15 Октября 2019

Goodyear to replace Dunlop as BTCC's tyre supplier

Goodyear will replace Dunlop as the sole tyre supplier of the British Touring Car Championship for the 2020 season ahead of the introduction of hybrid powertrains.

The entire grid has run Dunlop rubber since 2003, and currently uses the Sport Maxx tyre in soft, hard, medium and wet compounds.

For the 2019 season, Kwikfit replaced Dunlop as title sponsor of the tin-top series and now its sister company Goodyear has signed a deal to supply the series until the end of 2021.

Goodyear, which is credited with 365 Formula 1 world championship victories, made its return to international motorsport this year in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The new Goodyear BTCC tyre will retain the same construction as the Sport Maxx during a short-term “transition period”, prior to the introduction of hybrid drive.

From the 2021 season onwards, it will develop its own specialised compound.