Tyre News in Numbers July 2025
Tyres & Accessories’ monthly News in Numbers column identifies the most important statistics of the month, giving you a quick snapshot of some major industry stories. Below, we look at the numbers, big and small, that made the news in the July 2025 magazine. Click the embedded links to read more on each article. If you want to support our leading tyre industry news service, you can gain full access to Tyrepress with a print or online subscription. Tyre professionals can also take advantage of the current Tyrepress Professional Membership offer, helping to drive business online and stay informed with the tyre businesss leading magazine and websites.
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GSF Car Parts supports rising motorcycle star Ryan Frost
Motor factor GSF Car Parts has been delighted by the progress of rising motorcycle star Ryan Frost as the 2025 series of the British Talent Cup (BTC) unfolds.
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Pirelli testing 2026 F1 tyres at Silverstone
Following last weekend’s British Grand Prix last weekend, Pirelli has been back on track at Silverstone for testing. The tyre maker is working to develop its 2026 F1 tyres, collaborating on this “complex and important phase of preparation for next season” with Aston Martin and Sauber.
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Stark Future chooses Dunlop Geomax MX34 off-road tyre for all-electric VARG MX
Stark Future is fitting the Dunlop Geomax MX34 next-generation soft-mid motocross tyre as a standard original equipment (OE) fitment for the all-electric VARG MX. The tyre is supplied in sizes 80/100-21 (front) and 110/90-19 (rear). Dunlop is a trusted supplier to many of the world’s leading off-road motorcycle manufacturers. This is the first Dunlop motocross product selected as standard equipment on an all-electric off-road motorcycle.
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Yokohama Advan shod AMG GT3 wins at Sepang Super GT Round 3
Team Upgarages No 18 Upgarage AMG GT3 running on Yokohama Advan tyres won the GT300 class in Round 3 of Japanese touring car series Autobacs Super GT. Held at Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit for the first time in 12 years, the 55 lap/300km race on 26-28 June, this was the second podium-topping finish for Yokohama tyres in the GT300 class in two consecutive rounds. Yokohama said it was confident that its tyres would support a second consecutive series championship in the GT300 class this year as part of its Advan Challenge – a company initiative to support increasing sales of its Advan-branded performance tyres.
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Westlake partners Red Bull Driftbrothers as tyre partner
Leading Chinese manufacturer ZC Rubber’s flagship Westlake brand has become the tyre partner of the Red Bull Driftbrothers team. The globally renowned German drifting team now relies on Westlake Sport RS tyres from ZC Rubber for its two 1,000 hp BMW M4s. The new co-operation celebrated its premiere at this years ADAC Ravenol 24h Nürburgring. In the pre-programme of the legendary race, the Red Bull Driftbrothers completed a show drift on the new Westlake Sport RS tyres.
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GSF Car Parts supports rising motorcycle star Ryan Frost
Motor factor GSF Car Parts has been delighted by the progress of rising motorcycle star Ryan Frost as the 2025 series of the British Talent Cup (BTC) unfolds.
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Hankook iON Race performance demonstrates ‘technology leadership’ at 2025 Jakarta E-Prix
Hankook says its tyres’ performance in Jakarta’s unforgiving tropical heat at the 2025 Jakarta E-Prix, Round 12 of the 2024/2025 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, demonstrated its “leadership” in electric vehicle tyres. Following its mid-season hiatus, Formula E roared back into action on the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (hereafter JIEC), a fiercely technical track set against the energetic backdrop of the Ancol waterfront.
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Back to where it all began – Pirelli previews Silverstone’s British Grand Prix
The 2025 Formula 1 season reaches its midpoint at Silverstone this weekend for the British Grand Prix, with exclusive tyre supplier Pirelli marking the 75th anniversary of the Drivers’ Championship. Held on 13 May 1950 on a track laid out within a former World War II military airfield, the Northamptonshire circuit justifiably claims to be the “cradle” of the world’s most prominent motorsport series, and little has been altered in its layout since then. Only Monza in Italy has hosted more F1 championship races (74 grands prix to Silverstone’s 59). Thursday 3 July will be the 76th British Grand Prix, sharing with the Italian Grand Prix the honour of being the only races to have always featured on the championship calendar. The race was also held at Aintree (five times) and Brands Hatch (12).
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Endurance motorsport and OE tyres: Another step from the racetrack to the road
Further to our initial previews including an overview of the race, and an interview with motorsport director Matthieu Bonardel, during the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, Tyres & Accessories also took the opportunity to speak with Serge Lafon, Michelin’s president of business line automotive OE in order to learn more about how motorsport provides not only a relational connection between vehicle makers and tyre suppliers, but is also another step on the journey from the racetrack to the road in terms of tyre development. From that starting point, our conversation covered threads including hydrogen power, electric vehicles (EVs), sustainability as well as OE’s connection with motorsport innovation.
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Motul celebrates two victories at Le Mans for second year running
The 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours proved to be a fruitful hunting ground for Motul, as cars lubricated with its products again took the honours in both the LMP2 and LMGT3 categories. Motul-lubricated partner teams, using the brand’s legendary 300V engine oil, took victory in the LMP2 category - with the number 43 Inter Europol Oreca 07 piloted by Jakub Smiechowski, Tom Dillman and Nick Yelloly - and in the LMGT3 category, with the #92 Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R of Ryan Hardwick, Riccardo Pera and Richard Lietz.
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Pirelli to supply British Superbike tyres until 2030
Pirelli will remain the Presenting Sponsor and Sole Tyre Supplier of the British Superbike Championship up to and including the 2030 season, for what will become a long standing 23-year relationship. With the series set to celebrate its 30th anniversary next year, Pirelli will embark on a new five-year deal starting from 2026, agreed with series organiser MotorSport Vision Racing (MSVR). As part of the agreement, Pirelli will also remain the Sole Tyre Supplier and the Title Sponsor of the National Superstock and Sportbike classes. According to Pirelli, the ‘control tyre’ concept has proven itself in BSB, providing every rider with exactly the same opportunities which, combined with other MSVR regulations, has resulted in ultra-competitive racing. In fact, 2024 produced nine different winners from eight teams.
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Michelin: Motorsport is a performance and sustainability pipeline
At 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025, Tyres & Accessories spoke with Michelin motorsport global director, Matthieu Bonardel; and Serge Lafon, Michelin’s president of business line automotive OE; as well as racing team crews themselves plus the indispensable tyre technicians; and heard their first-hand experience of the critical nature of tyres to racing teams from the racetrack and the pitlane and from there to the roads. Over the next couple of weeks, were publishing excerpts from those interviews here online ahead of complete coverage in the forthcoming July edition of Tyres & Accessories magazine.
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45 of 141 entries running on Goodyear at 24h Nürburgring
Nearly a third of teams will rely on Goodyear tyres with 45 of the 141 entries running on its rubber at this weekend’s ADAC Ravenol 24h Nürburgring, one of the world’s most gruelling endurance races. Combining the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife with its modern grand prix track to create an epic 25km lap, the event is the second successive year to be part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, elevating its international profile as part of the global competition for GT3 cars.
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Goodyear tyre strategy to empower close BTCC racing at Oulton Park
Goodyear says that tyre strategy will be important as the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) heads to Oulton Park for rounds 13-15 of the championship this weekend. The circuit is one of the most demanding on tyres on the calendar, as drivers face the undulating Cheshire track’s blind corners. Drivers will be allocated three sets of Goodyear’s soft compound tyres and one set of the hard compound this weekend. Drivers may also choose to use up to two sets of carryover tyres from previous events, but the medium compound, which is expected to be the more popular carryover choice for this event, is only allowed to be used in FP1 and FP2.
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