The British Touring Car Championship motor racing series has extended its long-running partnership with tyre brand Dunlop.
A division of US tyre manufacturer Goodyear, Dunlop has agreed a new six-year deal with TOCA, promoter and rights-holder of the BTCC, to remain title sponsor of the championship until the end of the 2021 season. It will also continue as the championship’s official tyre supplier during this period.
In addition, HiQ, the nationwide fast fit network which is also part of the Goodyear Dunlop parent company, has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the BTCC Teams Championship next year.
“Ours is one of the closest and most enduring of any major motorsport programme, so for the BTCC to continue to use Dunlop’s superb race tyres whilst also carrying the Dunlop name in our title is something of great pride to our championship,” Alan Gow, BTCC series director, said.
The new contract will extend both the BTCC title sponsorship, which began in 2005, and the official tyre supplier partnership, which began in 2003, into a third decade.