Brembo MotoGP Gran Premio Bwin de España Brake Facts

2015-05-01 17:06
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 Spain and the Gran Premio Bwin de España.

The track is one the MotoGP drivers' favorites with points which favor overtaking. The "hops" caused by the undulations of the asphalt, require well-balanced, easy to handle motorcycle, which is stable when braked to be able to attack in the faster curves. The track is characterized by two very demanding cutouts (Turns 1 and 6) characterized by deceleration greater than -1.6 g and one of the most demanding in the work for the braking systems.

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.

Source: Brembo North America

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