300bhp WRC-spec Hyundai i20 to run on the famous Goodwood Hillclimb and the Forest Rally Stage twice dailyHyundai Motorsport’s Dani Sordo confirmed as driver in attendance

Over the same weekend, Hyundai Shell World Rally Team to contend the FIA World Rally Championship at Rally Poland with Thierry Neuville and Juho Hanninen at the wheel.

Hyundai Motorsport will wow the crowds at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with the first public outing of the Hyundai i20 WRC car in the UK.

Driven by experienced WRC driver, Dani Sordo, the 300bhp Hyundai i20 WRC will be put through its paces on Goodwood’s principal attraction – the 1.16 mile HillClimb and the Forest Rally Stage twice daily from Friday, June 27-Sunday, June 29.

Sordo, who has competed 3 times in the Hyundai i20 WRC so far in the 2014 WRC calendar and secured the young team’s maiden fastest stage times at Rally Portugal said:

“I am delighted to be showcasing the Hyundai i20 WRC car to the crowds for the first time to the UK public at such an iconic event in the motorsports calendar. As a driver, it’s great to be a part of the Festival that celebrates the great and the good in motorsport and which engages with so many fans from across the globe. I will, however, be keeping a very close eye on my team mates, Thierry and Juho who will be battling it out in Rally Poland at the same time. I wish them and our team the best of luck.”

Thierry Neuville and Juho Hanninen will be competing in the 7th round of the 2014 FIA World Rally Championship – Rally Poland – which returns to the WRC calendar after a five year absence.

The rally, which will be based in Mikolajki, will feature a number of changes to existing stages and some completely new stages – some of them held in Lithuania - which will have no shortage of spectacular jumps and fast, flowing gravel routes.