Winners of the Michelin Challenge Design “Le Mans 2030” revealed

The Clermont firm organized a design competition, ultimately won by the Chinese Tao Ni with its Infinity Le Mans 2030 concept.

Published on 21/10/2016 à 12:32

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Winners of the Michelin Challenge Design “Le Mans 2030” revealed

Ils étaient plus de 1600 inscrits, mais au final trois lauréts principaux parmi les dix finalistes ont été désignés pour le jury composé de designers des plus grands constructeurs mondiaux (Honda, Hyundai, Ford, BMW, General Motors, Nissan et PSA.

The Chinese Tao Ni, with an Infinity Le Mans 2030 concept, was crowned winner ahead of Daniel Bacelar Pereira with his Bentley 9 Plus Michelin Battery Slick and Kurt Scanlan and his Cierzo C1. “The Michelin Challenge Design fits perfectly into the current innovation process of Michelin, one of the historic partners of 24 Hours of Le Mans, underlines Pierre Fillon, president of the ACO.

I am convinced that the jurors had difficulty choosing winners among the candidates given the quality of the projects submitted for the challenge, the aim of which is to predict the type of car which will be at the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2030. »

Find out in our photo gallery, the concepts of the finalists and honorable mentions of the competition.

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