For Pirelli, which is in its first season of supplying tyres to GP3 and will also equip GP2 and Formula One next year, every race is a new challenge.

Few of them though are quite like Hockenheim. The well-known venue for the German Grand Prix, regularly frequented by huge crowds of fans, contains a bit of everything: some straights that are among the fastest of the year as well as an extremely twisty and technical stadium section.

As is often the case in motor racing, it’s a question of finding the best possible compromise that will work well everywhere: both in terms of car set-up and tyre choice.

For this race, round five of the GP3 series, Pirelli and the championship organisers have opted for the medium-compound tyre: which made its debut at the start of the season in Barcelona and Istanbul Park. This tyre has been chosen precisely because of its proven adaptability, giving drivers both power and control within a wide range of circumstances.

The new GP3 series is all about giving young driver the opportunity to make their way into GP2 and eventually into Formula One. With 11 current Formula One drivers having graduated from GP2, GP3 is a vital first step up the ladder of talent.

In order to give these 30 eager young drivers the best possible opportunity to display their talents, Pirelli has developed a stable and consistent tyre that puts the emphasis firmly on driver ability. Equally, some degree of degradation is deliberately built in, so that up-and-coming drivers can also learn the art of managing their tyres.

Hockenheim, located close to Frankfurt, is a physically and technically demanding circuit that will teach the stars of the future a lot about racecraft. Adding to the many variables that the track throws up is uncertain weather, which can range from bright sunshine to torrential rain at this time of year in northern Germany.

The 13-inch medium-compound PZero tyre will also have to cope with a very wide window of speeds, not to mention heavy loads under acceleration, braking and cornering on the 4.5-kilometre circuit.

Pirelli’s Racing Manager Mario Isola commented: “We chose the medium-compound tyre for Hockenheim, which performed very well in Barcelona and Istanbul, precisely for its flexibility and adaptability: which will be a key to getting the most out of Hockenheim. Like all the tracks Hockenheim is new to us this year, and of course the experience we accumulate in GP3 will be extremely useful to us in the future as we prepare for GP2 and Formula One as well. We saw a very entertaining race at Silverstone on Sunday and we are pleased that our tyres can help the GP3 drivers to show the very best of themselves in front of an appreciative and important audience.”

After the opening eight races of the season, Mexico’s Esteban Gutierrez leads the GP3 series by 26 points from America’s Alex Rossi. ART Grand Prix leads the teams’ championship ahead of Manor Racing.

Practice in Hockenheim takes place from 16:50 on Friday 23 July. Qualifying begins at 08:45 on Saturday morning, followed by race one at 16:20. Race two starts at 08:30 on Sunday, with both races lasting half an hour.

For further information on Pirelli, please contact Anthony Peacock on anthony@mediatica.co.uk or +44 (0) 7765 896 930.

For GP3 series information: www.gp3series.com

Monday 19 July 2010

The GP3 field will use Pirelli PZero tyres at Hockenheim

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The fourth round of the inaugural GP3 series – equipped exclusively by Italian tyre firm Pirelli – took place at Silverstone over the weekend, on the British circuit’s revised track layout for the first time.

The GP3 series is one of the first international formulae to race on the latest track configuration, which features seven new corners. As a result, both the lap length and average speed have been increased.

Pirelli’s hard compound tyres made their debut on the track this year, after the Italian firm used medium compound rubber at the first two GP3 rounds in Barcelona and Istanbul, followed by the soft compound at Valencia.

 The new hard compound Pirelli PZero 13-inch tyre proved to be both fast and reliable at Silverstone despite a wide variety of weather conditions that accurately reflected the vagaries of the British climate.

Saturday’s race was held in dry and warm conditions, with temperatures in the region of 30 degrees centigrade. Esteban Gutierrez dominated the feature race by taking pole position for the second consecutive time and sealing his third win of the season by 3.6 seconds from Rio Haryanto and Nico Muller.

 On Sunday the weather was cloudy and much cooler with temperatures of about 18 degrees centigrade, increasing the time it took to get the hard compound Pirelli tyres up to ideal operating temperature. Daniel Morad took his first GP3 victory, while the crowds enjoyed a huge battle between Mirko Bortolotti and Gutierrez for the remaining podium places. The pair fought hard but fairly, with their Pirelli tyres allowing them both to push to the very limit.

Pirelli’s Racing Manager Mario Isola commented: “We’re very pleased with the debut of our hard compound PZero GP3 tyre at Silverstone, particularly because it performed consistently within a very wide range of conditions. We were privileged to witness some of the best racing we have seen all year, with the battle between Mirko and Esteban forming a special highlight. Interestingly there was a lot of carbon fibre debris on the track this year, which meant that we saw a number of tyres that had suffered deep cuts to the tread pattern. Despite this, the tyres performed perfectly: underlining the reliability as well as the performance of our PZero rubber.”

 At the halfway point of the season Gutierrez leads the championship with 51 points while his ART team mate Alexander Rossi is back up to second on 25 points. The ART squad also leads the teams’ championship.

 The next two races of the eight-round GP3 series take place at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim from July 24-25. Pirelli was recently confirmed as the exclusive tyre supplier to Formula One next year, along with GP2 and GP3. In this way, future generations of drivers will benefit from a Pirelli-backed ladder of talent designed to take them all the way to the very top of the sport.

For further information on Pirelli, please contact Anthony Peacock on anthony@mediatica.co.uk

or +44 (0) 7765 896 930.

For GP3 series information: www.gp3series.com Sunday 11 July 2010

Sunday 11 July 2010

Daniel Morad took his first GP3 victory with Pirelli at Silverstone