Articles tagged with 'motorsport' | Pirelli

· Focus on front tyre development. At the San Marino and the Rimini Riviera GP, Pirelli will introduce a new front tyre for Moto2™ riders, continuing the intensive front tyre development programme that began at Aragón with the soft E1089 …

Pirelli secured the FIA European Rally Championship drivers’ and Tyre manufacturers’ titles with one round to spare. Teemu Suninen was crowned European champion thanks to his second place at Rali Ceredigion and victory on the Power Stage. Max …

Jeffrey Herlings (Honda HRC PETRONAS) was crowned 2026 MXGP World Champion after Race 1 of the Turkish Grand Prix, securing Pirelli's 84th world title in the FIM Motocross World Championship. The Dutchman has now won six world titles, having …

· Bulega makes it 26. Nicolò Bulega (Ducati) is getting ever closer to a perfect season, with the Italian leaving Magny-Cours having secured his eighth hat-trick in nine rounds. After winning Race 1 yesterday, he claimed both the Superpole Race and …

· Bulega in command. Nicolò Bulega (Ducati) made the best possible start to the Magny-Cours weekend, which hosts the ninth round of the FIM Superbike World Championship, winning the 12-lap Race 1 after an incident involving Thomas Bridewell prompted …

The FIA European Rally Championship enters its decisive phase with Rali Ceredigion, the penultimate round of the season, taking place from 4 to 6 September on the asphalt roads of Mid Wales. Pirelli heads to the Welsh challenge leading the tyre …

· New front tyre scores podium on its debut. Spaniard Alonso López (Kalex) won the Aragon GP from pole position, crossing the finish line after 19 laps ahead of fellow Spaniards Izan Guevara (Boscoscuro) and David Alonso (Kalex). While all 29 riders …

· López strikes. Antonio López (Kalex) will start tomorrow’s Moto2™ race at the Aragon Grand Prix, the 13th round of the MotoGP™ World Championship, from pole position. The Spanish rider set the fastest time in qualifying and established a new …

· New front option for Moto2™. For the Aragón Grand Prix, Pirelli will make available to Moto2™ riders a new development front tyre featuring a soft compound, the E1089 specification. Compared with the SC1 soft from the range, it retains the same …

Pirelli claimed second and third places at the Barum Czech Rally Zlín, round five of the FIA European Rally Championship. Teemu Suninen took his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 to the runner-up spot after staying on the attack throughout the final day.Andrea …

The FIA European Rally Championship enters the second half of the season with one of the most demanding and spectacular events on the calendar. The 55th edition of the Barum Czech Rally Zlín takes place from 14 to 16 August as the fifth of seven …

· First career victory for Salač in Moto2™. In the 2026 Grand Prix of Great Britain Moto2™ race, held over 17 laps, all riders chose the soft Pirelli options, with the SC1 front and SC0 rear combo - the same solutions used throughout the weekend. …

· Guevara’s third pole position. At the 2026 British Grand Prix, currently taking place at Silverstone, Spanish rider Izan Guevara (Boscoscuro) claimed the third pole position of his Moto2™ career. With a time of 2’01.483, he secured pole and set …

Pirelli has extended its lead at the top of the European Rally Championship tyre manufacturers’ standings thanks to victory in Poland for Teemu Suninen, who also leads the drivers’ championship, and fourth place for Andrea Mabellini, currently …

The FIA European Rally Championship heads to Poland from 24 to 26 July for the fourth round of the season. The 82nd Rally Poland marks a historic change: leaving behind the gravel roads of Masuria, the event moves to the fast roads of Silesia and …

· Ortolá wins from pole as Holgado rewrites a new record. After winning the 2026 Grand Prix of Germany, Iván Ortolá (Kalex) secured his second win in Moto2™. Starting from pole position, the Spanish rider led the race from start to finish, keeping …

· A day of firsts. During the 2026 Grand Prix of Germany, at the Sachsenring, Iván Ortolá (Kalex) claimed his first pole position in Moto2™ in his second season in this category. The Spanish rider finished ahead of Manuel Gonzalez (Kalex) and Izan …

· Softest rear range solutions. Taking place this weekend at Donington Park, the UK Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship marks the conclusion of the first part of the season before the traditional summer break. For the occasion, Pirelli …

· Two medium compounds for Moto2™, one being ‘all new’. The 2026 Grand Prix of Germany will mark the track debut with the Moto2™ riders of Pirelli’s new F0468 development rear specification, a solution already …

Pirelli dominated the 2026 Rally di Roma Capitale, a round of both the FIA European Rally Championship and the Campionato Italiano Assoluto Rally, filling the entire podium and winning every special stage except for the short super special stage …

The FIA European Rally Championship heads to Italy for one of the most eagerly awaited events of the season. The Rally di Roma Capitale, the third round of the continental series and also counting towards the Italian Absolute Rally Championship …

· Alonso wins the duel with Gonzalez. Colombian rider David Alonso (Kalex) claimed his first Moto2™ victory of the year after starting from pole position and engaging in a thrilling battle with Manuel Gonzalez right …

· Another Moto2™ pole for Alonso. The riders made a unanimous tyre choice for Moto2™ qualifying: all of them used soft compound tyres on both axles, specifically the SC1 front and SC0 rear. After taking pole last weekend in …

· Rear soft solutions favoured. For the 2026 Grand Prix of The Netherlands, taking place this weekend at the Assen circuit, Pirelli will provide riders in the Moto2™ and Moto3™ classes with soft and …

All five Manufacturers took part in the test, each choosing the riders who would test out the tyres, on both the prototypes of the 850 cc bikes that will debut in 2027 and on current bikes, detuned and modified to simulate the new …

The 104th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, one of the most exacting challenges in world motorsport, concluded with victory for Romain Dumas. The Frenchman piloted his Pirelli-shod Ford Super Mustang Mach-E to a time of 8'18"202, …

· Ortolá is back at the podium’s top. Iván Ortolá (Kalex) won the Moto2™ race at the 2026 Grand Prix of Czechia after a fine overtake shortly before the chequered flag on poleman David Alonso (Kalex), who finished …

· Alonso on pole in Moto2™. Spanish rider David Alonso (Kalex) took pole position for the Moto2™ race at the 2026 Grand Prix of Czechia with 1’57.718, and set also the new all-time lap record for the intermediate class, improving by six tenths on …

Pirelli returns to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, one of the most celebrated and exacting hillclimbs in the world, alongside two of the most eagerly anticipated protagonists of the 2026 edition, who have already made their mark during …

· Allocation confirmed. For the Grand Prix of Czechia, scheduled for this weekend at the Automotodrom Brno, Pirelli is confirming for riders in the Moto2™ and Moto3™ classes the tyre solutions that were successfully used last season. For the …