Lengauer’s Skoda Fabia wins European rally season opener on Pirelli tyres

Pirelli’s rally tyres were used to winning effect at the European season opener, the Jännerrallye in Austria. Michael Lengauer’s Skoda Fabia took the podium’s top step, leading the top eight positions in the overall standings occupied drivers who used Pirelli tyres for all or part of the race. Lengauer ran the P Zero RA on the Friday in wet asphalt conditions, the Sottozero STZ-B mixed asphalt and snow tyres on the Saturday, and the Sottozero Ice in deeper snow on the Sunday.

Terenzio Testoni, Pirelli Rally activity manager: “Once again we open the season with a clear victory. The greatest satisfaction comes from the confirmation that our range is the most complete available on the market, so much so that it was preferred even by drivers who had started with different tyres, and who during the race opted for our solutions to cope with the different conditions of the challenging track. Now head on to Monte Carlo, the opening round of a World Championship that promises to be interesting from every point of view.”