Genesis GMR-001 officially unveiled - Magma Racing hypercar entry for WEC/Le Mans in 2026 and IMSA in 2027

[Fezzik]

LMDh powered by a V8 hybrid. Glad that they've confirmed the IMSA entry from the start. Luis Derani and Andre Lotterer are onboard as drivers.

 

[Famine]

If it races in orange rather than white/black/red, I don't care about anything else. That's the car I want to win.

 

[Fezzik]

If it races in orange rather than white/black/red, I don't care about anything else. That's the car I want to win.

Magma Orange at the front. The rest:

It'll all get ruined and uglified anyway when they start adding sponsors.

 

[Meythia]

uglified

The Genesis headlights are already enough to make me want to look away.
But at least the colour is interesting.

 

[Jezza819]

So if Genesis is going to use orange even partially as a color, what is McLaren going to do? Go totally papaya?

 

[TBR 427]

So if Genesis is going to use orange even partially as a color, what is McLaren going to do? Go totally papaya?

Genesis paints the front part orange, and leaves the back up to the team (depending on sponsor color).
McLaren paints the back part orange, and leaves the front up to the team (depending on sponsor color).

As long as nobody spins out, it should be fine.

 

[05XR8]

Hey, could be sponsored by

 

[Imbissbrunto]

I‘m surprised to see Andre Lotterer as one of the drivers (good choice though).

 

[NotThePrez]

I‘m surprised to see Andre Lotterer as one of the drivers (good choice though).

As am I. I always associated him as a VAG man, both with Audi and Porsche. I gotta wonder what Genesis offered to get him to switch sides.

Also, while I know they're technically different companies, I think it'd be pretty great if the livery had both the Magma Orange and the Light Blue from Hyundai's N division.

 

[Imbissbrunto]

As am I. I always associated him as a VAG man, both with Audi and Porsche. I gotta wonder what Genesis offered to get him to switch sides.

Also, while I know they're technically different companies, I think it'd be pretty great if the livery had both the Magma Orange and the Light Blue from Hyundai's N division.

True!

That would probably look cool, like a modernized version of the classic Gulf color scheme.