Top Six Pirelli Race/Rally Cars, Celebrating Pirelli's 110th Birthday

This year is Italian tyre manufacture Pirelli's 110th Birthday, in motor racing it has supplied many race car, race bikes and rally cars. As so, this post is the top six Pirelli Race/Rally Cars.



Starting with number six of the top six is:

Number 6: 1954-60 Maserati 250F
Story: The Maserati 250F was designed by Gioacchino Colombo and Valerio Colotti, the Maserati 250F was powered by the 2.5 litre Maserati Straight-six engine. Which, took the Maserati 250F to eight wins in-between 1954 and 60, six for Juan Manuel Fangio and two for Stirling Moss. Which took, Juan Manuel Fangio to the 1957 F1 Drivers' Title, and his final Drivers' Title as-well.



Number 5: 1982-85 Lancia 037
Story: The first of the Group B rally cars, The Lancia 037 uses a 2.1 litre 4-cylinder supercharged engine that produces 350 bhp. Took 6 WRC wins in four season altogether in the WRC in the hands of Walter Röhrl and Markku Alén. The Lancia 037 never won the WRC Drivers' titles in 1983. But, it did win the manufacturers' championship in the 1983 season. And it would be the last rear-wheel drive car to win the manufacturers' championship in the WRC, after that four wheel drive the way.



Number 4: 2005- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
Story: The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is a sport bike initially made by Kawasaki to compete in the 2005 Superbike World Championship, that is now in commercial production. The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R uses a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 998 cc inline-4 engine. So far Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R have took fifty-seven World Superbike wins, thirty-one for Tom Sykes, twenty-three two Jonathan Rea, two for Loris Baz, one for Chris Walker. Which took, Tom Sykes to the 2013 World Superbikes Championship Rivers' Title. Jonathan Rea to the 2015 and 2016 World Superbikes Championship Rivers' Titles'. Took Kawasaki two World Superbikes Championship Manufacturers' Title in 2015 and 2016.



Number 3: 2013 Red Bull RB9
Story: The Red Bull RB9 was designed by Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Peter Prodromou. The Red Bull RB9 was powered by the Renault 2.4 litre V8. The Red Bull RB9 took Sebastian Vettel to the 2013 F1 Drivers title, while it took Red Bull to the 2013 F1 Constructors' championship. And the Red Bull RB9 won thirteen races, all thirteen wins for Sebastian Vettel, which includes nine race wins in a row by the end off 2013.



Number 2: 2016 Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid
Story: Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid was designed by by Aldo Costa, Geoff Willis and Paddy Lowe. The Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid was powered by the Mercedes 1.6 litre turbo hybrid power-unit. The Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid won nineteen Grand Prix wins, which includes eight one–two finishes, ten wins for Lewis Hamilton and nine wins for Nico Rosberg, giving Nico Rosberg his first and only F1 Drivers' title and Mercedes their third Constructors' title in a row for 2016. The Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid is one of the most dominant race cars in the history of Formula One.





Number 1: 1993-1996 Subaru Impreza 555
Story: Replaced the old Legacy RS back in 1993. Subaru Impreza 555 was designed for Group A rally rules. In those years it took eleven WRC wins in three and a half seasons altogether in the WRC in the hands of Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. And took Colin McRae to the WRC Drivers titles in 1995 ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz. Also, the Subaru Impreza 555 did took Subaru to two WRC Manufacture titles' in 1995 and 1996.





Happy Birthday to Pirelli.