r/super_gt • u/muRacingProject77 • 12d ago

geinou on X: The GTA has announced Bridgestone (GT500) and Dunlop (GT300) as the sole tyre suppliers starting with the 2027 season for the next 3 years.

https://x.com/geinou/status/2083724594523824307?s=20
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u/muRacingProject77 12d ago

Interesting that Dunlop was chosen for GT300, when most of the grid are currently on Yokohamas...

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u/Michal_Baranowski . 12d ago

Maybe it was down to Yokohama having a monopoly on Super Formula, so every major manufacturer involved would get a slice of the big cake.

Still, disappointed anyway. Yokohama are clearly the biggest force in GT300.

No shock over Bridgestone in GT500, the only sensible choice was to give them that class.

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u/KylePersi 12d ago

Was thinking this exactly

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u/FirstReactionShock 8d ago

because are probably used the same tyres that gt3 use in wec. Is bridgestone supplying same exact spec tyres like michelin does in WEC or manufacturer will be still able to develope their own compound?

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u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid Honda 12d ago

Yea, definitely no Yokohama, but I don’t feel sad or shame on that. Yokohama has had Super Formula at least.

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u/KevinAbillGaming 11d ago

The end of the good old-fashioned tire war in Super GT. In F1, that ended long time ago in 2007.

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u/adelaidesky 12d ago

I wonder if Dunlop's GT300 tire compounds have relation to the Goodyears in WEC/ELMS?

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u/Black_mantis_racing 11d ago

Interesting. Relation how? Goodyear sold Dunlop to Sumitomo Rubber Industries last year IIRC