WSBK Donington Park
April 3, 1988
The inaugural race of the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) was held on the British circuit.
In that year, Davide Tardozzi won one race aboard the Bimota YB4, while Marco Lucchinelli takes the other with the Ducati 851, both equipped with Brembo braking systems.
This marks the birth of one of the most thrilling championships in motorcycle racing and the beginning of Brembo’s dominance in the series.
In the 37 editions of WSBK held to date, Brembo has claimed the Riders' Championship 33 times and the Constructors' Championship in all 37 seasons.
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The last victory without Brembo: 30 years ago at the Nürburgring
May 21, 1995
The German circuit hosts the fifth round of the 500cc World Championship.
Daryl Beattie takes victory aboard his Suzuki RGV500, one of the rare winning bikes not equipped with Brembo brakes.
In fact, this would be the last time a non-Brembo-equipped bike wins in the premier class.
Since then, 30 years have passed, and every single 500cc and MotoGP race has been won by a bike featuring Brembo brakes. Incredible, isn’t it?
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When Brembo Rewrote the Fate of the 500cc
August 21, 1994
The former Czechoslovakian circuit hosts the fourth-to-last race of the 500cc World Championship.
Mick Doohan secures his eighth victory of the season, six of them consecutive, clinching his first 500cc world title.
Just two years earlier, an accident at Assen nearly cost Doohan his right leg, but a revolutionary Brembo innovation changed his fate.
Brembo developed a rear brake system controlled by a thumb-operated master cylinder on the left handlebar, allowing Doohan to regain full control of his bike’s rear braking.
This not only helped him return to competition but also became a key factor in his five consecutive premier-class world titles. Brembo turned a career-threatening problem into a groundbreaking solution.
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WEC - Le Mans
June 11, 1989
The iconic French circuit hosts the 57th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Five different cars take turns leading the race, but ultimately, the Sauber C9, powered by Mercedes and equipped with Brembo brakes, takes victory with Mass, Reuter, and Dickens at the wheel.
This marks Brembo’s first triumph at Le Mans, a win that would be repeated many times, with Brembo brakes securing 31 victories in the past 36 editions.
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Eddie Lawson, the first champion with the Brembo radial master cylinder
Anderstorp, August 10, 1986. On the Swedish track, the penultimate GP of the 500 World Championship takes place. Riding the Yamaha of the Agostini team, Eddie Lawson wins the race and is mathematically crowned world champion.
Compared to rival bikes, his YZR500 is characterized by the presence of the Brembo radial pump, an unprecedented novelty, which maximizes the transmission of force between the action of the hand on the lever and the piston that pressurizes the fluid, without losses due to the decomposition of forces.
This world title is the first trumpet blast of an innovative Brembo solution, which, by improving performance and ensuring great linearity of response, will become a standard not only in competitions but also for millions of road bikes.
Brembo First Victory in F1, with Niki Lauda
Monte Carlo, May 11, 1975.
On the streets of the Principality, Niki Lauda's Ferrari 312T starts from pole position equipped with Brembo brakes and wins the first race of that season.
Great is the joy of Scuderia Ferrari, which had not won the Monaco GP since 1955, and for Brembo, which had debuted in Formula 1 just 4 months earlier. It is the first GP won by a single-seater equipped with Brembo brakes.
What they cannot imagine is that from that victory begins the race that will lead Lauda to win his first drivers' title, Ferrari to win the constructors' title, which had been missing for almost 10 years, and Brembo to win its first world title in motorsport. The first of a long series.
500/MotoGP first victory
Nurburgring, August 20, 1978
The legendary Nordschleife, at the time 22.8 km long and featured with a succession of 73 corners, served as the stage for the last GP of the 500-class season.
The winner was Virginio Ferrari riding the Suzuki RG500 of the Gallina team, a private team that was the first to believe in Brembo's potential even in two-wheel competitions.
The winner's bike, in fact, was equipped with a complete braking system consisting of Brembo calipers, discs, and master cylinders. For Virginio Ferrari, it was the first of only two victories obtained in the 500 class.
For Brembo, it marked the beginning of a series that, between 500 and MotoGP, has reached 592 GP wins.
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