Jimenez wins Michelin award in Carrera Cup GB at Silverstone

Victor Jimenez is the ninth Porsche Carrera Cup GB racer of the season to benefit from Michelins on-going support of the championship by winning a set of tyres ahead of this weekends rounds 17 and 18 at Silverstone (6/7 October).In his first season in the Carrera Cup GB, Jimenez has established himself as one of the pacesetters in the Pro-Am1 category, with 11 podiums from 16 races. The former single-seater racer commutes from Madrid for each race weekend and competes with Redline Racing.Having been the control tyre supplier for the Carrera Cup GB for ten seasons since the championship was created in 2003, Michelin is once more supporting the teams and drivers with the award of a complete set of slick racing tyres at each event. Before the start of testing, a name is drawn from a hat to receive the tyres, with a value of more than 1200.

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