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Team Toyo takes Japanese drift crown
Team Toyo Tires Drift driver Masato Kawabata has claimed the 2015 D1 Grand Prix Championship in Japan, his third D1GP championship victory. Driving the 1000-horsepower 35RX D-Spec Nissan GTR to another series victory with Toyo Proxes R1R tyres, Kawabata claimed the 2015 series with an accumulated points lead.
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Pirelli packs hard compound tyres for Japanese GP
Following the use of the two softest Pirelli Formula One tyres on Singapore’s Marina Bay street circuit, teams will work with the two hardest compounds – the P Zero Orange hard and P Zero White medium – at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. The firmer compounds are considered a better match to the Suzuka circuit’s fast and demanding corners due to their ability to better cope with the heat build-up that results from the extremely high energy loads passing through the tyres.
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Pirelli to supply British GT from 2016
Pirell will equip the British GT Championship in a multi-year deal from 2016 onwards. The announcement follows Pirelli’s agreement to extend its supply contract to the Blancpain GT Series, the premier GT championship for race versions of road-going supercars, which is contested by upwards of 10 manufacturers over a variety of legendary circuits within Europe.
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Pirelli taking on ‘unique challenge’ at the Rally Roma Capitale
For the first time, an Italian Rally Championship round will take place in the heart of the country’s capital city, and Pirelli describes its participation in the Rally Roma Capitale as a “big step into the unknown.” But although rallying in Rome is uncharted territory for the tyre maker, Pirelli appears to be on top of the matter.
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Dmack gravel tyres, teams come through ‘tough test’ in WRC Australia
The diverse gravel roads of Coates Hire Rally Australia, round 10 of the FIA World Rally Championship, provided a “tough test” for Dmack’s WRC tyres and teams, according to the motorsport tyre brand. Its DMG+2 gravel tyre was supplied to teams in nominated S3 and softer S6 compounds, and Dmack stated the tyre had “performed as expected” across the 311km of competitive action around Coffs Harbour on the News South Wales coast. The Drive Dmack team hoped to compete for top honours in WRC2 with the local knowledge of Australian pairing Scott Pedder and Dale Moscatt, but an off on the first day, and a technical problem on the last undermined a series of otherwise strong runs.
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Bobryshev podium secures Dunlop 2-3 in MXGP Championship
The penultimate event in the FIM Motocross World Championship, the MXGP of Leon in Mexico, saw Dunlop riders Shaun Simpson (KTM) and Evgeny Bobryshev (Honda) finish in second and third places. Gautier Paulin was in line for a top finish but a crash in the second race saw him drop to sixth overall.
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Pirelli adds Jerez to World Superbike event sponsorships
The ENI FIM Superbike World Championship will recommence after its summer break at Spain’s Jerez Circuit on 18-20 September, and Pirelli will add the event to its existing World Superbike sponsorships in Malaysia and Qatar. In addition, the WSB’s tyre supplier will add new tyre products to its range in Jerez. The season’s eleventh round will be named “Pirelli Spanish Round”.
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Bernstorff in GP3 Series win at Monza
British driver Emil Bernstorff took a hard-earned win in the Pirelli-supported GP3 Series when it appeared on the Formula One bill at last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The Arden International driver scored his third GP3 career victory after starting from fifth on the grid and fighting his way up through the order to pass ART Grand Prix and Mercedes junior driver Esteban Ocon on the penultimate lap in the first race.
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Pirelli sponsors inaugural ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition at Salon Privé
Pirelli will sponsor the ‘Prestige & Performance’ competition at this year’s Salon Privé event, welcoming to the judging panel renowned car expert Tiff Needell. The inaugural Pirelli Prestige & Performance competition will take place on the final day of Salon Privé, Saturday September 5, at Blenheim Palace and will celebrate supercar models from 1975 through to the present day.
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Dmack backs Pedder for home rally run
Dmack returns to the event on which it secured its first WRC2 championship in 2014 at Coates Hire Rally Australia. Its Drive Dmack team is targeting continued success this time around with the top local driver joining its ranks. Supplying its WRC tyres to the event, Dmack has shipped its bespoke fitting container, fitted with the machines and equipment needed to supply gravel tyres for competitors. The latest DMG+2 tyres have flown directly from the Yongtai factory.
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Goodyear bringing retro tyre look to NASCAR
Being decades behind the times isn’t typically a good thing for a tyre maker, but this weekend is different – it is Labor Day weekend in the USA, and Goodyear is supplying a special ‘throwback’ version of its race tyres for the weekend’s NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. The tyres form part of a broader throwback initiative at Darlington that will honour the track’s storied past in NASCAR racing during the course of the weekend. Many NASCAR teams and sponsors are also participating by running vintage-style paint schemes.
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Vettel tyre failure down to ‘exceptional’ debris, wear combination – Pirelli
Pirelli has concluded its investigation into Sebastian Vettel’s tyre failure in the closing stages of the Belgian grand prix. The exclusive Formula One tyre supplier stated its technical analysis had found no structural problem with the tyres used at Spa, and the blowout that ended Vettel’s race came as the result of exceptional “combined effect of debris on the track and prolonged tyre usage on a circuit that is particularly demanding.”
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Fraipont appointed Dunlop motorsport and motorcycle managing director
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe has appointed of Xavier Fraipont to the position of managing director, motorsport and motorcycle EMEA. Fraipont, formerly director, consumer tyre technology EMEA, replaces Sanjay Khanna, who has been appointed consumer sales and marketing director for emerging markets.
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Veteran Pirelli motorsport engineer switches to Dmack as motorsport technical director
British tyre brand and World Rally Championship authorised tyre supplier Dmack has recruited the Pirelli veteran, Fiorenzo Brivio, who has been appointed to the newly created position of motorsport technical director. The brand, manufactured by China’s Yongtai, hopes to benefit from the technical expertise of Brivio, who they call “one of the world’s leading motorsport tyre engineers.”
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Michelin-fitted Porsche Team’s ‘perfect tyre strategy’ aids Nürburgring victory
The Porsche Team followed up Le Mans 24 Hours victory with a one-two finish at the 2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring. While the N°17 Porsche 919 Hybrid was driven to victory by Timo Bernhard, Marc Webber, Brendon Hartley, their N°18 teammates overcame three Stop & Go penalties (of five, 30 and 60 seconds), for excessive fuel consumption, to steal second place from Audi Sport thanks, in part, to the tyre strategy that was adopted for Switzerland’s Neel Jani on Lap 143. Michelin supplied a total of 2,400 tyres to its 23 partners at the event, with bespoke products designed to suit the particular needs of Audi Sport, Porsche Motorsport and Toyota Racing teams’ vehicles.
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