To coincide with the start of the 2,012 MotoGP season, which kicks off on 6 April in Qatar, Tissot presents its limited-edition collection of two watches inspired by the motorbike race series and the machines and riders that compete in it.

Self-winding and quartz models of the Tissot T-Race MotoGP edition are available, the former limited to 2012 pieces and the latter to 8,888, produced in carbon fibre composite and presented in special MotoGP collector’s boxes.

Two further limited editions are dedicated to riders on the circuit, both delivered in eye-catching boxes designed to resemble the race helmets of each rider. The first is the T-Race Thomas Lüthi edition, sporting an equally racy design that uses the black, yellow and silver of Lüthi’s team and is limited to 999 pieces.

The second is the T-Race Nicky Hayden edition, limited to 4,999 pieces. Naturally, this model also sports Hayden’s racing colours and bears further tributes to the rider in the form of his emblem on the dial and his rider number, 69, engraved on the case back.