Jukka Korhonen Elected 2012 Pirelli UK Star Driver

Korhonen, the first driver not from Great Britain to win the award in its four-year history, will receive a fully-funded drive on next year’s British Rally Championship in a Skoda Fabia R2 run by TEG Sport. The car will run in a unique Pirelli Star Driver livery, highlighting the exceptional opportunity that Pirelli continues to give young rallying talent in Britain

Pirelli-Supported WRC Academy Set for High-Speed Finish Stages

Based in the university city of Jyväskylä in the centre of the country, Rally Finland represents a huge test of commitment for the sport’s future stars as they drive flat-out over high-speed, tree-lined stages, where blind crests are commonplace.

The stage surface in Finland is formed of compacted, albeit smooth gravel. While this is not as arduous as the rocky roads found on the island of Sardinia, venue for round two of the six-event FIA WRC Academy Cup, the rapid nature of the tests in Finland puts the onus on tyre wear.

Pirelli Star Driver, a Sammarinese and an Estonian Winners of the Euro-American Selection

Milan, 20 September 2009 – Sixteen young drivers, sixteen super-cars fitted with Pirelli tyres, asphalt roads and dusty dirt tracks, enthusiastic spectators and masses of adrenalin.

Pirelli: Talented Young Drivers from all over Europe Revving up for the Final Selection

Everything’s set for the Pirelli Star Driver shoot-out between promising European and American Rally drivers who will battle it out in Austria on 18th and 19th September