Source: Pirelli.

Pirelli will remain official tyre supplier of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship through season 2018 after Dorna and the FIM confirmed it won the tender process just completed.

Starting in the 2004 season and now in its 11th year, the technical partnership established between Pirelli, the teams and riders of WSBK can today boast the record of the longest running control tyre supplier in the history of motorsports at international level.

“We are glad to continue with Pirelli for a further three years,” Javier Alonso, WSBK executive director, said. “This renewal testifies our excellent relationship with the Italian company, a partnership for more than a decade, and is clear evidence of Pirelli’s ongoing and constant ability to innovate and to offer products at the forefront of technology.”

The role of exclusive tyre supplier of WSBK and Formula 1, in addition to the important efforts in the rally, motocross and Endurance World Championships, demonstrates the passion and dedication that Pirelli has always placed in sporting activities.

“When we first believed in the single tyre supplier solution to reduce the cost of motorcycle racing, some were reluctant and some feared that the quality of both the races and the tyres would have been affected,” explained Giorgio Barbier, racing activities director of Pirelli Moto.

“This has not been the case, as the single tyre supply allows the tyre manufacturer to make developments, then available to all motorcyclists.”

Established with the primary purpose to reduce the overall cost of running the championship, the single tyre formula proposed by Pirelli has steadily increased quality and competitiveness, enabling all the riders, teams and motorcycle manufacturers participating to compete for success in the championship.