Dunlop Race Tyre Compounds
Author: SuperUser Account/Monday, January 18, 2016/Categories: Technical Information
DUNLOP Motorsport produces the current range of race tyres in several compounds, ensuring the best performance for each application. Following is an explanation of each compound and its application, for each category of tyre:
SLICK TYRES
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HARDNESS
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COMPOUND
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APPLICATION
|
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SOFT
|
-
|
-
|
|
^
|
W02
|
Hillclimb and wet use for light cars
|
|
|
|
W08
|
Hillclimb and wet use for heavier cars
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|
|
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SS12/D12
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Slick compound for lighter cars
|
|
|
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D31
|
Soft sllick compound
|
|
v
|
D11/D21
|
Harder slick compound
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|
HARD
|
-
|
-
|
| |
|
|
TARMAC RALLY CARS
|
HARDNESS
|
COMPOUND
|
CIRCUIT APPLICATION
|
TARMAC RALLY APPLICATION
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SOFT
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
^
|
S
|
Wet use and very light cars
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Very light cars
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|
|
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M
|
Wet use and light cars
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Most cars for sprint rally
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|
|
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R
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Light cars/sprint
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Most cars
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|
v
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H
|
General purpose
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Heavy cars and endurance rally
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HARD
|
-
|
-
|
-
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For all technical information re applications and compounds please contact us.
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