PIRELLI will debut a new qualifying tyre at this weekend's first Italian round of the Superbike World Championship.
The new 200mm (200-section!) qualifying tyre is unique to Monza being equal in measurement, profile and structure to Pirelli's race tyres for this circuit.
As a way of offering spectators a way of identifying what is happening during Superpole, non-permanent white "long P" markings and yellow lines have been imprinted on the tyre's surface (like F1 does with the green lines around the edge of its sticky, soft tyres).
Pirelli's Racing Activities Giorgio Barbier said: "We continue to put forth significant efforts in developing additional tyre options available to every rider of the Superbike and Supersport grid, and we are satisfied with all the results, including this new qualifying tyre which guarantees more excitement and visibility into the strategies of each team during Superpole for all spectators, both live and on television."
