The FIA Motorsport Games, the only motorsport event in the world where national teams compete against each other in several disciplines, ended in Valencia today, with a clear win for Spain, which thus follows Italy on the roll of honour. Pirelli played a key role in the event, run by SRO Motorsports Group, in conjunction with the FIA, not just as the sole tyre supplier for the most eagerly awaited competitions in the event, but also as the only link between the very different cars and races.
Specifically, Pirelli partnered the teams competing in the challenges for the GT, Touring Car, F4, modern rally, electric road and Ferrari Challenge, not only supplying tyres but also assistance from the P Lunga engineers, in what was one of the most demanding logistical challenges of the season for the Italian company in terms of deployment of vehicles and personnel.
THE DISCIPLINES
Of the 25 gold medals up for grabs, Spain won 6, Germany 3, as did Italy, although the latter picked up fewer medals overall. Here in detail, the winners of the popular races and motorsport categories, all fitted with Pirelli tyres.
Gran Turismo. These cars were fitted with P Zero DHF. IN GT, the win went to the Germans Hubert Haupt and Finn Wiebelhaus at the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG, while Ayhancan Guven won in GT Sprint, having started last, before making the most of the experience gained in the DTM, running P Zero Pirelli tyres and of the sprint race format.
Touring car. Gold went to the Honda Civic of Argentinian Ignacio Montenegro. The P Zero DHHB developed for this type of car ensured great reliability in the mixed surface conditions, allowing all drivers to fight for the podium positions right down to the final corner.
F4. Spain’s Juan Cota Alonso won at the wheel of a Tatuus T-421, fitted with P Zero DMA.
Single Make GT – Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli. The gold medal in this category went to Englishman James Owen, who back in mid-October in Imola was one of the title winners in the Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali.
Rally. In the modern rally class, Spain made a clean sweep of it, taking all four gold medals on offer on tarmac and gravel. On tarmac, Alejandro Cachón, who competes on Pirellis also in other rallies, won Rally2 in a Toyota Yaris. In the asphalt class for Rally4 cars, the win went to the Peugeot 208 of Sergi Perez, who also finished first on the loose, while in Rally2, Jose Antonio Suarez won in a Skoda Fabia. In Historic Rally, Italy’s Andrea Zivian in an Audi Quattro fitted with P Lunga-supplied tyres won both on gravel and on tarmac.
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