irelli tyres completed over 26 laps of the short Yas Marina track configuration, with Stefano Coletti (Trident Racing) leading from pole, followed by Josef Kral (Arden International) in second and Marcus Ericsson (iSport International) in third. With no pit stops allowed, the drivers’ ability to manage their rubber throughout the race proved to be essential..
The opening round of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series will take place from 10-12 February at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit, with Pirelli ready to equip a full grid of 26 Dallara-built single-seaters with its newly developed 13-inch PZero control tyres.
The 2011 GP2 Asia Series is just around the corner and Pirelli’s PZero tyres are about to take to the track in the heat of competition for the first time. The GP2 Asia Series marks the beginning of an exciting three-year period for Pirelli during which the Italian tyre manufacturer will support Formula One and its feeder categories, GP2 and GP3
The 5.5 kilometres of the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi played host to Pirelli’s debut as Formula One’s official tyre, where the Italian tyre manufacturer tested 384 tyres over two days of intensive testing.
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 19 November 2010. Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari got Pirelli’s Formula One return underway on the opening day of testing, which took place with all 12 of the teams that compete at the pinnacle of world motorsport.
In what will go down in history as one of the greatest V8 Supercar races ever, Toll Holden Racing’s Garth Tander won the second leg of the Clipsal 500 Adelaide in dramatic circumstances.
The 90,000 spectators held their collective breath as Tander – with very little fuel left in his tank – hung on to finish ahead of a charging James Courtney, and Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom