At Silverstone, the SC0 measures Moto2™'s progress
 
“For this weekend's round at Silverstone, one of the most iconic and technically demanding circuits on the World Championship calendar, Pirelli will once again provide standard range tyres for both classes, featuring the rear soft SC0 compound that made its Moto2™ debut at this very circuit last year as the E0125 development option. The E0125, which complemented the then standard soft tyre, was immediately appreciated by the intermediate class riders, who, on a highly demanding circuit characterised by numerous high-speed corners and changes of direction where stability is essential, focused exclusively on this new solution from Friday onwards.
Introduced again at subsequent events, the former E0125 quickly became the Moto2™ riders' benchmark, offering greater stability, outright one-lap performance and consistent performance across a wide variety of weather and track conditions. As a result, it was promoted to the new standard soft tyre for this season.
More than a year after its debut, and thanks to the significant development work carried out by the teams during this period, the SC0 has already contributed to numerous lap records this season. Weather conditions permitting, it will therefore be interesting to see whether Silverstone can deliver further progress compared with last year's benchmark”.

The new SCX supersoft confirms its strong performance
 
"The overall outcome at Donington Park is very positive in terms of performance and general tyre behaviour, with new records scored for qualifying, race pace and total race distance. Compared with last year’s event, the new 2026 rear tyres delivered a significant performance improvement, despite the unusually hot temperatures for this region.
While the new extrasoft SCQ tyre once again proved an excellent qualifying performance right from the start, as shown by Bulega’s Superpole lap record, the SCX supersoft allowed the leading WorldSBK riders to maintain a much faster pace than in the past, with very limited performance drop-off on a circuit traditionally characterised by high tyre wear.
Chosen as the reference tyre for long races and by most riders - including all podium finishers - in the Superpole Race, the new SCX took things a step forward, compared with the 2025 version, improving the lap record and overall race times. This was clearly shown by Race 2 lasting a whopping 24-second less, the equivalent of an average gain of one second per lap.
Another aspect worthy of mention is that this tyre is available on the market and may be purchased by all riders.
On an ending note, I would like to congratulate Ducati and the Aruba.it Racing team on securing the Manufacturers’ and Teams’ World Championships”.

Significant performance gains with Pirelli’s new standard rear tyres
 
"The first two days at Donington were marked by unusually high temperatures for this part of the world, with the track reaching 50°C. Despite the intense heat and a surface that, as is traditionally the case here, offered relatively low grip during the opening sessions, the progressive improvement of the track conditions allowed the riders to achieve outstanding performance levels. As twelve months ago, we once again opted for the softest rear solutions in the range. The major difference for this eighth Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship is the new 2026 standard rear tyres – the SCQ and SCX – now available, which enabled a significant step forward over a single lap and, even more importantly, over race distance.
In Superpole, the extrasoft SCQ rear immediately proved highly effective, allowing Bulega to maintain his unbeaten qualifying record while lowering the all-time lap record by two tenths of a second. Although Donington has historically been one of the most demanding circuits in terms of rear tyre wear, especially on the right-hand side because of its many fast, sweeping corners, it will be interesting to see whether, should temperatures remain this high, any riders choose to tackle the Superpole Race using this specification - the softest tyre in the entire Pirelli range.
The supersoft SCX rear also confirmed its potential from the very first sessions and helped riders lap below the previous 2024 race lap record, already during Free Practice. However, the most significant figure is not the one-tenth improvement in the fastest race lap compared with the old record, but rather the gain over the full race distance. Congratulations to Iker Lecuona on his maiden WorldSBK victory: he completed the 23 laps of Race 1 more than 28 seconds faster than the 2025 winner, corresponding to an average improvement of over 1.2 seconds per lap. These figures clearly demonstrate how our continuous development work is translating into consistent performance gains, both over a single lap and across the full race distance". 

Terenzio Testoni, Pirelli Rally activity manager: "Once again we open the season with a clear victory. The greatest satisfaction comes from the confirmation that our range is the most complete available on the market, so much so that it was preferred even by drivers who had started with different tyres, and who during the race opted for our solutions to cope with the different conditions of the challenging track. Now head on to Monte Carlo, the opening round of a World Championship that promises to be interesting from every point of view".

At the Jännerrallye, dominated by Lengauer right from the first practice of the second day, the slicks P Zero RA were the protagonists on Friday in wet asphalt conditions, on Saturday the Sottozero STZ-B, designed to cope with mixed asphalt and snow conditions, while on Sunday on the high snow surfaces the Sottozero Ice prevailed.

The other Pirelli-tyred cars also did well, taking the entire podium, with Basso's Skoda Fabia in second and Paddon's Hyundai i20 in third

Testoni: “Despite extreme conditions, due to the extremely high temperatures, the hard RA5A version of the P Zero, also developed for the WRC, ensured performance and reliability”

Pirelli again dominated the Fia European Rally Championship. In the eagerly awaited race in the capital of Rome, the P lunga scored a hat-trick, taking the entire podium and bringing the total number of victories in the European competition to three out of six races. 

Not only that. The Rome Rally, which opened with a spectacular stage under the Colosseum, was dominated from the start by the Pirelli-tyred Citroen C3 driven by Andrea Crugnola, who with this victory not only won the Capitoline Rally but also the CIAR Italian title, for the third time in his career.

Behind the Lombardy driver came two other drivers supplied and assisted by Pirelli: Giandomenico Basso in a Skoda Fabia and Hayden Paddon in a Hyundai i20, who thus strengthened his leadership in the overall European Championship standings. 

The fate of the race was clear right from the first of Saturday's two long stages (SS3 Rocca di Cave-Subiaco, 32.30 kilometres), in which Crugnola extended his lead over his pursuers, thanks also to the excellent performance of the P Zero Hard RA5A tyres, which ensured grip, resistance and low wear in a very challenging stage marked by high temperatures. A dominance that Crugnola also confirmed in the afternoon repetitions. On Sunday, the Lombardy driver administered the advantage, without giving up on winning the morning long stage (SS10 Santopadre of 29.08 kilometres). Paddon also did well, who improved his position in the Santopadre repetition and took advantage of his direct competitor's tyre problems to move into third place overall behind Basso.

"The Rally of Rome confirms itself as a race not only of great charm, but also very challenging. - commented Terenzio Testoni, Pirelli Rally Activity Manager - The asphalts around Fiuggi due to their winding nature require great driving experience and precision, and do not forgive mistakes. Despite extreme conditions, due to the very high temperatures, the hard RA5A version of the P Zero allowed Crugnola to dominate the race and Pirelli to occupy the entire podium, guaranteeing reliability and performance, both on the crucial long and short stages. Congratulations to Andrea for his victory in the CIAR and to Hayden for his perseverance".

The P Zero Hard RA5A made its successful debut last year in the FIA ERC as an evolution of the RA5, the protagonist in previous years of numerous victories in the top continental trophy. The Pirelli hard tyre, also developed for the WRC World Championship, is designed to cope with dry abrasive asphalts and features a renewed tread compound and construction compared to the past, with the aim of providing better performance and reliability in the toughest race conditions and longest stages, even at high temperatures, without sacrificing a quick warm-up.