Pirelli Imola test completed: Ferrari and Racing Bulls logged 400 laps; Giovinazzi led Ferrari running

The two-day Imola programme focused on Pirelli’s prototype C3–C5 compounds for 2027; the data will feed tyre selection and further tests including an upcoming wet test at Magny-Cours.

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- Total of 400 laps over two days across Ferrari and Racing Bulls cars.
- Antonio Giovinazzi completed 135 laps (best time 1:19.894) for Ferrari on day two.
- Lewis Hamilton (64 laps) and Charles Leclerc (63 laps) completed the first day’s Ferrari programme.
- Session targeted prototype dry compounds C3, C4 and C5 for the 2027 season.
- Hot conditions (track ~49°C, air ~31°C) used to evaluate degradation and behaviour.
- Next Pirelli programme scheduled for mid‑October at Magny‑Cours to test wet tyres.

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