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14 unusual facts about Pirelli


Arthur Haddleton

On abandoning his career as a professional footballer, Haddleton returned to Hampshire to live in Eastleigh where he was employed at the Pirelli General cable works, turning out for the works team.

Bass Worthington Ground

The ground was bordered to the east and north by the Pirelli tyre factory.

Derek Birdsall

During his long career—among much other work—Birdsall designed Penguin book covers and Pirelli calendars; he art-directed several magazines (including Nova and Mobil Oil's Pegasus; and he designed books for the Yale Center for British Art, the Tate, the V&A and the British Council and redesigned the Book of Common Prayer in 2000.

Ducati Hypermotard

The more expensive 1100S featured a durable low friction diamond-like carbon (DLC) black coating to the front fork sliders, an Öhlins remote reservoir rear shock, the same Brembo Monobloc brake calipers used on the 1098, lighter forged aluminium Marchesini wheels with a red pin-stripe, Pirelli tires, plus carbon fibre fork protectors, timing belt covers, front mudguard/ fender and tail/ exhaust side panels.

Ducati PaulSmart1000LE

A green finished frame, outboard dampers and wire spoked rims with special Pirelli Phantom tires (featuring a retro tread pattern made exclusively for the PS1000LE) complete the look.

Ducati SportClassic

The wheels were wire spoke large section alloy rims with tubed Pirelli Phantom tyres.

Gribaumont metro station

In 2008 the original "Pavimento Pirelli" black rubber floor tiles on the platforms were removed.

Honda Phantom

Tyre Size: Front - 90/90 - 17M / C49P (Tubeless) ; Rear - 130/90 15M / C66P (Tubeless), available from Metzeler (Lasertec), Pirelli (City Demon), Bridgestone (Exedra), IRC (from Thailand) and Shinko (with white-walled option)

Joséphine-Charlotte metro station

In late 2008 the original "Pavimento Pirelli" black rubber flooring on the platforms was replaced with new biscuit-coloured terrazzo floor tiles.

Milano Greco Pirelli railway station

This article is based upon a translation of the Italian language version as at February 2011.

The station has for decades served the nearby Pirelli factories, until their disposal at the end of the twentieth century.

Sergio Cofferati

Initially an employee for the Milan's Pirelli and a member of CGIL, Cofferati rose up in the major Italian trade union, becoming leader of Filcea (the chemical labour wing of CGIL) in 1988, and leader of the CGIL itself in 1990, succeeding Bruno Trentin.

Trofeo Pirelli

The Pirelli Cup is an annual friendly football tournament sponsored by the Pirelli Tyre company.

Yamaha TRX850

Popular replacement tyres include Michelin Pilots or Pirelli Diablo Stradas.


1979 European Formula Two season

Osella would be running a BMW-engined in-house car (albeit using a four-year old design penned by Giorgio Stirano, renamed the FA2/79) for Eddie Cheever; their main strength was an exclusive deal for Pirelli tyres.

2013 Stock Car Brasil season

Pirelli return to the championship after a five-season absence, replacing Goodyear as tyre supplier.

Dunlop Rubber

In 1971 Dunlop merged with Pirelli of Italy to form the world's third largest tyre company after Goodyear and Firestone.

Johnny Mowlem

In 2007 Mowlem continued his strong association with Ferrari, racing a 430 in the GT2 class for the Pirelli factory GPC Ferrari team in the Le Mans Series as well as the International GT Open championship.

Leopoldo Pirelli

Leopoldo Pirelli (Usmate Velate, 1925 – Portofino, January 23, 2007) was an Italian businessman.

Pirelli Internetional Award

According to Marco Tronchetti Provera, President of the Pirelli Group, the award was established in the belief that the diffusion of social, economic and technological advances are as important as their discovery.

The Top Pirelli Prize was first awarded in 2001 (five years after the inception of the Pirelli Award) to Prof. Robert C. Michelson for his work on the Entomopter, a biologically inspired insect-like aerial robot.

Retiro, Buenos Aires

Other architecturally significant landmarks facing the plaza include the Paz Palace, the San Martín Palace, and the Olivetti and Pirelli skyscrapers, which were among the first in the city built in the International Style.

Ugo Mulas

Mulas worked for a number of Italian magazines and did commercial work for advertising campaigns including clients such as Pirelli and Olivetti.