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With the Aragón Grand Prix behind them, Pirelli and the riders of the Moto2 and Moto3 World Championships are right back on the track for the San Marino and Riviera di Rimini Grand Prix: the first of two stages scheduled at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy.
And the Moto2 riders will have something new to look forward to when it comes to tires. Pirelli has decided to introduce a new SC0 (soft) development rear tire that will replace the SC1 (medium) provided for in the standard allocation. The Moto2 riders will, therefore, have two soft compound tires for the rear, with the new tire in a D0640 specification, which has a compound with an improved performance compared to the solutions of the range.
Compared to the standard allocation, the number of tires per rider will also increase: the Moto2 front tires will increase from six per compound to eight, while both the two front and two rear options will increase in the Moto3 by one unit compared to the standard allocation.
"So far, the soft SC0 rear has been, by far, the preferred choice of the Moto2 riders throughout the season, The most used in both practice sessions and races, confirming it as an extremely competitive and versatile tire. Despite the excellent results, our development work never stops, which is why we decided to bring an evolution of the soft by introducing a SC0 development version instead of the SC1 range. The D0640 specification that, thanks to a new compound, should offer additional improvements over the already excellent performance of the soft range," Giorgio Barbier, Pirelli's Moto Racing Director, explained. "Misano is the ideal circuit for doing this because we expect quite warm temperatures, so the rear SC1, which is better suited for low temperatures and other circuits, would definitely not be used. Instead, the riders will have two options that are both good, and we'll be able to see a direct comparison between the SC0 ranve and the SC0 development. We've also decided to increase the number of front tires in allocation for the Moto2, and both the front and rear tires for the Moto3, in order meet with the needs of the teams and favor them in setting up the bike during the weekend. I'd like to remind you that more tires in allocation doesn't mean that, by regulation, the riders will be able to use more tires during the weekend, but simply that, if they want to, they'll be able to use tires of the same compound in all sessions and in the race, having a sufficient amount to be able to do so without necessarily having to also use the second compound in allocation. The San Marino and Rimini Riviera GP will be the first of two races to be racing on the same circuit, so the work that technicians and riders will do will be doubly valid, should track and weather conditions remain the same."
