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Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 R

Summer
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Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 R
Premium
2.3 /10 Conditionally recommended

The Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 R is a high-performance summer tyre from the French premium manufacturer designed for extreme sports cars. Its K1 variant is an OE-homologated version developed in 15 months specifically for the Ferrari F80. This tyre is engineered to manage extreme performance outputs, handling up to 1,200 horsepower, top speeds of 350 km/h, and sub-2.2-second acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h.

Head-to-Head Comparison

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See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties

MichelinThis tyre
Pilot Sport CUP 2 R
2.3
MichelinPremium
Pilot Sport 4 S
9.5
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling - objective
Worse at: Dry handling - objective
MichelinPremium
Pilot Sport CUP 2
4.9
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling - objective
MichelinPremium
Pilot Sport 5
8.8
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling - objective
Worse at: Dry handling - objective, Dry braking
MichelinPremium
Primacy 5
8.1
Better at: Wet braking, Rolling resistance
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling - objective
PirelliPremium
P Zero Trofeo RS
7.3
Better at: Dry handling, Dry braking
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Aquaplaning - longitudal
BridgestonePremium
Potenza Race
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling
VitourA
Tempesta P1 plus
3.1
Worse at: Rolling resistance, Wet handling
ContinentalPremium
SportContact 7
9.7
GoodyearPremium
Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6
9.4
BridgestonePremium
Potenza Sport Evo
9.3
PirelliPremium
P ZERO PZ4
8.9
BridgestonePremium
Potenza Sport
8.5
PirelliPremium
P Zero R
9.8
MichelinPremium
Pilot Sport 4 SUV
9.3
BridgestonePremium
Turanza T005
8.8

Pros & Cons

Strengths

Dry performance is its highest-scoring category (97–99%).

Weaknesses

Value is a lowest-scoring category (74.6%).

Wet performance ranks lowest in one test, despite scoring 90.3%.

Reviews

6.6
6 Reviews

Customers like

Exceptional dry grip5×
Strong track performance4×

Customers don't like

Poor wet-road performance3×

History

2020

Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 R was launched

2025
1× Tested
Tyre Reviews235/35 R19#2
2026
1× Tested
Tyre Reviews225/40 R18#5
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Sizes (21)

1 Variants

98Y
285/35 R19From £485

3 Variants

103YXL
mytyres.co.ukBest£485
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