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The BEST Track Day Tires for 2024

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: 335/30 R21
Tires tested: 6
Disciplines: 5

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	Residual speed
1Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport RS	88 ft	Best	0 mph
2Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	89 ft	+1 ft	10 mph
2Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	89 ft	+1 ft	10 mph
4Pirelli P Zero Corsa	97 ft	+9 ft	24 mph
5Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R	100 ft	+12 ft	28 mph
6Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	101 ft	+13 ft	29 mph

The difference between best and worst was 15.3% (13 ft ≈ 0.9 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 would still be travelling at 29 mph when the Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport RS had stopped.

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

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	138.92 s	Best
2Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	139.33 s	+0.41 s
3Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport RS	139.42 s	+0.50 s
4Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	141.39 s	+2.47 s
5Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R	142.01 s	+3.09 s
6Pirelli P Zero Corsa	142.12 s	+3.20 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	142.45 s	Best
2Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport RS	145.65 s	+3.20 s
3Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R	146.2 s	+3.75 s
4Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	146.32 s	+3.87 s
5Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	146.6 s	+4.15 s
6Pirelli P Zero Corsa	147.55 s	+5.10 s

The difference between best and worst was 3.6% (5.1 s).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R	93 ft	Best	0 mph
2Pirelli P Zero Corsa	94 ft	+1 ft	11 mph
3Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	96 ft	+3 ft	16 mph
4Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	98 ft	+5 ft	19 mph
5Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	101 ft	+8 ft	23 mph

The difference between best and worst was 8.9% (8 ft ≈ 0.6 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 would still be travelling at 23 mph when the Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R 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
1Pirelli P Zero Corsa	52.4 mph	Best
2Pirelli P Zero Trofeo RS	50.9 mph	-1.5 mph
3Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2	50.8 mph	-1.6 mph
4Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R	50.0 mph	-2.4 mph
5Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R	49.0 mph	-3.4 mph