Michelin named official MotoGP tyre supplier until 2023

Immerse yourself in the world of motorsport: MotoGP, World Rally Championship (WRC), Le Mans 24 Hours, World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC), FIA Formula E ... MotoGP™:BagnaiaclaimsassertivewinintheAlgarve TheGrandePrémioBrembodoAlgarve–the17thandpenultimateroundofthe2021MotoGPTMWorldChampionship–waswonbyFrancescoBagnaia(DucatiLenovoTeam).Theracewasred-flaggedtwolapsfromtheend,withJoanMir(TeamSUZUKIECSTAR)andthewinner’steam-mateJackMillerinsecondandthirdplaces.ItwasanothersuccessfulweekendforMichelinwhosetireshelpedBagnaiatoestablishanewtracklaprecord(1m38.725s)inqualifying.  Discover MotoGP™:MisanogloryforMárquezasQuartararoclinchesthe2021title TheGranPremioNolandelMadeinItalyedell'Emilia-RomagnawaswonbyMarcMárquez,aheadofhisRepsolHondaTeamteam-matePolEspargaroandEneaBastianini(AvintiaEsponsorama).FabioQuartararo(MonsterEnergyYamahaMotoGP)completedRound16oftheMotoGPTMWorldChampionshipatMisano,Italy,infourthplacetomakesureofthe2021Riders’crown,Michelin’s32ndinmotorcycleracing’spremierseriessince1973. Discover Tweet DornaSportshasconfirmedthatMichelinwillcontinuetobetheofficialsupplieroftyrestotheMotoGPTMWorldChampionshipforfiveadditionalseasonsoverandabovetheexistingarrangement.Thecontract’sextensionuntil2023wasannouncedtodayatthisweekend’sMICHELIN®AustralianMotorcycleGrandPrixinthepresenceofMichelinMotorsportDirectorPascalCouasnonandCarmeloEzpeleta,CEOofDornaSports.  SaidPascalCouasnon,DirectorofMichelinMotorsport:“Aftertwoseasonsthathaveseentyreperformanceandstrategymakearealcontributiontotheshowdeliveredbymotorcycleracing’spremierseries,DornaSportshasdecidedtoextenditscollaborationwithMichelinastechnicalpartnerandexclusivetyresuppliertoMotoGPTMforfiveadditionalyears.WearenaturallydelightedtohaveearnedtheconfidenceofCarmeloEzpeletaandhisteam.MichelinintendstouseitscontinuingassociationwithDornaSportstocontinuedevelopingever-saferandmorecompetitiveracingtyres,aswellasinnovationsthatwillgoontobenefitourroadtyres.MichelinisalsodelightedtocontinueworkingwiththeteamsandriderswhogaveussuchawarmwelcomebackafterourabsencefromthechampionshipandalsotobeabletobuildonthesenseofpridefeltbyourstafffollowingoursuccessfulreturntoMotoGP.”CarmeloEzpeleta,CEODornaSports:“IamdelightedthatMotoGPandMichelinwillcontinuetheircollaborationforafurtherfiveyears.MotoGPhasonlycontinuedtogrow,exciteandthrillfanssinceMichelincameonboardassoletyresupplierin2016,andweareproudthatourpartnershipwillonceagainformthefoundationsofafurtherfiveyearsofstunningracing.ThisisfantasticnewsfortheChampionship,teamsandridersaswelooktothefuture.” PorschetakesMexicowinwithMichelin MichelinanditslongstandingpartnerPorscheclaimedanassertiveone-twofinishinthe2022MexicoCityE-PrixasPascalWehrleinscoredhismaidenABBFIAFormulaEWorldChampionshipsuccessaheadofteam-mateAndréLotterer. Discover DiriyahE-Prix:MercedesandMichelinlightuptheSaudisky TheMICHELINPilotSportEVrosetothevariouschallengesitfacedinDiriyah,nearRiyadh,SaudiArabia,tohelpdefendingchampNyckdeVries(Mercedes-EQFETeam)andlastseason’srunner-upEdoardoMortara(RoKitVenturiRacing)toclaimthefirsttworoundsofthe2021/2022FIAABBFormulaEWorldChampionship. Discover SamSunderlandclaimsMichelin’s37thDakarbikewin Thetwo-wheelcategoryofthe2022DakarwaswonbySamSunderland(GasGasFactoryRacing)whocameoutontopafteranexceptionallyclosefighttorepeathisvictoryof2017.TheBritonhandedGasGasitsmaidensuccessontheeventandtookMichelin’sscoreto37bikevictories.  Discover MichelinjoinsFormulaEactioninSpain Theofficialpre-seasontestaheadofthe2021/2022FIAABBFormulaEWorldChampionshiptookplaceonNovember29-December2atCircuitoRicardoTormodeValence,Valencia,Spain,whereMichelinonceagainjoinedtheteamsasthecompetition’sexclusivetiresupplier.Season8willkickoffinSaudiArabiaonJanuary28-29. Discover MoreaboutMichelinMotorsportDiscover FactsandFigures Discover MICHELINLeMansCup Discover MICHELINMOTORSPORT–MAINACHIEVEMENTSIN2020 Discover