BREMBO MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARYBY CONFIRMING LEADER STATUS IN
MOTORSPORT COMPETITIONS---From 1975 to the present day: 205 wins in F1, and 38 World Titles
In 2011, success at Le Mans, in the World GT championship and in
Rally series
International supremacy in MotoGP, Superbike, Cross and Enduro
Stezzano, December 2011 – Brembo, leading designer and manufacturer of brake systems
and high performance automotive components, celebrates 50 years in business, confirming
its technological supremacy through a string of great successes in competitive motorsports
during 2011. Among these are 13 victories in the Formula One Championship that saw
Sebastian Vettel and the Red Bull Racing team successfully defend the Drivers’ andConstructors’ Titles won in 2010. Involved in Formula One since 1975, Brembo is able toboast 205 Grand Prix race wins making up a total of 17 World Championship Drivers’ titles
and 22 World Championship Constructors’ titles, achieved with the top teams.
Also in 2011, there have been world titles in the FIA GT Championship, the Le Mans 24hours and the new Super 2000 World Rally Championship, as well as European and Italian
Rally Championship titles. Other international successes include titles in GP2, GP3, F3Euroseries and in the main Championships and Trophies for Grand Touring cars.
And there was total domination in two-wheel racing. The title-winning machines in MotoGP,
Moto2, 125, Superbike and Supersport were all equipped with Brembo brakes, as were
those that triumphed in MX1, MX2 and Enduro off-road competitions.
The Italian company has worked in close cooperation with the leading global manufacturersof cars and motorcycles, making an all-out commitment to the research and development ofhighly innovative and technologically advanced products. The main international successesof the season are listed below.

CAR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Formula One World Championship — Brembo has strengthened its reputation as theworld’s leading supplier of brake systems in the top flight motorsport competition. Sebastian
Vettel and the Red Bull Racing team won the World Drivers’ Championship and the World
Constructors’ Championship for the second year in succession.
GP2 — Drivers’ Title won by Romain Grosjean (team Dams), and Constructors’ Title byteam Barwa Addax.
GP3 — Drivers’ Title won by Valtteri Bottas and Constructors’ Title by team Lotus ART.

F3 Euroseries – Drivers’ Title won by Roberto Merhi, Constructors’ Title by team PremaPowerteam.
World Series by Renault — Drivers’ Title won by Robert Wickens, Constructors’ Title byteam Carlin Motorsport.
Brembo has underscored its status as the leading supplier of particularly innovative brakesystems in the notably tough world endurance, GT, Challenge and Rally championships.
Le Mans 24 Hours — Overall and LMP1 class victory secured by team Audi, with the car
driven by Fassler, Lotterer and Tréluyer.
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup — Victory in LMP1, LMP2 and LM GTE Pro Classes,
achieved respectively with teams Peugeot Sport, Signatech Nissan and AF Corse Ferrari.
Le Mans Series — Titles won by team Perscarolo with drivers Collard and Jousse in theLMP1 class; team Pegasus Racing with drivers Schell, Schultis and Simon in the FLM class;team AF Corse with Fisichella and Bruni in the LM GTE Pro class; and team IMSA
Performance with Armindo and Narac in the LM GTE Am class.
FIA GT – Victory in the GT1 World Championship with duo Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr(Nissan JR Motorsport) and team Hexis AMR, winners of the Constructors’ Title. In the GT3
European Championship, Drivers’ Title won by Franceso Castellacci and Federico (AFCorse); Constructors’ Title by team Heico Motorsport.
Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro CUP won by Greg Franchi, with Belgian Audi Club
among the winning teams. Drivers’ Title in the GT3 class Pro/Am CUP won by Louis
Machiels, and Vita3One the best team.
International GT Open – Drivers’ Title won by Sohell Ayari of team JMB Racing.
Brembo provided technical support to the winners of the following Single Marque Trophies:
Ferrari 458 Challenge Italia – Stefano Gai (Rossocorsa) in the Trofeo Pirelli, BenedettoMarti (Motor Piacenza) in the Trofeo Pirelli - Shell Cup, and among the teams competing inthe Trofeo Pirelli, Motor Piacenza.
Ferrari 458 Challenge Europa – Max Blancardi (Motor Malucelli) in the Trofeo Pirelli, JeanMarc Bachelier and Yannick Mallegol (Motor Piacenza) in the Trofeo Pirelli - Shell Cup, andamong the teams, Ferrari Moscow.
Ferrari 458 Challenge North America – Driver Enzo Potolicchio and team Ferrari of Fort
Lauderdale, winners of the Trofeo Pirelli in their respective categories.
Ferrari 458 Challenge Asia Pacific – Ringo Chong, winner of the Trofeo Pirelli, and Steve
Wyatt, winner of the Trofeo Pirelli - Shell Cup.
Maserati Gran Turismo MC – Title won by David Baldi.
Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo – Title won by Fabio Babini.

…and plenty of success in Rally competitions:
SWRC World Rally Championship – Drivers’ Title won by Juho Hänninen and Mikko
Markkula in their Skoda Fabia S2000.
IRC International Rally Challenge – Drivers’ Title won by Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola
Fløene in their Skoda Fabia S2000 – Skoda UK, winner of Constructors Championship.
ERC European Rally Championship – Drivers’ Title won by Luca Rossetti and Matteo
Chiarcossi in their Abarth Grande Punto S2000, Abarth winning the Constructors’ Title.
CIR Italian Rally Championship – Drivers’ Title won by Paolo Andreucci and Anna
Andreussi in a Peugeot 207 S2000 (team Racing Lions), Peugeot winning the Constructors’Title.

MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIPSIn the MotoGP championship, where almost all of the riders use brake systems provided byBrembo, Casey Stoner clinched his second world title, this time riding for Honda Repsol.
Honda also took the Constructors’ Title.
Moto2 – Riders’ Title won by Stefan Bradl (team Kalex), Constructors’ Title by team Suter.
125 Class – Riders’ Title won by Nicolas Terol, Constructors’ Title by team Aprilia.
Superbike World Championship – Riders’ Title won by Carlos Checa, Constructors’ Title
by team Ducati.
Supersport – Riders’ Title won by Chaz Davies (Yamaha).
Superstock 1000 – Riders’ Title won by Davide Giugliano, Constructors’ Title by teamDucati.

AMA Superbike Championship – Riders’ Title won by Josh Hayes of team Yamaha.
British Superbike Championship – Riders’ Title won by Tommy Hill, Constructors’ Title byteam Swan Yamaha.
Japanese Superbike Championship – Riders’ Title won by Kousuke Akiyoshi, of team
TSR Honda.
Japanese GP Mono – Riders’ Title won by Tetta Nakashima, of team Project RacingHonda.
Spanish CEV Buckler Championship 125GP – Riders’ Title won by Alex Rins (Aprilia).

Spanish CEV Buckler Championship Moto2 – Riders’ Title won by Jordi Torres (Suter),with success for Ivan Silva (Kawasaki) in the Stock Extreme category.
European Road-Racing Championship (UEM) – 125GP and 1000 STK Riders’ Titles won
by Romano Fenati (Aprilia) and Ivan Silva (Kawasaki), respectively.
Italian Road-Racing Championship (CIV) – Titles won in 125GP, Moto3, Moto2, 1000 STK
and SBK categories by riders Niccolò Antonelli (Team Italia Gabrielli), Armando Pontone(Iodaracing), Alessandro Andreozzi (FTR), Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) and Matteo Baiocco(Barni Racing Team), respectively.
Supermoto Championship – Riders’ Title won by Thomas Chareyre, with success for teamAprilia among the Constructors.
Off-road successes were no less gratifying.
MX1 Motocross – Antonio Cairoli took the Riders’ Title, and team KTM the Constructors’Title.
MX2 Motocross – Riders’ Title won by Ken Roczen, Constructors’ Title by team KTM.
E1 Enduro World Championship – Riders’ Title won by Juha Salminen with teamHusqvarna.
E2 Enduro World Championship – Riders’ Title won by Antoine Meo with team Husqvarna.
Last but not least, the European truck racing champion…
FIA European Truck Racing Championship 2011 – Team Truck Sport Lutz Bernau won
the Constructors’ Title this year in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship, aprestigious competition for tractor units held on the most famous race tracks in Europe andopen to vehicles weighing a minimum of 5,5 tonnes, which are specially modified and tuned,and capable of accelerating to 160 km/h in 6 seconds.

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, seat belts
and other components for the 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 15 countries on 3 continents, with 35 production and business sites and a pool ofhuman resources over 6000-strong. Around 10% of the workforce is made up of engineering staff andproduct specialists working in R&D. Sales turnover in 2010 amounted to 1,075.3 million euros.
Brembo is owner of the Brembo, Breco, Bybre, Marchesini and Sabelt brands, and operates also
through the AP Racing brand.

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