Summary of Brembo's 2014 Championships2014-12-20 06:50With championships in F1, IndyCar, World Endurance, Le Mans, MotoGP and World Superbike, Brembo, the leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance brake systems, reaffirmed its technological leadership in 2014. With the 40th anniversary of Brembo’s first world championship – Niki Lauda’s first F1 crown with Ferrari in 1975 – planned for next year, Brembo was hoping for a huge result in 2014 and their teams did not disappoint. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes dominated in F1, finishing 1-2 in the 2014 F1 Championship with Brembo teams winning all 19 races this year. This makes it 20 World Championship Drivers’ and 24 World Championship Constructors’ titles in the past 40 years. In addition, Brembo continued for the third-straight year as the exclusive supplier of brake systems for the IndyCar Series with Australia’s Will Power winning his first IndyCar crown in the #12 Team Penske Chevrolet When one thinks of Brembo, sports car racing immediately comes to mind and rightfully so. In 2014, Brembo won its 22nd overall victory in 24 years at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as the #2 Audi R18 driven by Fassler, Lotterer & Treluyer topped the podium. In addition, Brembo-equipped teams were crowned champions in LMP-L (Rebellion), GTE-Pro (Ferrari) and GTE-Am (Aston Martin). Dozens of other sports car teams equipped with Brembo Racing brakes were crowned champions in 2014, including the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) where the LMP1 class was won by the #8 Toyota Hybrid of Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi. The GTE Pro class was won by Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander in the #51 Ferrari 458 Italia; Bruni repeating his victory from last year. In the inaugural Tudor United SportsCar Championship, Jon Bennettt and Colin Braun were victorious in the PC class while Kuno Wittmer was crowned the GTLM champion driving his #93 SRT Motorsports Viper. Johnny O’Connell scored a three-peat in the Pirelli World Challenge GT championship in his #3 Cadillac Racing CTS-VR, while Brembo supported Team KIA for the GTS Manufacturers’ crown. Brembo continues to shine in off-road as well as Steven Eugenio was crowned the SCORE Overall Champion in 2014, winning the SCORE Trophy Truck class driving his #7 Chevy Silverado, while Rob MacCachren won the Tecate Score Baja 1000 in his #11 Ford F-150. Brembo’s dominance in racing in 2014 was not reserved for four-wheel vehicles as Brembo-equipped motorcycles also won virtually every race (49 of 52) in the three top series this season. Honda’s Marc Marquez was crowned MotoGP Champion for the second-straight year; Sylvain Guintoli rode his Brembo-equipped Aprilia to the World Superbike championship; and Josh Hayes of Yamaha was the American Superbike Champion for the third time. Brembo’s dominance in Moto includes 24 MotoGP championships in the past 27 years, 22 out of 26 in World Superbike, and 22 straight in American Superbike. Although founded in 1961, Brembo began racing in 1975 when Enzo Ferrari entrusted the Italian high-performance brake manufacturer with the task of fitting its most prestigious Formula One car. Since then, Brembo has been at the forefront of the motorsports arena, winning nearly 300 world championships. Following is a partial list of Brembo’s 2014 Champions and Championship teams. Congratulations to all! # # # 2014 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (Partial List) BREMBO Brake Systems (Cars) Open-wheel Championships F1 • Lewis Hamilton; #44 Mercedes Verizon IndyCar Series • Will Power; #12 Team Penske Chevrolet Indy 500 • Ryan Hunter-Reay: Andretti Autosport Honda GP2 • Jolyon Palmer; Team DAMS GP3 • Alex Lynn; Team Carlin World Series by Renault • Carlos Sainz Jr; Team DAMS F3 Euroseries • Esteban Ocon; Team Prema Super Formula • Kazuki Nakajima; #37 Team TOMS Toyota Closed-wheel Championships FIA World Endurance Championship • LMP1: Sebastien Buemi & Anthony Davidson; #8 Team Toyota Hybrid • GTE PRO: Gianmaria Bruni & Toni Vilander; #51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia • GTE AM: David Hansson & Kristian Poulsen; #95 Aston Martin Vantage 24 Hours of Le Mans • LMP1-H: Fassler, Lotterer and Treluyer; #2 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 • LMP1-L: Beche, Heidfeld & Prost; #12 Rebellion Toyota • GTE Pro: Bruni, Fisichella & Vilander; #51 AF Corse Ferrari • GTE AM: Hansson, Poulsen & Thiim; #95 Aston Martin Vantage TUDOR United SportsCar Championship • PC: Jon Bennett & Colin Braun; #54 CORE Autosport Oreca FLM09 • GTLM: Kuno Wittmer; #93 SRT Motorsports Viper Pirelli World Challenge GT Series • GT: Johnny O’Connell; #3 Cadillac Racing CTS-VR • GTS: Manufacturers’ Championship: KIA GT3 Blancpain Endurance Series • Laurens Vanthoor; Audi WRT SCORE International Overall & Trophy Truck Class • Steven Eugenio; #7 Chevrolet Silverado SCORE International Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 • Rob MacCachren; #11 Ford F-150 Rally Championships WRC 2 • Nasser Al-Attiyah; Ford Fiesta RRC WRC Production • Max Rendina; Mitsubishi EVO X R4 ERC - European Rally Championship • Esapekka Lappi; Skoda Fabia S2000 BREMBO Brake Systems (Motorcycle) MotoGP • Marc Marquez; #93 Repsol Honda Moto2 • Esteve Rabat; #53 Kalex Moto3 • Alex Marquez; #73 Honda World Superbike • Sylvain Guintoli; #50 Aprilia Racing Team RSV4 World Superstock 1000 • Leandro Mercado; #36 Ducati 1189 Panigale R American Superbike • Josh Hayes; #4 Graves Motorsports Yamaha ENDURANCE EWC David Checa; Yamaha Racing GMT94 SUPERSTOCK - Kenny Foray; LMS Suzuki Junior Team MOTOCROSS MX1 - Antonio Cairoli; KTM MX2 - Jordi Tixier; KTM ENDURO E1 - Christophe Nambotin, KTM E2 - Pierre Alexandre Renet, Husqvarna E3 - Matthew Phillips, KTM EJ - Danny Mccanney, Team Costa Ligure Beta Boano EY - Davide Soreca, Team Costa Ligure Beta Boano TRIAL TR1 (World) - Toni Bou; Montesa-HRC RALLY RAID Dakar - Marc Coma, KTM MARCHESINI WHEELS MotoGP • Marc Marquez; #93 Repsol Honda World Superbike • Sylvain Guintoli; #50 Aprilia Racing Team RSV4 World Superstock 1000 • Leandro Mercado; #36 Ducati 1189 Panigale R JSB Katsuyuki Nakasuga; Yamaha GP2 Driver: Yuuki Takahashi, Moriwaki ENDURO EJ - Driver: Danny Mccanney, Team Costa Ligure Beta Boano EY - Driver: Davide Soreca, Team Costa Ligure Beta Boano Source: Brembo Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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