Pirelli bring standard compounds in increased quantities for the Thai GP

The Buriram International Circuit, where the Grand Prix of Thailand will take place next weekend, is a track that Pirelli already knows well, having raced there from 2015 to 2019 with the FIM Superbike World Championship. It is a track punctuated with several braking and acceleration zones , which does not have particularly high levels of abrasiveness. This is why Pirelli has decided to tackle the Thai round with standard allocation tyres, which offer excellent performance and are well known to the teams and riders. 

Giorgio Barbier - Motorcycle Racing Director

· Standard compounds but larger quantities: all dry slick solutions are available in 8 units per compound. Moto2™ riders will be able to choose between SC1 (soft) and SC2 (medium) for the front, to be combined with the two options SC0 (soft) and SC1 (medium) at the rear. In Moto3™ as well the riders will have the same options for the front, so SC1 (soft) and SC2 (medium), while for the rear they will be able to choose between SC1 (soft) or SC2 (medium).

· Chance of rain: the area where the Buriram circuit is located is characterised by a hot and humid climate and is subject to sudden downpours, even of heavy intensity. For this eventuality, the riders of both classes will have DIABLO Rain tyres available, in the quantity of 5 units for the front and 6 for the rear.

· Braking and acceleration: designed by German architect Herman Tilke and inaugurated in 2014, the Thai circuit is considered a classic "stop and go" track, therefore featuring many braking and restarts. In these circumstances, riders appreciate a stable and precise front end and a rear that offers great traction and grip when exiting corners.

The Race Of The Tyres

Moto2™

· In Q2, on his tenth and final lap, Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp/Boscoscuro) succeeded in taking pole position for tomorrow’s race with a time of 1’30.876, which also gives him the new all-time lap record with an improvement of over one second over the previous record which had had also set last year (1’31.888). To achieve this result, the Spanish rider used an SC1 compound tyre at the front and an SC0 D0532 development solution at the rear.

· Aldeguer was also the fastest rider in P1, with the track gradually drying out. On that occasion, he used a front rain tyre combined with a D0532 slick rear to achieve the fastest time of the session. In the wet, on the other hand, the fastest rider was Aron Canet (Fantic Racing/Kalex) in the morning free practice session. 

· Besides Aldeguer, another 13 riders also dropped below the previous track lap record during qualifying.

Moto3™

· Iván Ortolá (MT Helmets-MSI/KTM) took pole position with a time of 1’35.872 on his seventh and final lap, a time which was just 18 thousandths faster than the all-time lap record set by Ayumi Sasaki in 2022. To achieve the best time in qualifying, the Spaniard used slicks in SC2 compound on both axles.

· The qualifiers were the only session where the Moto3™ riders were able to use dry tyres, whereas in the practice sessions, DIABLO™ Rain tyres were used throughout due to the wet track. On rain tyres, the fastest rider was Angel Piqueras (Leopard Racing/Honda) who did a lap in 1’44.682 during P2.

· The qualifiers were held on a dry track with an asphalt temperature of 29°C and air temperature of14°C, whereas the practice sessions, all on a wet track, were held with asphalt temperatures between 13°C in P2 and 27°C in P1.