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june 13, 2018 - Brembo Racing

Brembo reconfirms as leader supplier of increasingly advanced and high-performance braking components at the 24 hours of Le Mans


Thanks to friction material characterized by extremely low wear and more efficient thermal conductivity, the products of the Italian Company are mounted on almost the totality of the cars in all categories 

Stezzano, Italy, June 2018 – Sixty cars, divided into four different categories, will take the green flag in the 86° edition of the classic 24 Hours of #lemans, the world’s greatest #endurance race. The top contenders will be primarily the prototypes, subdivided into LMP1 and LMP2. Just a bit lower performance, but by no means slow, are the Grand Touring #endurance (GTE), with the two categories LM GTE Pro and LM GTE Am reserved for series production cars.

The race has run since 1923 on the semi-permanent Circuit de la Sarthe, characterized by heavy braking. This apparent especially close to the two chicanes dividing the long Mulsanne straight where braking systems have the possibility to cool. It’s essential for the teams to be able to ensure that the brake system always remains within the correct range of operating temperatures.

The attention of #brembo technicians, who have more than twenty years of experience in the 24 Hours of #lemans, for this edition too is focused on the lightweight long-lasting brake systems technology, high stiffness and reliability, thanks above all to the fact that the friction material of the Italian Company, if used in the correct operating conditions, lasts for the entire competition, without need for replacement. 

Brembo provides the teams with a friction material characterised by extremely low wear and by more efficient thermal conductivity. This friction material guarantees optimum warm-up times; it quickly reaches the most efficient operating temperature and it has a wide range of use, both in terms of pressure and temperature, and a very linear friction response. These are all characteristics that provide the driver with perfect modulation of the braking system. The incredibly low wear also allows performance to stay unchanged and repeatable from start to finish.

LMP1 and LMP2 race-cars are equipped with carbon friction material, that best combines heat dissipation capacity and light weight. #brembo attention is focused on the optimization of the sizes of brake discs, that have a maximum thickness of 32 mm, while the maximum diameter is 380 mm, with a consumption of 3-4 mm. The number of ventilation holes arrives up to 400, with a range of operating temperature from 350°C to 800°C. 

In the GTE categories, race-cars use cast iron brake discs, with maximum thickness of 35 mm and maximum diameter of 390 mm, with a consumption of 1 mm. Cast iron brake discs don’t have ventilation holes, but lugs (up to 72), while the range of operating temperature is from 300°C and 750°C. 

Of the 30 race-cars entered in LMP category that will compete for the overall victory, 27 are equipped with #brembo products (brake discs, pads, calipers), supplied also to 25 of the 30 race-cars of the GTE category.

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 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 15 countries on 3 continents, with 25 production and business sites, and a pool of over 9.000 employees, about 10% of whom are engineers and product specialists active in the R&D. 2017 turnover is € 2,463.6 million (12.31.2017). #brembo is the owner of the #brembo, Breco, AP, Bybre, and Marchesini brands and operates through the AP #racing brand.

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