Niki Lauda prize winner of ‘Bernie Ecclestone Award 2013 by Brembo’

Alberto Bombassei and Bernie Ecclestone will confer to Austrian former Formula One
racing driver, three-time World Champion and now non-executive Chairman of Mercedes
AMG Petronas F1 team, the annual honour to have contributed with his legendary races andhis sporting and entrepreneurial capabilities to the history of Formula One.
The award ceremony will take place on Sunday 8th September at about h. 12.00 in thepaddock of Monza circuit during Italy Grand Prix

(Stezzano, Italy, September 2013) – On the occasion of Formula One Italy Grand Prix
Alberto Bombassei, Brembo Chairman, and Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One Management Limited(FOM) Chairman, will assign ‘Bernie Ecclestone Award 2013 by Brembo’ to Niki Lauda, Austrian
former Formula One racing driver and now non-executive Chairman of Mercedes AMG Petronas
F1 team, to have contributed with his legendary races and his sporting and entrepreneurial
capabilities to the history of Formula One.
Niki Lauda, three-time Formula One World Champion in 1975, 1977 and 1984, competed in 177
races, achieving 25 wins, 54 podiums, 24 pole positions. After the retirement from racing
competition, and before the commitment with Mercedes team since 2012, he filled various roles inmotorsport: team consultant, television commentator, writer and journalist.
Brembo, involved in Formula One since 1975, equipped Lauda’s car winning of 1975 WorldChampionship.
In September 2013 the movie RUSH will be released about F1 battle between Niki Lauda andJames Hunt in Seventies and contribute to further spread the culture of Formula One worldwide.
Thanks to the award assigned to Niki Lauda, Brembo brings the award outside Italy at moreinternational level.
The award ceremony, a Formula One braking system, is scheduled for Sunday 8th September atabout h. 12.00 in the hospitality area of Formula One Management inside the paddock of Monza
circuit, in the presence of some Formula One drivers and international media.
The ‘Bernie Ecclestone Award by Brembo’ was born in 2011 to celebrate 50th anniversary of theItalian Company. In that occasion, Alberto Bombassei, Brembo Chairman, gave to Bernie
Ecclestone a braking system personalized with the colour of the Italian flag. In 2012 the award wasassigned to Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Ferrari Spa Chairman.
This artistic and symbolic trophy aims to reward the sporting, moral, technical and entrepreneurial
merits of personalities who are distinguished in racing world, reaching excellent results andcontributing to the growth of Formula One.
Following this idea, the Italian Company leader in the realization of braking systems, together with
Formula One Management Limited (FOM) Chairman, has decided to continue the awarding, withthe aim to become an ambitious annual international goal.

About Brembo SpABrembo SpA is the world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive
vehicles. Brembo supplies high performance brake systems for the most important manufacturers of cars,
commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide, as well as clutches, seats, seat belts and other components
for racing. Brembo is also a leader in the racing sector and has won more than 200 championships. Todaythe company operates in 16 countries on 3 continents, with 22 production and business sites, and a pool of
about 7.000 employees, about 10% of whom are engineers and product specialists active in the R&D. 2012
turnover is € 1.388,6 million (31.12.2012). Brembo is the owner of the Brembo, Breco, Bybre, Marchesini,and Sabelt brands and operates through the AP Racing brand.

For further information please contact:

Massimo Arduini
Brembo Motorsport Media Relations Senior Consultant
GSM: +39.348.3147680; +39.347.1651254@: m.arduini@lpditalia.it

Monica Michelini
Brembo Media Relations Specialist@Monica_michelini@brembo.it