Dunlop evolves tyre range for new Moto2 & Moto3 season

As the 2022 FIM Moto2 and Moto3 World Championships get underway this weekend, Dunlop respectively begins its 13th and 11th consecutive years as exclusive tyre supplier. In preparation for the packed schedule ahead, Dunlop recently tested new tyres during the official pre-season test held at Portugal’s Algarve circuit on 19-21 February.

Moto2: New tyres tested after record-breaking season

Dunlop credits the “constant performance improvements” in its tyre range as contributing to 2021 being one of the fastest seasons in Moto2 ever. From the 14 circuits visited last year, the 765 cc Moto2 bikes broke their lap record at ten of them – in “no small part due to technological advances in the Dunlop tyres.”

Stephen Bickley, Dunlop’s senior race engineer, says: “We are constantly evaluating and evolving the range of tyres on offer to move in the direction of performance. As a sole supplier to a class, it’s easy to sit still but the Dunlop philosophy is to keep improving. As such, we are developing a number of new front and rear tyres to roll out throughout the course of the season. Some of these were tested at the Portugal pre-season test last month, and the process will continue with race weekend testing later in the season.”

Moto3: Highly competitive field gets new medium front tyre

The smallest bikes often put on the biggest show, and Dunlop is evolving its tyre range for Moto3, too. The 250cc class gets two new front tyre specs to strengthen the range. The new Medium (M3) and Hard (H3) use improved casing technology compared to their predecessors in order to give more stability and steering precision. Just as Dunlop plans to test new tyres during race weekends this year, these two new Moto3 fronts were tested during race events last year.

On-track action at the Losail International Circuit near Doha, Qatar, begins on Friday, ahead of the races on Sunday afternoon. Thereafter, the championship will visit Indonesia on 18-20 March, Argentina and the U.S. in early April, and then embark on its European leg beginning in Portugal.