Successful Year For Pirelli Rallying

It has been a good year for Pirelli-shod cars involved in rallying. In the recent Rally Great Britain, Petter Solberg notched up his first World Rally Championship win, with Pirelli taking the first six places. Solberg claimed 2nd place in the 2002 Driver’s Championship, ahead of Ford/Pirelli drivers Carlos Sainz and Colin McRae.

In the USA, Pirelli-sponsored drivers scored a 1-2-3 in the SCCA ProRally series driver’s championship and a 1-2 in Group N. Success too in the Pirelli British Rally Championship, with a Pirelli 1-2 in Group N and first and third in the overall driver’s championship. Other successes: 2-3 in the Super Driver’s Championship and first places in the Toshiba Irish Tarmac Championship and the New Pig Scottish Championship.