Bridgestone Will Supply Formula E Tires Starting in 2026
The manufacturer will produce sustainable racing tires in Hungary for the upcoming 2026/27 electric championship season.
Updated on Oct. 6, 2026 in Electric Vehicles
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Bridgestone will become the exclusive tire supplier for the Formula E World Championship beginning with the 2026/27 season. The company plans to produce these new race tires at its facility in Tatabánya, Hungary.
Why it matters
The company intends to use the extreme conditions of the racing series as a primary testing ground to develop and refine advanced technologies for future mass-production vehicles.
The Tatabánya facility produces 7.2 million tires annually and employs approximately 1,200 people. The new POTENZA GEN4 tires utilize carbon black from pyrolysis oil and silica derived from rice husks.
The players
Bridgestone
This global corporation is a leading manufacturer of tires and rubber products with a massive international distribution network.
Formula E
This international motorsport championship features high-performance all-electric vehicles competing on city circuits worldwide.
The details
The upcoming GEN4 race cars are set to feature peak power of 600 kW, or 815 PS, with a top speed of 335 km/h. To ensure a sustainable footprint, all race tires will be manufactured using 100 percent renewable heat and electricity.
Timeline
The Tatabánya facility was named Factory of the Year in 2022.
The facility received the Best Technology Investment award in 2023.
The GEN4 race cars and Bridgestone tires will debut in the 2026/27 season.
Roadmap
The introduction of the POTENZA GEN4 tire series marks a strategic expansion of Bridgestone into the high-performance electric racing sector. This move aligns with a broader industry-wide transition toward sustainable materials and electrification in high-performance automotive engineering.
Technologies perfected on the track, such as low-rolling-resistance rubber and sustainable materials, will eventually migrate to consumer tires for everyday passenger vehicles. Drivers should expect future retail tires to incorporate similar eco-friendly material profiles developed during this partnership.
The takeaway
Bridgestone is leveraging motorsport as a rigorous laboratory to accelerate the development of sustainable, high-performance tire technology. This partnership signals that the future of rubber manufacturing will rely heavily on renewable materials like rice husk silica.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Hungary Today.
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