Champion motorcycle filter range re-launched. Every filter precision engineered to equal or exceed OE standards.
2011
Champion celebrates 100 years.
2007
Fernando Alonso’s Renault win s the F1 Driver & Constructor Championships.
2006
CHAMPION becomes a Federal Mogul Corporation brand.
1998
CHAMPION launch the double platinum plug designed for 150.000 km life.
1996
Champion powers all F1 grand prix wins.
1995
CHAMPION win its 300th Grand Prix with Gerhard Berger. Michael Schumacher’s Benetton Ford wins the World Driver & Constructor Championships relying on CHAMPION.
1994
Richard Noble breaks the land speed record with an average speed of 1019 km/h. CHAMPION ignites Alain Prost’s McLaren to the F1 World Driver & Constructor Championships.
1984
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud & Didier Pironi win the Le Mans 24hr in their Champion powered Renault Alpine A442B.
1978
Champion powers the Concorde to Mach II & the first 3.5 hour transatlantic flight.
1970
The late, great Jim Clark wins the World Championship with Lotus and CHAMPION .
1963
CHAMPION is used in the B52 Flying Fortress non-stop around the world flight - 45hours, 19minutes.
1957
All Indy 500 cars finishing the race use CHAMPION . The first US jet fighter Bell P59 uses CHAMPION.
1934
The CHAMPION X-Plug is used as OE on the Ford Model T.
1915
After splitting with Mr. Champion, the Stranahans move the CHAMPION Spark Plug Company to Toledo to be near the developing US automotive industry in Detroit.
1910
Champion founds the CHAMPION Spark Plug Company in the USA. He starts working with the Stranahan brothers to design the CHAMPION X spark plug.