Pirelli’s new SCX led Gonzalez to victory in Moto2, while Rueda wins in Moto3

A convincing debut for the new SCX in Jerez
 
“Also in today’s race, the new supersoft SCX rear tyre garnered wide consensus among Moto2 riders, resulting in an almost unanimous choice for the race. Considering yesterday’s improvement of more than a second over the all-time lap record by Öncü, and the almost seven tenths improvement over the best race lap set today by Gonzalez, we can say we made a significant step forward with this tyre in terms of lap performance, with equally positive over-the-distance results: Gonzalez completed the 21 laps five seconds faster than last year’s race time. All the teams immediately felt the benefits of this new compound, and quickly adapted the bikes set-ups to exploit its characteristics. Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement. Given the results obtained at the debut and the extremely positive feedback collected, we can say that the introduction of the supersoft SCX was a winning choice, and it will certainly be interesting to propose it again in the future, on circuits suitable for this compound. We also saw excellent performances in Moto3, so much so that the race was significantly faster than last year, with the same laps. A curious thing to observe is how, in this class, the riders’ personal preference strongly affect the choice of tyres, with the first three riders adopting three different combos. We regard this positively, as it means that all the options we offered were valid, and allowed each rider to choose the solution that best suits their style freely, while still counting on high-performance and constant products.”