In the ERC, new Pirelli tires made their debut

During the Scandinavian Rally, one of the stages of the European ERC series, the debut of the new Pirelli Scorpion AT tires took place, which helped Mikko Heikkila on the Skoda Fabia win. The Finn was one of the leaders from the first special stages and eventually pulled away from the closest opponent by 23 seconds.

On Saturday, there was a slight rain, and Heikkila used both soft and super-soft tires (respectively AT6 and AT8), and on Sunday on dry gravel roads, the main choice was "soft", and in Pirelli, they noted that "it was an exciting race and an important test for our tires, which ended with a fairly positive result".

"The victory in the Scandinavian Rally strengthens our leadership in the tire manufacturers' standings already after the second stage," said Terenzio Testoni, head of Pirelli's rally program. "The next rally will take place in Rome in just over a month, in early July, and there we will be able to evaluate the characteristics of our tires on asphalt".

The Scandinavian Rally took place in Karlstad, Sweden, and at the beginning of the race, one of the leaders was the young Estonian driver Jasar Vaher from Toyota Gazoo Racing, who also uses Pirelli tires, but a small mistake threw him back. The same happened to Teemu Suninen, who led on the Skoda Fabia, equipped with tires of the Italian brand, until the 14th special stage.

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