New Pirelli P Zero DHF introduced to GT World Challenge

This year’s Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe gets underway with nine new cars making their debuts, Monza and the Nürburgring returning to the calendar, and a record number of entries.

The 2023 season is Pirelli’s 11th year as exclusive tyre supplier to one of the most prominent GT championships in the world.

This weekend, the first of 10 rounds begins at Monza (20-23 April) with the new GT2, GT3 and GT4 cars taking to the track for the first time.

The new Pirelli P Zero DHF tyre made its debut last year to replace the DHE and will be used throughout the 2023 GT World Challenge season.

The DHF is a brand-new design compared to previous tyres, developed to accompany the non-stop evolution of the latest GT cars while putting a bigger emphasis on sustainability compared to its predecessors, according to Pirelli.

From the earliest stages of development, Pirelli claims the DHF’s environmental impact was reduced thanks to extensive use of virtual modelling instead of physical tyre prototypes.

Furthermore, the P Zero range for the GT World Challenge and its support categories uses new types of renewable materials that help to reduce environmental footprint.

Pirelli, which already achieved a three-star score in the FIA’s Environmental Accreditation Programme to promote sustainability, aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2030.

The company says its motorsport factories currently use only electricity that is 100 per cent from renewable sources.