Hyundai wins TCR World Tour round 5 in Inje, second straight Korean victory
In short
Hyundai Motor said its The New Elantra N TCR won round five of the 2026 TCR World Tour, held Oct. 2–4 at Inje Speedium in Gangwon Province, South Korea — a second consecutive win in the Korean round for the automaker. Team driver Mikel Azcona won two of the three finals and stayed first in the 2026 drivers' standings, while teammate Norbert Michelisz moved up to second. Round six is set for Oct. 16–18 in Chengdu, China.
Why it matters
The result keeps Hyundai's customer-racing programme and its drivers at the top of the 2026 TCR World Tour standings with three rounds remaining, and gives the automaker a second straight victory on home soil in an international series. With the two business outlets covering the win only through photo captions, the event's wider significance rests mostly on Hyundai's own account.
Key facts
- Hyundai's The New Elantra N TCR, sold in Korea as The New Avante N TCR, won round five of the 2026 TCR World Tour. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The round was held from Oct. 2 to 4 at Inje Speedium in Gangwon Province, South Korea. [ 1 ]
- BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse driver Mikel Azcona finished first in the opening and third final races, sixth in the second, and added 89 points to stay first in the 2026 drivers' standings. [ 1 ]
- Teammate Norbert Michelisz finished third, third and seventh, collected 70 points and moved up to second in the drivers' standings. [ 1 ]
- The team had scored 583 points through this round and remained second in the teams' standings. [ 1 ]
- Round six of the TCR World Tour is scheduled for Oct. 16 to 18 in Chengdu, China; the series has eight rounds this year. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Details of the race beyond Hyundai's account, such as the winner of the second final race, the size of the field and other teams' results. Only Yonhap carried article text, and it reports the results of Hyundai's two drivers without naming the winner of the second final; the two business outlets published photo captions with no additional detail.
- How the win was received outside Hyundai, for example by organisers or rivals. No document quotes the series organiser, rival teams or other drivers.