Michelin to title sponsor 2024 French GP

Official MotoGP™ tyre suppler Michelin can be confirmed as title sponsor for the French Grand Prix in 2024. The event, held at the classic Le Mans circuit, takes place from the 10th to the 12th of May and will be officially named the Michelin® Grand Prix de France as the iconic brand take top billing on their home turf.

Michelin are one of MotoGP™’s most important partners, delivering an incredible level of performance and safety for the world’s most exciting sport. Paired with their industry-leading advances in sustainability – using MotoGP™ as a racing laboratory – their role as supplier to both MotoGP™ and the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship is vital to the sporting excellence and sustainable innovation at the heart of the MotoGP™ paddock.

As part of this ongoing partnership, the Michelin name is now confirmed to take top billing on their home turf for another showstopping French Grand Prix in 2024.

"Michelin is thrilled to see its name linked to motorcycle racing's French Grand Prix which is such a huge event for all motorsport fans," says Scott Clark, Michelin Executive Vice President - Automotive, Motorsports, 2 Wheels - Member of the Group Executive Committee. "Strengthening our bond with the public is so important for us as we seek to demonstrate how MotoGP™ and the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship serve to accelerate sustainable innovations that it is of benefit to everyone, on the racetrack and ordinary roads alike. Every year, as one of the highlights of the season, the French Grand Prix attracts more than 250,000 spectators to Le Mans-Bugatti. The combination of Michelin's long association with Le Mans and the world of MotoGP, plus its pioneering instinct, passion for racing and more than 500 premier-class wins put it squarely on pole position!"

"Michelin are vital to MotoGP," says Dan Rossomondo, CCO of MotoGP™ rights holder Dorna Sports. "It’s great news to welcome them as title sponsor for one of our best-attended events, which is also their home turf. It’s the perfect platform to underline the success of our partnership and keep building on it into the future. We know the more than quarter of a million fans expected at Le Mans for the Michelin Grand Prix de France are in for a show."