Hyundai Sungwoo Group said it is continuing to back promising drivers through its Indigo Junior Program, an initiative aimed at expanding South Korea’s motorsports base and developing the next generation of racing talent.
The group said it held a sponsorship signing ceremony March 9 at the Indigo Camp in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, with drivers Kwon O-tak and Shin Ga-won. Under the agreement, the two will receive support from Hyundai Sungwoo Group and Solite Indigo Racing, including technical assistance, professional coaching and mentoring designed to help them keep improving as drivers.
Launched in 2020, the Indigo Junior Program is a talent-development effort for young drivers with growth potential, intended to help them advance into competitive professional racing. Hyundai Sungwoo Group said the program is part of its broader push to energize the domestic motorsports industry while identifying and nurturing talent over the long term.
The program is structured as a step-by-step development system rather than a simple sponsorship, the company said. It supports drivers from kart racing through higher-level touring car competition, including TCR, by providing staged opportunities to train and gain experience.
Kwon, 16, and Shin, 18, were selected after strong results in domestic kart and racing events, the group said. Kwon finished first overall in the 2025 KIC Kart Racing Cup Senior season and also won the 2025 Motoarena Kart Racing Cup season overall. Shin, a female driver, finished first overall in the 2025 RMC Senior season and placed second in the 2025 Radical Cup Korea R4·R6 class.
Solite Indigo Racing said it plans to provide sponsorship funding along with mentoring and training programs, drawing on its overseas race experience and team-management know-how to help the drivers build competitiveness at home and abroad.
An official from Hyundai Sungwoo Group called the Indigo Junior Program “a long-term development project” designed to help promising domestic drivers grow systematically in a stable environment. The official said drivers such as Lee Chang-wook of Kumho SLM and Park Jun-ui of Solite Indigo Racing have advanced through the program and are now active on various stages in South Korea and overseas. The official added that the group will continue investing to broaden the base of South Korean motorsports and strengthen global competitiveness.
Hyundai Sungwoo Group is an auto-parts-focused group centered on holding company Hyundai Sungwoo Holdings. Its affiliates include Hyundai Sungwoo Casting, which makes alloy wheels and cast products, and Hyundai Sungwoo Solite, which specializes in lead-acid batteries, including automotive batteries.
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