Pirelli is ready for the motorcycle racing challenges of the next motorsport season, which kicks off next week in Australia with the first round of the FIM Superbike World Championship. The most significant news for 2024 is represented by the entry into the Moto2 and Moto3 Championships as the sole tire supplier under a three-year agreement that sees Pirelli involved in the lightweight and intermediate GP classes until at least the 2026 season.
The Italian tire company will bring the philosophy encapsulated in its now famous motto “We sell what we race, we race what we sell” to the new paddock, as it will supply a range of standard, non-prototype tires in a continuing evolution of those already used for more than 20 seasons in the FIM Superbike World Championship, which remains the main outdoor laboratory for the development of the range. As always with the racing products in the DIABLO family, Pirelli will also be the sole supplier for the newly created FIM Women’s Motorcycle World Championship and the talent cups, dedicated to the up-and-coming riders of the future, which are part of Dorna’s Road to MotoGP project.
These championships are in addition to the more than 150 on- and off-road motorcycle competitions in which Pirelli will be involved in 2024. On the asphalt, in addition to those already mentioned, Pirelli also participates in some of the most prestigious national championships, such as British Superbike (of which it has been the sole supplier since 2008), the German IDM Championship and the French Superbike Championship, to name a few.
Pirelli’s commitment to off-road racing is also confirmed, starting with the FIM Motocross World Championship, organized by Infront, in which the Italian tire company boasts a record 81 world titles and for which it will be the official tire supplier up to and including 2025.