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Pirelli in Talks to Enter Moto2 and Moto3
P
irelli is in talks with Dorna to take
over from Dunlop as the sole tire
supplier for the Moto2 and Moto3 class
in 2024, Cycle News has learned.
The contract of Dunlop, who has
supplied tires for both classes since
both switched from two-stroke to four-
stroke machinery over a decade ago,
is up at the end of this year.
Even though the British company
wants to continue as supplier, a Dorna
spokesperson confirmed that Pirelli,
who already has a considerable pres
-
ence in the WorldSBK Championship,
is under consideration to take over.
Neil Morrison
Already stacked in
WorldSBK, Pirelli looks
like it's about to take
over in Moto2 and
Moto3 from next year.
Pedrosa To Ride Again
D
ani Pedrosa will race the
number-26 KTM RC16 at
the Grand Prix of San Marino in
September.
MotoGP legend Pedrosa will
follow-up his popular wildcard
appearance and seventh-place
finish in Jerez, Spain, earlier this
season with another race start at
the Gran Premio Red Bull di San
Marino e della Riviera di Rimini,
September 8-10.
The 37-year-old test rider, for
-
mer World Champion and owner
of 31 MotoGP victories and 112
podiums set the fastest lap after
Practice 1 (then top three on
combined times at the end of
the day) at Jerez for the Gran
Premio MotoGP in April. Pedrosa
then rode the RC16 seventh in
the 24-lap race.
The Spaniard will join Brad
Binder and Jack Miller at the
Misano World Circuit - Marco
Simoncelli for the 12th Grand
Prix of the season this summer.
The run will represent his third
competitive outing on the RC16
since retirement at the end of
2018. Pedrosa's weekend at
Misano will be followed by the
second and final official mid-
season IRTA test at the venue
on Monday. He has previously
celebrated four podiums and
two victories in San Marino.
CN
Dani Pedrosa will
suit up for the Grand
Prix of San Marino
in September.
