Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures
MICHELIN is the only tyre manufacturer to enjoy such an enviable record of success in the major championships sanctioned by the FIA (Fédération Internationale Automobile) and FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme).
FIM MotoGP (1973 to 2021):
- 32 Riders’ world titles
- More than 450 race wins
- First win in 1973 (Jack Findley, Suzuki)
- First title in 1976 (Barry Sheene, Suzuki)
Le Mans 24 Hours:
- First win in 1923 (inaugural race)
- 31 wins (including 25 straight wins since 1998)
- 13 wins with Audi
- 8 wins with avec Tom Kristensen
FIA World Rally Championship (WRC):
- First Manufacturers’ title with Alpine in 1973 (first year of the championship)
- 58 world titles (28 Drivers’ titles and 30 Manufacturers’ titles)
- First win in the 1973 Rallye Monte-Carlo (Andruet/Biche, Alpine-Renault)
- 347 individual event wins
FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC):
- 9 world titles since the championship’s creation in 2012
Dakar:
- Cars: 19 victories between 1981 and 2001, and since 2013
- Bikes: 37 victories between 1983 and 2022
- Trucks: 33 victories between 1981 and 2017
Formula 1 (1977 to 1984, and 2001 to 2006):
- 215 Grands Prix
- 111 pole positions
- 102 victories
- 5 Drivers’ titles
- 4 Constructors’ titles
FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) (1983 to 2014):
- 15 world titles
- 24 Heures Moto: 13 victories
- Bol d’Or: 13 victories
- 8 Hours of Suzuka: 16 victories
Off Road:
Trial World Championship
- 40 Trial Outdoor world titles from 1981 to 2021
- 21 Trial Indoor world titles from 2002 to 2021
Enduro World Championship
- more than 40 world titles since 2000
Motocross
- 7 world titles since 2002
FIM World Superbike Championship (WSBK) (1998 to 2003):
- 12 world titles