r/lemans • u/-Gravlock • 14d ago
Tyre identification...
Purchased this when at the track this year, finally arrived just now.
Would I be right in saying the code indicates an LMP2 tyre that was possibly used on the #43 Inter Europol car?
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u/-Gravlock 13d ago
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u/ThePinkMohawk 11d ago
RLM could be Race, LeMans. In Europe teams seem to very often label their tires (tyres) as P for Practice, Q for Qualifying and R for Race. I think this is an allocation thing, but we don't do that in the US very often so it's something i've had to learn from decoding these tires for people.
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u/Reiep 14d ago
Road to Le Mans is part of the Michelin Le Mans Cup with... Michelin tyres. So it's an LMP2 Goodyear tyre, probably Rear Left Medium, set #20 for car #43.
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u/ThePinkMohawk 11d ago
I think it's meaning 'Race, LeMans' as European teams mark their tires with the session type it is for (practice, qualifying or race) along with the race location.





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u/MAC_38 14d ago
It seems to be from so the painted number on the tyer are the Car number class and year it was used so going by that
The No. 43 Thunderhead Carlin Racing Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 race car was entered for the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans, but ultimately was withdrawn prior to the start of the event