Two time world champion Miki Biasion will debut the new tyre

At the Legend event, all the most iconic cars from rallying’s past will sport the Long P logo

As usual, Pirelli is actively involved in Rallylegend in San Marino, not only because it is the exclusive fitment for the most iconic cars that have contributed to the history of rallying, as well as for 90% of the cars entered, but because, as it does every year, it comes up with something new and exciting for the event. Last year, it was a Pirelli initiative that saw the R1 WRC cars rumble through the streets of the Republic and this year, it is revealing for the very first time a new size of P7 Corsa Classic, to complete the very comprehensive and unique Pirelli range for classic rally cars. Putting the new tyre through its paces on its debut will be the two time world champion, Miki Biasion who, together with Pirelli’s Rally Activity manager, Terenzio Testoni, will go through its features.

The P7 Corsa Classic in the new 185/50-R15 size is destined for historic two-wheel drive J2 1600 Group A category cars, built up to the start of the Nineties, for which the regulations require a maximum size of 7.5 inches, such as the Opel Corsa GSi, the Peugeot 205 GTi, the Toyota Civic and Corolla, the Alfa 33, the Ford Escort XR3, Fiesta XR3 and Fiat Uno 70. As with all tyres in the Corsa Classic range, the new size also combines two elements that make it stand out: internal construction and tread that use latest generation materials to ensure performance, as well as safety parameters that employ the very latest technologies, all combined with a sidewall that stays faithful to the look of the original.

“With this new size, our classic range, already unique in the world, increases from 26 to 29 different specifications,” explains Testoni. “Like this, we can cover all Group A cars up to the early Nineties, especially the 1600cc class, following on from solutions for the 1300s and 2000s.” At the moment, dry tyre versions are available in the medium D5 and soft D7 compounds in addition to the wet W7.