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COMPOUNDS + GRIP

Five slicks. Two wet-weather options.

A tyre is a performance choice: compound, temperature, wear and weather all shape the grip available to the driver.

AMAKURU MOTORSPORT · KIGALI, RWANDA

Pirelli’s 2026 range spans five slick compounds, from the hardest C1 to the softest C5. At each event, three are selected and named hard, medium and soft; intermediates and full wets are built for rain.

Original unbranded tyre explainer illustration showing a slick tyre, 18-inch rim and the soft, medium, hard, intermediate and wet colour coding.
Original Amakuru schematic · illustrative, not to scale or an official design
18 inwheel rim diameter
C1–C5slick compound range
3slick compounds selected per event

Colour at a glance

The selected hard, medium and soft slicks use white, yellow and red sidewall markings. Intermediate tyres are green; full wet tyres are blue.

The shape changed too

The 18-inch rims remain. The front tyre is 25 mm narrower and the rear is 30 mm narrower than the previous specification.

Sources and further reading

Figures are summarized from the cited sources and may change when regulations are updated. This page is independent and is not an official Formula 1 technical publication.