ERC
It’s a win for MRF but Michelin continues to top ERC Tyre title tussle
MRF Tyres has claimed its second win of the ERC season but it’s Michelin that still tops the FIA European Rally Championship for Tyre Suppliers following ORLEN OIL 81st Rally Poland.
At the halfway point of the 2025 title chase Michelin holds the initiative with 164 points followed by Pirelli (145 points), MRF Tyres (142) and Hankook (119), the official FIA Junior ERC Championship tyre partner.
After Roope Korhonen won ERC Staff House Rally Hungary last month, it was the turn of Mārtiṇš Sesks to triumph for MRF Tyres on Poland’s gravel-based contest last weekend.
ERC ORLEN OIL 81st Rally Poland 2025, Tempestini
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The Latvian’s success, in a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 run by Sports Racing Technologies, earned 30 points with Simone Tempestini adding to MRF’s tally by claiming 15 points for finishing in sixth position.
Michelin banked 41 points courtesy of home hero Miko Marczyk, who finished second, and fifth-placed Mads Østberg. Hankook (Mille Johansson and Isak Reiersen) and Pirelli (Jon Armstrong and Andrea Mabellini) each scored 32 points.
ERC ORLEN OIL 81st Rally Poland 2025, Reiersen
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The highly competitive nature of the ERC’s battle for tyre supplier supremacy was underlined when the championship’s four registered manufacturers – Hankook, Michelin, MRF and Pirelli – filled the top four overall positions with MRF first, Michelin second, Pirelli third and Hankook fourth.
Pirelli also celebrated winning FIA ERC3 (Tymek Abramowski) and FIA Master ERC (András Hadik), while Hankook supplied FIA ERC4 and FIA Junior winner Calle Carlberg.
Abramowski holds the ERC3 advantage at home
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The ERC switches back to asphalt for Rally di Roma Capitale from 4-6 July.
