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Dunlop Timeline

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1 1888 John Boyd Dunlop’s son finds it 8 1937 Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans 16 1988 We celebrate our 100th birthday 24 2008 Still at it (only greener): Audi A4 29 2011 Our tyres practically wear 35 2013 Dunlop wins the 2013 Isle of Man
uncomfortable riding his tricycle on cobbled seems to be habit-forming. Dunlop does it in style, with a 1-2 finish at Le Mans. Quattro equipped with Dunlop SP Sport grooves in Victory Lane, helping BMW TT. The Senior TT has been won
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ground. The solution? Boyd wraps the for the tenth time. Maxx TT tyres sets world speed record Team RLL and Dyson Racing win a consecutively by Dunlop tyres since 2004.
tricycle wheels in thin rubber sheets, glues 17 1998 Dunlop Self-Supporting of 204.7 mph for a climate-neutral fuelled combined total of seven American Le
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the sheets together and inflates them with 9 1951 Dunlop and Jaguar team up for an Technology (DSST) system, which vehicle. In the same year, we introduced Mans Series championships. 36 2014 Dunlop Noise Shield Technology
a football pump for a cushioning effect. unprecedented run of dominance in the enables vehicles to drive on flat tyres. the Enasave 97, a tyre comprised of 97% - designed to significantly reduce rolling
Boyd patents what turns out to be a very 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning in 1951, fossil-free material. 30 2011 Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 050 noise by up to 50%.
big idea. 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1957. 18 1999 Dunlop introduces Warnair, the tyres selected as Original Equipment for
first tyre-pressure-loss detection system 25 2009 The launch of QuattroMaxx tyres 2013 Lexus GS 350. 37 2014 Dunlop confirms that it has been
2 1889 Cyclist Willie Hume is the first to 10 1958 This year marks the start of a with sensors incorporated into the tyre. inspires racetrack performance for SUVs. reappointed by the MSA British Touring
adopt Boyd’s invention for racing, winning period in which Dunlop enjoys huge In October ‘09, a QuattroMaxx-equipped 31 2012 A huge milestone in Dunlop’s Car Championship as Official Tyre
a slew of events. It’s the start of Dunlop’s success in Formula 1. 19 2000 Our 1999 integration into the Porsche Cayenne sets a new SUV lap proud history with the celebration of the Supplier and Sponsor. This extends the
legendary run of racing success. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife 26th win on the track during the 50th year partnership that began in 2003, although
11 1962 High speeds. Wet roads. complete, creating the ideal combination (aka “The Green Hell.”) the iconic Bathurst 1000 Race, more than Dunlop has been actively involved in all
3 1902 Dunlop tyres take the chequered Tyres losing grip. “Aquaplaning” is an of racing heritage and worldwide all other tyre manufacturers combined. eras of the championship since the BTCC
flag for the first time in a motor racing unexplained phenomenon until the Dunlop technological resources. 26 2009 Car & Driver puts nine ultra-high began in 1958.
event – the gruelling Paris-Vienna race. Technical Team identifies the cause and performance tyres to the test. Dunlop’s 32 2012 The end of 2012 marks the end of
starts developing the cure. 20 2002 Dunlop introduces 3S Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec takes first an era for the V8s and Dunlop, with the 17 38 2019 is Dunlop’s 18th consecutive year
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4 1922 First Dunlop tyre using steel rods technology, a three-zone, asymmetrical place. inch control tyres making way for all new supplying the V8 Supercars
and canvas casing provides triple the 12 1965 Let’s make it seven consecutive tread design that helps deliver the 18 inch Dunlop Sport Maxx control tyres, Championship Series and V8 Supercars
service life of other tyres used until then. Formula 1 crowns. optimum combination of silent running, 27 2009-10 Dunlop becomes an official which have been developed for use on the Dunlop Development Series control tyres.
sportiness, and safety. technical partner of BMW Motorsport, Car of the Future in 2013.
5 1923 First Grand Prix victory. 13 1968 The first ever London—Sydney supporting American Le Mans Series
Marathon, a punishing 16,000km 21 2003 We become the sole tyre supplier team BMW Rahal Letterman Racing. Our 33 2013 Dunlop celebrates a major
6 1924 First victory in the 24 Hours of endurance race held over 12 days across to the British Grand Touring Championship. relationship quickly bears fruit, as Dunlop anniversary, as it marks 125 years as a
Le Mans, known as the Grand Prix of some of the toughest terrain in the world. tyres carry the team to the 2010 GT tyre manufacturer. Dunlop celebrates with
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efficiency, in which race teams have to Dunlop is the preferred tyre, and is the 22 2007 We introduce Touch Technology , Manufacturers' Championship. victory in the Nurburgring 24 hour race,
run 24 hours while conserving tyre, fuel, winners, first choice. the summation of our tyre-making partnering Mercedes AMG.
and braking materials. expertise over the past 100-plus years, to 28 2010 Dunlop Winter Sport 3D takes
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14 1972 RunONFlat Technology is give drivers a better feel for the road. 1st in the ADAC Motorwelt/OAMTC and 34 2013 Dunlop selected as the tyre of
7 1927 At 207mph, Captain Malcolm pioneered by Dunlop with major OEMS Stiftung Warentest tests and is named choice for both the PTR Suzuki and
Campbell breaks the land speed record. - allowing vehicles to continue driving 23 2008 To improve steering response, Winter Tyre of the Year by consumer Motologic Honda race teams in the 2013
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He’ll shatter it again in four years later. after a deflation. we develop the first tyre with Kevlar pulp website TyreReviews.co.uk. ASBK Championships.
Both times he rides to the record on inserts in the sidewall. The name on the
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(you guessed it) Dunlop tyres. 15 1978 The first steel radial tyres sidewall: Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT.
manufactured in Upper Hutt sold.

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