Bridgestone has once again confirmed its commitment to motorsport by supporting young talents who will shape the future of motorcycle racing. For the second consecutive year, Bridgestone is a partner of the Hawkers European Talent Cup (HETC), the international benchmark for the promotion of talented youngsters. The HETC has made a name for itself as the championship where all the young riders want to compete, before moving up to the Moto3 FIM JuniorGP championship, Moto2 and, for those excelling, MotoGP. As the sole tyre supplier, Bridgestone will work alongside aspiring champions who are competing for the title during seven races held at some of the most beautiful circuits across Spain and Portugal.
Bridgestone will also be the official partner of the Federation Française de Motocyclisme (FFM) and sole supplier for the Objectif Grand Prix (OGP), the French national championship dedicated to promising young riders.
The French Objective Grand Prix championship consists of seven races in France, and enables young drivers aged 11 to 18 to compete on the most emblematic circuits in France. The objective is simple: to support the discovery and training of young talents, who may be the motorcycle racing champions of tomorrow.
Riders in both HETC and OGP will be provided with the high performance Bridgestone V02 slick tyres.
“The world of youth competitions never ceases to fascinate with the passion, enthusiasm and energy that we can admire in these young talents”, says Nico Thuy, Motorcycle Business Director at Bridgestone EMIA. “Bridgestone recognises itself in the constant commitment to excellence shown by the teams and all aspiring champions participating in HETC and OGP and just like them is prepared to perform. Through the products we make at Bridgestone and our partnership with these competitions, we want to provide support to the growth of international motorcycling and to new and upcoming generations of professional riders”.
