Shell and the World Rally Championship
Shell has returned to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in an exciting new partnership with Hyundai Motorsport.
The Partnership
Shell and Hyundai have been global partners since 2005, with a Global Aftermarket Agreement in place across 67 markets worldwide. As a reflection of the strength and depth of this association, Shell’s technical partnership aims to co-engineer a winning edge to Hyundai Motorsport, as it competes at the highest level of global rallying.
Extremes of temperature, altitude and road surface combine to give Shell and Hyundai the most breathtaking and extreme testing environment.
From the classic Rallye Monte-Carlo in January to the gruelling Wales Rally GB in November, the WRC takes in an incredible array of challenges. Temperatures range from -40° in Sweden to +30° in Mexico, with drivers going flat-out and against the clock on timed special stages, driving on surfaces that include gravel, ice and snow, as well as paved roads.
As the co-title sponsor of the Hyundai Shell-Mobis World Rally team, Shell has supported Hyundai Motorsport with their lubricant requirements from the time they joined the WRC in 2014.
Armed with Shell Helix Ultra race lubricants, the Hyundai Shell-Mobis World Rally Team provides the ultimate extreme testing environment. Working together to develop Shell Helix Ultra with PurePlus Technology ensures that customers around the world have access to the best possible products, which are proven in their ability to handle extraordinary conditions.
Meet the team
Dani Sordo
Dani’s first experience of motorsport came on two wheels racing in motocross when he was just 12 years old. After briefly experimenting in motorbikes, Dani decided to trade in two wheels for four and landed in the exciting world of rally. Born in Torrelavegga, Spain, Dani’s first break into the World Rally Championship came in 2003 competing in the Rally Catalunya. His maiden win came ten years later at Rally Deutschland before he then joined the Hyundai Motorsport team alongside co-driver and fellow Spaniard, Marc Marti.
Dani is now recognised as one of the more experienced and consistent members on the rally circuit, having entered 143 rallies in total securing over 40 podium finishes in his career to date.
