Photograph courtesy Hyundai
Yo dawg, we heard you liked racing Hyundais, so we put a racing series in your racing series so you can win prizes while you win prizes.
Okay, maybe that meme is a little old, but it pretty much sums up Hyundai’s new series-within-a-series competition, the N Trophy Cup.
As Ross Rosenberg, manager of N Brand and marketing for Hyundai, explains, “Hyundai competitors within the TC America series will not only compete to win the overall TC America Championship, but they will also compete against fellow Hyundai drivers for additional awards.”
While winning the championship comes with prize money, it also opens a few doors. In addition to an invite to compete in the final round of the 2025 Hyundai N Festival one-make race series in South Korea, the N Trophy Cup champion will get a chance to participate in a post-season evaluation in the Bryan Herta Autosport Elantra N TCR.
That’s not the only prize up for grabs, however. One driver will also be selected as an “N Racing Scholar” and receive the chance to compete in the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hour with Hyundai.
The full points system and prizes are as follows:
Hyundai N Trophy Cup and TC America Points System
Hyundai’s 2025 Contingency Program:
TC America Results
- 1st place = $4000 per car
- 2nd place = $3000 per car
- 3rd place = $2000 per car
Hyundai N Trophy Cup Results (COTA, Sebring, Barber, Indy rounds only)
- 1st place (top finishing Hyundai) = $1500 per car
End of Season Awards
- Hyundai Manufacturer Championship = $5000 per team
- TC America Driver Champion = $10,000 per driver
- Hyundai N Trophy Cup Champion = $5000 per driver
- Hyundai N Racing Scholar = $5000 per driver
The N Trophy Cup “season” currently consists of the TC America races at Circuit of The Americas (April 24-27), Sebring International Raceway (May 16-18), Barber Motorsports Park (September 5-7) and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (October 16-19).
I sure appreciate how Hyundai has gone "all in" on motorsport in the last handful of years from the TCR cars to the upcoming Genesis GTP/Hypercar we should see in IMSA next year.
This "N Trophy Cup" should make the brand even more appealing to racers and team owners.
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