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For the Grand Prix of Spain, the fourth round of the 2024 Championship taking place this weekend at the Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, in Andalusia, Pirelli will make the standard tyre allocation foreseen for this year available to the Moto2™ and …

Milan, 22 April 2024. Pirelli will be present at TIRE COLOGNE 2024 to exhibit new products and technologies for high performance cars and motorcycles on a 400 square metre stand (Hall 06.1, Stand A-020-B-029)."Our presence at the world's leading …

Weather forecast proved wrong and on Saturday drivers had to deal with a mix of hard, soft and wetThe Frenchman came out on top in a closely contested rally, with the turning point coming on SS 18Testoni: “We witnessed a really interesting and close …

Max Verstappen’s dominance was again the story in Shanghai. After winning yesterday morning’s Sprint, the three time world champion added this afternoon’s race win to his tally. It is his fourth victory from five races so far this season, plus the …

A win and a pole position on the same day for Max Verstappen. The Dutchman made a clean sweep of it on Saturday in Shanghai, winning the first Sprint Race of the season in the morning before taking his first ever pole position at this track in the …

The first day of the Chinese Grand Prix was action-packed with plenty of surprises especially in the final part of Sprint Qualifying. After a few drops of rain began to fall towards the end of Q2, the final part was run on a completely wet track …

Slippery asphalt, often covered in dirt and gravel, high stress for the tyres, which require particularly careful management. These are the main challenges of the Croatia Rally that stand out from the Pirelli engineers’ analysis post-recce.Main …

The third round of the season of the FIM Superbike World Championship will start this weekend at the TT Circuit in Assen, in The Netherlands. Pirelli confirms the options already deployed in 2023 for both the WorldSSP and WorldSBK classes, with the …

A feature of the rally will be the slippery and uneven surfaces on the narrow but quick roads around ZagrebThe P Zero Hard is the prime choice. Also available are the wet weather Cinturato and the P Zero Soft as the optionTestoni: “Watch out for the …

Milan, 15 April 2024 - The Chinese Grand Prix is back on the calendar after a five year break. 2019 was the last year Formula 1 raced in Shanghai, on that occasion hosting celebrations to mark the 1000th event in the history of motorsport’s most …

The Grand Prix of the Americas, held in Austin, Texas, gave Pirelli the chance to highlight the potential of their tyres, thanks to which the Moto2 and Moto3 Championship riders broke all the track records, from the all-time best lap to the best …

After taking pole position in the GP of Qatar, at the Circuit of the Americas, Aron Canet (Fantic Racing/Kalex) took his second pole position of the Moto2™ season, whereas David Alonso (CFMOTO Valresa Aspar Team/CFMOTO) dominated both Friday and …

Milan, 12 April 2024 – The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was elected the best all-season tyre by two major trade magazines, Germany’s Auto Bild Sportscars and Italy’s alVolante, which compared the main all-season products on the market. The …

P ZERO R FOR SPORTY AND EFFICIENT DAILY DRIVINGELECT TECHNOLOGY DEBUTS ON TRACK WITH P ZERO TROFEO RSMilan, 10 April 2024. Pirelli P Zero R and P Zero Trofeo RS have been chosen by Porsche for the restyling of the Taycan and will be the only tyres …

This was the second and final day of the Suzuka tyre test during which Pirelli’s main focus was on the development of new dry weather compounds and constructions for next season, in a continuation of work begun over the winter, with the main aim of …

Pirelli has chosen a dedicated tyre allocation for the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, which next weekend hosts the third round of the 2024 Motorcycle World Championship, the Grand Prix of the Americas. For Pirelli, in its …

After a spectacular Japanese Grand Prix last weekend, Formula 1 track action continues at Suzuka for a couple of days with a Pirelli tyre development test session. Supporting the blue riband category’s sole tyre supplier, Pirelli, are Stake F1 Team …

Lamborghini and Mercedes also in the GT3 top threeMaserati secures first GT2 win at the French circuitBraga: “We witnessed closely contested races which entertained the crowd. The P Zero performance was excellent, confirming its reliability.”

Max Verstappen added another pearl to his string of victories, with a dominant performance in the Japanese Grand Prix. This was the Dutchman’s third consecutive win at Suzuka, the 57th of his career. Sergio Perez ensured that Red Bull scored its …

Another pole position for Max Verstappen, a clean sweep across all four races held so far this season, the fifth in a row if one also takes into account last year’s final round, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The three-times world champion was quickest …

The first day of the Japanese Grand Prix, held for the very first time in the month of April, featured cold conditions and rain. Air temperature in the two sessions never climbed higher than 20 °C, while the track dropped to 17 °C by the end of the …

The season begins with one of the most challenging endurance races of the championship55 GT3 cars on the starting grid, 20 of them Pro, representing nine different car makersBraga: “The pre-season tests held at this very same track back in March, …

Formula 1 returns to Japan just over six months after its last visit to the country. This year, the Japanese Grand Prix takes place in April for the first time in its history: right up to last year the race was always scheduled for the second part …

The concerns about rain proved to be unfounded, but stones made all sections very treacherousKalle Rovanpera won with a careful drive, dominating right from the startTestoni: “It’s a one-of-a-kind rally, rewarding those who focus on consistency and …

Slippery surfaces and often changeable conditions, especially on Saturday, with loose stones and loose gravel, with the ever present threat of rain, as in previous editions, could make life complicated for the drivers and provide a stern test for …

Milan, 27 March 2024 - Pirelli has developed a specially adapted version of its P Zero tyre for the IONIQ 5 N. The IONIQ 5 N is Hyundai N's first high-performance electric car.In a two-year collaboration with Hyundai, Pirelli has developed a tyre …

For two years in a row, the soft compound gravel tyre is the only choice for the whole rally weekendEven if, for the moment only slightly, the move to a March date increases the risk of rain which could make the event even harder, with deeper ruts …

The rainy weather and the dropping temperatures changed track conditions at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit this morning, impacting strategies in terms of tyre choice. The SC1 front and SCQ rear were the options chosen by the riders on the podium in …

In the Portuguese GP, two Spanish riders triumphed, Aron Canet (Fantic Racing/Kalex) in Moto2™ and Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3/GASGAS) in Moto3™, in races which were hard fought and spectacular down to the last lap.Excellent performance by …

The third round of the season ended with a one-two finish for Ferrari, Carlos Sainz claiming his first win since Singapore last September, while Charles Leclerc, thanks in part to the extra point for the race fastest lap, is second in the Drivers’ …