{"id":102473,"date":"2024-12-04T08:49:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondazionepirelli.org\/?p=102473"},"modified":"2024-12-04T09:15:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T08:15:01","slug":"technological-evolution-in-racing-from-p-zero-to-p7000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondazionepirelli.org\/en\/activities\/technological-evolution-in-racing-from-p-zero-to-p7000\/","title":{"rendered":"Technological Evolution in Racing: From P Zero to P7000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty years after its last victory, Pirelli made a remarkable comeback in 1980 when the German champion<strong> Walter R\u00f6hrl<\/strong> won the <strong>48th Monte Carlo Rall<\/strong>y in his <strong>Fiat 131 Abarth<\/strong>. His victory was not only a milestone for the Turin-based car manufacturer, which hadn\u2019t topped the podium since 1928, but also a triumph for Pirelli, whose tyres were fitted not only to R\u00f6hrl\u2019s 131 but also to four other cars that came high in the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Thus began a decade filled with successes, both technologically and in sport. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionepirelli.org\/archivio-storico\/fattienotiziepirellibookreader\/pubblicazioni-e-riviste\/FattieNotiziePirelli\/1980_10_FATTI_E_NOTIZIE.html?q=Pi%C3%B9%20di%20un%20trionfo&amp;start=16&amp;lang=it#page\/16\/mode\/2up\/search\/Pi%C3%B9%20di%20un%20trionfo\">\u201cMore than a triumph\u201d, declared <em>Fatti e Notizie<\/em><\/a>, in an article celebrating a series of wins at Monte Carlo\u2014a title that in hindsight sounds prophetic. The spotlight, when it comes to tyre innovation, once again shone on the Pirelli P7 in its various different versions.<\/p>\n<p>Victory upon victory. And they continued to come, as a quartet of cars\u2014this time Lancia\u2014all fitted with Pirelli tyres, snatched the first four places in the <strong>Tour de Corse<\/strong> and then also in the rally in Greece. Sporting victories with an exceptional scorecard: in 1980 Pirelli celebrated its 50th victory since the world championship started in 1972. A record that speaks volumes about the advanced technology behind these competitions. In 1983, this remarkable synergy between car and tyres reached new heights as Walter R\u00f6hrl drove his Pirelli-fitted<strong> Lancia 037<\/strong> to victory at Monte Carlo. The triumph was made even more significant by the fact that another two Lancia 037s, also fitted with \u201cLong P\u201d tyres, securing second and third place. In 1983 and 1984, the Lancia 037 claimed no fewer than ten victories.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1980s, Pirelli\u2019s relentless race forward with its tyres showed no sign of slowing. Alongside its many victories, the company continued to combine racing and research. This was made clear in 1987 by Mario Mezzanotte, the head of technical development for sports activities, who remarked, \u201cStarting from this year\u2019s Sanremo Rally, the new<strong> Pirelli P Zero<\/strong> has increasingly made its mark. This tyre is fast becoming a symbol of the technological transfer from competition to production that Pirelli has always championed.\u201d Here, the P Zero took the iconic four-wheel-drive <strong>Lancia Delta S4<\/strong> to victory.<\/p>\n<p>The way to get there was always the same: from the engineering labs to the world\u2019s most challenging rally routes, and then to production cars worldwide. In advertising, the buzzword was now \u201c<strong>Pirally<\/strong>\u201d\u2014seven letters that captured a world of passion and technological expertise. This term, often used by Pirelli in the 1990s, reflected the company\u2019s prominent role in rally racing. This was evident right from the outset, when <strong>Carlos Sainz<\/strong> won the 59th Monte Carlo Rally in 1991, driving a <strong>Toyota Celica 4WD<\/strong> on Pirelli tyres. During a visit to Bicocca, executives from the Japanese automaker praised Pirelli\u2019s technical, organisational, and logistical abilities. This recognition also appeared in the form of a trophy awarded to Carlo Banchieri, product director of Pirelli Tyre Holding.<\/p>\n<p>The most coveted prizes, however, continued to come from the competitions themselves. In 1993, Gianfranco Cunico, driving a Ford fitted with Pirelli tyres, claimed victory at the<strong> Sanremo Rally<\/strong>. The stars on this occasion were the Pirelli R76 tyres, which were tough enough to handle temperature swings from 30\u00b0C on wet roads to 140\u00b0C on dry.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the greatest year of the decade in rallying was 1994, which brought in a whole slew of triumphs: from the Sanremo Rally to that of Monte Carlo, through to the <strong>Acropolis Rally<\/strong> and to Corsica. Leading the way was almost always Carlos Sainz, who amassed an extraordinary series of top spots.<\/p>\n<p>Riding the wave of its rally successes, Pirelli introduced the<strong> P7000<\/strong> at Monza. The tyre became known as \u201cthe tyre with ferocious control\u201d. Initially engineered and made to stand up to the rigours of racing, it later found its way onto road vehicles. As was pointed out in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionepirelli.org\/archivio-storico\/fattienotiziepirellibookreader\/pubblicazioni-e-riviste\/FattieNotiziePirelli\/1996_325_FATTI_E_NOTIZIE.html?q=la%20tradizione%20sportiva%20di%20Pirelli%20%C3%A8%20ancora%20una%20volta%20a%20disposizione%20dell%E2%80%99automobilista&amp;start=14&amp;lang=it#page\/14\/mode\/2up\/search\/la%20tradizione%20sportiva%20di%20Pirelli%20%C3%A8%20ancora%20una%20volta%20a%20disposizione%20dell%E2%80%99automobilista\">article in <em>Fatti e Notizie<\/em><\/a> in 1995, \u201cWith P7000, Pirelli\u2019s sporting tradition is once again available to the motorist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 1997, Pirelli celebrated its hundredth World Rally Championship victory, winning across \u201cthree very different terrains: asphalt, rain, and snow at the Monte Carlo, icy dirt tracks and snow in Sweden, and rugged terrain, savannah, and river crossings in the Safari Rally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These victories were achieved thanks to \u201cthe constant reliability, amazing versatility and consistent performance of Pirelli tyres, irrespective of the surface or racing conditions.\u201d<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionepirelli.org\/en\/exhibition\/pirally-racing-the-roads-of-records\/\">Back to main page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty years after its last victory, Pirelli made a remarkable comeback in 1980 when the German champion Walter R\u00f6hrl won the 48th Monte Carlo Rally in his Fiat 131 Abarth. 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