The South Korean marque has relaunched a driver development programme as previously reported by Autosport, with Suninen and reigning WRC2 champion Emil Lindholm the first drivers selected to be part of the initiative.
The scheme, which was first launched in 2017, aims to develop the next wave of Rally1 drivers.
Suninen will step into the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid to replace the late Craig Breen in Rally Estonia in July and Rally Finland In August, while Lindholm will switch from driving a Toksport Skoda to a Hyundai i20 Rally2 for those events.
As part of the driver development plan, Suninen will also undertake development tests driving the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 and Hyundai i20 N Rally2, as well as participate in pre-event rollouts.
Plans for Dani Sordo, who has been driving the third Rally1 i20N with Breen this year, remain unaffected for the rest of the season. The Spaniard will pilot the third car at next week's Safari Rally Kenya.
The rest of Suninen's WRC plan will be communicated in due course. Fabrizio Zaldivar will continue his WRC2 programme with Hyundai as planned.
Source: Autosport