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Dunlop SportMaxx Race

Trackday and Competition Summer

Replaced by the Dunlop Sport Maxx Race 2

The Dunlop SportMaxx Race is a Trackday and Competition Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

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Tests say 3rd average finish across 2 independent tests Latest: P2 of 5 · 2017 See every test

Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated January 2025.

  • 2professional tests
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Tire Reviews Score

Dunlop SportMaxx Race

7.4/10

Better than 51% of track and competition tires

  • Limited Confidence
  • 1 test
Scores of the 48 track and competition tires we have tested

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent tests1 test · 1 publication · 2017 51% 100%
Owner reviewsNo owner reviews yet – 0%
Combined 51% 7.4

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Category by category

How it compares with other track and competition tires in each area, and how much each area counts. 50 is the middle of the group.

Category Better than Weight Tests
DryBraking and handling on dry roads 49% 63% 1
WetBraking, handling and aquaplaning in the wet 52% 37% 1

Faded bars rest on one or two tests.

By discipline

The same results grouped by what the tire was doing. They are not counted a second time.

HandlingEvery handling test, on any surface 70% 1
BrakingEvery braking test, on any surface 48% 1

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Its own test results decide 81% of the test figure. The other 19% is the average for its group, and it shrinks as more tests arrive.

High needs at least 3 tests, with its own results deciding 90% or more. Medium needs 2 tests and 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as tests arrive.

The tests behind it

Only measured results count. A test that published its placings alone is listed, but not scored.

  1. 2017 2017 Track Day Tire Test Auto Bild Sportscars · 235/35 R19 P2 / 5
  2. 2012 2012 Sport Auto Track Day Tire Test Sport Auto · 235/295 35R19 P4 / 5 Placing only
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Tested 2 times by independent publications, the Dunlop SportMaxx Race averages a finish of 3rd.

2 Tests
0 Test Wins
3rd Average
2nd Best
4th Worst
The latest test

2017 Track Day Tire Test P2 of 5

Strong: Straight Aqua Weak: Dry Braking Winner: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2

YearTestResultAward
20172017 Track Day Tire TestAuto Bild Sportscars · 235/35 R19P2 / 5
20122012 Sport Auto Track Day Tire TestSport Auto · 235/295 35R19P4 / 5
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Frequently Asked Questions
How good is the Dunlop SportMaxx Race in the wet?
Across the 1 wet-braking test it has featured in, the Dunlop SportMaxx Race stops 2.2% longer than premium rivals and 8.6% shorter than mid-range rivals. It has a Tire Reviews wet score of 52/100.
How good is the Dunlop SportMaxx Race in the dry?
Across the 1 dry-braking test it has featured in, the Dunlop SportMaxx Race stops 5.5% longer than premium rivals and 1.7% longer than mid-range rivals. It has a Tire Reviews dry score of 49/100.
Has the Dunlop SportMaxx Race been replaced?
The Dunlop SportMaxx Race has been replaced by the Dunlop Sport Maxx Race 2.
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