Pirelli makes points in the snow

Karlstad, February 13, 2000 - After two days of rallying on ice and gravel, Sweden finally produced the snow for which it is famous and Richard Burns was quick to show that, in these conditions, Pirelli's PZero tyres are now fully competitive. After working so hard over the winter it was encouraging to be able to show this kind of performance improvements, always having used the PZero J-type tread of tyres, both on Base and Evolution compounds, and always with very positive results.

Thanks to Burns and Kankkunen (both driving the Pirelli-fitted Subarus) the Swedish event brought more championship points to maintain Pirelli's challenge in both the Drivers and Manufacturers' World Championships with Pirelli's favourite gravel events still to come while Manfred Stohl continues to lead in Group N.

The World Rally Championship moves quickly on to Kenya for the Safari Rally. Last year Richard Burns was dominating the event before being cruelly denied a finish and so all the Pirelli drivers know they can have every confidence in their tyres for the championship's most demanding event.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS

Drivers:
1.Makinen pt.16; 2. Gronholm 10; 3. Sainz 6; 4. Kankkunen 5; 5. McRae 4; 6. Gardemeister and Radstrom 3; 8. Burns and Thiry 2; 10. Loix 1

Manufacturers:
1. Mitsubishi pt. 18; 2. Peugeot 11; 3. Ford 10; 4. Subaru-Pirelli 9; 5. SEAT-Pirelli 3; 6. Skoda 1

Group N:
1. Stohl p.13; 2. Paasonen 10; 3. Trelles and Pykalisto, 6; 4. Galli and Walfridsson 4; 6. Gillet 3; 7. Maselli and Ekstrom 2; 9. Popovic and Backlund 1

Next World Ch. round: Safari (Kenya, all gravel) 24-27 February