Pirelli has set a world record with its Collezione range – which feature tyres for vintage and modern classic cars – by driving through the highest number of hairpin turns in 12 hours.

Using a first-generation Mazda MX-5 piloted by three drivers doing shifts behind the wheel the team had completed exactly 2,900 hairpin bends, smashing the 1,500 required for the record, on a mountain road in Austria. 

The MX-5 was fitted with a set of P Zero Asimmetrico Pirelli in 205/50ZR15 86W size, a tyre from the Collezione range which has been developed for vintage cars and modern classics.

Jorg Schäfer, Head of Outdoor Driving Tests and Dynamic Instrument Testing at Pirelli Germany, said: “This tyre, manufactured with racing technology, features exactly the high performance required for the record in terms of strength, durability, grip, steering precision, performance and safety on wet roads. The tread pattern of the P Zero Asimmetrico is the original pattern from the P Zero tyre, which has been very successful for more than three decades. This tread pattern was used for rally cars as early as 1986, under a different name, and its design is optimised for high lateral loads”.