Motogp Tyres

For 2009 2010 and 2011 a spec tyre supplier bridgestone was appointed by the fim with michelin no longer supplying any tyres to motogp and returning to the category in 2016.

Motogp tyres. Motogp s thin tyres are subjected to huge amounts of force around the race track. The cost of a leased motogp is around 2million moto gp tyres. Even comments from michelin motogp chief piero taramasso would seem to suggest that the tyre may work better for riders of inline four motogp bikes which require less physical effort to get through corners. Valentino rossi admits his low key motogp spanish grand prix weekend was down to him being unable to make the tyres work properly on his yamaha.

Tyres are a major issue. Along a straight the rear tyre is put under more than 2200 newtons of force which is the equivalent. In general with this tyre it seems the riders can t be as aggressive as before says taramasso. Michelin has officially confirmed that a new construction rear tyre will be available for the 2020 motogp season following a comprehensive range of tests held at a variety of venues last year.

If you don t use your tyres economically you will be affected somewhere further down the race. Can you go through the different types of tyres used. Motogp has only continued to grow excite and thrill fans since michelin came on board as sole tyre supplier in 2016 and we are proud that our partnership will once again form the foundations of a further five years of stunning racing. The only motogp team using dunlop tires in 2007 yamaha tech 3 did not use them in 2008 but switched to michelin.

It s the one thing teams set their motorcycle up around.