Tested 6 times by independent publications, the GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport averages a finish of 16th. Its strongest discipline is Snow Braking, beating 37% of the field across 5 tests; its weakest is Wet Braking, at 37% across 6 tests.
2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test P16 of 20
The GT Radial WinterPro 2 Sport shares 16th place with a 'satisfactory' verdict. It is cheap to buy and to run, but weak snow handling counts against it in a winter tyre test.
Where the GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport finished in each measured discipline, across every test that measured it against at least two other tyres. Field beaten is the share of the other tyres it outranked in that measurement.
| Discipline | Tests | Avg finish | Field beaten | Firsts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | ||||
| Dry Braking | 4 | P10.8 of 18.3 | 44% | - |
| Dry Handling | 3 | P9.7 of 14 | 40% | - |
| Wet | ||||
| Wet Braking Weak | 6 | P17.3 of 29.2 | 37% | - |
| Wet Braking - Concrete | 1 | P20 of 31 | 37% | - |
| Wet Handling | 3 | P7.3 of 14 | 51% | - |
| Wet Circle | 3 | P7.7 of 20.7 | 71% | - |
| Straight Aqua | 4 | P12.3 of 18.3 | 27% | - |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 3 | P9 of 14 | 30% | - |
| Snow | ||||
| Snow Braking Strong | 5 | P11.6 of 20.6 | 37% | - |
| Snow Traction | 4 | P12.3 of 18.3 | 30% | - |
| Snow Handling | 3 | P13.3 of 14 | 5% | - |
| Snow Circle | 1 | P9 of 10 | 11% | - |
| Snow Slalom | 1 | P18 of 22 | 19% | - |
| Ice | ||||
| Ice Braking | 1 | P18 of 31 | 43% | - |
| Comfort | ||||
| Subj. Comfort | 2 | P13.5 of 15 | 14% | - |
| Noise | 4 | P10 of 18.3 | 54% | - |
| Value | ||||
| Wear | 2 | P22.5 of 25.5 | 13% | - |
| Value | 1 | P2 of 20 | 95% | - |
| Rolling Resistance | 3 | P7.3 of 13.3 | 47% | - |
| Fuel Consumption | 1 | P16 of 31 | 50% | - |
| Abrasion | 1 | P27 of 31 | 13% | - |
Overall finishing position against the tyres that have most often shared a test with the GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport. Only tyres tested alongside it at least three times are listed.
| Rival | Shared tests | Ahead | Behind | Level | Finished ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
6 shared: 0 ahead, 6 behind
|
6 | 0 | 6 | - | 0% |
 Bridgestone Blizzak 6
5 shared: 0 ahead, 5 behind
|
5 | 0 | 5 | - | 0% |
 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
5 shared: 0 ahead, 5 behind
|
5 | 0 | 5 | - | 0% |
 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
4 shared: 3 ahead, 1 behind
|
4 | 3 | 1 | - | 75% |
 Giti GitiWinterW2
4 shared: 2 ahead, 2 behind
|
4 | 2 | 2 | - | 50% |
 Firestone Winterhawk 4
4 shared: 2 ahead, 1 behind
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67% |
 Semperit Speed Grip 5
4 shared: 1 ahead, 3 behind
|
4 | 1 | 3 | - | 25% |
 Kleber Krisalp HP3
4 shared: 0 ahead, 4 behind
|
4 | 0 | 4 | - | 0% |
 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
4 shared: 0 ahead, 4 behind
|
4 | 0 | 4 | - | 0% |
 Imperial Snowdragon UHP
3 shared: 3 ahead, 0 behind
|
3 | 3 | 0 | - | 100% |
 Star Performer Stratos UHP
3 shared: 3 ahead, 0 behind
|
3 | 3 | 0 | - | 100% |
 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
3 shared: 2 ahead, 1 behind
|
3 | 2 | 1 | - | 67% |
 Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport
3 shared: 2 ahead, 0 behind
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
 Landsail Winter Lander
3 shared: 2 ahead, 1 behind
|
3 | 2 | 1 | - | 67% |
 Fulda Kristall Control HP2
3 shared: 1 ahead, 2 behind
|
3 | 1 | 2 | - | 33% |
 Matador MP93 Nordicca
3 shared: 1 ahead, 1 behind
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
3 shared: 0 ahead, 3 behind
|
3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0% |
 Barum Polaris 6
3 shared: 0 ahead, 3 behind
|
3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0% |
 Hankook Winter i cept evo3
3 shared: 0 ahead, 3 behind
|
3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0% |
 Vredestein Wintrac Pro+
3 shared: 0 ahead, 3 behind
|
3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0% |
Drawn from 5 tests. Updated October 13, 2026.
Across five independent winter tests, the GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport typically lands in the lower mid-pack, with large spread depending on test type: from a respectable 14th of 50 in Auto Bild's 2026 braking qualifier to 35th of 51 in the 2025 Auto Bild qualifier, plus 14th of 31 in the 2025 ADAC test and 8th of 9 in the 2021 Tyre Reviews performance-winter test. The recurring pattern is that it can be competitive in some dry/wet grip metrics and refinement, but repeatedly gives away a lot of time/safety margin in key wet and winter disciplines, which matches ADAC's overall verdict of only “satisfactory” for both safety and environment and the frequent write-up tags criticising aquaplaning, wet braking and wet handling.
The most consistent weakness is aquaplaning: testers explicitly call out “weak aquaplaning resistance”, and the results back that up (e.g. 10th/10 in curved aquaplaning, +25.9% from best in the 2024 AUTO Straßenverkehr SUV test; 8th/10 in straight aquaplaning in the 2021 Tyre Reviews test; and only mid-field straight aquaplaning in ADAC at 14th/31, +7%). Wet braking is also commonly below the leaders (e.g. 36th/52, +28.1% in Auto Bild 2025; 15th/50, +18.8% in Auto Bild 2026; and 9th/10, +14.4% in Tyre Reviews 2021). Exceptions do exist: in the 2024 SUV test it looked much more competitive on wet grip measures (wet circle 2nd/10, just +0.1%, and wet handling 4th/10, +0.6%), and that test also praised its controllability in dry corners plus low rolling noise and rolling resistance.
In dry corners at reduced grip level, easy to control- 2024 AS SUV Winter Tyre Test (2024)
Rolling resistance and rolling noise are low- 2024 AS SUV Winter Tyre Test (2024)
Decent performance in braking as well as in cornering grip on wet surfaces- 2024 AS SUV Winter Tyre Test (2024)
Rolling resistance and rolling noise are low- 2024 AS SUV Winter Tyre Test (2024)
weak aquaplaning protection- 2024 AS SUV Winter Tyre Test (2024)
weak aquaplaning resistance- 2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test (2021)
below-average wet braking, which drew a safety penalty- 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (2026)
Long wet braking- 2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test (2021)
had the slowest snow handling of the ranked tyres- 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (2026)
Weak performance with significant oversteering tendency on snow,- 2024 AS SUV Winter Tyre Test (2024)
one of the shorter tread lives- 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (2026)
below average for snow braking and traction- 2026 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (2026)
reduced grip in all snow tests- 2021 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test (2021)
poor combination of longitudinal and lateral forces, causing the test vehicle to tend toward under- or oversteering early and for extended periods- 2025 ADAC Winter Tyre Test (2025)
somewhat indifferent handling on wet surfaces,- 2024 AS SUV Winter Tyre Test (2024)
Strong = top two of the field in that measurement. Weak = bottom two.
The GT Radial WinterPro 2 Sport shares 16th place with a 'satisfactory' verdict. It is cheap to buy and to run, but weak snow handling counts against it in a winter tyre test.
The GT Radial WinterPro 2 Sport fails to achieve good results on dry, wet, and winter roads, resulting in only a satisfactory driving safety rating, and also only manages satisfactory environmental performance, leading to a satisfactory overall judgment. For driving safety, the tyre shows weaknesses in precision and steering feedback on dry roads, lacking the accuracy and directness expected during steering input and cornering - steering corrections are needed to maintain the desired path, and during sudden evasive maneuvers the WinterPro 2 Sport doesn't fully convince as the test vehicle tends to oversteer, especially when counter-steering, with sliding phases that could be shorter, resulting in overall limit behavior that isn't critical but only achieves satisfactory ratings for both responsiveness and limit performance, while dry braking distances are also rated as only satisfactory compared to the test field. On wet surfaces, the GT Radial also only manages satisfactory ratings, failing to achieve good scores for braking distances or longitudinal and lateral aquaplaning resistance, while its handling performance is rated as merely adequate due to poor combination of longitudinal and lateral forces, causing the test vehicle to tend toward under- or oversteering early and for extended periods depending on the curve, preventing precise control over the course with low limit performance and only adequate safety reserves. In winter conditions, the WinterPro 2 Sport also fails to achieve good results overall, though it manages good scores for snow braking and snow traction, its handling performance is rated as only satisfactory since it would need to clearly better combine longitudinal and lateral forces for more precise course control, with moderate limit reserves, and it also narrowly misses good ratings for ice braking. Regarding environmental performance, this Chinese-manufactured tyre also only achieves satisfactory ratings due to satisfactory predicted mileage that impacts the environmental score, though it earns good ratings for tyre wear and fuel consumption while having above-average weight.
The GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport was significantly ahead of the budget tyre, but failed to match the performance of the best tyres on test.
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