WRC DEBUTS IN YPRES AND SPA ON PIRELLI P ZERO TYRES
For the first time a round of the FIA World Rally Championship will be held in Belgium, taking in two of the country’s most famous motorsport venues: the tricky asphalt stages of the Ypres Rally and the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, also home to Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix. For the top category, Pirelli will supply its P Zero WRC asphalt tyre in soft and hard compounds as well as the Cinturato full wet tyre, with the potential for any of the three options to be favoured depending on the weather conditions.
THE PIRELLI TYRES IN BELGIUM
P Zero RA WRC RC1: Pirelli’s asphalt rally tyre is offered in two different compounds on sealed-surface events. In Belgium the first choice will be the soft compound for mixed dry and damp conditions, providing the best grip in cooler or slippery conditions. The hard compound will be available for drier and longer stages, or higher temperatures.
P Zero RA RC2: Pirelli’s asphalt tyres for the support categories also come in soft compound (RA7+) for mixed dry and damp conditions and hard (RA5) for dry conditions. They feature many of the same characteristics of the WRC tyres fitted to the top cars.
Cinturato RWB: A dedicated rain tyre available to all categories for wet conditions on asphalt roads, with a specific tread pattern that is particularly effective at clearing standing water to reduce aquaplaning.
Photo:Pirelli
PIRELLI QUOTE
Terenzio Testoni, rally activity manager: “Ypres might be a new challenge for the WRC but it’s one that we are very familiar with as this is one of Europe’s most popular and demanding rallies. Alongside the many ditches and telegraph poles lining the route, the biggest challenge for the crews is the amount of dirt that gets brought onto the road with each passing car, which makes the surface extremely slippery in places. For this reason our soft compound P Zero tyres are the main choice, but the weather in the region is always difficult to predict and the hard compound and full wet tyres could also see plenty of action. We’re also looking forward to the final day at Spa-Francorchamps, which falls two weeks after the Spa 24 Hours – Pirelli’s biggest motorsport event of the year – and two weeks before the Belgian Grand Prix. If it’s dry, the grip available from the track surface at Spa will be much greater than the rest of the rally route, which could give the teams something to think about ahead of the deciding Power Stage.”
THE PIRELLI TYRES IN BELGIUM
P Zero RA WRC RC1: Pirelli’s asphalt rally tyre is offered in two different compounds on sealed-surface events. In Belgium the first choice will be the soft compound for mixed dry and damp conditions, providing the best grip in cooler or slippery conditions. The hard compound will be available for drier and longer stages, or higher temperatures.
P Zero RA RC2: Pirelli’s asphalt tyres for the support categories also come in soft compound (RA7+) for mixed dry and damp conditions and hard (RA5) for dry conditions. They feature many of the same characteristics of the WRC tyres fitted to the top cars.
Cinturato RWB: A dedicated rain tyre available to all categories for wet conditions on asphalt roads, with a specific tread pattern that is particularly effective at clearing standing water to reduce aquaplaning.
Photo:Pirelli
PIRELLI QUOTE
Terenzio Testoni, rally activity manager: “Ypres might be a new challenge for the WRC but it’s one that we are very familiar with as this is one of Europe’s most popular and demanding rallies. Alongside the many ditches and telegraph poles lining the route, the biggest challenge for the crews is the amount of dirt that gets brought onto the road with each passing car, which makes the surface extremely slippery in places. For this reason our soft compound P Zero tyres are the main choice, but the weather in the region is always difficult to predict and the hard compound and full wet tyres could also see plenty of action. We’re also looking forward to the final day at Spa-Francorchamps, which falls two weeks after the Spa 24 Hours – Pirelli’s biggest motorsport event of the year – and two weeks before the Belgian Grand Prix. If it’s dry, the grip available from the track surface at Spa will be much greater than the rest of the rally route, which could give the teams something to think about ahead of the deciding Power Stage.”
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