Michelin Press Release
Dorna Sports, promoter and organizer of the MotoGP World Championship, which is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), has announced that Michelin will be the sole supplier of tires to teams participating in the series from 2016.
“Our policy of carrying over our technologies from track to street fits perfectly with the new technical regulations which are due to be introduced in 2016 and which will dictate the use of 17-inch wheels. That is why Michelin decided to submit a bid following the tender process instigated by Dorna Sports. We take this opportunity to thank the governing bodies for the confidence they have placed in us today. Their confidence recognizes Michelin’s expertise and the 26 Riders’ world titles it has secured”, says Michelin Motorsports Director Pascal Couasnon.
The MotoGP World Championship features the discipline’s most technologically sophisticated bikes, the power output of which exceeds 250hp. The level of performance they deliver both mechanically and dynamically is very high. The series also stars the world’s best riders and their efficiency is notably due to the confidence they have in their machines, particularly their tires. The discipline consequently serves as an exceptional proving ground for the technological innovations of tomorrow.
Thanks to the Michelin Total Performance concept, which consists of constantly and simultaneously pushing the envelope in all the areas that influence tire performance, Michelin is geared to providing the riders with increasingly higher levels of grip in dry and wet conditions alike.
