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Michelin bans soft compound for MotoGP Japanese GP

The MotoGP supplier rules out the soft and 'recommends' its reinforced hard tyre for the Motegi race

Motorsport · Oct 3

Michelin reveals what caused Marc Marquez’s dramatic Thai GP tyre puncture

Aggressive kerbs and high track temperature have been cited as key factors behind Marquez’s Buriram retirement

Motorsport · Mar 1

Why Michelin has given up on MotoGP

Michelin has explained it is set to leave the MotoGP championship because Dorna wanted to have the same supplier for all of its series, which the French marque disagreed with.

Motorsport · Mar 6, 2025

Michelin decides against new front tyre for 2025 MotoGP season

Michelin has backtracked on its plans to introduce a new front tyre in MotoGP next year.

Autosport · Sep 20, 2024

Everything to know about the 2025 MotoGP season: Rider line-up, calendar and more

The 2025 MotoGP campaign is starting to take shape as all but one of the rides have been announced with the season opener also being confirmed. This came after a dramatic silly season, where only three riders entered 2024 with a contract that guaranteed them a spot on the 2025…

Autosport · Sep 17, 2024

Michelin tweaks controversial MotoGP tyre pressure rule for 2024

Due to safety fears about teams running underneath recommended tyre pressures, MotoGP began to enforce new minimum front and rear limits from last year’s British Grand Prix.

Autosport · Feb 19, 2024

Michelin: Martin Qatar MotoGP tyre issue wasn’t a manufacturing problem

The Pramac Ducati rider struggled to a season-worst 10th in last week’s Qatar GP having battled with a lack of rear grip from the off.

Autosport · Nov 24, 2023

The transparency needed from Michelin as the MotoGP title battle reaches its end

Most of the riders in the premier class avoid openly criticising the French brand. They say that each of their denunciations will sooner or later be followed by a warning that will be more or less severe, depending on the harshness of their words. Last Sunday in Qatar, Jorge Martin…

Autosport · Nov 21, 2023

Tyre pressure rule “going to ruin" MotoGP, as riders express more fury

To close up a grey area in the rulebook, MotoGP has enforced a minimum front and rear tyre pressure that riders must not run below for at least 30% of a sprint and 50% of a grand prix.

Autosport · Nov 13, 2023

Michelin clarifies implementation of controversial MotoGP tyre rule

From this weekend’s ninth round of the 2023 season onwards, riders must run to the minimum tyre pressures for the front and rear compounds in the sprint race and the grand prix.

Autosport · Aug 4, 2023