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it home reported on september 13 that automotive media motorsport reported yesterday (september 12) that hyundai's genesis brand is developing a le mans daytona h (lmdh) prototype to enter the endurance racing field.

unlike the le mans hypercar (lmh), which is built from scratch, cars built under the lmdh rules must use a standard chassis supplied by dallara, ligiera, multimatic or oreca.

genesis is said to have partnered with oreca to design and build the new supercar, and hyundai motorsport will develop its internal combustion engine in-house.

in addition, it is reported that the car's internal combustion engine is developed by hyundai motorsport and it may face competitors including bmw, cadillac, porsche and lamborghini as early as 2026.

it home quoted the media report that genesis said:

we have carefully analysed lmdh and found it to be a perfect fit with our motorsport ambitions and a valuable platform for driving the development of future road vehicle mobility technologies.

endurance racing provides an unparalleled opportunity to showcase genesis' cutting-edge technology, design philosophy and performance-oriented attributes in a highly competitive arena. this project embodies our broad vision for the future of mobility.

introduction to lmdh

lmdh, short for le mans daytona h, is a prototype car that competes in endurance racing and, from 2023, will compete in the gtp class of imsa and the prototype class of the fia ​​wec alongside the le mans hypercar.

the lmdh rules are jointly developed by imsa and the aco. the lmdh car will be the successor to the daytona prototype international class dpi, and the competition rules are planned for the next generation of daytona prototype international class and merged with the le mans hypercar rules.