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2024
18
March
2024
| 14:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Following the two testing days on Thursday and Friday last week, the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit, also known as Montmelò - from the name of the municipality in the province of Barcelona in which it is located, will host the second FIM Superbike
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10
March
2024
| 09:41 Europe/Amsterdam
The first race winners of the Pirelli control tyre races in Moto2™ and Moto3™ were Alonso Lopez (Sync SpeedUP / Boscoscuro) in Moto2™ and David Alonso (CFMOTO Aspar Team) in Moto3™ who won the races of the Qatar Grand Prix, the first round of the
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09
March
2024
| 09:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Riders Aron Canet (Fantic Racing – Kalex) in Moto2™ and Daniel Holgado (Red Bull GASGAS Tech3) in Moto3™ are the first pole men in Pirelli history for the world intermediate and lightweight categories. The two Spanish riders also set the new
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04
March
2024
| 13:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Over the weekend, the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar will host the first Grand Prix of the 75th season of the blue riband series in motorcycle racing, which will see the racing debut of Pirelli as the official and exclusive supplier of tyres
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25
February
2024
| 08:52 Europe/Amsterdam
It was an action-packed Sunday for the FIM World Superbike Championship round that just ended on Phillip Island, Australia, with a double win going to Alex Lowes (Kawasaki). The Brit dominated the Superpole Race and bested Álvaro Bautista (Ducati)
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24
February
2024
| 09:26 Europe/Amsterdam
It was an all-Italian podium for the first race of the FIM World Superbike Championship, held today at the Australian Phillip Island circuit. In his WorldSBK class début, Nicolò Bulega and his Ducati took pole position, setting the new track
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22
February
2024
| 08:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Over the two days of testing carried out at the Australian circuit of Phillip Island, which will host the first round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship over the weekend, several riders significantly improved on the lap records in both
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18
February
2024
| 15:44 Europe/Amsterdam
The only tyre available, the Pirelli Sottozero Ice, stood up well to snow, ice and frozen gravelTestoni: “I admit I was a bit worried given the condition of the roads, but in the end, the studs stood up very well thanks to our exclusive
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18
February
2024
| 12:48 Europe/Amsterdam
The P Zero DHF confirms its reliability and, along with Mercedes AMG, sets a new Mount Panorama track recordPirelli will be the Australian 12 Hour race’s sole tyre supplier to the end of 2028Braga: “An interesting and successful weekend. Our next
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15
February
2024
| 13:57 Europe/Amsterdam
The P Zero DHF is competitive at all race track thanks to its versatility and reliabilityOver 200 Pirelli fitters and engineers working at the racesBraga: “We are about to tackle a demanding and exciting season, with a solid team and an effective
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14
February
2024
| 11:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Moto2™ and Moto3™ enter the portfolio of competitions for which Pirelli is Sole SupplierWorldSBK remains the main championship for product development Focus on young talents and women with commitments in talent cups and the Women's World
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13
February
2024
| 14:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Only one type of tyre available to the teams: the studded SottozeroThe 2024 route features some changes compared to last year, with more technical and slower sectionsTestoni: “Surface conditions could change from stage to stage. Adapting to this
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28
January
2024
| 15:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Without any real winter conditions, the tyre choice was down to just the asphalt P ZeroNeuville wins in WRC1 and Rossel in WRC2. A close contest meant the result went down to the wire on Sunday morningTestoni: “The drivers did a good job in terms of
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24
January
2024
| 18:51 Europe/Amsterdam
This rally could have marked the return of snow and ice, but in fact it looks like being one of the hottest ever of all the 92 Monte Carlo Rallies run. This surprising weather forecast is also the key factory of the first WRC round of the year
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22
January
2024
| 12:33 Europe/Amsterdam
The return to Gap suggests more wintery and challenging conditions than in previous seasonsOn debut the latest evolution of studded tyres, developed with the characteristics of the 2024 edition of the rally in mind The toughest day promises to
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2023
28
November
2023
| 12:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Irish driver Marty McCormack has won the R.A.C. Rally – one of the longest events in Europe with 33 stages over five days – on Pirelli tyres.McCormack won the renowned historic event for the third time, at the wheel of a Ford Escort co-driven by
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27
November
2023
| 19:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Today the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia hosted the first official 2024 test for the Moto2™ and Moto3™ riders which also marked the beginning of the Pirelli era in these championships.Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp - BOSCOSCURO) was the fastest
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21
November
2023
| 16:18 Europe/Amsterdam
At the end of the final Grand Prix of this season, on Monday 27 November, teams and riders of the Moto2™ and Moto3™ Championships will stay one more day at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia for the first official 2024 test with Pirelli tyres,
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19
November
2023
| 12:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Reigning GT World Challenge Europe champion Raffaele Marciello brought his AMG-Mercedes career to a close with his second victory at the FIA GT World Cup, becoming the only driver to win the famous Macau GT event twice – on both occasions with
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19
November
2023
| 08:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Rain and snow kept at bay by Pirelli Cinturato tyresLittle use was made of the P Zero Hard, which were the prime for the rallyTestoni: "The wet tyres, like the others in our range, also showed great versatility and reliability. It closes a very
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14
November
2023
| 11:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Pirelli returns to the Macau Grand Prix this weekend, as the winner of a multi-year tender to supply the FIA GT World Cup, with the Italian firm also supplying tyres for the Formula 3 World Cup. Both events need no introduction, as the world’s most
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13
November
2023
| 16:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Rain, currently expected on Friday, and more humid conditions than forecast could weigh on the entire race and the teams' tyre strategy The P Zero Hard is the prime. Also available are the P Zero Soft and the Cinturato for wet weather,
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29
October
2023
| 21:48 Europe/Amsterdam
The Spanish Round, the final event of the 2023 FIM World Superbike Championship, ended with the victories of newly crowned Ducati world champion riders Álvaro Bautista in Superbike and Nicolò Bulega in Supersport. Both the Spaniard and the
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29
October
2023
| 21:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Saturday in Jerez della Frontera crowned Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) FIM Superbike World Champion for the second year in a row.With the Race 1 win, the Ducati riding Spaniard took the two points that he needed to be mathematically
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29
October
2023
| 15:04 Europe/Amsterdam
The Finn wins his second world title with one race to spare, managing his lead shrewdlyRain and wet tyres protagonists of the first two days of the rally, which turned out to be more challenging than expectedTestoni: "The weather conditions strongly
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28
October
2023
| 22:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Continuing a relationship that has been in place since the Ferrari Challenge was inaugurated in 1992, Pirelli will equip the ninth racing model to form the centrepiece of the famous one-make series: the Ferrari 296 Challenge.The new 296 takes over
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26
October
2023
| 14:42 Europe/Amsterdam
In the service of Passau, the base camp of the first Central European Rally, late yesterday morning and in the early morning of today the sun appeared, which in addition to warming the air seemed to promise a less wet and humid race than feared in
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24
October
2023
| 07:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Next weekend the Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto will host the grand finale of the 2023 season of the FIM Superbike World Championship, deciding who will be the winner of the premier class between Álvaro Bautista (Ducati), the reigning World
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23
October
2023
| 15:05 Europe/Amsterdam
The hard ones are the options. Cinturato wet weather tyres also availableThe road surfaces are expected to be different in the three countries touched by the rally. In common they have technicality and speedTestoni: "It will be interesting to see
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22
October
2023
| 17:22 Europe/Amsterdam
The tyres support with reliability and performance one of the most competitive championships of the season, which ended with Thomas Preining in a Porsche taking the titleIn 16 races 12 of the 29 entered drivers and all manufacturers wonBraga: 'We
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