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What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix?
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Formula 1 is in Belgium ahead of the 14th race weekend of the season, and Pirelli have confirmed what tyres will be in use at Spa-Francorchamps.
F1’s official tyre suppliers have chosen the mid-range C2, C3 and C4 compounds for the historic, 19-corner venue, mirroring their choices from the last two years.
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Drivers will get two sets of the hard tyre (marked white), three sets of the medium tyre (yellow), and eight sets of the soft tyre (red), as well as the green intermediate tyre and the blue full wets, should they be required.
Plenty of work has taken place at Spa between the 2023 and 2024 race weekends, with much of the track having been resurfaced, meaning another factor for teams and drivers to evaluate during practice.
Previewing the weekend ahead, Pirelli noted: “In terms of stress on the tyres, it is one of the tracks with the highest average levels, even if it does not reach the peaks seen at Silverstone and Suzuka.
“The track features all corner types, linked by very fast sections, which makes it difficult for the teams to identify the ideal aerodynamic compromise.
“In fact, it is not unusual to see cars that are very strong in the fastest first and third sectors, struggling in the second slower one, or vice versa.
“Some combinations of corners, for example, Eau Rouge-Raidillon are very demanding and have unique characteristics, in this specific case a strong compression which puts a lot of stress on both the driver and the car.
“Usually, degradation at this track is mainly thermal, but the new surface could be a decisive factor in this area, given the extra grip afforded to the tyres.
“Finally, how can one discuss a race weekend at Spa-Francorchamps without taking the weather into consideration? If there is a single venue on the motor racing calendar, not just F1, where variable weather can play a role, it is this one.”
For more information about Pirelli’s F1 tyres, visit pirelli.com.
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