Hankook gets FIA Three Star Environmental Accreditation
Hankook has earned the FIA Three Star Environmental Accreditation from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). The programme is designed to promote environmental management and sustainability in motorsports and the wider mobility sector. Motorsport suppliers are evaluated based on their environmental performance, energy consumption reduction, logistics efficiency improvements, waste management optimisation, and the implementation of carbon neutrality programmes. The Three Star accreditation represents the highest level of environmental and sustainability certification.
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Pirelli wins 82nd Motocross World Championship title with Jorge Prado
Jorge Prado (RedBull GasGas Factory Racing) clinched the MXGP title in the final grand prix of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship. His GasGas MC 450F ran on the Pirelli Scorpion MX32, making it 82 motocross world titles for the Italian tyre brand. Pirelli says the 2024 season was “a record season” for its riders, winning 19 out of a total of 20 Grands Prix, with 18 pole positions plus 37 out of 40 heats won. The final championship standings saw an all-Pirelli podium; Prado was joined by Tim Gajser (team HRC), second, and Jeffrey Herlings (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) third.
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Dunlop hails ‘record-breaking’ season ahead of Motocross of Nations challenge
Dunlop will cap a motocross season of “unprecedented success” at this weekend’s Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations (MXoN). Billed as the ‘Olympics of Motocross’, the event returns to Matterley Basin, Great Britain, for the first time since 2017. 34 world-class riders representing 20 different nations will compete on Dunlop tyres in this global contest. Eddy Seel, MXGP event leader, Dunlop Motorcycle Europe, commented: “This season has been nothing short of remarkable for Dunlop.
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Louis Sharp crowned as 2024 GB3 Champion
Teenage racing sensation Louis Sharp has made motor racing history and further enhanced his credentials as one of the sport’s hottest prospects by winning this year’s GB3 Championship, the UK’s leading single-seater series. Although others, including Lando Norris, have won the F4 title and others including George Russell have won the GB3 title on their way to the top, no driver in the modern era has ever captured the sensational double in consecutive seasons.
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‘Debut’ challenge for Pirelli Moto2, Moto3 tyres in Japan
Pirelli and the Motorcycle World Championship paddock visit the Motegi Mobility Resort, formerly known as Twin Ring Motegi, for the Japanese Grand Prix (4-6 October) in a rare novel challenge for the tyre supplier. While Pirelli has competed on some races in the domestic All Japan Road Race Championship, it has never raced with either the Moto2 and Moto3 classes or other major international competitions at the circuit, meaning it has little data to rely on. As a result, Pirelli has opted for the standard tyres from the Diablo Superbike range included in this years standard allocation, albeit in greater quantities for some compounds.
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Hankook Returns as Tyre Supplier to Australia’s Bathurst 6 Hour
Next year, Hankook Tire & Technology will make a comeback as the official tyre supplier for the Bathurst 6 Hour race in Australia, replacing MRF Tyres, which has served in this capacity since 2019. Hankook Tire previously served as the tyre supplier for the inaugural race in 2016 and the two following years. As part of the new agreement, it will supply every competitor with Hankook Ventus R-Spec Medium compound tyres throughout next year’s event, which takes place from 18 to 20 April 2025.
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Avon tyre production restarts with Nova Motorsport in Portugal
Nova Motorsport has produced the first Avon Motorsport ACB9 Formula Ford and Avon Traction Mileage tyre for classic Land Rovers at its new manufacturing facility in Portugal. The plant, acquired from Camac in May 2024, is equipped with moulds and manufacturing equipment from the former Avon factory in Melksham.
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MX2 championship leaders praise Dunlop tyres
Since the commencement of the FIM Motocross World Championship season, Nestaan Husqvarna teammates Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen have triumphed in 10 out of 14 Grand Prix races in the fiercely competitive MX2 class. Reflecting on their most successful season to date, the championship leaders credit their performance in part to their Dunlop tyres.
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Davanti Tyres donates charity livery to Dan Zelos
Current Vertu MINI challenge points leader, Dan Zelos, debuted unique livery, showing his continued support for Parkinson’s UK, at the Croft Circuit recently. As part of his ongoing fundraising efforts, Zelos, with the help of the Mini Challenge series team, arranged some special activations, aligning with last weekend’s track races at Croft Circuit on 27th - 28th July.
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Goodyear spending $25 million a year on NASCAR
At the end of 2022, Goodyear extended its supplier/sponsorship contract for US motorsport series NASCAR, but at that time did not provide any further details on the duration of the agreement concluded with the eponymous National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. A new GlobalData report on this motorsport competition, titled The Business of NASCAR 2024, indicates that the tyre maker’s NASCAR commitment extends from 2023 to 2027. Whats more, the data analysis specialist states that Goodyear’s NASCAR sponsorship will cost the company US$25 million a year during this period.
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Bridgestone supports visions of future mobility at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Bridgestone has supported two of the most forward-thinking teams in the automotive industry at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Durham University navigated its 5kWh three-wheeled asymmetrical catamaran up the 1.16m track, becoming the first fully solar powered car to ever complete the route. Meanwhile, the Indy Autonomous Challenge’s (IAC) self-driving AV-24 race car pushed the boundaries of autonomous technology, setting the record for the fastest autonomous hillclimb at Goodwood. Both projects were assisted by specially designed Bridgestone solutions.
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Ocon, Vandoorne on track at Spa for Pirelli’s 2025 F1 tyre compound development
Pirelli’s tyre development programme for the 2025 season is continuing with two days of testing at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit following the Belgian grand prix. The work is being carried out with the help of Aston Martin and Alpine, today running Stoffel Vandoorne and Esteban Ocon respectively.
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Soft September – Pirelli confirms Formula 1 compounds for Monza, Baku and Singapore
Pirelli will bring its three softest compound Formula 1 P Zero tyres to the grands prix scheduled for September; Italy (1 September). Azerbaijan (15 September), and Singapore (22 September). The C3 will be the P Zero White hard, the C4 P Zero Yellow medium and C5 P Zero Red soft. These tyres are the same as those supplied in 2023.
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Glock & Lynn strengthen Falken Motorsports’ line-up for Rowe 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup
Falken Motorsports has bolstered its roster for the upcoming Rowe 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup by enlisting former F1 driver Timo Glock and reigning European Le Mans Series LMP2 champion Alex Lynn. These high-profile additions will join team stalwarts Nico Menzel and Alessio Picariello for the event this weekend.
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Pirelli details Scorpion rally tyre allocation for Rally Finland – ‘fastest rally in the world’
Pirelli has announced its tyre allocations for the ninth round of the World Rally Championship season, Rally Finland. In Finland, the prime is the new-generation soft compound Scorpion KX WRC SB, featuring a revised construction that ensures greater durability and resistance compared to its predecessor, while delivering the same level of performance. The option tyre is the hard compound Scorpion KX WRC HB, suitable for more abrasive surfaces and longer stages. Crews can use 28 of the prime and eight of the option tyres. The number of options can be increased to 12, which reduces the number of primes by four.
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