Bridgestone Enliten integrated into in Firehawk race tyres

Bridgestone has announced that its Enliten Technology will be integrated into Firehawk race tyres for the 2026 Indycar season across North America.

Beginning at this weekend’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, both the NTT Indycar Series and Indy NXT by Firestone will compete on race tyres that demonstrate the technology.

Enliten Technology is designed to deliver customisd performance while promoting a focus on enhanced sustainability across the Bridgestone and Firestone tire portfolios.

This includes consumer products, such as the new Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 V2 ultra-high performance summer tyre, as well as commercial and race tyres.

This season, the Firestone Race Tire Engineering (RTE) team will design, develop, and deliver approximately 37,000 Firestone Firehawk Enliten Technology race tyres.

Of that total, more than 32,000 race tyres will be supplied to the NTT Indycar Series. They span 60 different specifications to meet the diverse demands of oval, road, and street course configurations on the 18-race schedule.

The tyre allotment also includes 5,000 tyres across 18 different specifications, to support the next generation of drivers competing in Indy NXT by Firestone.

These tyres help provide critical driver development experience over a 17-race schedule and on a competitive platform closely aligned with the NTT Indycar Series.