{"id":9507,"date":"2014-09-29T11:55:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T10:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=9507"},"modified":"2014-09-29T11:55:01","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T10:55:01","slug":"pirelli-targets-wrc-tarmac-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/pirelli-targets-wrc-tarmac-success\/9507","title":{"rendered":"Pirelli targets WRC Tarmac success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 10 drivers will benefit from Pirelli\u2019s tyre technology and know-how when the FIA World Rally Championship resumes in France this week (October 2-5) for the final pure asphalt event of the season.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Based in Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France, the rally is the shortest round of the WRC season with the 18-stage route totalling 303.63 competitive kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>Leading Pirelli drivers in France: \u2028Experienced French driver Julien Maurin heads the Pirelli runners in France as he steps up to the headlining RC1 category in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC, which he has taken to victory on three national events in his homeland this season.<br \/>\nIn the WRC2 category, young Frenchman Quentin Gilbert switches to Pirelli tyres for the first time in 2014, while Portuguese Bernardo Sousa \u2013 a winner for Pirelli in the European championship earlier this year \u2013 will continue his season-long partnership with Pirelli. Production Cup contender Johan Heloise, from Martinique, will use Pirelli tyres as will a further eight privateers from France, including seven in two-wheel-drive machinery, thereby underlining the versatility of Pirelli\u2019s tyres.<\/p>\n<p>The Pirelli crews contesting Rallye de France are: \u202822 Julien Maurin\/Nicolas Klinger (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) \u202835 Bernardo Sousa\/Hugo Magalhaes (Ford Fiesta RRC) \u202839 Quentin Gilbert\/Renaud Jamoul (Ford Fiesta R5) \u202842 Johan Heloise\/Roberto Mometti (Subaru Impreza WRX)<\/p>\n<p>Pirelli will supply its latest generation RK and RKW tyres, introduced on Rallye Deutschland last month, for the Strasbourg-based event. The hard compound RK5A will be used in warm and dry conditions with the soft compound RKW7 available if it\u2019s cold and damp. The Pirelli RK tyre was introduced this year in response to the latest world championship regulations, which state that just one single pattern has to be used for all asphalt conditions. Only two compounds are allowed: hard and soft. While outwardly identical to the RK5A, the softer RKW7 has a compound that is specifically formulated to cope well with damp and wet surfaces, which can often be a factor on Rallye de France.<\/p>\n<p>A maximum of 20 tyres, plus four for shakedown, can be used for the duration of the rally. 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