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17/01/2023 – 15:20
A 360-degree WRC effort across the Group with all its logos Ronco Scrivia (GE, Italy), January 17, 2023 – The legendary Monte Carlo Rally, scheduled for January 19-22, as culture dictates, will mark the Opening of the championship World Rally For the 2023 season, Racing Force Group has maintained and consolidated its presence at the top of the field thanks to the OMP, Bell, Zeronoise and Racing Spirit logos, benefiting from a full display of its capabilities. Once again, with its products, the Group will be among the 3 brands of the flagship category of Rally1, eager to increase its number of 32 world names won since 1990. OMP has participated in 19 WRC names in the last decade Array and continues collaborating with Toyota Gazoo Racing and Hyundai Motorsport, to supply racing apparel and protective gear such as seats and harnesses. In 2022, these alliances allowed the OMP to be on the podium in 11 of the thirteen events on the calendar. The most recent edition of the WRC, with the debut of Rally1 technical regulations and hybrid power, saw OMP back Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT as third manufacturer name in five editions; Kalle Rovanperä, at over 22 years old, has become the youngest champion in the series’ history. The complicity between OMP and Hyundai Motorsport enters its 3rd season, after the position won last year with five victories. At the Acropolis Rally, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT even sealed a 1-2-3 lockout led by Thierry Neuville. The Belgian driver, like his teammates Esapekka Lappi and Craig Breen, and their respective co-drivers Martijn Wydaeghe, Janne Ferm and Paul Nagle, wears a Bell helmet. The logo returned to the WRC in 2021 and was temporarily re-established as the leading market position thanks to the HP10 styling characteristics. Also through Bell, Racing Force Group has a link to M-Sport Ford, the team that ushered in the Rally1 era in 2022 by securing victory at Rallye Monte-Carlo. In addition, Hyundai Motorsport and M-Sport Ford are adopting audio communication systems developed and manufactured through Zeronoise, the Group’s electronics division. Zeronoise sets allow full integration with Bell headphones and feature the industry’s most complex generation for noise cancellation and customization of multiple audio settings. Racing Spirit, the logo of the Racing Force group specializing in high-end motorsport-inspired lifestyle clothing, is also available on the WRC scene: it is the logo of choice for technical and team gadgets. from the sole supplier of tires Pirelli and Škoda Motorsport. The latter competes in the WRC2 secondary class with the Toksport WRT team, winning the 2022 names with Emil Lindholm donning OMP race clothing and Bell helmets. This season the Czech manufacturer will go for top honors with the new Fabia RS Rally2, a style that is also equipped with the OMP protection system, while Racing Force Group products are used through other competitors such as Adrien Fourmaux and Hayden. Paddon.