The Frenchman piloted his Pirelli-shod Ford Super Mustang Mach-E to a time of 8'18"202, securing his sixth career crown as King of the Mountain.

On the fabled 19.99-kilometre course, with its 156 turns climbing to the 4,302-metre summit of Pikes Peak, Pirelli also lined up alongside reigning champion Simone Faggioli, who took to the wheel of the Nova Proto NP01 ATM Bardahl.

Having claimed pole position on Thursday – and having dominated free practice and qualifying alongside the French champion – Faggioli had been among the firm favourites for outright victory. However, the Italian driver was hampered by a technical issue during the ascent, which compromised his performance. Despite this setback, he managed to finish third overall, once again underlining the competitiveness of the driver-car-Pirelli package.

Terenzio Testoni, Rally Activity Manager at Pirelli and co-ordinator of the project alongside Matteo Braga, Circuit Activity Manager, commented:

"Pikes Peak continues to prove itself one of the most demanding races in the world – for drivers, for cars and for tyres. This year, we experienced a shift from approximately 20 degrees Celsius on the asphalt at the start to sub-zero temperatures at the summit, an exceptional thermal range concentrated over fewer than twenty kilometres. Under such conditions, consistency of performance is absolutely critical. Dumas's victory demonstrates the effectiveness of our collaboration with Ford, while Faggioli's third place – achieved despite the issues that curtailed his potential – reaffirms the competitiveness of our tyres even in the most punishing arena of international motorsport."

To meet the challenge of the American event, Pirelli supplied its teams with P Zero tyres developed for markedly different requirements. Faggioli ran on 13-inch P Zero Hillclimb tyres, while Dumas competed on 18-inch P Zero tyres derived from GT racing, specifically optimised for the Ford electric vehicle.