02/06/2016
NEWS STORY
Pirelli will take its ultrasoft, supersoft and soft compounds to Singapore in September.
The P Zero Purple ultrasoft, P Zero Red supersoft and P Zero Yellow soft, is the same combination used in Monaco last weekend, and prior to Singapore will be seen in Canada and Austria/
The soft and supersoft must be used at some point in the race in Singapore, when each driver will have both sets available and must use at least one of them.
Each driver must also save for Q3 one set of the ultra. This set will be given back to Pirelli after Q3 for those who qualify in the top 8, but the remaining drivers will keep it for the race – as is the case currently.
The teams are free to choose the remaining 10 sets; making up 13 sets in total for the Singapore weekend.
The new 2016 tyre regulations mean that tyre nomination for long-haul events have to be made 14 weeks in advance, whereas for European races the deadline is eight weeks in advance.
Confirmed Tyre Compounds
| Grand Prix | Ultra Soft | Super Soft | Soft | Medium | Hard |
| Australia | X | X | X | ||
| Bahrain | X | X | X | ||
| China | X | X | X | ||
| Russia | X | X | X | ||
| Spain | X | X | X | ||
| Monaco | X | X | X | ||
| Canada | X | X | X | ||
| Azerbaijan | X | X | X | ||
| Austria | X | X | X | ||
| Britain | X | X | X | ||
| Hungary | X | X | X | ||
| Germany | X | X | X | ||
| Singapore | X | X | X |