New Zealand’s Hayden Paddon has just announced a seven rally deal with the Hyundai WRC team, starting at Rally Italia Sardegna in June.
The 26-year-old will be flanked by his compatriot John Kennard and will be behind the wheel of a Hyundai i20 WRC which will be entered under a separate entry of Hyundai Motorsport N. The duo will join Hyundai Motorsport for seven rounds of its maiden championship including Rally Australia in September where they will join the main team’s drivers Thierry Neuville and Chris Atkinson, who has already been confirmed to drive the #8 Hyundai i20 WRC at that event.
Paddon, who won the FIA Production car World Rally Championship in 2011, will have his first taste of the Hyundai i20 WRC in April. Currently residing in Frankfurt, the talented Kiwi is already familiar with the Alzenau-based team having visited the team’s factory recently. Although travelling independently, he will be wishing the team well when he attends Rally Mexico to recce the event.
Hayden Paddon’s 2014 competition schedule with Hyundai Motorsport N
NB. Only three of the TBC events will be contested
WRC Round 6 – Rally Italia Sardegna – 5-8 June
WRC Round 7 – Lotos Rally Poland – 27-29 June
WRC Round 8 – Neste Oil Rally Finland – 1-3 August
WRC Round 9 – ADAC Rallye Deutschland – 22-24 August TBC
WRC Round 10 – Coates Hire Rally Australia – 12-14 September
WRC Round 11 – Rallye de France-Alsace – 3-5 October TBC
WRC Round 12 – RallyRACC-Rally de Espana – 24-26 October TBC
WRC Round 13 – Wales Rally GB – 14-16 November
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Enjoy a brief run through some of Hayden’s rallying past below.
Opportunity of a lifetime. Signed with @HyundaiWRC to drive 7 @officialwrc events in i20 WRC. Sooo excited!!! pic.twitter.com/ewD6W5eEoW
— Hayden Paddon (@HaydenPaddon) February 26, 2014
Hayden Paddon pilotará en el Rally de Cataluña una de las unidades de Ford Fiesta RS WRC del Qatar M-Sport WRT. #WRC pic.twitter.com/5heMUrMDSP — Rubén Pérez (@RubnPerez) September 25, 2013
Great pic Fleur RT @EvolutionChick: @HaydenPaddon is flying!!!!!! Here’s my pic of him in SS11. #wrc #RallyAustralia pic.twitter.com/NzXO5CxE7U — Hayden Paddon (@HaydenPaddon) September 14, 2013
@HaydenPaddon: Great photo from Shakedown today, thanks to Alan MacDonald #RallyAustralia #Skoda #WRC2 pic.twitter.com/QbxI9ZpIwt
— Hayden Paddon (@HaydenPaddon) September 12, 2013
Tough day, with a lot of problems from stage 1 jump damage. Still good points which means we lead championship #PBMR pic.twitter.com/sBVZkEtzsW
— Hayden Paddon (@HaydenPaddon) September 7, 2013
Are you in #Whangerei tomorrow? Join us 3-4pm at our Cameron St Mall Telecom store & meet NZ Rally #1 Hayden Paddon. pic.twitter.com/45W2FyAGrI
— Telecom New Zealand (@TelecomNZ) May 16, 2013
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By Sam Tickell, February 2014
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