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2 HANKOOK: AN ESTABLISHED NAME IN EUROPEAN TOP MOTOR SPORT Whether in DTM, the FIA Formula 3 European Champion- ship, the TCR series, endurance races or rally driving – the “Ventus” motor sport tyre line from Hankook has made a name for itself in European racing and rally sport on account of its excellent performance. 3 4 “Driving Emotion” is the rers such as Audi, BMW and Hankook motto here. The Mercedes-Benz with tyres. company’s racing tyres stand The experience gained on the out on account of their excel- race track is automatically lent technology and always incorporated into Hankook’s offer drivers consistently high research and development quality. In top-quality motor work, which is supported by racing such as the DTM se- above-average investment. ries, probably the most popu- Car drivers can feel the diffe- lar touring car series in the rence for themselves, with the world, Hankook impressively ultimate Ventus road tyres S1 demonstrates the quality, evo2 and V12 evo2, which were performance and safety of developed on the basis of its racing tyres in fitting out DTM racing technology. premium vehicle manufactu- 5 DTM 6 2016 marks the sixth year of the extraordinarily success- ful partnership between Hankook and DTM. Once again, DTM teams and drivers are competing for the title of DTM Champion exclusively on Hankook Ventus racing tyres. Hankook Ventus Race and Hankook Ventus Race Rain are used. There are two races every conditions are a decisive key DTM weekend. The first race to success. on the Saturday is over after During the second race on the 40 minutes plus one comple- Sunday, on the other hand, te lap. The drivers must com- the DTM rules prescribe one plete the race on one single compulsory pit stop. The dri- set of tyres. Optimum ground vers can win or lose crucial contact round bends, grip and time in the pits. durability under extreme racing 7 8 9 HANKOOK VENTUS RACE @ DTM Did you know that... … Hankook`s Ventus race … the air pressure of a race tyres are about 30 percent tyre while in use on the track lighter than their road-legal ranges between 1.90 and 2 counterparts in comparable bar. dimensions. … during races, an increase … the sidewall stiffness (ri- in air pressure, ranging bet- gidity) of the Ventus race ween 0.6-0.8 bar for slicks tyres is approximately 50% and 0.4-0.5 bar for rain ty- higher than in correspon- res, can be detected - de- ding road tyres. pending on differences in race track characteristics … the belt package of a and weather conditions. Hankook DTM rain tyre re- presents about 55% of the … the optimal temperature tyre’s total weight compared for best grip and maximum to about 48% in a Hankook consistency during races Ventus S1 evo2 street tyre. ranges between 90-110 de- grees centigrade for slicks … building a race tyre takes and 60-70 degrees centigra- about 3 times as long as the de for rain tyres, depending production of a passenger on circuit and weather con- car tyre. ditions. 10 … the difference in tempera- … Hankook as an environ- ture between the inner and mentally conscious company outer parts of a race tyre in does not use highly aroma- action can be up to 20 de- tic oils – neither in race nor grees centigrade. road tyres – as they contain harmful, carcinogenic High- … each Hankook DTM tyre is PAHs (polycyclic aromatic marked with three bar codes hydrocarbons). – one on each tyre side and one on the inside – to enable … Hankook transports ex- tyre identification by techni- tensive equipment in four cal inspectors. trucks, each weighing 40 tons, on every DTM race … Hankook race tyres are weekend. built in Daejeon, South Ko- rea, one of the largest tyre … during each DTM race factories in the world. weekend more than 30 Hankook tyre specialists are at the track to provide tech- nical service on-site. 11 12 13 ADAC TCR GERMANY From 2016, Hankook has engines producing 330 hp become the exclusive tyre from marques such as Ford, partner to the new 2.0L Tou- Honda, Opel, Seat, Subaru ring Car Racing series ADAC and VW, all will be racing TCR Germany. The cars on on Hankook Ventus Race the grid will be 4-door, front- racing tyres with the size wheel-drive racing cars with 260/660R18 being fitted all 2.0 litre 4-cylinder turbo round. ITALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP From 2016, Hankook has ference to the TCR series is also become the exclusive that only close-to-produc- tyre partner to the Italian tion modifications are per- Touring Car Championship. mitted, with the exception of Alongside the TCR class, this the exhaust system, electro- also includes the entry-level nic engine control and sus- series for young new racing pension settings. talents in professional tou- ring car sport – the TCS class (Touring Car Series). The dif- 14 On a total of seven racing wheel-drive racing cars with weekends, two races total- 2.0 litre 4-cylinder turbo en- ling 25 minutes each plus gines producing around 330 an additional lap will be held hp from the marques Alfa per event. The racing drivers Romeo, Honda, Opel, Seat, rely on 4-door and front- Subaru and Volkswagen. TCR PORTUGAL From 2016 Hankook has also weekends either two races become the tyre partner to totalling 25 minutes or four the Portuguese Touring Car races totalling 20 minutes Racing series. Races are take place. Here, too, the held on a total of six racing cars on the grid are 4-door weekends, locations include and front-wheel-drive racing the internationally renow- cars with 2.0 litre 4-cylin- ned Formula 1 tracks Estoril der turbo engines producing and Jerez. The only differen- around 330 hp including the ces between the TCR Portu- Seat Leon, VW Golf, Opel As- gal and international TCR tra and Honda Civic. rules concern the length of the races: during the race 15 FIA FORMULA 3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP The FIA Formula 3 European Championship is known as the master school for the most talented young racing drivers in formula sport. For no less than the fifth year in succession, the drivers of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship will be competing for the title of Euro- pean Champion exclusively on Hankook formula tyres. In the 2016 season, 22 dri- Formula Rain) to the racing vers from all over the world tracks, these have been spe- will be competing in 30 races cially developed according during 10 events in 7 coun- to requirements of the se- tries. As the exclusive tyre ries. The current Formula 3 partner to the FIA Formula racing tyres have been deve- 3 European Championship, loped in accordance with the Hankook will be providing latest technological stan- the Ventus F200 (Ventus dard and in compliance with Race Formula Slick) and the the requirements of the FIA Ventus Z207 (Ventus Race technical and sporting rules. 16 AUDI SPORT TT CUP Following its debut last year, output of the two-litre TFSI the Audi Sport TT Cup will engine can even be boos- take place during the DTM ted briefly by 30 hp using a season again this year and so-called push-to-pass func- will exclusively use Hanko- tion. In terms of tyres, the ok tyres. The racing version Hankook racing tyre Ventus of the Audi TT has 310 hp Race is fitted all round. under the hood and with a weight of only 1,125 kg. The 24H SERIES POWERED BY HANKOOK In 2016, Hankook is also the touring cars to spectacular exclusive tyre partner to GT3 models and special ve- the 24H SERIES powered by hicles built in compliance Hankook – the largest endu- with the 24H rules, will be rance race series worldwide. hitting the track on high-end The broad starter field, ran- racing tyres from Hankook. ging from compact racing 17 In addition to various vehic- range of different cars pre- le highlights and a starter sents a logistic challenge, field open to amateurs and but Hankook is well prepa- professional racing drivers red. Hankook’s Ventus Race alike, the spectacular loca- family of tyres has already tions such as Dubai make proved itself in many endu- the series an absolute crowd rance classics such as the puller. Equipping such a wide Nürburgring and Le Mans. 18 TOURING CAR ENDURANCE SERIES From 2016, Hankook has no GT models. All well-known also become the exclusive marques such as BMW, Hon- tyre partner to the new Tou- da, Renault, Peugeot, Toyo- ring Car Endurance Series ta, Seat or Volkswagen will (TCES). be at the grid, including the In the style of the 24H Se- young timer category. The ries, the TCES events at Sil- same rules apply for the verstone, the Slovakia Ring TCES as for the 24H Series and in Meppen in Holland powered by Hankook. only permits entries from touring cars, in other words FIA F4 SPANIEN & SMP FORMEL 4, F4 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA In addition to its commit- ered by Ford EcoBoost. All ment in the FIA Formula 4 three series are considered Spain, Hankook started sup- a prestigious environment plying two new FIA-certified for talented young racing championships with racing drivers, and give the drivers tyres in 2015: the SMP For- the opportunity to gain im- mula 4 series, which is held portant experience with tyre in the north European zone characteristics before their (NEZ) of the FIA, Estonia, next step up the FIA career Finland and Russia, and the ladder.