Pirelli: triple commitment in Jerez, Moto3, Moto2, Test and Red Bull Rookies Cup

GP Spain Jerez Pirelli Moto3 – Moto2 – Red Bull Rookies Cup – Triple commitment in Jerez for Pirelli, on the Moto3, Moto2 and Red Bull Rookies Cup tracks, in addition to the post-GP tests.

The sole supplier of tires for the cadet and middle classes of the MotoGP has confirmed the standard allocation for Moto2 and Moto3. In fact, Pirelli believes that the range solutions are suitable for the characteristics of the Spanish circuit following the data collected in the tests carried out at the beginning of the season in Jerez and the results that emerged from the first three GPs of the year.

On the Tuesday following the GP, the riders of both classes will also have the opportunity to carry out a day of testing on the same track, a useful opportunity to improve their knowledge of the new Pirelli tires which will equip their bikes from this year.

Pirelli debuts in the FIM Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, another competition for young talents that is part of Dorna's Road to MotoGP project.

Statements Giorgio Barbier Racing Director Moto Pirelli GP Spain Jerez Moto3, Moto2 and Red Bull Rookies Cup

“Jerez, unlike others on the calendar this year, is a track that we know very well because we have competed there often, including recently, with the Superbike World Championship. It is a track that is not particularly fast but very technical and selective. Nonetheless, we have noticed that knowledge of the track is a partial advantage because in any case the characteristics of the bikes used in Moto2 and Moto3 are very different from those of the production derivatives and this means that the references in our possession are not always really useful for making hypotheses of behavior of the compounds. It must be said that three days of testing have already been carried out on this track in February, even if at the end of April the temperatures will most likely be higher, therefore, we will only have the real feedback after the riders have taken to the track for the first test sessions on Friday and this brings us to Jerez with a good dose of curiosity mixed with expectation. So far the riders in both classes have been very fast and have broken record after record on the circuits we have raced on, progressively improving bike setup and confidence with our tyres. In this regard, this appointment will also be an opportunity for them to clock up some kilometers on our tires given the day of testing scheduled for the Tuesday following the GP. And then, here we also make our debut with the riders of the FIM Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup, so it will certainly be a weekend that will see us busy on many fronts.”

- Historic circuit: inaugurated in 1986, it hosted the first GP the following year and has continued to do so uninterruptedly from 1989 to today. In 2018 it was named in memory of Ángel Nieto. Jerez, like Assen, is considered by many riders to be a reference circuit because it presents a series of low, medium and fast speed corners that are technically ideal for fine-tuning the bike, which is why, as well as for the strategic position that allows it to be exploited even in the colder months, it is often chosen to carry out tests.

- layout: the track is 4423 meters long, of which approximately 70% are straight while the remaining 30% are curves. The finishing straight measures just over 600 meters with a width of 12 meters which becomes 11 meters in the rest of the track. Thirteen curves in total, five on the left and eight on the right with a radius of curvature that varies from 30 meters of curves 2, 6 and 13 to 116 meters of curve 4. The maximum gradient is 5,1% on the main straight while the maximum gradient is 5% at the exit of curve 5. The maximum lateral slope is recorded at the exit of curves 2, 6 and 13 and is equal to 7,46%, the minimum is 4,70% at curves 4 and 12.

- Difficulty for the tyres: the curves are very varied and you brake in all of them except for number 3 which is very fast. Even if the lateral loads generated during the journey are not very high, in order to cope with the different needs of the track (fast sections alternating with slow corners, some of which are sloped) a rear tire with a good balance of handling, support and and support in lean while the fronts are involved in some important braking, in particular at turn 6, the most difficult of all. The asphalt has a good level of grip and is not particularly aggressive.

- Allocation for MotoGP Rookies Cup: each driver will be able to use a maximum of 4 sets of SC2 compound dry tires both front and rear. In case of rain they can use SCR1 wet solutions.