Michelin to become MotoGP tyre supplier from 2016

Michelin will be the sole supplier of tyres to teams participating in the MotoGP World Championship series which will be held in various European countries starting 2016. This was announced by Dorna Sports, promoter and organiser of the event, which is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

The MotoGPWorld 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 tyres. The discipline consequently serves as an exceptional proving ground for the technological innovations of tomorrow.