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Pirelli In World Superbike | By the Numbers

June 10, 2011


8	Years Pirelli has been the exclusive tire supplier to the World Superbike Championship
16	Years SBK ran without a “spec” tire
2	Tire brands that previously participated: Dunlop, Michelin
4	SBK classes for which Pirelli provides tires: Superbike, Supersport, Superstock 600, 1000
7	Manufacturers currently involved in SBK: Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha
4	Manufacturers no longer involved in SBK: Benelli, Bimota, MV Agusta, Petronas
5000	Tires transported to each SBK round
40,000	Tires transported over the full SBK season
25	Maximum tires a racer can use per weekend
12	Different tires available per weekend
40-60	Different tire “solutions” tested per year
8	Pirelli SBK service vehicles
30	Pirelli SBK staff
500	Pirelli motorcycle staff
20,000	Pirelli worldwide staff
2	Metzeler/Pirelli factories: in Germany, Brazil
2	Motorcycle tires produced annually in millions
14	Total tires produced annually in millions
129	Age of Pirelli Tyre SpA in years
.8	Average fraction-of-a-second improvement in lap times from year to year
16.5	Diameter of Superbike wheels in inches
2	Number of qualifying tires issued to each of the 20 Superpole competitors
77	Track-temperature differential in degrees between Donington Park and Phillip Island
28	Pirelli patents derived from SBK racing
7	National motorcycle racing series for which Pirelli is the spec tire supplier
1	Years Pirelli has been the spec tire supplier for Formula 1
30	Number of minutes drive time from Pirelli’s Milan headquarters to Monza
2	Number of compounds used per tire at Monza, due to the many right-hand bends
206	Top speed in mph of Max Biaggi’s Aprilia RSV4 at this year’s Monza SBK round
150	Years of Italian unity, honored by tricolore stripes on the qualifying tires used at Monza