The Italian producer is at present the official tyre provider to all classes inside the WRC after successful the FIA’s final tender in 2019. Its deal to provide tyres from 2021 to 2024 included the final season of the WRC era automobile and the primary three campaigns beneath Rally1 hybrid rules.
The FIA launched a WRC tyre tender in July inviting tyre manufacturers to submit their curiosity in changing into the championship’s sole tyre provider, with the present tender expiring on the finish of subsequent yr.
The tyre tender will cowl a three-year interval from 2025 to 2027, the final yr of the contract coinciding with the WRC’s anticipated transfer to new rules.
Pirelli had indicated in an interview with Autosport final month that it was engaged on a possible proposal, however has now introduced it received’t be within the operating.
An announcement mentioned: “Pirelli has not submitted its candidature to provide the FIA World Rally Championship from 2025-2027. Because of this, the Italian agency will conclude its partnership as a single provider to the WRC in 2024, having achieved the targets set three years in the past in the beginning of the present contract.”
The corporate burdened it “stays dedicated to rallying, and can proceed its participation in all the opposite rally competitions during which it’s at present concerned”.
This consists of the European Rally Championship, additionally organised by WRC Promoter, during which Hayden Paddon received the title in a Pirelli-equipped Hyundai in opposition to rivals utilizing rubber from Michelin, MRF Tyres and Hankook.
As beforehand reported this week, it’s understood Michelin is expected to submit a bid alongside Indian producer MRF.
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Michelin beforehand equipped rubber to the WRC from 2011 to 2020, and had been joined by DMACK earlier than the agency exited the championship on the finish of 2017.
The FIA is anticipated to announce the profitable applicant on 19 October.
The FIA temporary states that “tenderers should be capable to display that their proposed tyres are protected and dependable and might supply equal sporting capabilities for all rivals inside every related technical class within the number of circumstances that may be encountered on a WRC competitors”.
Candidates should produce a minimal of two specs of gravel and tarmac tyres, a snow [studded] tyre and a tarmac winter tyre – one with studs (the place permitted) and one with out studs. These two variants will be differing kinds/compounds.
“Tenderers also needs to display that their merchandise have the best resistance to punctures and might supply a excessive degree of sporting strategic functionality permitting numerous variety of compound methods,” the temporary continues.