FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBREMBO READY FOR 2013 RACE SEASON AS
IZOD INDYCAR SERIES’ EXCLUSIVE BRAKE SYSTEMS SUPPLIER
ST. PETERSBURG, Fl., March 22, 2013 – Fresh from an
outstanding 2012 motorsports season that included every major
championship on four wheels as well as two, Brembo is ready tostart its second season as the exclusive supplier of brakesystems for the IZOD IndyCar Series that begins this weekend at
the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Last season, Brembo-equipped teams won championships in F1(18 Drivers’ and 23 Manufacturers’ since 1975), 24 Hours of Le
Mans (21 of 24 years), NASCAR Cup (14 of 15), MotoGP (22 of25) and, obviously, its first in IndyCar since returning to theseries. Already this season, Brembo teams were victorious in theRolex 24 at Daytona’s GT class and the overall victory at last week’s 12 Hours of Sebring.
Brembo’s design of the the new brake system for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ provides a reliably
strong, yet lightweight system, that yields high performance. The series wanted the same
brake system to be used for both ovals and road courses, adding another challenge forBrembo’s design team.
Employing its recent experience in F1, GP2 and at Le Mans, Brembo provides a 6-piston,monobloc aluminum caliper machined from billet with titanium-radiated pistons (28/30/36 mm)
weighing a mere 2 kg. The system is used on all four corners of the Dallara chassis. Brembo’s
6-piston caliper increases stiffness and performance of the system without compromising
IndyCar’s weight requirements.
This innovative system incorporates lightweight CER200 carbon-carbon discs (328mm x30mm), similar to rotors used in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and CCR400 carbon
pads. These long-lasting components allow the teams to run the entire season optimizing thequantity of components needed.
Brembo’s history with open-wheel racing in America started in 1989 in the CART Indy car
championship. Brembo supplied its first racing brake system to Ferrari in 1975 in the Formula
One World Championship. Since then, the Italian company has invested heavily in research anddevelopment of highly innovative and technological products, offering high performance, while
guaranteeing maximum reliability and safety.
Brembo is a world leader and acknowledged innovator of disc brake technology for automotive vehicles,with USD1.5 billion in revenues. Brembo supplies high-performance brake systems for the mostimportant manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide. Brembo also
manufactures clutches, seats, seat belts and other components specifically designed for racing and is aleader in motorsports with more than 200 championship wins. Today the company operates in 16
countries on 3 continents with 35 production and business sites with a staff of 7,000 employees, about
10% of whom are engineering and product R&D specialists.
Brembo sells its products under the following brands: Brembo,Marchesini, Sabelt, AP Racing, Breco andBybre
For more information:Jack Gerken
Brembo Public Relations Consultant
714-436-9900- Jack@Gerken.org

Caroline Fallara
Brembo N.A. Communications
734-468-2109 press2@brembo.com

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