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Once again in 2026, the demanding asphalt roads of the Rally Sierra Morena will provide the stage for the opening round of the FIA European Rally Championship, taking place this weekend, from 17 to 19 April, in Andalusia. A total of 62 crews will …

Pirelli and Toyota are renewing their top-level collaboration in North American rallying. The new Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2, developed by Toyota Gazoo Racing for the RC2 category of the American Rally Association (ARA), will make its debut …

Pirelli claimed its first win of the season in the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) at the Scandinavian Rally, which concluded today in Karlstad, thanks to an outstanding performance by Norwegian driver Eyvind Brynildsen. Behind the wheel of …

The European FIA ERC (European Rally Championship) heads for Karlstad, Sweden over the 30 May to 1 June weekend for the third round of the season, one of the most difficult and iconic events on the world rally stage. The stand-out features of this …

Pirelli Motorsport has launched 2025 in style with a decisive victory in the year’s first rally. Pirelli’s iconic long P-logo tires powered Austrian driver Michael Lengauer to victory at the Jänner Rallye, the traditional season opener for European …

Testoni: “A very exciting weekend for our farewell to the WRC”

The newly crowned world champion will be putting on a show at the Temple of Speed from 6 to 8 December, along with Ogier, Rovanpera, Sordo, Formaux, Latvala and WRC2 champion Pajari

The Belgian produces a comeback drive to sixth place to regain the points he needed for victory, which was only assured once Tanak retired on Sunday morningToyota grabs the manufacturers' title at the last special stagePajari adds the WRC2 title …

The final rally will see the world champion driver and constructor crowned, along with the winner in WRC2 in a challenging and uncertain contestThe P Zero Hard is the prime. Also available, the P Zero Soft and the wet weather Cinturato in case of …

The FIA Motorsport Games, the only motorsport event in the world where national teams compete against each other in several disciplines, ended in Valencia today, with a clear win for Spain, which thus follows Italy on the roll of honour. Pirelli …

P Lunga will supply tyres and technical assistance for the most eagerly anticipated categories at the Valencia competition

There was a positive start for the P Zero earmarked for Rally1 cars, with the soft compound dominating the actionThe WRC1 and WRC2 champions will not be crowned until JapanTestoni: “We are satisfied with our new solution which proved to have more …

The soft compound version of the asphalt tyre will be the prime, with the hard as the option. It marks the debut for the newly released SB and HBThe wet weather Cinturato is also available, having played a decisive role last yearTestoni: “I expect …

For a second consecutive year, Pirelli has partnered Hayden Paddon and his BRC team-run Hyundai i20 Rally 2 Customer Racing to victory in the FIA ERC (European Rally) Championship. After dominating the Silesia Rally up until the Sunday morning, the …

The new 185/50-R15 specification means all two wheel drive Group A cars are now covered up to the early NinetiesTwo time world champion Miki Biasion will debut the new tyreAt the Legend event, all the most iconic cars from rallying’s past will sport …

Cold, fog and slippery surfaces the biggest challenges for the driversThe WRC1 and WRC2 titles are still up for grabsTestoni: “The softs pass the final test, dealing with the lowest temperatures on gravel in recent years”

A slightly different route to last year, with the longest leg on SaturdayThe twisty, fast and often slippery roads require careful tyre managementPirelli’s Terenzio Testoni: “I expect a closely contested rally, with both types of tyre coming into …

The Monza Rally Show is back to celebrate Pirelli’s four years as the sole tyre supplier of rallying’s premier category

Neuville wins, leading home team-mates Sordo and TänakThis season’s Junior WRC title goes to Jurgenson, who finished second on the rallyTestoni: “A very demanding rally, but no more than we expected”

The most demanding Acropolis Rally of the past four years. That was the initial comment from Pirelli engineers after the recce of the 15 special stages of this tenth round of the WRC season.Backing up that first assessment, these are the facts that …

The BRC Racing Team’s Hayden Paddon is within touching distance of a second consecutive ERC title, having won the JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion, which ended yesterday. The New Zealander was in great form over the weekend, to the extent he also won …

After rallies on the Nordic gravel roads, the hard tyres are back in serviceMany changes to the route compared to last yearTestoni: “Pay attention to tyre management, especially wear”

After dominating the rally, the Finn goes out on SS19Very high average and top speeds, especially on Saturday with the soft tyres once again the outright choiceTestoni: “As proven by how the event ended, only one thing was certain about Rally …

No surprises, as yet again, for the 2024 edition of Rally Finland, which gets underway with the first special stage tonight, the crews have opted exclusively for the soft tyres, the only choice made in recent years to tackle the roads around …

The soft compound gravel tyres are the primeAs usual, occasional rain is forecast for the weekendTestoni: “It’s one of the most interesting rallies of the year in which the accuracy of the notes can make all the difference”

The other Pirelli runners also did well, taking second place on the podium with the Skoda of Campedelli and sixth place with the Hyundai of PaddonPirelli-shod drivers also dominated in the other categories: in ERC3 Kohn won, while in ERC4 victory …

The Finn takes his second consecutive victory after the one in PolandTyre strategy centred on the softs to tackle the fast Latvian gravel roads, but the hard also played its partTestoni: “Under stress, the tyres reached a record temperature of 150 …

Asymmetric loops with a few one-off stages that will not include a second pass and some first runs even in the afternoons; Friday features the toughest surfaces of the entire rally; a first long test on an entirely asphalt surface; the rest of the …

Fast and slippery gravel roads are the main challenge on this rallyAll the champions on parade for Latvia’s debut on the world stageTestoni: “It’s easy to make mistakes on these roads that are not well known to everyone, but by now, the drivers are …

Called in at the last moment, the Finn manages to fend off his pursuersA wide range of strategies among the crews for the second passes and on Sunday morningTestoni: “A nice rally in which tyre reliability was vital”