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F1 - Pirelli announces compound choices and mandatory sets for the 2016 Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix

26.07.16
Official Formula One Tyre Supplier releases information for the final two races of the 2016 campaign
FIA, Motorsport, Mobility, Road Safety, F1, WRC, WEC, WTCC, World RX

Pirelli will bring the following three compounds to round 20 of the 2016 Formula One season in Brazil*, to be held (November 10-13) on the Interlagos circuit: 
    P Zero Orange hard 
    P Zero White medium 
    P Zero Yellow soft

These are the tyres that Pirelli has said must be used at some point in the race: 
    One set of P Zero Orange hard 
    One set of P Zero White medium 
Each driver must have both these sets available for the race, and must use at least one of them.

There are the tyres assigned for Q3 in qualifying: 
    One set of P Zero Yellow soft 
Following the regulations, each driver must save for Q3 one set of the softest of the three nominated compounds. This set will be given back to Pirelli after Q3 for those who qualify in the top 10, but the remaining drivers will keep it for the race – as is the case currently.

ABU DHABI

The following three compounds will be available at the 21st (and last) round of the 2016 Formula One season in Abu Dhabi*, to be held (November 24-27) on the Yas Marina circuit: 
    P Zero Yellow soft 
    P Zero Red supersoft 
    P Zero Purple ultrasoft

These are the tyres that Pirelli has said must be used at some point in the race: 
    One set of P Zero Yellow soft 
    One set of P Zero Red supersoft 
Each driver must have both these sets available for the race, and must use at least one of them.

There are the tyres assigned for Q3 in qualifying: 
    One set of P Zero Purple ultrasoft

On both events, as usual, he teams are free to choose the remaining 10 sets; making up 13 sets in total for the weekend.

*The new 2016 tyre regulations mean that tyre nomination for long-haul events have to be made 14 weeks in advance, whereas for European races the deadline is eight weeks in advance.

 

Purple

Red

Yellow

White

Orange

Australia

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Bahrain

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

China

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Russia

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Spain

 

 

Soft

Medium

Hard

Monaco

Ultrasoft

Supersoft

Soft

 

 

Canada

Ultrasoft

Supersoft

Soft

 

 

Azerbaijan

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Austria

Ultrasoft

Supersoft

Soft

 

 

Great Britain

 

 

Soft

Medium

Hard

Hungary

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Germany

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Belgium

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Italy

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Singapore

Ultrasoft

Supersoft

Soft

 

 

Malaysia

 

 

Soft

Medium

Hard

Japan

 

 

Soft

Medium

Hard

United States

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Mexico

 

Supersoft

Soft

Medium

 

Brazil

 

 

Soft

Medium

 Hard

Abu Dhabi

Ultrasoft

Supersoft

Soft