Cooper Tires sponsors Timmy Hansen in European Rallycross Championship

ERJ staff report (BC)

Melksham, UK – Cooper Tires will sponsor rising star Timmy Hansen in the FIA European Rallycross Championship for 2013.

Cooper Tire’s General Manager for motorsport, Paul Coates, said: “We’re very excited about our new partnership with Timmy Hansen. Timmy comes from a family rich in European Rallycross heritage and he already has some solid racing experience, having raced in Formula Renault, as well as appearing in the Finnish round of European Rallycross last year. His promise has been underlined by his membership of the FIA Institute Young Driver Academy.”

Cooper has also agreed terms to become a principal partner to the Championship for 2013.

The 2013 FIA European Rallycross Championship will be contested in nine rounds, beginning at the Lydden Hill circuit over the Easter holiday weekend (31 March-1 April).

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