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2026 AutoBild Track Day Tire Test

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

Tested size: 275/35 R19
Tires 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 tires can be separated by very different margins.

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

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	94 ft	Best
2Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	98 ft	+4 ft
3Vitour Tempesta P1	99 ft	+5 ft
4Nankang Sportnex CR S	101 ft	+7 ft
RefMichelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	101 ft	+7 ft
5Yokohama Advan A052	102 ft	+8 ft
RefReference Slick	112 ft	+18 ft

The difference between best and worst was 18.2% (18 ft ≈ 1.2 Car Lengths).

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	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 tires in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Dry Handling Long Run
Position / Tire	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 / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefMichelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	154 ft	-1 ft	0 mph
1Yokohama Advan A052	155 ft	Best	0 mph
2Nankang Sportnex CR S	164 ft	+9 ft	19 mph
3Vitour Tempesta P1	170 ft	+15 ft	24 mph
4Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	175 ft	+20 ft	27 mph
5Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	182 ft	+27 ft	31 mph
RefReference Slick	373 ft	+218 ft	61 mph

The difference between best and worst was 142.1% (219 ft ≈ 14.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R would still be travelling at 31 mph 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 / Tire	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