Genesis has signed Jamie Chadwick as its reserve driver for the 2026 World Endurance Championship after she accomplished her first take a look at within the GMR-001 Hypercar.
Chadwick, who was already part of Genesis’s Trajectory Programme’ this yr, will step as much as the function after ending third within the 2025 European Le Mans Collection in an IDEC Sport Oreca 07.
Because the group’s official reserve, Chadwick will probably be chargeable for the event work of the GMR-001 and can full a number of classes on observe and within the simulator.
She’s going to mix the function with a yet-to-be-announced racing programme.
Chadwick turns into simply the fifth driver to affix the Hyundai model’s roster forward of its maiden marketing campaign within the WEC’s Hypercar class in 2026 with its Oreca LMP2-based contender.
Genesis had beforehand named Andre Lotterer, Pipo Derani, Daniel Juncadella and Mathys Jaubert as a part of its race line-up, with the remaining two drivers set to be introduced at a later date.
“It is vastly particular to be concerned within the growth of the GMR-001 Hypercar,” mentioned Chadwick. “It is one other development in my profession and one I am actually happy with.
“Turning into a Reserve Driver in Hypercar is one step nearer to my final purpose. The chance to check and drive extra is one thing that I am actually wanting ahead to and a task that I will attempt to relish and benefit from.”
She added: “The event function will also be an enormous assist to my racing. Clearly, Hypercar is a step up by way of every thing that you simply’re studying, however you’ll be able to nonetheless take that again to different classes and sequence simply from the fixed testing and dealing with the engineers.”
Jamie Chadwick, Genesis
Picture by: Genesis
Chadwick joined Genesis quartet Lotterer, Derani, Juncadella and Jaubert final week for a three-day take a look at at Magny-Cours, driving the Genesis LMDh in each dry and moist circumstances.
Genesis claims she is barely the second lady to drive a WEC hypercar, after Lilou Wadoux’s debut outing in a Toyota GR010 Hybrid in 2022 and two latest appearances in a Ferrari 499P.
“My first laps within the GMR-001 Hypercar had been wonderful,” she mentioned. “It’s a very spectacular automotive and so quick in a straight line. There’s loads of totally different programs out there to you as a driver, instruments that you should utilize to make a distinction.
“Clearly, a lot is altering and evolving with each take a look at that the group does, nevertheless it’s only a tremendous automotive to drive, but additionally only a nice group to be a part of.”
Genesis sporting director and 2009 World Touring Automotive champion Gabriel Tarquini described Chadwick as an important a part of the group.
“It is all the time excellent to have suggestions from a brand new driver who doesn’t know the automotive in any respect,” he mentioned. “Jamie has had a incredible season with our Trajectory Programme within the European Le Mans Collection.
“As a growth driver for the GMR-001 Hypercar, she will probably be an important a part of our group for the long run in serving to us put together for occasions and make the development we are going to want throughout our first season.”
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