Third seasonal appointment in Spain for MotoGP but the only one of the summer season. After last year’s experiment, when it was held at the beginning of June, the Aragon GP returns at the end of August.
Fifteen editions have already been held, but MotorLand Aragon was also the venue for the Teruel GP in 2020. It will host a GP again in 2027, while from 2028 to 2031 it will be a reserve circuit, ready to be used in case other tracks drop out.
GP data
According to Brembo engineers, who for the 11th consecutive year have been working closely with all MotoGP teams, the 5.077 km long MotorLand Aragon falls into the category of circuits that are highly demanding on brakes. On a scale from 1 to 6, it has a difficulty index of 4, due to the 11 braking points totaling over 31 seconds: 2 braking points are classified as Hard, 4 as Medium, and 5 as Light.
The toughest curve
The toughest curve at MotorLand Aragon for the braking system is turn 16: MotoGP bikes go from 341 km/h to 154 km/h in 3.8 seconds, covering 245 meters thanks to a 6 kg load on the brake lever. The deceleration is 1.5 g, and the Brembo brake fluid pressure reaches 12.8 bar, with the temperature of the carbon discs exceeding 650°C.
Marc Ultimo Bis
The Ducati riders have won the last 4 editions of the Aragon GP, in 2021 with Francesco Bagnaia, in 2022 with Enea Bastianini, and in 2024 and 2025 with Marc Marquez. The latter also marked Honda's last victory, in 2019, while Yamaha's most recent success dates back to 2015, achieved by Jorge Lorenzo. For Aprilia and KTM, the best result on this track is a 3rd place. All 15 editions have been dominated by Brembo brakes.
Five discs
For the Aragon GP, MotoGP riders can choose from 5 types of Brembo carbon discs: four variants have a diameter of 340 mm and differ in ultra light, standard mass, high mass, and finned, plus the 355 mm finned ones. The term "finned" refers to discs equipped with ventilation. From ultra light to high mass, including standard mass, the amount of carbon used changes, resulting in a variation in weight: the more carbon used, the greater the resistance to stress and high temperatures.
A disc for every category
In addition to the entire MotoGP, Brembo supplies steel discs to 30 percent of the teams in Moto2 and Moto3. For both categories, teams can choose between two types of discs to use, depending on the severity of the circuit: the light and the finned. A Moto3 disc weighs just half a kilogram, a Moto2 disc about 1.3 kg, while a finned MotoGP disc does not exceed 1.4 kg.