CIV selects Dunlop as title sponsor & tyre supplier

Dunlop will be title sponsor to all classes of motorcycle racing series Campionato Italiano Velocità (CIV) from 2024. Under the multi-year agreement, every rider in each CIV class will race on Dunlop tyres, extending the supply arrangement seen in the flagship superbike class for the past two seasons and longer in a number of other categories, including Moto3 and Pre-Moto3.

In addition to continuing Dunlop’s supply of the Superbike, Moto3 and Pre-Moto3 categories, Dunlop will now be the exclusive tyre partner of the SuperSport 300 and SuperSport 600 NG classes, supporting rising talent in these highly competitive races. Dunlop will provide specific tyres from its KR racing slick range to each class, matching the needs of bikes according to size and power.

“We are proud to deepen our involvement with CIV, which has established one of the most competitive and respected national racing ladders in Europe,” says Wim Van Achter, motorcycle motorsport manager, Dunlop Motorcycle Europe. “It is exciting to support riders at all levels of this organisation, from young future stars to the most skilled superbike racers, each of whom will benefit from our race-proven KR tyre range and expert trackside support. This partnership also shows our ongoing commitment to motorsport and using it as an arena to develop technology for the next generation of road, track day and racing tyres.”

“We are really pleased to announce this partnership with Dunlop, one of the leading companies in the tyre industry, through a bond that is growing and growing closer,” adds Giovanni Copioli, FMI president. “The quality of the Dunlop brand can only raise even higher the level of CIV, which has always aimed to grow and improve.”