BREMBO: THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS FOR 40 YEARS!
December 15, 2014 by Brembo• Leadership confirmed with victories in F1, IndyCar, MotoGP, Le Mans Among Others
PLYMOUTH, Mich., Dec. 11, 2014 – With championships in F1, IndyCar, World Endurance, Le Mans, MotoGP and World Superbike, Brembo, the leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance brake systems, reaffirmed its technological leadership in 2014. With the 40th anniversary of Brembo's first world championship – Niki Lauda's first F1 crown with Ferrari in 1975 – planned for next year, Brembo was hoping for a huge result in 2014 and their teams did not disappoint. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes dominated in F1, finishing 1-2 in the 2014 F1 Championship with Brembo teams winning all 19 races this year. This makes it 20 World Championship Drivers' and 24 World Championship Constructors' titles in the past 40 years. In addition, Brembo continued for the third-straight year as the exclusive supplier of brake systems for the IndyCar Series with Australia's Will Power winning his first IndyCar crown in the #12 Team Penske Chevrolet When one thinks of Brembo, sports car racing immediately comes to mind and rightfully so. In 2014, Brembo won its 22nd overall victory in 24 years at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as the #2 Audi R18 driven by Fassler, Lotterer & Treluyer topped the podium. In addition, Brembo-equipped teams were crowned champions in LMP-L (Rebellion), GTE-Pro (Ferrari) and GTE-Am (Aston Martin). Dozens of other sports car teams equipped with Brembo Racing brakes were crowned champions in 2014, including the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) where the LMP1 class was won by the #8 Toyota Hybrid of Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi. The GTE Pro class was won by Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander in the #51 Ferrari 458 Italia; Bruni repeating his victory from last year. In the inaugural Tudor United SportsCar Championship, Jon Bennettt and Colin Braun were victorious in the PC class while Kuno Wittmer was crowned the GTLM champion driving his #93 SRT Motorsports Viper. Johnny O'Connell scored a three-peat in the Pirelli World Challenge GT championship in his #3 Cadillac Racing CTS-VR, while Brembo supported Team KIA for the GTS Manufacturers' crown. Brembo continues to shine in off-road as well as Steven Eugenio was crowned the SCORE Overall Champion in 2014, winning the SCORE Trophy Truck class driving his #7 Chevy Silverado, while Rob MacCachren won the Tecate Score Baja 1000 in his #11 Ford F-150. Brembo's dominance in racing in 2014 was not reserved for four-wheel vehicles as Brembo-equipped motorcycles also won virtually every race (49 of 52) in the three top series this season. Honda's Marc Marquez was crowned MotoGP Champion for the second-straight year; Sylvain Guintoli rode his Brembo-equipped Aprilia to the World Superbike championship; and Josh Hayes of Yamaha was the American Superbike Champion for the third time. Brembo's dominance in Moto includes 24 MotoGP championships in the past 27 years, 22 out of 26 in World Superbike, and 22 straight in American Superbike. Although founded in 1961, Brembo began racing in 1975 when Enzo Ferrari entrusted the Italian high-performance brake manufacturer with the task of fitting its most prestigious Formula One car. Since then, Brembo has been at the forefront of the motorsports arena, winning nearly 300 world championships.
