MICHELIN, partner of RPM Racing for the Formula Renault 3.5 in 2016
Blanca de Foronda / Formula V8 3.5 | 24.10.15 | Pneumatiky Michelin
Michelin 2016
Michelin confirms its commitment to
organiser and promoter Jaime Alguersuari, President of RPM Racing, for the
Formula Renault 3.5 championship in 2016.
The partnership continues after 17 consecutive seasons! After years of successful collaboration, dating from
Formula Nissan 2.0 in 1998, through World Series by Nissan and the successful
World Series package, which includes Formula Renault 3.5, Michelin remains
naturally the pneumatic partner of this new RPM Racing project.
Michelin Motorsport is delighted to support the
Spanish organiser and teams on the dawn of a new championship. The Clermont
manufacturer will continue to accompany drivers to victory while demonstrating
the extraordinary quality and performance of its products. Formula Renault 3.5 races
are a fantastic laboratory for the future that measure performance requirements
for tyres. Eventually they allow innovative tyre technologies to be developed
for the benefit of the public.
Philippe Mussati, Michelin Customer
Competition Director:
"Our strong determination to contribute in helping
RPM retain FR3.5 for the 2016 season must be emphasised. Our support to RPM is
rooted in 17 years of serene cooperation throughout our involvement in WSR; the
agreement happened naturally. For Michelin, it is important to remain a major
player in the world of single-seaters, especially that class, and to do so with
a ‘historic' partner such as RPM. The championship is an anteroom to Formula 1 and capable of providing many champions."
Jaime Alguersuari, President of RPM Racing: "Challenges are always a gamble. But, as owner
of RPM Racing, regaining the responsibility of the organisation of Formula
Renault 3.5 is a winning bet when a company like Michelin trusts us and
continues 17 years of support. Today, Formula Renault 3.5 has become a reference in the area of ‘high-end' single-seaters, with the best existing
cost-performance ratio."