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With the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship heading to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Pirelli have revealed their tyre solutions for the Motul French Round. There will be three development tyres in total for the WorldSBK field to potentially try, with two slick tyres and one rain tyre part of the new tyres alongside several standard solutions that the riders already know extremely well.

FRONT TYRE CHOICES: two standards, one development

For the front tyres in WorldSBK, the SC1 medium and SC2 hard are the standard solutions available. However, there is a third development solution – the D0715 medium, which uses the same compound as the standard but, with an evolution of the carcass, aims to provide greater stability and riding precision. With the possibility of rain always a factor at Magny-Cours, the wet-weather tyres are the standard intermediate and standard wet tyres.

REAR TYRE SELECTION: new SCX development, SCQ returns

At the rear, there are several choices for riders. The standard SCX and SC0 tyres are in the allocation, as is the SCQ which returns after not being available at Most and Portimao; its use is limited to the Tissot Superpole session and Tissot Superpole Race. Also available to riders is the D0820 development SCX tyre, which has the same structure as the standard SCX but features a new compound designed to offer greater wear resistance. In the event of rain, the standard intermediate and standard rain tyres are available along with the new development D0737 SCR1 rain tyre. It has a different structure and compound compared to the standard, designed to ensure greater stability in acceleration and expand the range of use and better consistency at higher temperatures.

WORLD SUPERSPORT OPTIONS: standard solutions are the name of the game

The WorldSSP field will also be in action in France, with Pirelli revealing the tyres available to the competitors. At the front, it’s the SC1 soft and SC2 medium tyre for dry weather running, while in the event of rain, the standard SCR1 wet tyre is available. At the rear, the standard SCX super soft is joined by the standard SC0 soft in the allocation, along with the standard SCR1 wet tyre if it does rain.

PIRELLI SAYS: “The smooth asphalt of the Nevers circuit is particularly important for the tyres…”

Explaining the allocation, Pirelli’s Motorcycle Racing Director, Giorgio Barbier, said: "Magny-Cours marks the halfway point of the season, a key moment for us to assess the progress, in terms of development, made so far and to plan the work in the second part of the Championship. The smooth asphalt of the Nevers circuit is particularly important for the tyres, as it offers little grip and amplifies the small differences in performance between the various specifications, thus providing us with valuable data. The new D0820 rear development solution has been designed to offer greater resistance to wear, thus compensating for the wear caused by spinning triggered by poor grip on the asphalt, while still offering riders sensations similar to those they are used to with the standard SCX in terms of performance. The new front solution, on the other hand, continues to pursue the goal of improving the stability of the SC1 family. Magny-Cours is also the ideal track to test the wet tyres, as in the event of rain the already poor grip of the surface is drastically reduced. The new D0737 specification of the rear SCR1 should offer greater stability in acceleration and a more consistent performance over a wider range of use than the standard version."

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