Pirelli to return to World Rally Championship from 2014
06 Aug 2013|2,185 views
Pirelli also backed the Star Driver scheme and WRC Academy, with the aim of promoting the next generation of young drivers to the top of the sport.
Pirelli has a long and illustrious history in rallying both as a single supplier and in open competition, where it also equips several national rally championships. To date, the Milan-based company has racked up 180 world rally championship event wins.
Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery commented, "We'd like to thank the FIA for looking favourably on our candidature and we're absolutely delighted to come back to a sport that we feel very much at home in. For the time being we don't have any agreements with any official manufacturers so we're not expecting to compete for overall victories but instead provide the best possible service to our customers. Rallying is an extreme sport on the limit of adhesion, where the tyres can make a massive difference."
Pirelli's on-going rally tyre testing campaign will continue this year, refining the latest P Zero products for sealed surfaces and well-known Scorpion tyres for gravel. The newest generation of Pirelli's rally tyres have been adapted to the latest WRC regulations, combining performance with durability and respect for the environment.
The FIA's Rally Director Jarmo Mahonen added, "Having Pirelli return to the series is very positive, and together these four brands will provide a great platform for open competition as well as choice and variety for our competitors."
The opening round of the 2014 FIA WRC, where Pirelli will make its comeback, is the Rallye Monte Carlo from 14th till the 19th January 2014.
Pirelli was last represented at the top level of world rallying from 2008-2010, when the company was sole supplier to all teams participating in theWorld Rally Championship (WRC).
Pirelli also backed the Star Driver scheme and WRC Academy, with the aim of promoting the next generation of young drivers to the top of the sport.
Pirelli has a long and illustrious history in rallying both as a single supplier and in open competition, where it also equips several national rally championships. To date, the Milan-based company has racked up 180 world rally championship event wins.
Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery commented, "We'd like to thank the FIA for looking favourably on our candidature and we're absolutely delighted to come back to a sport that we feel very much at home in. For the time being we don't have any agreements with any official manufacturers so we're not expecting to compete for overall victories but instead provide the best possible service to our customers. Rallying is an extreme sport on the limit of adhesion, where the tyres can make a massive difference."
Pirelli's on-going rally tyre testing campaign will continue this year, refining the latest P Zero products for sealed surfaces and well-known Scorpion tyres for gravel. The newest generation of Pirelli's rally tyres have been adapted to the latest WRC regulations, combining performance with durability and respect for the environment.
The FIA's Rally Director Jarmo Mahonen added, "Having Pirelli return to the series is very positive, and together these four brands will provide a great platform for open competition as well as choice and variety for our competitors."
The opening round of the 2014 FIA WRC, where Pirelli will make its comeback, is the Rallye Monte Carlo from 14th till the 19th January 2014.
Pirelli also backed the Star Driver scheme and WRC Academy, with the aim of promoting the next generation of young drivers to the top of the sport.
Pirelli has a long and illustrious history in rallying both as a single supplier and in open competition, where it also equips several national rally championships. To date, the Milan-based company has racked up 180 world rally championship event wins.
Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery commented, "We'd like to thank the FIA for looking favourably on our candidature and we're absolutely delighted to come back to a sport that we feel very much at home in. For the time being we don't have any agreements with any official manufacturers so we're not expecting to compete for overall victories but instead provide the best possible service to our customers. Rallying is an extreme sport on the limit of adhesion, where the tyres can make a massive difference."
Pirelli's on-going rally tyre testing campaign will continue this year, refining the latest P Zero products for sealed surfaces and well-known Scorpion tyres for gravel. The newest generation of Pirelli's rally tyres have been adapted to the latest WRC regulations, combining performance with durability and respect for the environment.
The FIA's Rally Director Jarmo Mahonen added, "Having Pirelli return to the series is very positive, and together these four brands will provide a great platform for open competition as well as choice and variety for our competitors."
The opening round of the 2014 FIA WRC, where Pirelli will make its comeback, is the Rallye Monte Carlo from 14th till the 19th January 2014.
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