The 2013 Pirelli Calendar has been unveiled in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The creator of the 40th edition of ‘The Cal’™ is Steve McCurry, one of the world’s most renowned photographers, who recounts the recent social and economic transformation of Brazil.
The Formula One teams got their first taste of Pirelli’s 2013 tyres during free practice in Brazil, with the Italian firm bringing two extra sets of prototype tyres in addition to the usual allocation of P Zero Silver hard tyres and P Zero White medium tyres that have been nominated for the weekend.
Michael Rutter scored an unprecedented eighth Macau Grand Prix victory to firmly secure his place in the record books and take a fifth consecutive win for Pirelli around the unique 3.8 mile, armco lined Far East street circuit.
The Pirelli-supported GT Cup championship has confirmed that the 2013 calendar will feature seven rounds comprising of 19 races. Italian tyre firm Pirelli will remain the championship’s official tyre supplier as the all-action series prepares to visit the UK’s most prestigious race circuits including the home of British motorsport: the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit.
Staff from the contact centre at Pirelli’s Burton upon Trent base showed their support to the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign on Friday 26 October by raising a total of £520 for the cause.
Pirelli-backed WRC Academy prepares for season finale A new challenge awaits the WRC Academy for this week’s season finale as crews prepare for the only mixed surface event of the six-round series that uses Pirelli as the championship’s sole tyre supplier. Based on the Costa Daurada in Spain’s Tarragona region, this year’s Rally de Espana
Pirelli P Zero OE on BMW X5 and X6 Pirelli’s well-established technical partnership with BMW has been highlighted with the latest homologation: the German manufacturer has chosen the 21-inch P Zero as original equipment on its most powerful SUVs, the X5 and X6 (E70). This latest fitment lines up alongside the other Pirelli tyres that
The President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano met with Pirelli chairman and CEO Marco Tronchetti and other top management to mark the 140th anniversary of the company’s foundation in 1872.
A third consecutive victory for Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, following on from his success in Singapore and Japan, has made the drivers’ championship even closer heading into the final four rounds of the season.
Pirelli’s P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft tyres took to the track in Korea for the first time this season, during the two free practice sessions at the 5.615-kilometre Yeongam circuit.
