The Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT announced this morning that Adrien Fourmaux will join the team for the 2025 WRC season.
A Good 2024 Season
Adrien Fourmaux was one of the biggest talking points all season long. As the Frenchman finished on the podium five times this past season, which was largely unexpected. 2024 was Fourmaux’s first year back in a Rally1 car after spending the 2023 season in WRC2 after a poor performance in 2022. Fourmaux showed a lot of maturity throughout the season as well. At one point the 29-year-old was third in the championship standings.
Moving To Hyundai
Over the past couple of months, it was largely rumoured that the Frenchman would join Hyundai for the 2025 season. This didn’t come as much of a surprise considering the aforementioned year Fourmaux had. Fourmaux himself had even confirmed he had gotten an offer from Toyota, however, that was only for a part-time drive. Moving to Hyundai is kinda a no-brainer for Fourmaux. As now he will be joining a team with the likes of Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville who could help mentor the young star. He will also have a faster and arguably better car for the upcoming season.
What To Expect From Fourmaux In 2025
As previously mentioned Fourmaux will have an arguably better car this upcoming season. Which should help him score more podiums and maybe even his first event win. Obviously, it will likely take him an event or two to get used to the i20. As far as the championship goes, he will have to fend off Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak and a returning Kalle Rovanperä. It’s not an easy ask, and I don’t expect him to do it. Personally, I see him finishing about fourth in the championship. However, as I’ve said many times in the past, anything can happen and rallying isn’t super predictable for the most part.