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Pirelli creates ‘Formula One Team' entirely dedicated to the development and production of tires for the highest level of global Motorsport

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:00:00 +0200

Pirelli creates ‘Formula One Team' entirely dedicated to the development and production of tires for the highest level of global

THE TIRES WILL BE DEVELOPED AT PIRELLI'S RESEARCH CENTRE IN
MILAN AND PRODUCED AT THE IZMIT FACTORY IN TURKEY, WHERE
PIRELLI'S OTHER COMPETITION TIRES ARE CURRENTLY MADE

THE FORMULA ONE PROJECT HAS NO IMPACT ON PIRELLI'S EXISTING
FINANCIAL STRATEGY

Milan, 24 June 2010 - The chairman of the Pirelli Group, Marco Tronchetti Provera, and Pirelli Tire's managing director, Francesco Gori, today presented to the media the company's plans for supplying tires to Formula One for the three-year period between 2011-2013.

The company's program includes the creation of a dedicated team for the development and production of Formula One tires. The Team of internal Pirelli human resources will be made up of engineers and researchers who have accumulated experience at the highest levels of motorsport: creating winning products for rallying, Superbike, the Rolex Sports Car Series in North America and GT racing, as well as various one-make series. This ensures that the other divisions of the company remain focused on the ongoing business.

In order to meet the Formula One teams' requirements in terms of reliability, safety and performance, Pirelli's engineers are already working on simulation models and tire compounds that will be most suited to the rigors of Grand Prix racing.

The Pirelli Formula One team will be an international group of people based in Milan, the home of Pirelli Tire's research and development department. This division has traditionally been at the heart of Pirelli's cutting-edge technology and is formed of 1000 research engineers, working in five development centers all over the world. Pirelli Tire allocates each year between 3 and 4% of its revenues, the highest level in the tire industry worldwide, to research. Motorsport activities have benefited for many years from the innovations introduced to high-performance tires by Pirelli's Research and Development.

The Formula One tires will be produced in the motorsport department of Pirelli's Izmit factory in Turkey, which is entirely dedicated to competition tires.

As established by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the Pirelli Formula 1 supply agreement includes development of six different types of tire for the whole season. Four of these will be slick tires - with different compounds to suit various dry asphalt surfaces - and one will be a rain tire, for heavy precipitation. Finally there will be an intermediate tire, for damp conditions and light rain.

In co-operation with the teams, Pirelli is also ready to develop technical evolutions to the current tires for the future, regarding in particular the wheel size.

Today's economic climate has enforced a realistic and collaborative approach to share out the production and logistical costs associated with supplying tires to Formula One teams fairly. Pirelli will also invest in communications activities to leverage the technological and production values associated with Formula One, utilizing resources and budget that have already been set aside for this specific purpose. Formula One will become an important showcase for the Pirelli brand along with its commercial and industrial growth, without impacting on the company's existing financial strategy in any way.

In the coming years, Formula One is expected to attract around two billion television viewers per season, with important media coverage in emerging markets as well. Pirelli's business development and growth strategy, which is concentrated in these areas, will benefit hugely from the global visibility offered by Formula One, helping to promote the brand and maximize return on the marketing investment.

Further information, as well as photographs and videos, are available on the website
http://www.pirelli.com/web/media/press_area/default.page .

Pirelli confirmed as exclusive Formula One tire supplier from 2011

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Pirelli confirmed as exclusive Formula One tire supplier from 2011 The Italian tire firm will supply all the Formula One teams from 2011-2013 with six types of tire: four for dry weather, one for rain and one intermediate.

Pirelli – which has supplied tires exclusively for the GP3 championship this year – will also supply the GP2 championship from 2011, becoming the sole provider of tires for the most prestigious single-seater championships in global motorsport.

The Milan-based firm is already present in the World Rally Championship, the World Superbike Championship, the Rolex Sports Car Series in North America, the Motocross World Championship and several other national championships for both cars and bikes.

Pirelli will supply tires to the Formula One World Championship for a three-year period between 2011 and 2013.

The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the Teams, represented by FOTA (the Formula One Teams Association), and Formula One's organizing body, represented by FOM (Formula One Management) have chosen Pirelli as their exclusive supplier, based on the specific proposals from the Italian company to guarantee technical and operational stability to the competitors.
Following current Formula One regulations laid down by world motorsport's governing body, the FIA, the new contract ensures that Pirelli will provide teams with six different types of tire for the season: four slicks, with different compounds for various types of dry surfaces, one rain tire for heavy rain, and one intermediate tire for damp conditions or light rain.

The current economic climate has led to a realistic and collaborative approach with all the teams, ensuring that manufacturing and logistical costs are shared fairly.

Pirelli's return to Formula One also has a firm eye on the future, with full collaboration with all teams. Research into innovative new tire developments is a vital part of this exciting program.

Pirelli is also proud to announce that it will supply the GP2 World Series – the
acknowledged stepping-stone to Formula One – for the three-year period between 2011- 2013.
Pirelli's latest participation at the highest levels of single-seater racing make a welcome addition to the celebrated Italian firm's other motorsport activities including, from this year, a tire supply agreement for the inaugural GP3 series. Pirelli will consequently become the single supplier to all the most prestigious racing championships in the world from 2011.

Pirelli is planning to make important investments in corporate communications, in order to make the most of the high profile and cutting-edge technology that go hand in hand with supplying Formula One, using resources and budget that has already been set aside for this purpose.

This communications campaign will principally help to support Pirelli's increasing profile in emerging markets: Latin America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, which are all areas frequently visted by Formula One racing.

Consequently Formula One will become a vital calling card for the Pirelli brand, helping its commercial and industrial expansion without disrupting the company's long-term financial strategy.

The global visibility guaranteed through extensive media interest in Formula One, together with dynamic plans to leverage Pirelli's involvement in an activity central to the company's core business, represents a unique opportunity for the brand to maximize its return on investment.

This new Formula One agreement crowns Pirelli's historic involvement in world
motorsport, which dates back to 1907 when the Italian firm won the epic Paris-Peking road race. Pirelli is currently the exclusive supplier to some of the most important World Championships for both cars and bikes, such as the GP3 series, the World Rally Championship, the Rolex Sports Car Series in North America, the World Superbike Championship, and the Motocross World Championship. On top of this, Pirelli also supplies more than 70 other national and international championships. The last Grand Prix victory claimed by Pirelli was the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix, with Nelson Piquet driving for Benetton.

Pirelli will be available to provide further details on the tire supply agreement tomorrow, 24 June 2010, at 2.30 p.m. CEST during a conference call, in which the Chairman of Pirelli & C., Marco Tronchetti Provera, and the CEO of Pirelli Tire, Francesco Gori, will intervene. Journalists will be able to participate by telephone, with the possibility to ask questions, by calling the number: +39 06 3348 5042 or +39 06 3348 6868 or +39 06 33168 and then dialing *0 . (Emergency line for problems to connect: +39 06 334844 or +39 06 33444 551). The presentation will also be available via webcast – in real time – on the website www.pirelli.com in the Media – Press Area section.

More information, as well as photographs and videos, are available at:
http://www.pirelli.com/web/media/press_area/default.page

Pirelli-equipped Maseratis and Porsches unlucky at Zolder's FIA-gt season finale

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0200

A spin from Bertolini after half an hour of racing puts an end to the hopes of the # 11 Playteam Maserati, running on Pirelli tires. Shortly beforehand, a misunderstanding between Pier Guidi in the other P Zero Racing-equipped Maserati and Davies in the Aston Martin-Pirelli resulted in contact that eliminated both of them. In GT2, the Porsche-Pirelli driven by Collard – which was also in the hunt for the category's drivers' title – was unable to make the most of its chances and finished fourth.

A combination of unfortunate circumstances put to an end to Pirelli Competizioni 's hopes of claiming the 2007 FIA GT drivers' titles. The Pirelli -equipped Maserati MC12 of Bertolini spun and ended up in the gravel trap while fighting at the front, following a magnificent drive earlier from the outgoing FIA GT Champion. The unlucky Maserati rejoined at the back of the field following the incident, which took place after half an hour of racing, and eventually ended up in eighth place.

In GT2 Pirelli rubber allowed the Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 430 GTC of Kirkaldy-Sugden to hold a podium place for a significant portion of the race, before slowing towards the finish. In the meantime, especially the 78 Kg of ballast prevented the Pirelli -equipped BMS-Scuderia Italia Porsche 997 GT3-RSR of Collard-Malucelli from having a proper tilt at the drivers' championship.

Alessandro Pier Guidi, in the second PZero Racing -equipped Playteam Sarafree Maserati MC12, had a particularly unlucky encounter. Having gone quickest in the morning warm-up, the Italian's race was ended after just 18 laps following a misunderstanding with another competitor. He was unfortunate enough to hit the AMR-BMS Aston Martin DBR9 - Pirelli, which Jamie Davies was trying to nurse back to the pits with a terminal gearbox problem. Both cars were forced into instant retirement.

In GT2, the Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 430 GTC- Pirelli, driven by Kirkaldy and Sugden, had an excellent race before having to slow down in the closing stages. Their fourth place was then taken by the Collard-Malucelli Porsche 997 GT3-RSR. The French-Italian crew was never really at ease on the Belgian track, characterised by winter weather that made life even more difficult than usual for the team's engineers and those of Pirelli.

Zolder marked the end of the 2007 FIA GT season, with next year's first race scheduled for springtime at the classic Silverstone circuit in England.

Pirelli ready to fight for two Fia-Gt drivers' titles in Belgium

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Following the positive results obtained from the final part of the season, Pirelli heads to the Belgian circuit of Zolder in the hope of securing two 2007 FIA GT drivers' titles - both in the GT1 class and also in the less powerful GT2 category.

The Playteam Sarafree Maserati MC12 equipped with PZero Racing tires and driven by Bertolini-Piccini comes to Belgium with a good chance of lifting the GT1 drivers' title. The two Italian drivers will benefit from tried and trusted Pirelli rubber for this showdown, which has been specifically developed for their car, and which has proved its worth over the last few hard-fought races.

It will also be worth keeping an eye on the Pirelli -equipped AMR-BMS Aston Martin DBR9 of Babini and Davies, which has scored some excellent results recently. The Italo-British pairing have every possibility of being amongst the frontrunners at Zolder: a circuit not far from Maastricht that was for many years home to Belgium's round of the F1 World Championship.

In GT2, Emmanuel Collard and Matteo Malucelli are in contention for the 2007 FIA GT drivers' title, driving a BMS-Scuderia Italia Porsche 997 GT3-RSR- Pirelli. In order to support their championship ambitions, there will be an extra Pirelli -equipped Porsche 997 GT3-RSR run by the Prospeed team and driven by Marc Lieb. Just like Collard, Lieb is a factory Porsche driver and on this occasion he will be partnered by Basseng.

Pirelli will as usual also be supplying the latest evolution covers to the Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 430 GTCs, which are supported by the Italian tire manufacturer.

The quality and performance of the tires especially formulated for GT racing by Pirelli was recently confirmed in the FFSA French GT Championship: the only high-level domestic series in which GT1 cars regularly compete. The Team Oreca Saleen S7-R of Ayari and Narac - exclusively supplied with Pirelli PZero Racing rubber - won the title after a breath-takingly competitive season.

Pirelli technology creates a New Generation of K-Pressure

Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Pirelli technology creates a New Generation of K-Pressure Pirelli Technology Creates a New Generation of K-Pressure
Second-Generation Tire Monitoring System Unveiled at Geneva Motor Show
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 5, 2004 -Pirelli will unveil the new, second generation of its K-Pressure safety system at the 74th Geneva Motor Show. A device for monitoring the pressure and temperature of tires, K-Pressure is able to send data to a display inside the car through sensors that transmit via a radio frequency. In the case of an anomaly, a dashboard light and an acoustic alarm will signal which wheel has the problem, enabling the motorist to maintain a continuous check on his vehicle's functions.

The first fundamental new feature of this latest generation K-Pressure is that it is made entirely from Pirelli technology. Developed using expertise generated by synergy with other Pirelli Group companies, this new generation of K-Pressure is the first step towards a pioneering evolutionary phase that will see the tire increasingly integrated into the various vehicle management and control systems.

The second fundamental new feature is that the sensors of the new Pirelli K-Pressure are no longer fitted to the wheel, but adhere directly to the inner surface of the tire (two Pirelli patents). This facilitates the application of the device and makes for faster fitment, reducing to almost zero the risk of damaging sensors during the mounting and demounting of tires. The new system provides more information on the tire to which it is directly applied, including the level of the temperature in the area near the tread. It can easily be seen how temperature measurement by K-Pressure can be of maximum use, even to a new product design and development center.

Because of the extremely low power consumption of the sensors, another important characteristic of the new Pirelli K-Pressure to modern motoring is its ability to function even when the vehicle is standing still. If an anomaly in the tire's pressure is discovered when the car is not in motion, an alarm alerts the driver as soon as the vehicle's ignition is switched on and before the engine is started. An additional safety feature.

All of these characteristics combine to define a system that is extremely reliable and long-lasting-up to six years-and one that has ample potential for further development, such as contact with the outside environment, lower power usage and others. A system as versatile in its many applications as the number of different vehicles to which it can be fitted.

The Pirelli K-Pressure can also operate on 4-wheel-drive and on vehicles critically in need of continuous rear tire pressure monitoring. A special "remoter" is available for long trailertype vehicles including some motor homes. The remoter permits the acquisition of data from an area near the tire, and transmits the information by Lin Bus to the central display of the towing vehicle.

As it is no longer fitted to the rim but applied directly to the tire, K-Pressure can be re-used. It can easily be removed at the end of a tire's life and applied to a new tire.

The system will go on sale next June through tire specialist networks linked to Pirelli in Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, Holland and Belgium.

The K-Pressure being unveiled at Geneva represents a new step forward in Pirelli's project to transform tires from passive components into intelligent systems, able to interact swiftly with the overall vehicle control infrastructure.

But Pirelli's activity in the area of intelligent tires does not end with a TPMS- Tire Pressure Monitoring System-of which K-Pressure is a part. The Group maintains continuous and productive working relationships with leading research institutes, active in the application of associated technology to the miniaturization of components. Those organizations, which also use MEMS techniques, include Pico Radio, Micro Sensori and others. Pirelli's latest work in this field is being carried out with the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center and the DOP Center for Embedded Systems at the University of California in Berkeley.

Pirelli Tire North America specializes in the manufacture and marketing of high-performance car, light truck and motorcycle tires and currently has three of its highly advanced MIRS™ (Modular Integrated Robotized System) modules in operation in a new factory near Atlanta, Georgia, to better serve the American OEM and Replacement markets. For more information, visit the Company's web site at: www.us.pirelli.com .

Innovation, the Name is Pirelli

Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0200

Innovation, the Name is Pirelli From MIRS™ to the Eufori@ Run-Flat, from the Scorpion Zero for the Record- Braking Dodge Ram SRT-10 Pickup to the Fiat Trepiuno Concept Car, Great Ideas Are the Life Blood of Pirelli
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2, 2004 For 74 years the Geneva International Motor Show has been the motoring worlds most important shop window: a source of ideas and perceptions that ensure the continual evolution of the car. The same goes for the tire, the most essential component of the whole automobile system.

For the Pirelli P Zero family of tires, 2004 is also the year in which its production will be switched to the MIRS™ automated process. This is a completely robotized and flexible mini-factory, able to produce tires of completely innovative characteristics in the areas of performance, reliability and comfort. The MIRS™ process is so unique it is difficult to compare with the high-quality traditional process by which tires are built.

Having begun its industrial life making the Eufori@ run-flat, which is original equipment on the Mini, MIRS™ technology has been extended to the super-specialized PZero family destined for the American market. From the MIRS™ factory in Rome, Georgia, come the all-season P Zero Nero M+S and the 22-inch diameter Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico. The former is building popularity for itself by its fitment as standard to the 2005 Mustang GT, the latter has become a must for the large, powerful SUVs that symbolize our American way of motoring. One example that represents them all is the 22-inch diameter Scorpion Zero mounted on the Dodge Ram SRT-10. With its 10- cylinder Viper engine that puts out 500 bhp and produces a top speed of more than 150 mph (241 km/h), the Ram is the fastest and most powerful pickup ever built. For a rocket like that, the MIRS™ robots in Rome, Georgia, built and had homologated the biggest and fastest Scorpion Zero ever constructed by Pirelli and they did so at record speed, due to the reduced time to market afforded by the new technology. In size 305/40R22, this is the tire that recently took the Dodge Ram to a new world record in its category for the flying kilometer, with a speed of 154.587 mph (248.73 km/h) almost 7 mph faster than the previous record.

And beginning next spring, MIRS™ will begin to produce P Zero and Scorpion Zero for the European market.

The MIRS™ system's first-born, the Pirelli Eufori@, has among its fundamental characteristics a run-flat construction with self-supporting sidewalls that enable the tire to function even at zero pressure. The run-flat is one element of its technology that Pirelli offers the auto industry in the area of so-called "total mobility". Another development - the result of collaboration with Michelin - is the PAX System, a revolutionary tire concept with asymmetric sidewalls and an internal anti-bead detachment support.

Pirelli will be at Geneva with its PAX System in size 215-650R440A, which has also been produced with MIRS™ technology.

And then there are the concept tires, stylistic/functional, tailor-made developments for those prototypes and styling exercises that have always constituted one of the major points of interest at the Geneva Motor Show. For the 2004 event, Pirellis cooperation with styling centers is visible, starting with the tires for the long awaited Fiat Trepiuno. Pirelli has designed another two-tread pattern concept for one of the most famous stylists in the world: Giugiaro. The tires conceived for the Toyota-based Alessandro Volta and the Alfa Romeo-based Visconti, are Pirelli. And among the other concept cars are the Mini Wagon SUV by Castagna fitted with Pirelli Scorpion S/Ts and the Kite by Fioravanti wearing Pirelli P Zero Neros.

# # # Pirelli Tire North America specializes in the manufacture and marketing of highperformance car, light truck and motorcycle tires and currently has three of its highly advanced MIRS™ (Modular Integrated Robotized System) modules in operation in a new factory near Atlanta, Georgia, to better serve the American OEM and Replacement markets. For more information, visit the Company's web site at: www.pirelli.com .

FIA GT 2004: test start in from Monza Italy

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0200

FIA GT 2004: test start in from Monza Italy The same Monza Autodromo which closed the past GT season, will host on March 4-5 the first track tests of the new season, and will also give hospitality on March 27-28 to the first race of the FIA GT Championship 2004. The development tests made over the winter have given optimal sign to Pirelli, above all regarding Maserati. In fact Pirelli Competizioni started 2004 with great news: the technical development of the Maserati MC 12, the new racing car destined to the FIA GT races and others endurance races like the famous Le Mans 24 Hours.

After the thrilling end of the 2003 Championship, with the four consecutive victories scored by Bertolini and De Simone at the wheel of their Ferrari-Pirelli, and after the great victory of Babini and Peter at Estoril with the debuting Ferrari 575-Pirelli, the FIA GT Championship 2004 will be opened on the Italian historical circuit and the surprises sure will not lack. Pirelli Competizioni will support teams and drivers on the track, with thousands of PZero Corsa tyres transported on circuits, is ready for the new challenge, and more determined that ever.

As far as concerns Pirelli equipped GT teams and cars, a new Italian team is announced: GPC Squadra Corse, that will present on track the two dominators of Estoril 2003 event, the Pirelli-fitted Ferrari 575 GTC. In the same GT category another team with Pirelli tyres is expected to fight for the victory: Konrad Motorsport, whose Saleen S-7R showed top performances in the latest 2003 races.
Regarding the new Maserati MC 12 PZero fitted, awaited in the GT category for the second half of 2004, it is necessary to emphasize the great development job carried out on car and tyres by the Maserati Racing unit together with the Pirelli technicians. Every part of the car has been put to hard test in order to obtain the maximum performances also in terms of duration, not to forget the strongest solicitations that the extraordinary performances of the new car imposes. The lap times scored by Andrea Bertolini and Fabio Babini on the Fiorano circuit and the thousands of kilometres covered without particular inconvenient, allows to dream a huge debut.

Taking a turn to N-GT category, Pirelli will be present with the team GPC Squadra Corse and the Ferrari 360 Modena, an unbeatable car in the final of the past season thanks also to the introduction of the new compounds of the PZero tyres and to the new sequential gearbox. The new teams of Pirelli Competizioni, the new PZero tyres, already planned from the first race of the season, the new circuits (China and Dubai in the U.A.E.) and above all the arrival of the new Maserati MC 12 in late summer, will be the key points of the 2004 Championship.

Burns Brings Pirelli Its 18th World Title

Sun, 25 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0200

Burns Brings Pirelli Its 18th World Title Richard Burns drove his Subaru-Pirelli to the 2001 World Rally Drivers' Championship after finishing 3rd on the Rally GB that finished in Cardiff this afternoon. It is the 30-year old Englishman's first World Crown while it marks the 18th World Crown for Pirelli , five of which have come from its technical partnership with Subaru , started in 1994.

Three Pirelli drivers - including Ford-Pirelli's Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz - began this final round of the World Championship with a chance of the Title . McRae crashed out of the event while leading and Sainz was withdrawn from fourth place, handing the Manufacturers' Championship to Peugeot . With Tommi Makinen (the only other possible champion) retiring on the opening day, Burns has been able to cruise to the title and he has not been called upon to show just how fast he can drive in the slippery Welsh forests.

Pirelli Motorsport Director , Paul Hembery , said today: 'Naturally we are delighted to have helped Richard become the first English World Rally Champion on his home event. The fact that Pirelli started this rally with three possible World Champions underlines the consistent performance of the PZero tire range this season on all surfaces and in all conditions.'

Attention now turns to the 2002 WRC season that starts in less than eight weeks' time with testing getting underway for both Monte Carlo and Sweden immediately after this event. Subaru-Pirelli's line-up for the season will include new-signing 4 times world champion Tommi Makinen along with Petter Solberg , while Markko Martin moves from Subaru to the Ford-Pirelli team to join Colin McRae and Sainz .

Sunday November 25

Rally Great Britain - Final positions 1

1. Gronholm/Rautiainen	Peugeot 206	WRC*	3h23m44.8
2. Rovanpera/Pietilainen	Peugeot 206	WRC*	+2m27.1
3 Burns/Reid	Subaru Impreza	WRC 2001*	+3m15.4
4 McRae/Senior	Hyundai Accent	WRC*	+6m48.8
5 Schwarz/Hiemer	Skoda Octavia	WRC*	+7m31.3
6 Eriksson/Parmander	Hyundai Accent	WRC*	+8m11.0
7 Auriol/Giraudet	Peugeot 206	WRC	+8m21.1
8 Thiry/Prevot	Skoda Octavia	WRC*	+10m55.6
9 De Mevius/Boyere	Peugeot 206	WRC	+14m17.7
10 Arai/Sircombe	Subaru Impreza	WRC2001	+15m06.4
* Eligible for WRC manufacturers' points

WRC Manufacturers : 1.Peugeot p.106; 2. Ford 86 ; 3. Mitsubishi 69; 4. Subaru 66 ; 5. Skoda 17; 6. Hyundai 17.

WRC Drivers : 1. Burns 44 ; 2. McRae 42 ; 3. Makinen 41; 4. Gronholm 36; 5. Rovanpera 36; 6. Sainz 33 .

The 18 Rally World Crowns For Pirelli

Drivers	Manufacturers
1980 Rhrl	1974 Lancia
1981 Vatanen	1975 Lancia
1987 Kankkunen	1976 Lancia
1990 Sainz	1977 Fiat
1992 Sainz	1978 Fiat
1995 C. McRae	1980 Fiat
2001 Burns	1983 Lancia
	1983 Lancia
	1987 Lancia
	1995 Subaru
	1995 Subaru
	1996 Subaru

The 2 Fia Drivers' Cups
1977Sandro MunariLancia Stratos

1978Markku AlenFiat 131 Abarth

The Group A World Title
1986Kenneth Eriksson;Volkswagen Golf GTI 16v

The 9 Group N Titles

1987	Alessandro Fiorio	Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1992	Gregoire de Mevius	Nissan Sunny GTi-R
1995	Rui Madeira	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
1996	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
1997	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
1998	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
1999	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
2000	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
2001	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo

Cardiff, November 25, 2001