Starting from 2011 Pirelli will be the exclusive supplier also to the GP2 and the GP2 Asia Series for a three-year period.
The GP2 Series was launched in 2005 as a one-make single-seater category as a testing ground for young drivers aiming to progressively reach Formula One Championship.
The 2011 calendar includes 9 rounds in Europe to be held in the same week-ends as Formula One from May to mid-November. Each round will include two races, after practice and qualifying sessions.
 ISTANBUL (TURKEY) |  NURBURGRING (GERMANY) |
 BARCELONA (SPAIN) |  BUDAPEST (HUNGARY) |
 MONTE CARLO (MONACO) |  SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (BELGIUM) |
 VALENCIA (SPAIN) |  MONZA (ITALY) |
 SILVERSTONE (GREAT BRITAIN) |
Twenty-four drivers will be at the wheel of identical Pirelli-shod Dallara cars powered by a V8 Renaut engine.
The GP2 Asia Series was started in 2008, is based on the GP2 Series and is competed at selected Asian venues.
This championship takes place before the GP2 Series starts, with six races to be run in Abu Dhabi and Barhain between February and March.
| ABU DHABI | BAHRAIN (CANCELED) |
| BAHRAIN (CANCELED) |
In both championships the Pirelli tyres supplied will be in four compound versions for dry (hard, medium, soft and supersoft) and one version for wet. Each car will count on four sets of slicks and three sets of wets per event. Sizes are: 245/660-13 front and 325/660-13 rear.
Managing tyres when racing is very important for drivers and in order to increase also the capability of GP2 drivers in handling tyre wear a degree of artificial degradation will be added to ensure less durability.
Since 2010 Pirelli has been the exclusive supplier of the GP3 class, the world championship for single-seaters created on Dallara chassis and Renault engines.
This is a Series intended to give young drivers a chance to develop their driving skills and then move onto GP2, involving 30 drivers of 17 different nationalities, aged between 17 and 24 years. Each event is run over two races characterized by the starting grid with inverted orders.
During the past season Pirelli gained strong experience both during the races but also during intense testing on a wide variety of European circuits to further develop the GP3 tyres (in sizes: 230/570-13 front and 290/590-13 rear) specifically designed for the Dallara cars.
As last year, also in 2011 three compound versions (hard, medium and soft) for dry and one version for wet will be supplied. Each driver will have three sets of slicks and 2 sets of wets at his disposal for each event.
In agreement with the Series organizers, the compound specifications will be slightly different from those used last year. A degree of artificial degradation will be added to the tyres in 2011. Having less durable, high performance tyres should ensure spectacular and closely fought races during the week-ends.
The 2011 calendar includes 9 rounds in Europe to be held in the same week-ends as Formula One and GP2 from May to mid-November.
| ISTANBUL (TURKEY) | NURBURGRING (GERMANY) |
| BARCELONA (SPAIN) | BUDAPEST (HUNGARY) |
| VALENCIA (SPAIN) | SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (BELGIUM) |
| SILVERSTONE (GREAT BRITAIN) | MONZA (ITALY) |
Pirelli and Ferrari Challenge: the continuation of a long and fruitful partnership between Ferrari and Pirelli.
Since the debut of the Ferrari Challenge in 1993 with specially prepared 348s, Pirelli has always been the exclusive supplier to the series, guaranteeing its attributes of competence and professionalism to Ferrari, the drivers and teams alike.
The F430s Challenge that race in the Ferrari Challenge in Europe and the United States are fitted with 19” tyres (235/645-19 at the front and 295/680-19 at the rear), a specific exclusive in the world of competitions: another demonstration of how closely Pirelli's racing developments are connected to their P Zero road tyre product.
Frim 2011 also the 458 Challenge will debut in the championship and Pirelli has developed slick and wet tyres in dedicated sizes, 255/650-19 at the front and 305/690-19 at the rear.
In addition to the Italian, European and North American series, a new championship for the Asia-Pacific area will make its debut this year. The Asia-Pacific series will include events to be held in China and Japan.
| MONZA (I) | MUGELLO (I) |
| LE MANS (F) | VALLELUNGA (I) |
| MISANO (I) | TBA |
| ZELTWEG (AUT) |
| MONZA (I) | SPA (B) |
| VALENCIA (E) | ZELTWEG (AUT) |
| PORTIMAO (P) | TBA |
| LE MANS (F) |
| INFINEON (USA) | LIME ROCK (USA) |
| LAGUNA SECA (USA) | HOMESTEAD (USA) |
| MONTREAL (CAN) | TBA |
| TORONTO (CAN) |
| FUJI (JPN) | MOTEGI (JPN) |
| SHANGHAI (CHN) | TBA |
| ZHUHAI (CHN) |
In 2009 another important racing collaboration started with a prestigious car manufacturer fitting Pirelli tyres also to their road models: Lamborghini, which launched a new series destined for professional and gentlemen drivers, the Lamborghini Super Trofeo.
The car used in the new series is a Gallardo LP560-4 race car, fitted with 18" Pirelli tyres.
The series calendar comprises six events, each including three 40-min races, to be run on famous European circuits.
| MONZA (ITALY) | SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (BELGIUM) |
| SILVERSTONE (UK) | HOCKENHEIM (GERMANY) |
| PAUL RICARD (FRANCE) | BARCELONA (SPAIN) |
Since 2010 Pirelli has ben the exclusive tyre supplier also to the Maserati Trofeo GranTurismo MC, the championship destined to gentlemen drivers who in 2011 will compete in seven races to be held on prestigious European circuits and on the street circuit of Marrakech. Each event includes two 38' races + one lap.
The car used is the Maserati GranTurismo MC, that is fitted with Pirelli tyres in size 305/660-18 on the front and 325/705-18 on the rear.
| IMOLA | DONINGTON |
| MONZA | VALENCIA |
| MARRAKECH | VALLELUNGA |
| SPA | MUGELLO |
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