2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test

Below are all the data points for the 2022 Sports Car UHP Winter Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Falken Eurowinter HS01
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Cooper Discoverer Winter
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
Minerva IcePlus S210
Reference Summer

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 37.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.7%.

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 41.3 M. The difference between best and worst was 27.7%.

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Wintrac Pro with a result of 86.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 9%.

Wet Circle (s)

Wet Circle Lap Time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Wintrac Pro with a result of 15.45 s. The difference between best and worst was 8.3%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 86.1 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 12.4%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 3.81 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 34.1%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 24.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 59.2%.

Snow Traction (N)

Pulling Force in Newtons (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 2915 N. The difference between best and worst was 75.6%.

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 48.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 13.7%.

Snow Slalom (m/sec2)

Lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 with a result of 4.23 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 70.2%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Cooper Discoverer Winter with a result of 72 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.4%.

Value Performance Overview

Price

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Minerva IcePlus S210. The difference between best and worst was 63.3%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 870 P with a result of 7.31 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 21.7%.

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tyre Score
1 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 0%
2 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 0%
3 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 0%
4 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 0%
5 Falken Eurowinter HS01 0%
6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 0%
7 Cooper Discoverer Winter 0%
8 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 0%
9 Minerva IcePlus S210 0%
10 Reference Summer 0%
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