The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg will host the 10th round of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship from August 12-14. The new circuit, designed by Hermann Tilke, is characterized by its short straights (the longest measures 626 meters), its tight turns and its difference in altitude; slopes of 12° are reached there.
According to the technicians of Brembo, which supply the entire MotoGP field, the Red Bull Ring is considered demanding on the brakes; On a scale of 1 to 5, it is indeed ranked 4, such as Brno, Jerez and Aragon.
Braking during the GP
Of the 9 turns, 7 require braking, including 5 on the right, which explains why MotoGP riders will spend more than 12 minutes braking during the race. The first part of the track is very fast, with three passages at more than 290 km/h, while the second is noticeably slower, with decelerations which increase on average from 1,5 to 1,17 G.
No braking is particularly demanding in itself, but it is their close succession that puts a strain on the motorcycles..
At turn #2 (Remus), the drivers slow down by 240 km/h, going from 304 km/h to 64 km/h in 5.2 seconds in just 250 meters. The discs then rise to 600° and don't really have time to cool down before turn #3 (Rauch) where the bikes go from 295 km/h to 84 km/h in 5 seconds.
The strongest braking takes place at the first corner (Castrol Edge) where a pressure of 11,4 bars is necessary to go from 302 km/h to 97 km/h in 210 meters.
Summarizing the Brembo data, no incredible braking is to be expected in Austria but their interspersed succession of short straights makes it more of an On/Off circuit which therefore requires a good braking stability, but also good acceleration when exiting corners.
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