The Numbers of MotoGP 2023, according to Brembo

11/28/2023

 With the crowning of Francesco Bagnaia, the MotoGP's longest season has come to an end. The year 2023 will be etched in history for various events, including the following 9.

With the crowning of Francesco Bagnaia, the MotoGP's longest season has come to an end: 20 Grand Prix races were complemented by 19 Sprints, a novelty in 2023. The Saturday races, conducted over a reduced distance, added to the championship's allure. It's one thing to witness riders on the track during a practice session, and another to experience a showdown between 22 or more motorcycles, starting with the extinguishing of the lights and covering a limited number of laps.

The introduction of Sprints increased stress on the braking systems, as riders could push from the first to the last lap without having to preserve tire condition for the finale. They found themselves in the slipstream of other bikes for almost the entire race. For these reasons, the temperatures of MotoGP discs were higher in the Sprints compared to the Sunday races. However, Brembo components brilliantly met and exceeded this challenge.

The year 2023 will be etched in history for various events, including the following 9:

 





17 victories for Ducati

Focusing solely on standard races, excluding Sprints, Ducati set a new record for seasonal wins by a constructor in 2023.

The red bikes from Borgo Panigale claimed 17 Grand Prix victories, surpassing Honda's record of 15 wins set in 1997 in the 500 class and repeated in 2003 in MotoGP.

The common element in all three instances, marking milestones in the premier class's history, was the use of Brembo brakes. Setting new records has always been our pleasure!

 




4 Italians on the top step of the podium

In 2023, four Italian riders won at least one MotoGP race on Sundays: Bagnaia with 7 victories, Bezzecchi with 3, and one each for Bastianini and Di Giannantonio.

It had never happened before that four Italian riders won in the same year in the 500-MotoGP. The last time a nation had four different winners in MotoGP was Spain in 2016: Marquez won 5 GPs, Lorenzo 4, and Pedrosa and Vinales one each.

This year, three Spaniards won at least one GP in MotoGP, but the most prestigious, Marc Marquez, was missing. With Brembo brakes, everyone can win!

 




6 Ducati riders victorious

In MotoGP this year, excluding Sprints, six riders on Ducati Desmosedici won at least one race: Bagnaia, Martin, Bezzecchi, Zarco, Bastianini, and Di Giannantonio.

Since the World Championship's inception in 1949, no constructor had placed six different riders on the top step of the 500-MotoGP podium in a single season.

The previous record belonged to Suzuki in 1979, where five riders won in the 500 class: Sheene, Hartog, Ireland, Van Dulmen, and Ferrari. Ferrari's victory with the Gallina team marked the first win for a motorcycle with Brembo brakes in the World Championship, starting a long series.

 



9 consecutive victories for Ducati

For the first time in its history, Ducati secured 9 consecutive victories in MotoGP. The streak began with the San Marino GP and continued until the Valencia GP, with wins from Jorge Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia, Johann Zarco, Enea Bastianini, and Fabio Di Giannantonio.

The last constructor to win at least 9 consecutive GPs in MotoGP was Honda in 2014, claiming the first 12 GPs of the season, 11 with Marc Marquez and one with Dani Pedrosa.

Since then, Brembo's MotoGP brakes have evolved, using carbon discs up to 355 mm in diameter and calipers with fins and an anti-drag system. For Brembo, innovation never stops.

 




17 riders led for at least one lap

In 2023, considering both standard races and Sprints, 17 MotoGP riders led for at least one full lap.

Pecco Bagnaia excelled with 229 laps in the lead, followed by Jorge Martin with 219 laps. Marco Bezzecchi was third with 73 laps in the lead. Nine Ducati riders led for at least one lap, including Michele Pirro. The Ducati test rider led for 3 laps at the Japanese GP, taking advantage of many colleagues returning to the pits to change bikes in the rain.

On that day, both bikes used by each MotoGP rider had Brembo carbon discs, now reliable even in heavy rain, and therefore preferred over steel discs.

 



45 consecutive podiums for Ducati

Forty-six consecutive GPs with at least one Ducati on the podium. This incredible record was achieved by the Borgo Panigale team, which last missed the podium at the 2021 British GP.

Fabio Quartararo won that day with Yamaha, Alex Rins was second with Suzuki, and Aleix Espargaró was third with Aprilia. In the remaining 6 GPs of 2021, all 20 of 2022, and all of 2023, there has always been at least one Ducati on the podium.

An unprecedented sequence, the result of the great work of Gigi Dall’Igna and all the Ducati engineers. Only in brakes do they not need to invent anything, relying on Brembo for both MotoGP and road bikes.

 

653 points scored by Pramac

With 653 points, the Prima Pramac Racing team is the first Independent team to win the Teams' World Championship in MotoGP history.

Paolo Campinoti's team secured the title in Qatar, with one GP left in the season, thanks to the outstanding results of Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco.

In previous years, the Pramac team had never finished second and third in the end-of-season standings. In 2021 and also in 2022, it had indeed reached fourth place, its best result ever.

Congratulations to the Prima Pramac Racing team, also for using complete Brembo braking systems with calipers, discs, pads, and brake pumps on their Ducatis.

For Brembo, whether Factory or Independent, it makes no difference; we offer customized solutions to every team for maximum performance.

 


19 victories for Italian motorcycles

2023 was the year of Italian motorcycles in MotoGP. In addition to Ducati's triumph, we must remember Aleix Espargaró's two victories with Aprilia at Silverstone Circuit and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

For the first time in its history, Aprilia won 2 GPs in a premier-class season. The Spaniard also secured gold in the Montmelò Sprint. Maverick Viñales achieved 3 second places in traditional races and two third places in Sprints.

Thanks to these results, Aprilia Racing finished fifth in the Team Standings, surpassing the Japanese giants in the Constructor's Championship.

Congratulations to the Aprilia Racing Department, synonymous with great performances, also thanks to Brembo brakes.

 



0 riders won 2 consecutive GPs

For the first time in MotoGP history, no rider managed to win 2 consecutive GPs, referring to Sunday races.

This is a surprising result because this year, Bagnaia won 7 times, Martin 4, Bezzecchi 3, and Espargaró 2, but none of them repeated in the following race. Even in the 500 class, back-to-back victories were always the norm.

In fact, only in the inaugural edition of the World Championship in 1949 did no one win 2 or more consecutive GPs in the premier class.

The performance consistency of braking systems is different because the last victory in the 500-MotoGP without Brembo brakes dates back to May 21, 1995. Twenty-eight years ago.