AFO announces Giti Tire as naming rights partner for 2024
Australian Formula Open has today announced Giti Tire as its official naming rights partner for the 2024 season.
With full technical support and partnership of all AFO series events thanks to local Australian-based distributer Tyres4U, Giti Tire begins its expanded presence in the series this week for Round 1 at Sandown Raceway in Victoria (February 11-13) as part of the Shannons SpeedSeries program.
Giti Tire has been supplying tyres to world class series and competitors across Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania for nearly a decade and has established itself as a brand dedicated to strength, safety and precision engineering.
“Giti Tire is fast becoming a brand of choice when it comes to formula racing and it’s a great chance to work with the factory in Singapore and the team here at Tyres4U who are experts in their field,” said category manager Tim Macrow.
“Having Giti Tire as a naming rights partner is a great step forward for AFO as we grow in our second year. Also having the GTR1 tyre as our main racing tyre in 2024 means we are also now aligned with various overseas open-wheeler series that run the same brand of tyre. This will help young Aussie racers transition to international competition more easily from AFO, and it’s a great tyre that will suit all of our various open-wheelers across our classes.”
Tracy Griffin, Marketing Manager of Tyres4U added: “Tyres4U is thrilled to be supporting Australian motorsport, particularly the pipeline of drivers from the AFO series to the international racing stage. We have a strong partnership with Giti Tire and together hope to grow the brand presence for this smart premium tyre, on and off the race track. We look forward to being a partner that supports the growth and development of the AFO series.”
Last season saw Tim Macrow Racing’s Trent Grubel win the 2023 AFO series title outright in his Dallara F312, ahead of Ryan How and Miles Bromley. AFO4 class winner Kristian Janev topped the F4 contingent outright for AGI Sport ahead of Brodie Norris and Chris Huang.
The 2024 Giti Australian Formula Open season will begin at Sandown Raceway this Friday for the first of three Shannons SpeedSeries appearances this year; the other two being in July and October.
Also included in the seven-round calendar for 2024 are two state championship events at Winton Raceway and Sydney Motorsport Park, the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia round at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park in June, before again headlining the 2024 Island Magic in November.
In 2024, the series will also be supported by All Properties Group, Race Fuels and Boll&Cie.
Tickets for Round 1 at Sandown Raceway can be purchased here: https://www.speedseries.com.au/race-sandown/
ABOUT GITI TIRE
Giti Tire Group (headquartered in Singapore) has roots in the tire business going back to 1951 and is now one of the world’s largest tyre companies. Giti Tire produces a broad range of tyre products, serving major original equipment vehicle manufacturers, auto-service outlets, motorsports teams, tire dealers, and consumers in more than 130 countries worldwide. The company has five manufacturing plans across the US, Indonesia and China.
From formula cars to electric SUVs and large trucks, Giti Tire embraces the chance to race on all types of vehicles. More recently Giti became the official supplier of the Formula Regional Middle East and F4 UAE championships.
ABOUT TYRES4U
Tyres4U Pty. Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Tyre & Wheel Limited (ASX: NTD) and specialises in the distribution of market-leading brands in all major categories of the tyre industry.
Our competitive advantage is our range of fit for application tyres across all industry segments, coupled with our years of expertise and passion to support the tyre industry and its customers. Tyres4U is well placed to assist customers in selecting the right tyre to satisfy all needs. Tyres4U offers a selection of products for truck, bus, agricultural equipment, forestry, earthmover, lawn and garden equipment, ATV, forklift, specialty industrial machines and, a comprehensive range of quality passenger, light truck, and 4×4 tyres.
2024 AUSTRALIAN FORMULA OPEN CALENDAR
Round 1 – Sandown International Raceway, Vic - Feb 9-11
Round 2 – Winton Motor Raceway, Vic – Apr 26-28
Round 3 – Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW – May 24-26
Round 4 – The Bend, SA – Jun 7-9
Round 5 – Queensland Raceway, Qld – Jul 19-21
Round 6 – Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW – Oct 18-20
Round 7 – Phillip Island GP Circuit, Vic – Nov 28-30 – Island Magic
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