Pirelli Commemorates 60 Years of Ferrari

Iconic supercar manufacturer Ferrari celebrated its 60th birthday in June 2007 and the tyremaker whose association with the company dates back to Enzo Ferrari’s racing days before the Second World War was on hand to pay tribute to the legendary marque. Pirelli took part in the celebrations held at Ferrari’s home town of Maranello, Italy, awarding a prize to the racing Ferrari judged the most beautiful out of those vehicles participating in the parade around the carmaker’s Fiorano circuit on June 24.

During the festivities Pirelli held a display outlining the close relationship between the two famous Italian brands. The tyremaker began supplying Scuderia Ferrari in the 1930s when Enzo Ferrari’s team was running Alfa Romeos, and when the company began producing its own vehicles after the war Pirelli was again the tyre of choice – on 166 MM Touring Barchetta of 1949 – and remained a Ferrari favourite for the following six decades. The original P Zero was famously designed with Ferrari’s F40 in mind, and today the latest generation of this UHP tyre is fitted as standard to the 599 GTB Fiorano, 612 Scaglietti and the F430.