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Michelin's 2009 competition record
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Michelin made its first racing appearance when Charles Terron won the longest non-stop bicycle race ever to be held: Paris-Brest and back ( 1,200 km). After 71 h and 18 mn of racing and 9 hours ahead of his closest contender, Terron had provided an excellent demonstration of the superiority of the Michelin detachable tire.
Racing is the best laboratory for testing technological innovations in extreme situations. It is a powerful driver of progress. Michelin tires continuously undergo the toughest of all reality checks: championship racing.
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LE MANS 24 HOURS
1st, Peugeot. Michelin's 18th Le Mans victory and its 12th win in a row.
- 1st, the N°9 Peugeot 908 HDI FAP - Michelin
- Michelin: 12th consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win
- Victory for Michelin partners in all four categories
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Final positions: : | 1 - David Brabham / Marc Gene / Alexander Wurz | Peugeot 908 HDI FAP - Michelin | | 2 - Sebastien Bourdais / Franck Montagny / Stephane Sarrazin | Peugeot 908 HDI FAP - Michelin | | 3 - Rinaldo Capello / Thomas Kristensen / Alan McNish | Audi R15 TDI - Michelin | The race and the LMP1 category were won by Peugeot (David Brabham / Marc Gene / Alexander Wurz) 16 years later, still on Michelin tyres. - LMP2: Victory for Michelin with the Team Essex (Emmanuel Collard / Casper Elgaard / Kristian Poulsen).Their Porsche RS Spyder wore the Michelin Green X Challenge Colors
- GT1: Victory for Michelin with Corvette Racing (John O'Connell / Jan Magnussen / Antonio Garcia).
- GT2: Victory for Michelin with the Risi Competizione Ferrari F430 GT (Jamie Melo / Pierre Kaffer / Mika Salo).
Michelin notched up its 18th Le Mans 24 Hours win and its 12th consecutive victory in the race.
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LE MANS SERIES
1st, Audi. Michelin is unbeaten since 2004.
- Five 1,000km races at major circuits
- Five wins from five for Michelin
- Le Mans Series Champions: Audi-Michelin
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The five races, category by category: - LMP1: four wins from five for the Peugeot 908 HDI FAP-Michelin (two wins for each crew) plus one win for the Audi R10 TDi-Michelin in the final race. However, Audi's consistency enabled the German manufacturer to claim the Manufacturers' and Drivers' titles with Premat and Rockenfeller.
- LMP2: the Van Merksteijn Motorsport Porsche RS Spyder-Michelin took the title thanks to a score of four wins ahead of the Team Essex Porsche RS Spyder-Dunlop.
- GT1: five wins from five for Michelin: three with Aston Martin-Michelin and two with the N°72 Corvette-Michelin (Luc Alphand Aventures) which won the category by six points thanks to its better consistency.
- GT2: a single victory for Michelin (1000km de Spa-Francorchamps) with the Porsche 997 of Marc Lieb and Alex Davison who ended the season in second place, just five 5 points behind the leaders (Ferrari-Dunlop).
Michelin has gone unbeaten in the Le Mans Series since its creation in 2004
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AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES
1st, Audi. Michelin is unbeaten since 1999.
- 11 races across North America, including the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans.
- 11 wins from 11 for Michelin.
- Victory at Sebring for the LMP2 Porsche RS Spyder-Michelin.
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The 2008 season, category by category: : - LMP1: 1st, Audi and Michelin with Lucas Luhr and Marco Werner
- LMP2: Porsche and Michelin won the LMP2 Manufacturers' title, just one point ahead of Acura-Michelin. The Drivers' crown went to Romain Dumas and Timo Bernhard (Porsche Penske-Michelin).
- GT1: a total score of 11 wins from 11 (including the 12 Hours of Sebring) for Corvette-Michelin.
- GT2: the Porsche-Michelin of J. Bergmeister / W. Henzler took the title ahead of the Ferrari-Michelin of D. Farnbacher / D. Müller. Michelin partners won the GT2 category at every race.
Michelin has won every title since the creation of the American Le Mans Series in 1999.
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FIA GT
1st (GT1), Maserati Vitaphone-Michelin. 1st (GT2), Ferrari AF Corse-Michelin.
- A 10-round World Championship.
- Michelin partners won the GT1 and GT2 titles.
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- GT1: Michelin partners won the GT1 category at nine of the 10 rounds, including the 24 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps.
The GT1 title was won by Vitaphone Racing (Maserati-Michelin).
A. Bertolini and M. Bartels (Maserati-Michelin) took the Drivers' crown.
- GT2: Michelin partners won the GT2 category at nine of the 10 rounds.
AF Corse (Ferrari- Michelin) won the 2008 GT2 Teams title.
The Drivers' title went to T. Vilander and G. Bruni (Ferrari-Michelin).
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLING
Indoor and Outdoor Trial World Championships: 1st, Toni Bou (Montesa-Michelin). World Enduro Championship: 1st (E2), Johnny Aubert (Yamaha-Michelin)
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Indoor and Outdoor Trial World Champion: Toni Bou (Montesa-Michelin)
ENDURO
Johnny Aubert won the Enduro world title (E2)
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MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Three wins in 2008 took Michelin's total score of premier category Grand Prix wins to 360 since 1973, plus 26 world titles.
- 18 Grands Prix organised across the world.
- Three wins from 18 races for Michelin.
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Provisional MotoGP standings (after 17 rounds): :
Riders: | 1- V. Rossi | Fiat Yamaha Team – Bridgestone | 373 points | | 2- C. Stoner | Ducati Marlboro Team - Bridgestone | 280 points | | 3- D. Pedrosa | Repsol Honda – Michelin/Bridgestone | 249 points | | 4- J. Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha Team – Michelin | 190 points | | 5- A. Doviziozo | Team Jir Scot Honda – Michelin | 174 points | Michelin stopped supplying Repsol Honda Team's D. Pedrosa from the Indianapolis Grand Prix on.
2008 MotoGP World Championship: 4th, Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha-Michelin).
Michelin raced with five partner teams (seven riders): Fiat Yamaha Team, Repsol Honda Team, Team Honda LCR, Jir Team Scot Honda and Yamaha Tech 3 (39% of the field). They all scored points in the Teams' championship. Michelin stopped supplying D. Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) from the Indianapolis Grand Prix on.
Michelin's 2008 record: - 3 wins
- 6 pole positions
- 19 podiums
Michelin totals 360 wins in motorcycle racing's premier category.
Michelin totals 26 Riders' world titles in motorcycle racing's premier category.
The MotoGP World Championship will switch to a control tyre system from 2009 for a period of three years (supplier: Bridgestone).
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