Sat 28 Dec 2024

The rapid review of 2024: Michelin tops the Tyre title chase by three points

The all-new FIA European Rally Championship for Tyre Suppliers is the latest in a series of rapid reviews of the 2024 ERC season on FIAERC.com. Find out who won below.

The round-by-round winners:
V-Híd Rally Hungary: Michelin
Rally Islas Canarias: Michelin
BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia: Pirelli
Delfi Rally Estonia: Michelin
Rally di Roma Capitale: Pirelli
Barum Czech Rally Zlín: Hankook
JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion: Pirelli
Rally Silesia: MRF  


The points:
1: Michelin, 325 points
2 Pirelli, 322 points
3: MRF, 221 points
4: Hankook, 120 points

The title in short:
Michelin took the inaugural FIA European Rally Championship for Tyre Suppliers by three points ahead of Pirelli, which tied with Michelin on three rallies run. Hankook and MRF, the ERC’s two other tyre partners, took an outright victory apiece, while Hankook also equipped the ERC4 and Junior ERC champions. Pirelli supplied the ERC3 title winner.  


The champion tyre supplier said?
Tim Hoare, ERC Rally manager, Michelin Motorsport, commented: “We said from the start of the season that the FIA European Rally Championship for Tyre Suppliers changed the focus for us. Although selling tyres remained a priority, the ERC was no longer about taking part but about chasing results and winning this title is a great achievement and means we achieved our objectives.”

Sweden
Starts: Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 8:00:00 AM
Spain
Starts: Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7:00:00 AM
Turkey
Starts: Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 8:30:00 AM