Editing Michelin (section)

===MotoGP===
Michelin participated in [[MotoGP]] from 1972 to 2008. They introduced radial construction to MotoGP in 1984, and multi-compound tyres in 1994. They achieved 360 victories in 36 years, and from 1993 to 2006, the world championship had gone to a rider on Michelins.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

In 2007, [[Casey Stoner]] on [[Bridgestone]] tyres won the world championship in dominating fashion, and [[Valentino Rossi]] and other top riders complained that Michelins were inferior. Rossi wanted Bridgestones for the 2008 season, but Bridgestone was reluctant to provide them; [[Dorna Sports|Dorna]] threatened to impose a control tyre on the series, after which Bridgestone relented.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

In 2008, Michelin committed errors of judgment in allocating adequate tyres for some of the race weekends. [[Dani Pedrosa]]'s team switched to Bridgestones in mid-season, a highly unusual move that caused friction between [[Honda Racing Corporation]] and their sponsor [[Repsol YPF]]. Other riders also expressed concerns and it seemed that Michelin might not have any factory riders for the 2009 season, leading to rumours that Michelin would withdraw from the series altogether. Dorna and the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] announced that a control tyre would be imposed on MotoGP for the 2009 season and Michelin did not enter a bid, effectively ending its participation in the series at the end of 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Fond Farewell |publisher=Michelin.com |date=26 October 2008 |url=http://www.michelin.com/corporate/front/templates/affich.jsp?codeRubriqueListe=20080212104710&codeRubrique=20080214104032&lang=EN&news_id=23940 |access-date=3 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113203412/http://www.michelin.com/corporate/front/templates/affich.jsp?codeRubriqueListe=20080212104710&codeRubrique=20080214104032&lang=EN&news_id=23940 |archive-date=13 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Noyes |first=Dennis |title=Why Dorna is Threatening to Impose a Spec Tire |publisher=Speed (TV channel) |date=3 October 2007 |url=http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp_why_dorna_is_threatening_to_impose_a_spec_tire/ |access-date=3 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618164506/http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp_why_dorna_is_threatening_to_impose_a_spec_tire |archive-date=18 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Noyes |first=Dennis |title=Michelin's Last Stand (Part I) |publisher=Speed (TV channel) |date=26 August 2008 |url=http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-michelins-last-stand-part-i |access-date=3 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911093312/http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-michelins-last-stand-part-i/ |archive-date=11 September 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Noyes |first=Dennis |title=Michelin's Last Stand (Part II) |publisher=[[Speed (TV channel)|Speed]] |date=27 August 2008 |url=http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-michelins-last-stand-part-ii |access-date=3 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912132308/http://moto-racing.speedtv.com/article/motogp-michelins-last-stand-part-ii/ |archive-date=12 September 2008 }}</ref> 

Michelin returned to MotoGP in 2016 as the official tyre supplier after Bridgestone's withdrawal from the series at the end of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=McLaren |first=Peter |title=Bridgestone to quit as MotoGP tyre supplier |website=crash.net |date=1 May 2014 |url=https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/203841/1/bridgestone-to-quit-as-motogp-tyre-supplier |access-date=26 January 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417191027/https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/203841/1/bridgestone-to-quit-as-motogp-tyre-supplier |archive-date=17 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Adam |first=Mitchell |title=Valentino Rossi: 2016 MotoGP changes had smaller impact than feared |website=[[Autosport]] |date=4 August 2016 |url=https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/valentino-rossi-2016-motogp-changes-had-smaller-impact-than-feared-5039059/5039059/ |access-date=26 January 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616200938/https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/valentino-rossi-2016-motogp-changes-had-smaller-impact-than-feared-5039059/5039059/ |archive-date=16 June 2021}}</ref>