The 2019 world champion’s move comes just days after scoring a second victory of the WRC season with M-Sport at Rally Chile last weekend.
This will be Tanak’s second spell driving for the Korean marque after sensationally leaving the team with a year remaining on his contract at the end of the 2022 season.
Aside from wins in Sweden and Chile, and a second in Croatia, Tanak’s 2023 campaign at M-Sport has been plagued by misfortune and reliability woes.
The 35-year-old has however been convinced by Hyundai’s new management structure, led by former Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul and its new technical director, ex-Volkswagen WRC and Williams F1 employee, Francois-Xavier Demaison.
“Since our paths parted exactly one year ago, the team has been working very hard on the new technical structure. Hyundai Motorsport has a clear vision and target for the near future, and it is something that convinced me to join our forces again,” said Tanak.
“Our goal in this new chapter will be nothing less than to win all the three titles, and with the new structure of the team, we have all the tools needed to achieve it. Game on.
"This year has gone by so fast together with M-Sport Ford WRT. I’m proud we have managed to win two rallies against such big manufacturers and we were able to be in the championship fight for the first part of the season.
“But this sport is tough and unfortunately we went down a few times too many, nevertheless all the people really tried hard to give us the best chances and I’m very grateful for them.”
Source: Autosport