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Pirelli announce Assen tyre solutions, SCQ makes first 2025 appearance as development SCX debuts

Wednesday, 9 April 2025 10:44 GMT

Tyre supplier Pirelli have revealed their choices for the upcoming visit to Assen, with the SCQ available for the first time in 2025

With the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship heading to the iconic TT Circuit Assen for Round 3 of the 2025 season, Pirelli have announced their allocations for the Pirelli Dutch Round. For the first time this season, teams and riders will be able to use the SCQ tyre while there’s also a new development SCX available which will make its debut in WorldSBK at the ‘Cathedral of Speed’, while it’s standard solutions for front tyre choices.

REAR TYRE OPTIONS: SCQ available, two SCX choices

After not being in the allocation for either Phillip Island or Portimao, Pirelli have brought the SCQ tyre to Assen, with its use limited to the Tissot Superpole session and Tissot Superpole Race. It’s joined by the standard SCX supersoft tyre, while there’s also the SCX in E0126 spec which makes its debut and is designed to increase grip while maintaining consistency over a long race distance. The third compound available is the standard SC0 soft. In case it rains, the standard intermediate and rain tyres are available.

AT THE FRONT: two standard solutions available

For the front tyre choices, Pirelli have brought standard solutions. The SC1 medium is joined by the SC2 hard as the slick tyre choices at the front of the bike, with the SC1 the most-used throughout the season but the SC2 has been used effectively throughout the season. In case it rains, the intermediate and rain tyres in standard solution are available, while there’s also a development rain tyre available in E0158 spec, designed to increase footprint and improve stability in the wet.

WORLD SUPERSPORT SOLUTIONS: standard choices for front and rear

For the WorldSSP field, there are no development options for riders to choose from. At the front, riders can choose either the SC1 medium or SC2 hard, while, for the rear options, it’s the SCX supersoft or SC0 soft. If it does rain, there’s only one option for the front and rear, with the SCR1 rain tyre the only option.

PIRELLI SAYS: “With the allocation of the E0126, we complete an important phase of development that involved the introduction of a new structure”

Explaining Pirelli’s choices for the Dutch Round, Motorcycle Racing Director Giorgio Barbier stated: "With the allocation of the E0126, we complete an important phase of development that involved the introduction of a new structure designed to increase grip through a greater footprint on the ground. The one used by the E0126 is in fact the same casing as the soft E0125, which we introduced in Portimao where it was widely accepted as it was the most used compound in all three races of the weekend. In addition to the casing, this new supersoft also differs from the standard SCX in terms of the compound, which has been developed to further increase consistency of performance over distance. With the right temperatures and track conditions, the supersoft is usually the most chosen compound for Race 1 and Race 2, so it will be interesting to gather the riders’ feelings and make a comparison between the standard solution and the new development specification, also in light of the results achieved in Portugal by its "sister" soft compound. For the other sessions, including Superpole and the Superpole Race, there will be the extrasoft SCQ, which is now a well-established specification and usually the riders' favourite for overall performance and the short race. We know that the weather is always an unknown factor at Assen, which is why we will once again have the development front rain tyre in E0158 specification that we were unable to test in Portimão due to lack of rain.”

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