Pirelli allocates two SCX and one development tyre for the final WorldSBK round in Jerez
As the Championship enters the final round of 2024, the WorldSBK tyre supplier opts for same allocation used in Estoril
The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is heading to the final round of the season at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto this week, and Pirelli have announced their solutions ahead of the Prometeon Spanish Round. Similarly to the previous Estoril Round, teams and riders will have options which include the two versions of the SCX back tyre, the standard solution at the front and the development D0820.
FRONT CHOICES: Standard solutions
The standard Pirelli tyres that are on offer from Pirelli as the front options include the SC1 medium tyre which is the softest available along with the SC2 hard tyre. In the event of wet weather, the riders and teams will have the choice of the standard intermediate and rain tyres.
REAR SOLUTIONS: SCX variants are back
Pirelli have decided to rely on the same specifications that were also on offer in Portugal, including the pair of rear SCX variants. There will be a double option of SCX and rain allocations. For the rear, the two versions of SCX, the standard version and the development specification D0820. The development tyre is intended only for Tissot Superpole and the Tissot Superpole Race. If there is rain at Jerez, there will be two options including the standard SCR1 in 7 units and SCR1 development in D0737 specification in 5 units.
WORLD SUPERSPORT: Four standard tyre options
In the WorldSSP class, for the front, each rider will have the SC1 soft compound and the medium compound SC2, while at the rear it’s a choice of the super soft SCX or soft SC0 tyre. If it rains, the options are once again from the standard tyres for both the front and rear: in both cases, it’s the standard rain tyre available with no intermediate option.
PIRELLI SAYS: “It’s important to give the teams the peace of mind of counting on the same range of options that they already had in Estoril a few days ago.”
Describing the allocation for the Spanish round, Pirelli’s Motorcycle Racing Director Giorgio Barbier said: “The Jerez round is the last of the season and is decisive for the final definition of the standings, so we felt it was important to give the teams the peace of mind of counting on the same range of options that they already had in Estoril a few days ago.
“These are all solutions that they already know very well, including the development SCX in D0820 specification which has given very positive feedback in all the rounds in which it has been present. The riders have chosen it as a race option on several occasions, so they will be able to focus on the work to be done on the set-up of the bikes and finding their best performance... it will be up to them to play the cards available to the best of their ability."
Explaining how the tyres perform at the circuit, they added: “At the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, it is often subject to a large temperature difference between the morning and afternoon sessions, which requires good adaptation from the tyres.”
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