2. MICHELIN, historical partner of the fastest
supercars manufacturers
In the modern supercar age MICHELIN tyres have played a dominant role
• Of the last five production car speed records MICHELIN has been the original
equipment tyre of choice
• 2010 - Bugatti Veyron / MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2 (431 km/h)
• 2007 - Shelby Super Car Ultimate Aero / MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2
• 2005 - Bugatti Veyron / MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2
• 2005 - Koenigsegg CCX / MICHELIN Pilot Sport
• 1998 - McLaren F1 / MICHELIN Pilot Sport
3. MICHELIN, historical partner of the fastest
supercars manufacturers
The speed records have also come at the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife
with supercar records claimed by:
• Gumpert Apollo Speed / MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup (7:11),
preceded by
• Porsche Carrera GT & 911 GT2 RS / MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2
MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup
• Viper ACR / MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup
• Corvette ZR1 / MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2
• Koenigsegg CCX / MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2
• Ferrari 458 Italia and 599 GTO / MICHELIN Pilot Super Sport
and MICHELIN Pilot Sport Slick
4. MICHELIN, exclusive partner prestigious marques
Today we have some of those prestigious marques that have exclusively
chosen MICHELIN tyres
• Koenigsegg Agera, Top Gear’s Hypercar of the Year 2010
• Gumpert Apollo, the current king of the Nürburgring
• Wiesmann MF5, winner of the AutoBild Sportscar magazine
Sportscar of the Year 2010
5. MICHELIN, exclusive partner prestigious marques
Today we have some of those prestigious marques that have exclusively
chosen MICHELIN tyres
• Alpina B5 A company with whom we are celebrating 26 years
of being their tyre partner on and off track
• KTM X-Bow, a car that has created a whole new concept of a supercar
6. MICHELIN, the Super Tuners’ tyres of choice
And then there is the world of cars between the race track and supercar,
super tuners:
• Manthey Motors: the only 5 time winner of the 24Hrs of Nürburgring,
all on MICHELIN tyres.
• MTM: founded by a man who built the engines on the Audis
that dominated world competition 35 years ago, including
multiple WRC championships on MICHELIN tyres.
• AC Schnitzer: recognized as the most successful touring car race team
in history and many victories & championships on MICHELIN tyres.
7. MICHELIN, the Super Tuners’ tyres of choice
And then there is the world of cars between the race track and supercar,
super tuners:
• MKB: the started building Mercedes engines for the DTM Series
and today builds the most powerful Mercedes street cars.
• Gieger: winner of the 2010 Tuner Grand Prix with a Corvette ZR1
on MICHELIN Pilot Sport PS2.
• Giacuzzo: with over a decade giving the owners of Japanese and French car the opportunity
to enhance and personalize their cars without sacrificing the performance engineered into their
cars.
