With the German Grand Prix, the MotoGP and Brembo reach the halfway point of the season. The Sachsenring hosts the World Championship for the twenty-seventh time, while a total of 85 Grand Prix races have been held in Germany, thanks to the presence, during the Cold War, of two rounds, one in West Germany and the other in East Germany. The first Grand Prix took place in 1952 at Solitude, in front of a crowd of 400 spectators. Other editions have taken place at Schotten, the Nürburgring and Hockenheim.
GP data
According to Brembo technicians, who work closely with all MotoGP riders, the 3,671-km Sachsenring falls into the category of moderately demanding circuits for the brakes. On a scale of 1 to 6, it receives a difficulty rating of 3, as the brakes are used for 21,5 seconds per lap. Only two of the eight braking zones are classified as heavy, two others as medium, and four as light.
The most difficult turn
The most demanding corner for the braking system at the Sachsenring is the first one after the finish line: the MotoGP racers accelerate from 298 km/h to 70 km/h in 5,2 seconds, covering 243 meters while the riders exert 5,4 kg of pressure on the brake lever. Deceleration reaches a peak of 1,4 g, the Brembo brake fluid pressure reaches 11,6 bar, and the temperature of the carbon discs reaches 640 °C.
Marc's winning streak
The Sachsenring is one of six circuits on the calendar that are raced in an anti-clockwise direction, a layout on which Marc Marquez traditionally excels.
It's no surprise, then, that the eight-time world champion has won 10 consecutive German Grands Prix: in 2010 in the 125cc class, in 3 and 2011 in Moto2012, and from 2 to 2013 in MotoGP. The 2019 race was canceled due to the pandemic, and in 2020, Marquez won again, extending his winning streak to 2021, all with Brembo components.
Marc can also boast of having won 10 consecutive pole positions here, from 2010 to 2019.
The very first victory
Among Brembo's many victories at the German Grand Prix in various categories, it is worth mentioning the one won in 1978 at the West German Grand Prix on the 22,8 km Nordschleife circuit.
This victory was achieved by Virginio Ferrari on the Suzuki of the Gallina team in the 500cc class: his RG 3 was equipped with 500 mm Brembo 2-piston calipers, a 38 mm Brembo axial master cylinder and two 15,87 mm Brembo cast iron front discs. It was the first ever world championship victory in the premier class for a motorcycle equipped with Brembo components.
From Moto2 to MotoGP
The last five editions of the Moto2 German Grand Prix have been won by riders who moved up to MotoGP the following year: Alex Marquez in 2019, Remy Gardner in 2021, Augusto Fernandez in 2022, Pedro Acosta in 2023 and Fermin Aldeguer in 2024.
This year in Moto2 all riders use finned Brembo calipers, 90% use Brembo master cylinders, 80% use Brembo pads and 30% use Brembo steel discs, with riders able to choose between finned and standard versions.
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