Media Release: Brembo MotoGP Gran Premio Red Bull de la República Argentina Brake Facts

2015-04-17 05:27
Brembo continues its initiative of developing and providing brake facts for each of the 18 races on the MotoGP World Championship calendar. This weekend MotoGP heads to South America and the Gran Premio Red Bull de la República Argentina.

The brand new Termas de Rio Hondo circuit is fairly demanding for the MotoGP braking systems with at least three braking sections characterized by significant decelerations. Particularly critical is the braking at Turn 5: here the bikes go from over 330 km/h to 75 km/h in about 320 meters, forcing the pilots to apply a force on the brake lever equal to 12 kg.

Brembo has developed a dedicated MotoGP site within the official Brembo website. In addition to technical data relative to the braking points of each circuit, this dedicated section also offers race fans countless other fascinating facts about the braking systems created for MotoGP. www.motogp.brembo.com.

The 2015 season marks the 40th Anniversary of Brembo’s first entry into motorsports. Brembo supplied its first racing brake system to Ferrari in 1975 in the Formula One World Championship. Since then, the Italian company has invested heavily in research and development of highly innovative and technological products.




About Brembo SpA
Brembo SpA is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles. Brembo supplies high performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide, as well as clutches, seats, seat belts and other components for racing. Brembo is also a leader in the racing sector and has won more than 300 championships. Today the company operates in 16 countries on 3 continents, with 22 production and business sites, and a pool of around 7.700 employees, about 10% of whom are engineers and product specialists active in the R&D. 2014 turnover is € 1,803.3 million (12/31/2014). Brembo is the owner of the Brembo, Breco, AP, Bybre, Marchesini, and Sabelt brands and operates through the AP Racing brand. For more information, visit us at www.brembo.com.

Source: Brembo

Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story