After a year off, the MotoGP World Championship returns to Germany. In 1978, this was the country that was home to the first win in the premier class of a motorcycle with Brembo brakes: The winner of the legendary 22,835 km (14,189 mi) long Nürburgring circuit was Virginio Ferrari with the Gallina team’s Suzuki RG500.
According to the Brembo technicians who work closely with all the MotoGP World Championship riders, the Sachsenring Circuit is a moderately demanding circuits for brakes. On a scale of 1 to 5, it earned a 3 on the difficulty index, together with 8 other tracks.