GitiCompete GTR1 tyres ‘perform brilliantly’ at Nürburgring, as 4 Giti Tire Motorsport cars finish

Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing’s ‘Girls Only’ team go the extra mile in gruelling 24-hour race

The new G82 series BMW M4 GT4 of the Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing’s ‘Girls Only’ team in race action (Photo: Giti Tire)

Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing’s ‘Girls Only’ team displayed camaraderie, determination and spirit to finish the 51st ADAC TotalEnergies 24-hour Nürburgring endurance race with technical issues, no-fault crashes and technical problems all overcome. Heading into the weekend on a high, regular drivers Célia Martin, Fabienne Wohlwend, Pippa Mann and Beitzke Visser in the all-new G82 series BMW M4 GT4, supported by all-women pit and management crews, began at the very rear of the starting group due to a controversial technical offence.

Problems continued immediately with the transponder for time measurement suddenly breaking which required an immediate, time-consuming change, and having fought their way back from two laps down to lead the SP8T class a no-fault accident early on the Sunday morning broke the rear axle. With the support of the crowd driving the team along, the crew carried out long and complex repairs to get the car back on track and the drivers completed the race without any further problems while delivering strong lap times.

All four cars from the Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing roster reached the chequered flag with both the teams and the tyre manufacturer’s technical crew reporting absolutely no issues all weekend with the GitiCompete GTR1 tyres.

Thorsten Willems, team principal, said: “In order to be able to implement such a comprehensive project in the toughest car race in the world, WS Racing relies on the support of strong technical partners.

“Giti Tire has been supplying the GitiCompete GTR1 racing tyre for years, which offers very good performance. In addition they support us with know-how from its own hugely experienced European Technical Team to deliver the perfect tyre service.

“Thanks also to Giti’s truck and bus tyre partner, Boxenstop24 who were heavily involved throughout the weekend.”

The Giti brand used the weekend’s racing to market the brand in digital channels to a global audience. Trackside the manufacturer hosted European distributors and their customers and created a fan activation area for families.

The Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing’s ‘Girls Only’ team is made up of all-women pit and management crews as well as the drivers (Photo: Giti Tire)