PRESS RELEASE
MOTOGP 2010
This year, more than 80% of riders will be using Brembo brake systems• leading-edge technology and top level performance
Stezzano, 7th April 2010. As the 2010 motorcycle season gets under way, things lookespecially good for Brembo. No less than eight of the ten teams signed up for the2010 championship will be using brake systems supplied by Brembo, a leading namein motorsport competitions. These include the official Ducati, Honda and Suzuki
teams, and the reigning champions Yamaha with Valentino Rossi.
Unceasing development in brake technology and steady improvements tocomponents confirm the leader status enjoyed by Brembo at world level. Thematerials and technologies employed by Brembo enable riders to perform at the topof their skills, putting on a magnificent show at every venue. Of the ten teams
signed up for the 2010 Championship, eight have elected to go with the technology
offered by the Italian company, and no less than 14 out of 17 riders will be racingwith the new equipment on their machines.
For the 2010 season — which has 18 meetings in the calendar, the first on 11 April
in Qatar — Brembo has developed a system featuring a new caliper derived fromthe one introduced at the end of the 2009 season, and incorporating the same tried
and tested attributes of maximum safety and reliability. The new caliper features anupgraded design that succeeds in reducing weight while sacrificing nothing in termsof stiffness and performance, which remain second to none. This brake system will
be fitted to the bikes of Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista, riding for the Rizla Suzuki
MotoGP team.
Brembo will supply the following MotoGP teams and riders during 2010:
Fiat Yamaha Team
Yamaha M1Valentino Rossi (46)Jorge Lorenzo (99)

Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Yamaha M1

Colin Edwards (5)Ben Spies (11)Ducati Marlboro Team

Ducati Desmosedici

Casey Stoner (27)

Nicky Hayden (69)

Pramac Racing Team
Ducati Desmosedici

Mika Kallio (36)

Aleix Espargaro (41)

Paginas Amarillas Aspar
Ducati Desmosedici

Hector Barbera (40)

Repsol Honda Team
Honda RC212V 2009

Dani Pedrosa (26)

LCR Honda MotoGP
Honda RC212V

Randy de Puniet (14)

Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
Suzuki GSV

Alvaro Bautista (19)Andrea Dovizioso (4)Loris Capirossi (65)Brembo SpABrembo SpA is an acknowledged world leader and innovator in the field of automotive disc braketechnology. The company supplies high performance braking systems to the premier makers ofautomobiles, motorbikes and commercial vehicles worldwide, as well as clutches, seats, harnesses
and other components (racing sector only). The name of Brembo also has unrivalled prestige inmotorsport, with 200 world championship titles won to date in the role of OE supplier. The
company operates currently in 14 countries on 3 continents, with 35 production and business sitesand a pool of human resources 5417-strong (31/12/09). 10% of the workforce is made up ofengineering staff and product specialists working in R&D. Sales turnover in 2009 amounted to825.9 million euros. Brembo is owner of the Brembo, Breco, Bybre, Marchesini and Sabelt brands,and operates also through the AP Racing brand.

For further information, please contact:
Alessandro Poggi
Brembo MotoGP Media Relations Consultant
GSM: +39.340.8183959 - @: a.poggi@lpditalia.it

Francesca Muratori
Brembo Media Relations Manager@: Francesca_muratori@brembo.it