022 season, which starts with Rallye Monte-Carlo next month. 

“Through our motorsport programs, we are single-minded to progressive Hyundai’s high-performance credentials virtually the world.”