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<\/p>\nGoodyear will make its debut as a tyre supplier to the European Le Mans Series this weekend as it works alongside top teams in the LMP2 and LMGTE classes at the season-opening 4 Hours of Le Castellet.<\/p>\n
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Goodyear\u2019s latest tyre technology will be showcased on five front-running LMP2 prototypes and every car in the LMGTE field throughout the ELMS season, which runs over five races until November. Leading LMP2 teams in the FIA World Endurance Championship have been winning on Goodyear tyres since last year, but this weekend will be the first time that LMGTE cars have raced on the Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport race tyres.<\/p>\n
The four LMP2 teams that will use Goodyear tyres in ELMS are: Panis Racing, BHK Motorsport, Thunderhead Carlin Racing and Algarve Pro Racing. The latter will enter two cars and recently entered into a partnership with Goodyear that sees the brand displayed prominently on both of its contrasting liveries.<\/p>\n
All five cars will be running the same race-proven tyre specification as in WEC, providing valuable data and feedback for teams in both top-level championships. The step into ELMS builds on a successful maiden WEC season which has so far included six podium finishes and a victory at the 4 Hours of Shanghai in November for partner teams Jota Sport and Jackie Chan DC Racing.<\/p>\n
Mike McGregor, manager sales, testing and track support, Goodyear Racing, explains the importance of ELMS on tyre development: \u201cThe ELMS is a fantastic proving ground to test the latest generation of high-performance race tyres because the 600hp LMP2 cars produce high levels of downforce across five Formula 1 standard circuits, providing extensive testing on the tyre compound and performance. Feedback provided by ELMS teams throughout the season will support the tyre development for the Goodyear teams in WEC.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn ELMS we will be supplying three specifications of tyres: A, B and C. The tyres will consist of soft, medium and medium-plus respectively, with each team using two out of the three specs at each race.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Goodyear to exclusively supply LMGTE class<\/strong> Nine cars are listed for this weekend\u2019s event with added variety coming from\u00a0the recent\u00a0addition of an Aston Martin Vantage AMR.\u00a0The remaining full-season teams will run either Porsche 911 RSR or Ferrari 488 GTE Evo machinery.<\/p>\n Goodyear\u2019s tyre development is focused on providing consistency, performance and durability for all eligible LMGTE car models; an important consideration given the unique qualities and variations of each car built to these regulations.<\/p>\n The ELMS season will begin on July 19, with the 4 Hours of Le Castellet in southern France. After that, the series will hold further four-hour races at Spa-Francorchamps, Barcelona, Monza and Portimao. Many teams will also compete in the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Goodyear will make its debut as a tyre supplier to the European Le Mans Series this weekend as it works alongside top teams in the LMP2 and LMGTE classes at the season-opening 4 Hours of Le Castellet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":27090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-goodyear","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nGoodyear is now also the sole tyre supplier to the LMGTE class, providing production-based supercars with Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport race tyres in medium-soft and medium-plus specifications.<\/p>\n