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IN ThIS ISSuE 

DuNlOP DOMINaTE ThE ulSTER GP 

24 hOuR PODIuM PlacINGS 

DuNlOP 1-2 aT IMOla SPORTScaR DEbuT 

aMERIcaN lE MaNS SERIES 

DuNlOP 

MOtOcrOss sUccEss!

AMErIcAN 

LE MANs 

sErIEs 

PROTOTYPE 

Having started the season with a maximum score at 

Sebring, the Dunlop-shod Dyson Racing team has 

continued to lead the way in the standings as the American 

Le Mans Series passes the half-way stage, with an 

intriguing battle emerging with rivals Muscle Milk AMR. 

Chris Dyson and Guy Smith clinched their second win of 

the season at Lime Rock and leave Road America with an 

18 point lead in the standings over Muscle Milk AMR pair 

Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf. Dyson’s success at Sebring 

could yet prove to be the crucial result of the year, with 

the 30 points gained there giving it the advantage in the 

standings over its only rival, who failed to finish the twelve 

hour event. 

Dyson also heads the team championship while the 

results secured by Dyson and Smith mean Dunlop lead 

rivals Michelin in the tyre battle. 

Dyson’s title challenge has been aided by the addition 

of a second car, running under the Oryx Dyson Racing 

banner, which joined proceedings at Lime Rock. Humaid Al 

Masaood and Steven Kane secured third place finishes at 

both Lime Rock and Mosport, although they failed to finish 

at Mid-Ohio after an accident in the opening hour. 

That retirement gave the Autocon Racing team an LMP1 

podium for Tony Burgess and Chris McMurry as they 

claimed third in class with their Dunlop-shod Lola B06/10 

AER having rejoined the grid at Mosport. 

alMS GTE 

GTE 

A fine season for Dunlop’s technical partner BMW means 

the team leads the GTE championship standings into the 

second half of the ALMS season having taken a podium 

finish in each of the six races run so far. 

After their victory at Sebring, Dirk Muller and Joey Hand 

clinched back-to-back wins at Long Beach and Lime 

Rock with a brace of fourth place finishes at Mosport and 

Mid-Ohio and third at Road America, helping to cement 

their position as championship leaders. Showing the pace 

of the BMW/Dunlop package, the pair have also started 

on class pole for every race bar Sebring. 

The sister car of Dirk Werner and Bill Auberlen have 

finished on the podium four times this season – at 

Sebring, Mosport, Mid-Ohio and Road America – to help 

BMW top the manufacturer and team’s championships 

while the three wins give Dunlop the edge over rivals 

Michelin, Falken and Yokohama in the tyre standings. 

Aside from BMW, Dunlop also provides tyres for the 

JaguarRSR team and played a key role in the team setting 

the fastest GTE race lap with its improving XKR GT at 

Mosport – arguably the high point of its season so far. 

“Our Dunlop tyres were fantastic today,” driver Bruno 

Junqueira said after the Canadian race. “Consistent and 

fast for the entire stint, they were obviously good enough 

to help us achieve the fastest race lap.”

MOTO 2 

aSSEN MuGEllO 

The legendary Dutch TT saw Spanish rookie Marc Marquez 

claim his second win of the season - and vault from eighth 

to second in the championship! 

The Suter star overcame tricky damp conditions (wet 

tyres were chosen by all) which caught out many of the 

frontrunners, including title leader Stefan Bradl. 

Bradl (Kalex) suffered his first DNF of the year when he 

fell from seventh in the closing stages, while Marquez won 

by 2.4sec from first-time podium finisher Kenan Sofuoglu 

(Suter) and Bradley Smith (Tech 3). 

Nevertheless, Bradl only lost five points from his overall 

title lead. 

Race Front Tyre Rear Tyre Championship Points 

Marc Marquez Dunlop 

KR191 414 

Kenan Sofuoglu Dunlop 

KR191 414 

Bradley Smith Dunlop 

KR191 414 

Dunlop KR393 

414 


414 


414 

1. Stefan Bradl - 127 

2. Marc Marquez - 70 

3. Simone Corsi - 67 

If Assen made Moto2 rookie Marc Marquez a mathematical 

title contender, Mugello proved that the 125cc champion 

could beat Stefan Bradl in a straight fight. 

Marquez (Suter), Bradl (Kalex) and Bradley Smith (Tech 3) 

all began the final lap in victory contention, with Marquez 

winning by just 0.071sec. The trio all chose the harder 

option front and rear tyres. 

Back-to-back victories for Marquez meant another five 

points from Bradl’s lead, while Smith moved up to third 

after finishing less than 0.5sec from victory. 

Resurfacing at Mugello combined with rapid 

development of Moto2 machinery and tyres meant the 

2011 race was over one-minute faster than in 2010! 


1. Marc Marquez Dunlop 

717 

2. Stefan Bradl Dunlop 

717 

3. Bradley Smith Dunlop 

717 

Dunlop 

3838 


3838 


3838 



3. Bradley Smith - 79 

MOTO 2 

SachSENRING bRNO 

Marc Marquez made it three victories in a row by inflicting a 

narrow home defeat on championship leader Stefan Bradl 

at the Sachsenring. 

Rookie Marquez (Suter) won his fourth race of the year 

by 0.896sec from Bradl’s Kalex, with JiR’s Alex de Angelis 

- who ran the 302 front tyre - just half-a-second further 

back for his first podium of the season. 

Marquez and Bradl headed for the summer break having 

won the same number of races, but with Bradl holding a 47 

point title lead. 

The 2011 Sachsenring race was over 20-seconds faster 

than last year. 



717 


717 

3. Alex de Angelis Dunlop 

302 


W919 


W919 


W919 


2. Marc Marquez- 120 

3. Simone Corsi - 84 

Andrea Iannone returned to the top step of the podium for 

the first time since round two (Jerez) during a Moto2 classic 

in the Czech Republic. 

The Speed Master rider locked horns with championship 

leaders Stefan Bradl and Marc Marquez, plus former race 

winner Alex de Angelis, in a thrilling encounter that saw all 

four covered by less than one-second at the finish! 

Iannone used the 302 (medium) front and new 4886 rear 

tyre - featuring ‘evo tread’ technology - to break last year’s 

lap record by a staggering 1.675sec and beat the 

race-winning 2010 time by 38.460sec. 

The Italian moved to third in the championship, while 

Marquez trimmed another four points from Bradl’s lead. 


1. Andrea Iannone Dunlop 

302 


302 


302 


4886 


4886 


4886 



3. Alex de Angelis - 95

125cc 

After four wins from the first six rounds and a healthy title advantage 

of 35 points, Nico Terol’s fortunes took a turn for the worse at 

Assen, when a hand injury ruled the Aspar Aprilia star out of the 

race. 

But Terol’s nearest championship rivals failed to capitalise and 

instead it was rookie Maverick Vinales - sixth in the standings for 

Paris Hilton Aprilia - who took his second win of the year in the rainshortened 

Dutch TT. 

Terol then made a perfect comeback with a close victory over 

Johann Zarco (Ajo Derbi) one week later at Mugello, before teammate 

Hector Faubel claimed his first victory since 2007 in even 

more dramatic circumstances after crossing the line equal with 

Zarco in Germany - Dunlop’s 125th consecutive 125cc win. 

The 125cc riders thus headed for their summer break with Terol’s 

lead back up to 32 points, over Zarco, but it would plummet to just 

12 points after a dramatic day in the Czech Republic. 

Terol suffered his first non-finish of the season when a mechanical 

problem forced him out of the lead at Brno, while Sandro Cortese 

went on to claim his first ever win after a bar-to-bar showdown with 

Zarco at the final turn. 

Round Event Winner Front Tyre Rear Tyre 

7 Dutch TT, Assen Maverick Vinales Dunlop KR149 D Dunlop KR133 C 

8 Italian GP, Mugello Nicolas Terol Dunlop KR149 D Dunlop KR133 F 

9 German GP, Sachsenring Hector Faubel Dunlop KR149 D Dunlop KR133 F 

10 Czech Republic GP, Brno Sandro Cortese Dunlop KR149 D Dunlop KR133 F 

SuZuKa - 8 hOuRS 

Dunlop provided 31 out of a field of 52 teams entered in the worldfamous 

Suzuka 8 Hours on July 31. 

As well as being a round of the FIM Endurance World 

Championship, it’s an event with tremendous national importance 

to Japan, meaning the home Japanese manufacturers boost their 

chances by entering Suzuka-specific factory bikes and teams, 

featuring very strong rider line-ups. 

“For a permanent EWC team to break into the top ten will be a 

real achievement,” predicted Dunlop Motorsport Service Engineer 

Peter Chapman. 

That proved an accurate assessment, with Japanese ‘specials’ 

filling the podium in the form of FCC Honda, Yoshimura Suzuki and 

Harc-Pro Honda, who all finished on the same lap. 

The Dunlop-backed Sakurai Honda team had been holding a safe 

fourth until a pit stop problem. 

BMW Motorrad France went on to claim that position and move 

narrowly ahead of the Dunlop-shod Suzuki Endurance Racing Team 

(SERT) to the top of the EWC standings. 

SERT - which overcame minor technical problems to finish ninth 

with Vincent Philippe, Anthony Delhalle and Daisaku Sakai - was 

one of only three permanent EWC teams to crack the top ten. 

Among those not reaching the chequered flag was the Honda 

TT Legends team of John McGuinness, Keith Amor and Donald 

Cameron, which retired due to mechanical problems.

INTERNaTIONal lE MaNS cuP 

DuNlOP 1-2 aT IMOla 

The first ever rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and Le 

Mans Series at the Imola 6 Hours in Italy saw a 1-2 for Dunlop in 

the LMP2 class. 

Dunlop headed to the Italian former Grand Prix venue not 

knowing what to expect as prototype and GT cars are seldom 

visitors to the circuit. 

Variable weather added to the challenge, with heavy storms in 

practice however race day was a different matter with searing hot 

conditions greeting teams. 

Flying the Dunlop flag high were Greaves Motorsport who took a 

well judged win in the highly competitive LMP2 class which moved 

the team into the lead of the LMP2 standings of the Le Mans Series. 

Making it two sets of Dunlop caps on the podium, the Signatech 

Nissan Oreca took silver and continues to lead the teams’ points 

standings of the LMP2 class of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. 

In the GTE Pro class, Dunlop’s technical partner team BMW 

Motorsport looked set to win with the #55 BMW M3 before on track 

contact and a drive through penalty dropped them to a third in 

class finish. 

INTERNaTIONal lE MaNS cuP 

DuNlOP hOPING fOR hOME aDvaNTaGE 

Dunlop is hoping for home advantage when it heads to the fifth 

rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and Le Mans Series at 

Silverstone in mid-September. 

The venue of the British Grand Prix is located just an hour away 

from Dunlop’s Motorsport department in Birmingham, where tyres 

for all forms of two and four wheel motorsport around the world are 

produced. 

Coming in to Silverstone Dunlop teams lead the LMP2 classes of 

both series, with Signatech Nissan in front in the ILMC and Greaves 

Motorsport at the top of the tree in the LMS. 

In close contention for IMLC GTE Pro gold is BMW Motorsport, 

currently second in the class standings. 

Silverstone offers a real treat, with the recently revised Grand Prix 

circuit, with a new circuit layout introduced for 2010 and new pit 

complex for this year. 

Dunlop teams 

LMP1 

Oak Racing 

MIK Corse 

LMP2 

Signatech Nissan 

Oak Racing 

RML 

Race Performance 

Greaves Motorsport 

RLR 

Extreme Limite AM Paris 

Boutsen Energy Racing 

Oak Racing 

GTE Pro 

BMW Motorsport 

JMW Motorsport 

Kessel Racing 

JOTA 

GTE AM 

Krohn Racing 

Gulf AMR Middle East

DuNlOP PROvES PODIuM 

POTENTIal IN MOTOcROSS 

After two MX1 podiums from the opening six rounds of its 

2011 Motocross Grand Prix comeback, Dunlop’s success 

has reached even greater heights since - in the form of 

four podiums over the next six events, including victory in 

Germany. 

The perfect double-moto victory at Teutschenthal also 

marked the very first grand prix win for Honda World 

Motocross star Evgeny Bobryshev, and came in the middle 

of three consecutive GP rostrums for the exciting young 

Russian. 

With 12 of the 15 rounds complete, Bobryshev’s 

five podiums have propelled him to fourth in the World 

Championship. 

To put that into perspective, Bobryshev was only tenth in 

the 2010 MX1 championship and has already scored 117 

points more than during the whole of last season! 

With 150 points still to be decided, Bobryshev needs 

to bridge a 41-point gap to reach third - a target he has a 

realistic chance of achieving alongside his quest for further 

victories. 

But Bobryshev isn’t the only Dunlop rider to spray 

podium champagne this year. 

Team-mate Rui Goncalves, cruelly denied a debut MX1 

podium after a late technical problem in the deep Lommel 

sand, finally gained the rostrum he so richly deserved in the 

following Czech Republic round at the slippery Loket circuit. 

The Portuguese rider is now sixth in the world 

championship and has a strong chance of moving further 

up the table before the end of the season. Goncalves, a 

former MX2 title runner-up, has also made big progress 

compared with last year, when he was eleventh overall. 

LS Honda’s Ken De Dycker is the third Dunlop rider in the 

present championship top eight, the experienced Belgian 

enjoying his best race of the season so far in Sweden, 

when he finished just off the podium in fourth. 

A previous MX1 grand prix winner, few would be 

surprised if De Dycker becomes the third different Dunlop 

rider to claim a podium finish this season. 

British team-mate Shaun Simpson is gaining momentum 

with double-digit points in the last four motos, while 

Dutchman Marc de Reuver leads the Yamaha Van Beers 

challenge with top-ten moto finishes in Germany and 

Belgium. 

In the MX2 class, for 250cc motorcycles, Petar Petrov 

(Van Beers) gave an indication of his potential with fifth 

place in race one of the Grand Prix of Limburg. Having 

scored points in both motos in just four events this year, the 

Bulgarian will be seeking consistency to match his speed in 

the remaining three rounds. 

With Dunlop’s Motocross success growing, so too has 

the presence of the brand trackside with signing sessions 

and cap giveaways particularly popular, not to mention 

the emerging presence of the Dunlop Glove, an inflatable 

Dunlop hand which pops up everywhere. 

Dunlop’s Motorcross activities can be followed on 

Facebook: http://on.fb.me/phi4As or 

Twitter: @DunlopWorldMX.

Dunlop Dominate the 

ulster Gp with seven wins. 

“the ultimate test of race to 

roaD technoloGy transfer” 

Dunlop shod bikes won seven of the eight 

feature races at the Ulster Grand Prix – the 

world’s fastest road race. 

With average lap speeds of over 133 mph 

on the undulating public roads of Country 

Antrim in Northern Ireland, the races are a 

real test of speed and durability for riders, 

bikes and tyres. 

Stepping up to the challenge, Dunlop shod 

bikes won seven of the eight feature races, 

with Michael Dunlop being the hero of the 

event, appropriately choosing Dunlop as his 

tyre partner on his way to three wins in both 

Supersport races and the Superstock race. 

Ian Lougher (250cc) and Bruce Anstey 

(Superbike) were the other big Dunlop shod 

winners of the weekend. Dunlop tyres also 

set the fastest lap time in every single race at 

the event. 

“We had great results for the Dunlop 

teams in very trying and difficult conditions,” 

said Pat Walsh, Motorcycle Sales Manager, 

Dunlop Motorsport. 

DUNLOP SUCCESSES AT THE ULSTER GP 

Superstock 

1). Michael Dunlop (Street Sweep - Kawasaki) 120/70 ZR17 D211 GP front, 200/55 ZR17 D211 GP rear 

2). Guy Martin, Pirelli 

3). Gary Johnson, Pirelli 

Supersport Race 1 

1). Michael Dunlop (Street Sweep - Yamaha) 

2). William Dunlop (Wilson Craig - Honda) 

3). Bruce Anstey (Padgetts Honda) 

All 120/70 ZR17 D211 GP front, 190/55 ZR17 D211 GP rear. 

250cc 

1). Ian Lougher (Honda) 

2). Denver Robb (Honda) 

3). Jamie Coward (Honda) 

All 125/80 17 KR191 wet front, 165/55 17 KR393 wet rear. 

Ulster Grand Prix Superbike 

1). Bruce Anstey (Padgetts - Honda) 120/70 R17 KR106 slick front, 195/65 R17 KR108 slick rear 

2). Guy Martin, Pirelli 

3). Keith Amor (Honda - TT Legends) 125/80 420 KR106 slick front. 200/70 R420 KR108 slick rear 

Supersport Race 2 

1). Michael Dunlop (Street Sweep Yamaha) 

2). William Dunlop (Wilson Craig - Honda) 

3). Cameron Donald (Wilson Craig - Honda) 

“Mixed weather meant we had no dry 

running time all week up till race day on 

Saturday. Wets, intermediates and dry tyres 

were used on race day, with heavy showers 

all morning. It is in these conditions we apply 

our experience and knowledge to help the 

riders choose their tyres. 

“With the races taking place on slippery 

public roads, this is the ultimate test of our 

race to road technology transfer – particularly 

in the classes where road legal treaded tyres 

are needed and our D211 excels. To clinch 

fastest lap in every category was a stunning 

result for our Motorsport development team.” 

All using same tyre choice 120/70 ZR17 D211 front and 190/55 ZR17 D211 rear.

NÜRbuRGRING 24 hOuRS SPa 24 hOuRS 

BMW led Dunlop’s challenge in arguably the most challenging race in 

the world to secure a podium finish from the annual 24 Hour race on 

the fearsome Nürburgring Nordschleife. 

A strong performance from Augusto Farfus, Jörg Muller, Uwe Alzen 

and Pedro Lamy saw them following up their victory in 2010 with a 

second place finish behind the leading Manthey Porsche after an 

almost flawless race – the only problem coming after a collision in the 

first quarter of the race that resulted in a three minute stop-go 

penalty. After a total of 156 laps of the challenging circuit, the quartet 

ended the race just 4mins 23secs behind the winner after a battle 

that raged from start to finish. 

The sister car of Dirk Müller, Dirk Werner and Dirk Adorf had battled 

back from an hour-long pitstop for brake repairs to sit inside the top 

20 before being forced to retire with a technical issue. 

Fellow Dunlop partners Volkswagen also enjoyed success with a 

1-2 class finish for its biogas Sciroccos. Carlos Sainz, Nasser 

Al-Attiyah, Giniel de Villiers and Klaus Niedzwiedz took 26th place 

overall, with Niedzwiedz also driving the sister car that took 46th 

overall. The success of the Sciroccos made up for a tough outing for 

the three 450bhp Golf 24s, which showed speed but failed to make it 

to the finish. 

Dunlop development partners ROWE Racing secured a top 20 

finish with its leading Mercedes SLS AMG GT3. 

Although Dunlop missed out on victory in the annual Spa 24 Hours, 

its leading team produced one of the performances of the weekend 

to secure a podium finish despite being forced to start towards the 

rear of the field. 

Claudia Hurtgen, Edward Sandstrom and Dirk Werner started the 

Ardennes classic from 49th on the grid after losing their times from 

the Thursday evening qualifying session due to a rules infringement. 

However, making the most of their Dunlop tyres, the trio stormed 

through the pack in their Need for Speed Team Schubert BMW Z4 

GT3 to finish second overall, just two laps down on the winning Audi. 

“In the race we tried to play off our strengths,” team manager 

Stefan Wendl said. “This primarily involved the good long-range 

performance of the Dunlop tyres that we were able to double-and 

triple stint. This saved us a lot of time.” 

The BMW trio were joined on the podium by a second 

Dunlop-shod team, with the Black Falcon Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 

of Kenneth Heyer, Thomas Jager and Stephane Lemeret rounding 

out the top three. 

Amongst the Dunlop teams, the United Autosports Audi’s 

garnered plenty of attention with its big-name driver line-up, with 

Johnny Herbert and Stefan Johansson amongst the drivers in the 

#23 R8, which finished 13th overall and sixth in the Pro-Am class. 

The car driven by Mark Blundell and Eddie Cheever was amongst 

those to retire from the race.

INTERNaTIONal GT OPEN fOR acTION f3 OPEN all hOuRS 

Despite only being formed in 2006, the International GT Open series 

suplied by Dunlop has quickly become a popular addition to the GT 

car racing scene and the 2011 campaign is quickly shaping up to be 

a classic – with five drivers covered by three points in the overall 

standings at the half way point of the season. 

A brace of victories – at Magny-Cours and Spa – mean Andrea 

Montermini and Emanuele Moncini hold a one point lead over fellow 

Ferrari drivers Marco Frezza and Juan Manuel Lopez, the latter pair 

losing the points lead after a disastrous weekend at Brands Hatch 

yielded no points. 

A double win there for Soheil Ayari and team-mate Nicolas Marroc 

means Ayari is just three points off the lead; Marroc having only 

joined his fellow Frenchman at Spa. Stefano Gattuso and Lorenzo 

Bontempelli are within ten points of the championship leaders as the 

top pairing in the GTS Class. 

With the overall standings taking into account overall and class 

position, the actual class standings have a slightly different 

appearance; and are even closer. 

In the premier Super GT class, the pairings of Lopez and Frezza 

and Moncini and Montermini are level on 42 points with Ayari just one 

point further back, while the GTS class is equally close. 

At the half way stage of the season, Gattuso and Bontempelli hold 

a one point lead over Gianluca Roda and Fabio Babibi despite 

winning twice as many races as their rivals. 

At the half way stage of the European F3 Open – run entirely on 

Dunlop racing tyres - it’s the rookie brigade who leads the way in the 

championship standings with Swiss teenager Alex Fontana having 

emerged as the man to beat in 2011. 

The Corbetta Competizioni driver took his maiden win at Spa and 

leads another rookie driver, Team West-Tec’s Fabio Gamberini by 15 

points after eight races. 

Gamberini also enjoyed success on-track at Spa where he took his 

only victory of the season to date, while the competitive nature of the 

series has been seen by the fact that the eight races held so far in 

2011 have been won by six different drivers. 

Alongside Fontana and Gamberini, Fahmi Illyas, Tono Fernandez, 

Johan Jokinen and Victor Correa have taken to the top step of the 

podium – the latter pair on two occasions. 

In the team’s championship, the successes for Gambernini, Illyas 

and Correa have allowed British outfit West-Tec to take a healthy lead 

in the standings ahead of Fontana’s Corbetta Competizioni team and 

the Cedars outfit that carried Jokinen to his two victories. 

As well as sitting second overall, Gambernini has dominated the 

Copa Class for older Dallara cars, winning all bar one of the eight 

races. Jesus Rios is the only other winner having taken class honours 

in the second race at Spa.

DuTch SuPERcaR 

SPa/ZOlDER/aSSEN 

With a dozen races in the ultra competitive Dunlop-shod Dutch 

Supercar challenge completed, Diederik Sijthoff remains the man to 

beat having extended his advantage in the championship through the 

last three rounds of the season. 

Having held a 17 point lead after six races, the Speedtec 

Motorsport driver is now 34 points clear of Roger Grouwels in the GT 

class standings having taken a second win of the season at Zolder. 

Grouwels himself took a first win of the season at Assen but he is 

only twelve points clear of Cor Euser, who has brought himself into 

contention with victory in three of the last six races at the wheel of his 

Marcos. 

Bert van der Zweede continues to lead Supersport 1 but despite 

adding three more wins to his tally, he is unable to shake of Nathan 

Wolf and Jaap van Lagen, who are just eight points adrift after 

© Jacqueline Pelsmacker 

winning at Spa and Zolder. Supersport 2 meanwhile continues to be 

headed by SEAT Leon Supercopa pair Ferry and Robin Monster who 

took a third win of the season at Assen to move 27 points clear of 

Koen Bogaerts and Mark van der Aa. 

The Sports division continues to see Lotus drivers well ahead at 

the top of the standings, with Aart Bosman extending his advantage 

over Guillaume Schulz to 30 points, despite the latter following up a 

victory at Spa with a double success at Zolder. 

bTcc 

acTION JacKSON TaKES bTcc lEaD 

The battle for honours in the Dunlop-backed British Touring Car 

Championship continues to be a hard-fought affair with a new name 

at the head of the standings after six rounds full of action. 

In round five, Honda’s Matt Neal had extended his championship 

advantage with a double win at Croft, with Mat Jackson following up 

a stunning drive through the field in race one with victory in race three 

to become Neal’s closest challenger. 

After the summer break, the series headed to the new Snetterton 

300 circuit where three different drivers took a turn on the top of the 

podium – and at the head of the standings. 

A first corner clash in race one between Plato and Neal saw the 

latter spin and fail to score as his Chevrolet rival went on to win. 

Victory for Gordon Shedden in race two saw him move ahead of Neal 

in the standings until Jackson won race three. 

That win, his fourth of the year, means Jackson now holds an eight 

point advantage over Shedden with Neal and Plato within 20 points 

of the lead. 

Snetterton was also a historic weekend for the series as cars built 

to the new NGTC rules scored for the first time. Frank Wrathall’s 

Toyota took a fine fourth in race one – and Independent honours – 

while the Audi of Rob Austin took tenth in race three.

lOcal MOTORcYclE RacING 

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Six rounds into the Italian CIV Championships and the all-Dunlop 

125GP series is being led by Niccolò Antonelli, who has recovered 

from a non-score at round one to win the last two races and holds 

a slender six-point lead over Kevin Calia. 

Romano Fenati has won more races than any other rider (three) 

but two non-scores mean he is only third overall, albeit just eight 

points from Antonelli. All three Aprilia riders this year have a serious 

chance of claiming the crown. 

Victories in every round mean that Iodaracing’s Armando 

Pontone is already champion of the newly formed Moto3 category, 

while the more strongly contested (all-Dunlop) Moto2 class is 

being led by Faenza Racing’s Mattia Tarozzi. 

Tarozzi starts the final two rounds with a 15-point advantage 

over Alessandro Andreozzi, while Federico D’Annunzio, Danilo 

Marrancone and Diego Ciavattini also remain in mathematical title 

contention. 

Fabio Menghi (Yamaha) leads the Dunlop challenge standing 

seventh overall in the 600SS category, while Ivan Goi’s 

Dunlop-shod Aprilia is on the brink of the championship top ten in 

the Superbike class. 

The last two rounds of the 2011 CIV championships will be held 

at Vallelunga (September 11) and Mugello (October 23). 

IDM alPE aDRIa 

chaMPIONShIP 

After 6 of 8 events, Martin Bauer (KTM) leads Karl Muggeridge 

(Honda) by 24 points at the top of the the IDM Superbike 

Championship, with fellow Dunlop riders Matej Smrz (KTM) and 

Michael Ranseder (BMW) also in the top five. 

In Supersport, Dunlop-shod Yamaha riders Jesco Günther, 

Günther Knobloch and David Linortner are chasing down points 

leader Daniel Sutter, while in the 125cc class Dunlop currently 

holds the top three places courtesy of Australian Jack Miller 

(Aprilia) leading German riders Luca Amato (Aprilia) and Luca 

Grünwald (KTM). 

The next round will be held at the recently re-opened Red Bull 

Ring in Austria, with the season finale taking place at the famous 

Hockenheim circuit on September 18. 

Dunlop riders Stefano Schillaci (125SP) and Andreas Meklau 

(SBK) wrapped up their respective UEM Alpe Adria 

Championship titles in perfect style, with victories in round eight 

at Poznan, in Poland, on August 7. 

Dunlop riders are also leading three of the other classes - 

125GP, STK600 and STK1000 - which will be decided at the last 

round in Rijeka later this month.

The Unrivaled 

SporTSmarT 

The SportSmart gives excellent feel, grip and above all, the 

confidence in all conditions. Impresivlely the tyre manages to 

be three tryres in one - touring, road and track. 

‘the grip is excellent in all circumstances’ 

MCN (UK) March 2010 

Moto et Motard (France) May 2011 - test winner 

There wasn’t a single tyre that could take you through all 

weathers to a trackday at the opposite end of another 

country, make the most of the sportsbike’s abilities when you 

got there and last all the way back. There is now. 

Bike Magazine (UK) 2010

MaTT NEal vISITS fORT DuNlOP 

Honda Racing Team driver Matt Neal took time out from his Dunlop 

MSA British Touring Car Championship preparations to make a visit 

to Dunlop’s motorsport tyre production facility at Fort Dunlop. 

Matt was filmed by television station ITV4 who screen live action of 

the BTCC. 

“I felt very privileged being allowed behind the scenes at Dunlop 

Motorsport,” said Matt who won the BTCC title in 2005-06 and 

currently sits in third in the drivers’ standings. 

“It was stunning to see the technology and precision involved in 

manufacturing race tyres and it is fabulous seeing such strength 

and success from products made in the UK used to win races the 

world over.” 

Matt was given an extensive tour behind the scenes at the location 

where Dunlop’s motorsport tyres for categories all around the world 

are produced. 

“It was fantastic to have Matt visit and see how we design, develop 

and manufacture Dunlop racing tyres at Fort Dunlop,” said James 

Bailey, Director, Motorsport Marketing and Communications. 

“The science that goes into our race tyres is one of racing’s 

best-kept secrets, but we were able to give Matt an insight into this 

technology.” 

NEW aPPOINTMENTS aT DuNlOP MOTORSPORT 

Goodyear Dunlop has announced three new leadership 

appointments in their Birmingham based international Dunlop 

Motorsport business, with the aim to driving the brand to pole 

position in the highly competitive arena of world motorsport. 

Patrice Omont (bottom right) joins the team as Director, Tyre 

Technology, Motorsport and Motorcycle. Patrice joined Dunlop 

France in 1984 as a Designer, before holding various management 

roles in Training, Customer Service and the Car Tyre Development 

Team. His most recent roles have been as Technical Director for 

Goodyear’s Asia-Pacific business unit and as leader of the 

company’s Testing programmes. 

Patrice is joined in the Research and Development team by 

Sebastien Montet (bottom left), who is appointed as Manager, 

Motorsport Technology. Sebastien has 12 years experience in the 

company, most recently in the design team at Dunlop’s Motorcycle 

development centre in Montlucon, France. This appointment marks a 

return to Birmingham for Sebastien, who worked in the Motorsport 

team as a Tyre Designer earlier in his career. 

The third new team member is James Bailey (top), who is 

appointed Director, Motorsport Marketing and Communications. 

James has 15 years marketing and PR experience within Goodyear 

Dunlop, including his most recent responsibility as Brand PR Director 

for Europe, Middle East and Africa. James’ focus will be on building 

collaborative marketing programmes with Dunlop’s strategic partners 

in motorsport and driving consistency and awareness across 

Dunlop’s international activities. 

The three new appointments will be based at the iconic Fort 

Dunlop site in Birmingham, England. This business is headed by 

Jean-Felix Bazelin, General Manager, Motorsport Europe. At this site, 

Dunlop Motorsport design, develop and manufacture over 200,000 

tyres a year.

INsIDE rAcING 

11TH BRoaDCaST 29. aUgUST 

0-300-0 Papenburg 

From stationary to 300 

kph to stationary again 

in the quickest time 

possible with cars of the 

highest class. 

Sweden, Lapland 

The place to be to test 

the new winter tyres 

for road cars! Take a 

look behind the scenes, 

testing in extreme 

conditions. 

14TH BRoaDCaST 10. oCToBeR 

Dunlop and 

Renault 

Le Castellet. France is 

the perfect place to try 

the first steps in racing. 

BTCC action with Matt 

Neal 

He’s the prankster 

among the BTCC 

drivers – and at six foot 

seven the tallest. In his 

Honda Civic he’s also 

one of the fastest. 

12TH BRoaDCaST 12. SePTeMBeR 

Siegfried Stohr 

And his driving school 

in Italy. 

13TH BRoaDCaST 26. SePTeMBeR 

Vanina Ickx 

The daughter of Jacky 

Ickx is also a successful 

racing driver. Hours of 

Nürburgring. 

Tyre history 

From the innovation of 

John Boyd Dunlop to the 

high-tech tyres of today. 

Chassis suspension. 

Hidden beneath the low, 

broad silhouette of a 

racing car lies highly complex 

chassis suspension 

technology. 

Tyre pressure 

Maintaining correct tyre 

inflation pressure helps 

optimise tyre 

performance and fuel 

economy. And that is 

also an important factor 

for racing tyres. 

Unsprung masses 

Why is lightweight 

construction so 

important in racing? 

Romaniacs 

Enduro extreme racing 

through the Carpathians. 

An incomparable 

challenge. 

Dutch Supercar 

Challenge. 

It has a big variety of 

cars as well as race 

events spread over 

Europe. 

The 24 Hours of Dubai 

Cora Schumacher, the 

wife of former F1 driver 

and current DTM driver 

Ralf Schumacher takes 

us behind the scenes. 

The Suzuki Junior 

Team. 

Trying hard to follow in 

the footsteps of the 

Suzuki Endurance 

Racing Team. 

Brave hearts 

Innes Ireland, Jim Clark, 

David Coulthard, Allan 

McNish … Scotland’s 

racing history is 

full of legends and 

unforgettable victories. 

Lotus heritage 

Clive Chapman’s tour 

of the Lotus Stand in 

Goodwood. 

Jacky Ickx 

A motor sport legend. 

Meet the F1 

and Le Mans Champion 

at the Porsche Museum 

in Stuttgart. 

Classic tyres for 

classic cars 

Car collectors, Classic 

teams, old-timer rallies 

- Dunlop supports 

vintage cars with original 

handmade tyres.

How old are you? 

41 years old 

Where do you live? 

In Mont Dison, this is in the south east of Belgium, not far away from 

the famous race track Spa Francorchamps. 

What are the key qualities required for your job? 

As the Dunlop MX race co-ordinator it is essential to know exactly 

what you are talking about when it comes to teams, riders and of 

course tyres. You also need to understand the technical side in 

order to match bike, track and tyres together. Having 22 years 

experience as a rider in the World Championships of MX and SM is 

a huge advantage and I use this experience to ensure that I do the 

best job possible. 

Could you build a tyre yourself if left the keys to the factory? 

To be honest, I don’t think I could build it on my own as it is too 

complicated with all the compounds and the high tech machines. 

But if you gave me a guy who can actually take care of all those 

aspects, I could probably give him the instructions to build the tyre I 

want and I think is good. 

10QuESTIONS 

WITh EDDY SEEl 

What is your favourite tyre? 

In MX, the brand new MC772 racing tyre, it is the best compromise 

for start and race, as it has very good traction and long durability. 

What’s the best aspect about working for Dunlop? 

Meeting a lot of interesting people in motorsport and representing a 

brand that I always trusted when I raced myself. 

If you weren’t doing this what would you be doing? 

I would spend more time in my own motorcycle shop, but I think I 

would miss the track a lot, so I wouldn’t want to change a thing. 

What do you do away from work? 

I’m usually riding motorcycles for fun and spending time with my 

family. 

Which is your favourite circuit to visit and why? 

Glen Helen in the USA is an amazing track because it has really big 

jumps and is extremely fast. 

What car do you drive / bike do you ride? 

Mercedes Vito V6 / KTM 350 (MX) and Husquarna 530 (SM). 

RacES TO cOME 

aUgUST 

aUgUST 27-28 GT OPEN RED BULL RING, AUSTRIA 

aUgUST 28 MOTO2/125 INDIANAPOLIS, USA 

SePTeMBeR 

SePTeMBeR 2-4 AMA NEW JERSEY, USA 

SePTeMBeR 3 ALMS BALTIMORE, USA 

SePTeMBeR 3-4 WORLD ENDURO ANDORRA 

SePTeMBeR 3-4 BTCC KNOCKHILL, SCOTLAND 

SePTeMBeR 4 DUTCH SUPERCAR CHALLENGE ZOLDER, BELGIUM 

SePTeMBeR 4 MOTO2/125 MISANO, ITALY 

SePTeMBeR 4 MX GAILDORF, GERMANY 

SePTeMBeR 9-11 ILMC/LMS SILVERSTONE, UK 

SePTeMBeR 11 MX FERMO, ITALY 

SePTeMBeR 11 CEV ALBACETE, SPAIN 

SePTeMBeR 16-18, V8 SUPERCARS, PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA 

SePTeMBeR 17 ALMS LAGUNA SECA, USA 

SePTeMBeR 17-18 BTCC ROCKINGHAM, UK 

SePTeMBeR 17-18 MX ST JEAN D’ANGELY, FRANCE 

SePTeMBeR 17-18 F3 OPEN PORTIMãO, PORTUGAL 

SePTeMBeR 18 MOTO2/125 ARAGON, SPAIN 

SePTeMBeR 24-25 EWC LE MANS 24, FRANCE 

SePT29-oCT 1 BRITCAR 24 SILVERSTONE, UK 

oCToBeR 

oCToBeR 1 ALMS / ILMC ROAD ATLANTA, USA 

oCToBeR 1-2 F3 OPEN / GT OPEN MONZA, ITALY 

oCToBeR 1-2 BTCC BRANDS HATCH, UK 

oCToBeR 2 DUTCH SUPERCAR CHALLENGE, SPA, BELGIUM

MOtOcrOss sUccEss! - Dunlop Motorsport

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