Porsche and Michelin

A successful partnership for optimum performance

Porsche and Michelin have enjoyed close links since 1969. This partnership has been significantly stepped up in the last decades with a 20-year cooperation contract between the two partners and extended far beyond tires to the benefit of every Porsche enthusiast. The continuous quest for ultimate quality and perfection unites the two partners.

As part of this collaboration, Porsche trusts in Michelin’s expertise to develop tailor made tires for every car model range. This ensures that the interaction between the chassis and tires can be continuously optimised with precise fine-tuning. Only these high-performance tires receive the highly coveted N-marking.

Porsche was the very first vehicle manufacturer to introduce a specific quality seal for tires: the N-marking. N-marked tires are designed for maximum level of performance and safety with optimum control and cornering stability even at high speed on Porsche vehicles.

Bespoke tires with special rubber compounds are developed for each Porsche model line. Thanks to a custom-fit tire geometry, each set of N-marked Porsche tires are designed for:

Ultimate driving pleasure and comfort
Short braking distances in all weathers
Maximum level of control and cornering stability
Aesthetics

New N-marking tire guide

The high-performance Porsche-approved tires are easy to identify from their new model specific N-markings on the sidewall of the tire. This prevents any mix-up between approved tires and conventional standard tires or old N-marked tires. Be sure you always fit the correct Porsche-approved tire on your Porsche car:

Taking the latest Porsche 911 generation (992) as an example:

N – approved by Porsche
A – developed for the Porsche 911 (992)
0 – first generation

Model-specific markings

Identification of model, for which the tire was developed

Letter after N indicates model line
Number indicates tire generation, beginning with 0

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At the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2022, Porsche demonstrated the potential of its new 718 Cayman GT4 e-Performance 100 % electric car. It was equipped with MICHELIN tires made from 53% sustainable materials. Indeed, we have reached a new milestone by increasing the proportion of bio-based and recycled materials in the tires we supply to Porsche. This is a significant advance, which goes hand in hand with the performance and safety of Michelin's competition tires.

Together, we generate innovative solutions and concepts and, in this way, shapes the mobility of the future, initiated in 2019 as part of our collaboration in FIA Formula E World Championship (inspired by our involvement in FIA Formula E from 2014 to 2022) and extended with the launch of electric vehicles such as the Porsche Taycan.

By 2050 Michelin will manufacture all its tires exclusively from sustainable materials. Porsche's future electric racing programme will also enable Michelin to test sustainable solutions in real race conditions. The French manufacturer's ambition is to accelerate the development and transfer of technological innovations to future tires for electric vehicles. This allows Michelin to express its expertise and innovation potential.

Provide an impeccable service to its demanding clientele of premium cars is a key mission for Porsche and Michelin. There is a common will to shaping future-oriented mobility in a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner. Porsche’s motto: "driving technologies” gives a nod to its development of mobility solutions on one hand while also highlighting its drive to advance technologies on the other.

A common history of wins and records

This winning partnership has been illustrated many times in motorsport by important victories in FIA WEC (FIA World Endurance Championship) with 17 overall wins with the Porsche 919 Hybrid between 2012 and 2017 including 3 consecutive overall wins during the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race. More recently, in February 2022, Porsche celebrated its first victory in the FIA Formula E World Championship in Mexico City with MICHELIN PILOT SPORT EV tires (inspired by our involvement in FIA Formula E between 2013 and 2022).

Porsche's and Michelin's prize list

Formula 1

12 wins with McLaren-Porsche in 1984
1 Constructors’ world title in 1984
1 Drivers’ world title, with Niki Lauda in 1984

FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC)

17 overall wins with the Porsche 919 Hybrid between 2012 and 2017
3 Manufacturers’ world titles (2015, 2016, 2017)
15 LMGTE Pro wins + 17 LMGTE Am wins with the Porsche 911
2 GT Manufacturers’ world titles (2015, 2018/2019)

Le Mans 24 Hours

3 consecutive overall wins with the Porsche 919 Hybrid (2015, 2016, 2017)
23 class wins with the Porsche 911

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

4 LMGTE Am class wins with the Porsche 911

European Le Mans Series

25 class wins with the Porsche 911

American Le Mans Series

105 wins, including 12 overall victories with the Porsche RS Spyder prototype (1999 - 2013)

IMSA WeatherTech Championship

22 class wins with the Porsche 911 (2019-2022)

Asian Le Mans Series

11 class wins with the Porsche 911 (2009-2022)

Formula E

1 e-prix win (2022)

BPR Championship

3 overall wins with the Porsche 911

Sportscar World Championship

2 overall wins with the Porsche 962 C prototype (1986)

Blancpain Series

2 overall wins with the Porsche 911 (2011, 2012)

24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

1 overall win with the Porsche 911 (2010)

Nürburgring 24 Hours

8 overall wins with the Porsche 911 (2000-2021)

FIA World Rally Championship (WRC)

2 WRC wins with privately entered Porsche 911s (1978 Rallye Monte-Carlo 1978, 1980 Tour de Corse)

E-sports racing is the virtual equivalent to real motorsport and is becoming increasingly important for Porsche and Michelin.
This is reflected in the sports car manufacturer’s professional racing series, such as the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup world championship where the Michelin logo has been visible on all Porsche cars.

We work closely together on making motorsport simulations more realistic by bringing the role of tire physics even more into the focus of drivers and simulation developers in racing simulations.

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GT3 RS	N0
911	NA0, NA1, NA2
718 Boxster / 718 Cayman	NB0, NB1, NB2
Cayenne	NC0, NC1, NC2
Panamera	ND0, ND1, ND2
Macan	NE0, NE1, NE2
Taycan	NF0, NF1, NF2

Porsche and Michelin

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A Trusted Motorsport Partnership From Track to Street

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Porsche & Michelin: partners for the best traction on the road and on the track

A More Sustainable Approach to Tires and Electric Mobility

A common will to build the mobility of the future

Porsche & Michelin present: a soulful drive

A common history of wins and records

Porsche's and Michelin's prize list

An Extension of the Partnership to Esports Racing

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Michelin N-Marked Tires: The Bespoke Innovative Tires for Your Porsche

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MICHELIN Pilot® Alpin® PA4™

A Trusted Motorsport Partnership From Track to Street

Partners for the best traction on the road and on the track

Porsche & Michelin: partners for the best traction on the road and on the track

A More Sustainable Approach to Tires and Electric Mobility

A common will to build the mobility of the future

Porsche & Michelin present: a soulful drive

A common history of wins and records

Porsche's and Michelin's prize list

An Extension of the Partnership to Esports Racing

FIND A PORSCHE TIRE DEALER

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MICHELIN Pilot^® Alpin^® 5™

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