Goodyear joins hands with WEC world Endurance Championship to become a senior partner and will be the exclusive official tire supplier of European Le Mans series LMP2 group from 2020/2021 season.
Goodyear joins hands with WEC world Endurance Championship to become a senior partner and will be the exclusive official tire supplier of European Le Mans series LMP2 group from 2020/2021 season.
China Construction machinery information
recently, Goodyear, a world-renowned tire manufacturer, has reached a high-level partnership with ACO Western Auto Club and WEC world Endurance Championship, and announced that it will be the official exclusive tire supplier of WEC world Endurance Championship and elms European Le Mans series LMP2 group from 2020/2021 season. The cooperation between the two sides will help to promote the development of motor sports and further write Goodyear's glorious history
Goodyear has returned to the European and even international racing field this summer to compete in the WEC world Endurance Championship, and helped Jota team win the championship in the third 4-hour endurance race in Shanghai held last month, marking Goodyear's return to the top racing field. The 2020 WEC world Endurance Championship will be officially unveiled at Silverstone in September next year, and will then move to different countries on four continents. At that time, Goodyear will provide tires for all teams in the LMP2 group of WEC world Endurance Championship for 8 races. Among them, Le Mans 24-hour endurance race will further push the race to a climax in June 2021. It is worth mentioning that the vehicles equipped with Goodyear Tires have won the championship in 14 Le Mans 24-hour endurance races
Goodyear will also become the official tire supplier of the LMP2 group of the Elms European Le Mans series from April 2021. As the famous endurance Series in the European continent, which enlarges the number of effective pulses by four times, the Elms European Le Mans series has successively landed in Europe 6. Therefore, you need to carefully identify the major well-known tracks from the perspective of procurement, and there are many participating groups led by LMP2 group. This cooperation also means that Goodyear's new racing tyre research and development achievements will help all LMP2 group racing cars participating in the 2021 Le Mans 24-hour endurance race
Goodyear Europe Mike rytokoski, vice president and chief marketing officer of passenger car tire division in the Middle East and Africa, said: "Goodyear has been involved in the field of motor racing since a long time ago and has achieved many good results. In the F1 Grand Prix, we have won 368 races in total, setting an amazing race record. We have also won a total of 14 Le Mans 24-hour endurance races. This cooperation provides Goodyear with a good opportunity to show its brand's technical strength, product durability and performance in the world-renowned endurance races. We are very honored to be an official The designated tire supplier will fully support the team in all competitions in the future. "
pierre Fillon, President of ACO Western Auto Club, said: "Goodyear has made great achievements in the Le Mans endurance race, including many landmark victories from the 1960s to the 1990s. As a world-renowned brand that has repeatedly achieved glory in the field of motor racing, Goodyear is delighted to choose to cooperate with such rigorous events as the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race, the WEC FIA World endurance Championship and the Elms European Le Mans series. Goodyear is committed to the reality To protect the future development of endurance race, this firm commitment also coincides with the concept held by ACO Western Automobile Club and the spirit of various endurance Championships. "
Gerard Neveu, CEO of European Le Mans series, said: "Since announcing its return to the world Endurance Championship this year, Goodyear has shown its dedication and focus on excellent tire performance. At the third stop of this season, Goodyear won its first championship in the WEC world Endurance Championship LMP2 group. This impressive achievement is inseparable from the investment and efforts of Goodyear team in technology research and development. We are very honored to establish a high-level partnership with Goodyear, and we believe that the LMP2 group teams also With the help of Goodyear professional high-performance tires, a fierce and wonderful race will be staged. "
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