Hankook supplying racing tyres for 2025 FIA World Rally Championship

Hankook will exclusively supply rallying tyres for all three classes, WRC1, WRC2 and WRC3, for three years, beginning with the 2025 season of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).

The WRC, one of the world’s top three motorsports competitions, alongside Formula 1, is renowned for its extreme rallies across diverse terrains worldwide. In the 2025 season, three car brands – Hyundai, Toyota and Ford – will compete across four continents, Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia, for the championship title.

Unlike circuit racing, which takes place on paved roads, WRC events require participants to navigate designated starting and ending points through challenging terrains, such as unpaved, snowy, and muddy roads, each at maximum speeds of 124 mph (200 km/h) and 8,500 rpm. Tyre durability and consistent performance are considered the most important strategic elements of these competitions.

All participating cars will be equipped with the Ventus Z215, which provides some of the best cornering and handling performance in both dry and wet conditions; the Ventus Z210, designed for excellent grip in adverse weather, including wet roads; and the Dynapro R213, an all-weather rally tyre with excellent shock absorption, durability, and grip on unpaved roads.

In addition, the Winter i*cept SR20, which provides some of the best grip on snowy roads in winter, and the Winter i*Pike SR10W, equipped with a special stud pin optimised for slippery ice, will also be installed.

Through its partnership with the WRC, Hankook becomes one of the few brands to sponsor two of the five major FIA world championships including the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the premier electric vehicle racing series. The agreement to exclusively supply WRC tyres was signed at Hankook’s Technoplex headquarters in South Korea, in November 2024.