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OffersHankook celebrates a decade with the DTM racing series
Article written by Bush Tyres
Hankook and German touring car series DTM are marking a 10 year partnership this season.
The premium tyre manufacturer has supplied tyres at more than 150 races, with the Hankook Ventus Race demonstrating its quality in a diverse range of conditions like heavy rain and extreme heat in Nuremberg and Budapest.The Hankook race tyre has been, and remains, a strong and reliable partner for all the teams and drivers
Following its DTM debut in 2011, Hankook has gone on to develope the tyre in four phases to tackle the always on going developments in the DTM race series.
Hankook & DTM fast facts:
- Ten years of Hankook and the DTM
- Four generations of tyre
- Over 150 races together, in ten countries
- Seven different champions on Hankook tyres
- Five teams have won the Hankook Best Pit Stop Award
- Each driver has seven sets of slicks (14 front and 14 rear tyres) at their disposal per DTM weekend
- The rear tyre (slick) is 356 mm wide, with a diameter of 712 mm
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