Giti Tire picks up naming rights for Australian Formula Open
Giti Tire will join the Australian Formula Open series as official naming rights partner.
Giti Tire will sponsor the Australian Formula Open series in 2024. (Aimee Hyde Photography)
The deal was announced ahead of the opening round of the series at Sandown as part of the Shannons SpeedSeries.
AFO series promoters said that local distributor Tyres4U will provide full technical support for the series.
“Giti Tire is fast becoming a brand of choice when it comes to formula racing and it’s a great chance to work with the factory in Singapore and the team here at Tyres4U who are experts in their field,” said category manager Tim Macrow.
“Having Giti Tire as a naming rights partner is a great step forward for AFO as we grow in our second year. Also having the GTR1 tyre as our main racing tyre in 2024 means we are also now aligned with various overseas open-wheeler series that run the same brand of tyre.”
“This will help young Aussie racers transition to international competition more easily from AFO, and it’s a great tyre that will suit all of our various open-wheelers across our classes.”
Giti is known in open-wheel motorsport for their partnership with Top Speed, who manages the Formula Regional Middle East and Asia series, as well as Formula 4 UAE, South East Asia, and the relaunched Formula 4 Australia series.
The 2024 Giti Australian Formula Open season will begin at Sandown Raceway on Friday for the first of a seven-round calendar.
