Pirelli confirm tyre compounds for Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi

Pirelli has confirmed the tyre compounds which will be used in the final races of the Formula 1 world championship as the season draws to a close.

Feature image credit: By Courtesy of Pirelli

After Mercedes sealed their first world title since 2021 at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, and their first drivers title since 2020, Pirelli has now confirmed the final compounds they will bring to the final three races of the F1 season.

After a series of triple headers, consisting of races across Asia, North, Central and South America, F1 is finishing on another triple header; Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. 

The news also strengthens F1’s schedule to finish as planned given it was speculated the sport might not go to Qatar and Abu Dhabi, due to the ongoing tension in the Middle East.  

Ahead of the final races, Pirelli are going with contrasting tyre compounds with Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi taking the softest compounds whilst Qatar will take Pirelli’s hardest range. 

So, what tyre compounds will be in use in F1’s final triple header?

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Las Vegas

Due to the nature of the track and lower temperatures, thanks to the time they will be competing, Pirelli are bringing the softest tyre as teams and drivers will need to quickly bring their tyres into the operating window. 

As such, the C3 will sit as the hard tyre; C2 the mediums and C1 the soft compound. 

Qatar

Sitting in as the penultimate round of the season, the Lusail circuit is characterised as a track with high-speed corners, producing a lot of energy in the compounds. As such, Pirelli opted for the hardest range to help manage the loads.  

The C5 will stand in as the hards; C4 as the mediums, marking their final appearances of the 2026 season, and the C3 tyres will be the event’s soft tyre. 

Abu Dhabi

With historical data to back up their decision, Pirelli will finish the year with the softest compounds, as Pirelli claim it is the most suitable option ‘for promoting an adequate range of strategic possibilities.’

In the season finale, the hard tyre will return to the C3 compound, the C4 will be the mediums and the C5 tyre will round out the year as the softs.

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Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.