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In 2018 Brembo confirms leader status in motorsport competitions: from 1975 to the present day 404 wins in Formula 1 and 28 World Titles.
Success at Le Mans, in the most important "covered wheels" Championships and in the Rally Championships.
International supremacy in MotoGP, Superbike World Championships and Off Road
Championships.
Stezzano, BG, Italy, 11th December 2018 - Brembo, leading designer and manufacturer of brake systems and high performance components, confirms its technological supremacy in Motorsport through a string of great successes in competitive motorsports during 2018. Involved in Formula 1 since 1975, Brembo is able to boast 404 Grand Prix race wins making up a total of 25 Drivers' World Championships and 28 Constructors' World Championships, achieved with the top teams.
F1 braking system
Also in 2018 there have been for Brembo world titles in "open wheels" Championships: GP2, GP3, European F3, Super Formula; in the "covered wheels" Championships: Le Mans 24 Hours, Blancpain GT Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Pirelli World Challenge GT Series, SCORE International Overall & Trophy Truck Class, SCORE International Tecate SCORE Baja 1000; in the Rally Championships (WRC, WRC2, WTCR).
27 are Brembo triumphs at Le Mans 24 Hours, where this year the Company triumphed also in the 86th edition in all 4 categories: LMP1, LMP2, GT AM e GT PRO.
LMP1 & GT brake systems
Le Mans 24 HoursThere was total domination for Brembo in the two-wheel racing too. The title-winning machines in MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, WSBK World Superbike, World Superstock 1000, SuperSport 600, SuperSport 300, MotoAmerica Superbike were all equipped with Brembo products, as were those that triumphed in Off Road Titles in Motocross (MXGP, MX2), Trial (Trial and X-Trial) and Rally Raid (Dakar) Championships. Involved in MotoGP since 1978, Brembo is able to boast 481 Grand Prix race wins making up a total of 30 Riders' World Championships and 31 Constructors' World Championships, achieved with the top teams.
MotoGP brake system
SBK brake systemThe Italian Company for the 2018 season too has worked in close cooperation with the leading global Manufacturers of cars and motorcycles, making an all-out commitment to the research and development of innovative products that are increasingly performing and technologically advanced, offering high performances, maximum reliability and safety.
Brembo renews its commitment in all the categories of Motorsport in view of next season and hopes a 2019 full of successes. 2019 to which will be added the supply of the entire braking system in two new important championship: ABB FIA Formula E Championship and FIM Enel MotoE World Cup Championship.
Below we list the international successes of Brembo, Marchesini and AP Racing brands in 2018.
Brembo 2018:
"Open wheels" Championships Formula 1 (calipers)
Drivers' Championship Constructors' Championship
GP2/Formula 2 (calipers and master cylinders)
Drivers' Championship
Constructors' Championship
GP3
Drivers' Championship Constructors' Championship
European F3
Drivers' Championship Constructors' ChampionshipLewis Hamilton
Mercedes AMG Petronas MotorsportGeorge Russell Carlin MotorsportAnthoine Hubert ART Grand PrixMick Schumacher Prema Theodore RacingSuper Formula Drivers' Championship Constructors' Championship
"Covered wheels" Championships
Le Mans 24 Hours
Naoki Yamamoto
Team Kondō Racing / Dallara-Toyota
LMP1
LMP2 GT PRO GT AM
Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso-Toyota Gazoo Racing Nicolas Lapierre, Pierre Thiriet, André Negrão-Signatech Alpine Matmut Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor-Porsche GT Team
Matt Campbell, Christian Ried, Julien Andlauer-Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR
Blancpain GT Series Drivers' Championship Constructors' ChampionshipRaffaele Marciello AKKA ASP Mercedes GT
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Class Prototype
Class Prototype Challenge Class GTLM
Class GT Daytona
Eric Curran/Felipe NASR-Cadillac, Whelen Engineering Racing Kris Wright-Extreme Speed Motorsports
Ian Magnussen/Antonio Garcia-Corvette Racing Bryan Sellers/Madison Snow-Paul Miller Racing
Pirelli World Challenge GT Series GT SprintX Champions
GTS
Toni Vilander/Miguel Molina-R.Ferri Motorsports James Sofronas-GMG Racing
SCORE International Overall & Trophy Truck Class
Drivers' Championship
SCORE International Tecate SCORE Baja 1000
Drivers' Championship
Rally Championships WRC
Drivers' Championship
WRC2
Drivers' Championship Constructor's Championship
WTCR
Drivers' Championship Constructors' Championship
Two-wheel racing
MotoGP
Riders' Championship Constructors' Championship
Moto2
Riders' Championship Constructors' Championship
Moto3
Riders' Championship Constructors' ChampionshipMac Cachren-Ford F150 Trophy TruckCameron Steele-Desert Assasins teamSebastian Ogier, Julien Ingrassia-Ford RS MsportJan Kopecký-Skoda Fabia R5 Skoda Motorsport
Gabriele Tarquini-BRC Racing Team MRacing-YMR Team
Marc Marquez-#93 Repsol Honda Team Repsol Honda Team
Francesco Bagnaia-#42 Sky Racing Team VR 46 Kalex
Jorge Martin-#88 Gresini Racing Team Gresini Racing Team
SBK World Championships WSBK World Superbike Riders' Championship Constructors' Championship
World Superstock 1000
Riders' Championship
SuperSport 600
Riders' Championship
SuperSport 300
Riders' ChampionshipJonathan Rea - #33 Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki
Markus Reiterberger-BMW S1000RRSandro Cortese-Yamaha YZF-R6
Ana Carrasco-Kawasaki ParkinGO Team
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