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2026 AutoBild Track Day Tyre Test

Name: 2026 AutoBild Track Day Tyre Test
Creator: Tyre Reviews
Published: 2026-04-09

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tyre, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 275/35 R19
Tyres tested: 5
Disciplines: 5
Test vehicle: BMW M2

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tyres can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	28.8 m	Best
2Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	29.99 m	+1.19 m
3Vitour Tempesta P1	30.26 m	+1.46 m
4Nankang Sportnex CR S	30.7 m	+1.90 m
RefMichelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	30.88 m	+2.08 m
5Yokohama Advan A052	30.98 m	+2.18 m
RefReference Slick	34.04 m	+5.24 m

The difference between best and worst was 18.2% (5.24 m ≈ 1.2 Car Lengths).

Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
RefReference Slick	147.67 s	-0.86 s
1Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	148.53 s	Best
2Vitour Tempesta P1	149.56 s	+1.03 s
3Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	150.09 s	+1.56 s
4Yokohama Advan A052	150.11 s	+1.58 s
RefMichelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	150.58 s	+2.05 s
5Nankang Sportnex CR S	150.88 s	+2.35 s

All the tyres in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Dry Handling Long Run
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	152.35 s	Best
2Vitour Tempesta P1	153.12 s	+0.77 s
RefMichelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	155.6 s	+3.25 s
3Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	157.27 s	+4.92 s
4Nankang Sportnex CR S	157.42 s	+5.07 s
RefReference Slick	158.08 s	+5.73 s
5Yokohama Advan A052	158.98 s	+6.63 s

The difference between best and worst was 4.4% (6.63 s).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefMichelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	47 m	-0.20 m	0 km/h
1Yokohama Advan A052	47.2 m	Best	0 km/h
2Nankang Sportnex CR S	50.1 m	+2.90 m	31 km/h
3Vitour Tempesta P1	51.9 m	+4.70 m	39 km/h
4Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	53.3 m	+6.10 m	44 km/h
5Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	55.5 m	+8.30 m	50 km/h
RefReference Slick	113.8 m	+66.60 m	99 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 142.1% (66.8 m ≈ 14.8 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R would still be travelling at 50 km/h when the Yokohama Advan A052 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Yokohama Advan A052	129.17 s	Best
2Nankang Sportnex CR S	133.96 s	+4.79 s
3Vitour Tempesta P1	134.01 s	+4.84 s
4Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	138.49 s	+9.32 s
5Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	138.55 s	+9.38 s
RefMichelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	139.31 s	+10.14 s
RefReference Slick	154.1 s	+24.93 s