The Italian company at the 93rd edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans will provide at least one component to all cars lined up on the grid. The 50 -year story of excellence in the world of motorsport
On the occasion of his Fiftieth anniversary in racing competitionsBrembo celebrates this important milestone becoming Braking Technology Partner Official of the 24 hours of Le Mans. At the 93rd edition of the famous French Endurance race, all theand 62 cars in the race, divided into the three Hypercar, LMP2 and LMGT3 classes, at least one component provided by the group will mount. Disks, calipers, pads, brake pumps, brake-by-wire systems, frictions, pedal boxes or suspensions, all components made by the Italian company.
The “Zampino” of the Brembo
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The supply of the Brembo covers a large range of technological solutions. For Hypercarthe most performing grid, Brembo has developed carbon records with optimized ventilation and dimensions between 34 and 38 mm thick, with a maximum diameter of 380 mm. These components, light and resistant, operate in a thermal interval between 250 ° C and 850 ° C and are coupled with six pistons brake calipers obtained from full. The same technological quality is found in the LMP2 categorywhere they are used 32 mm thick carbon recordsalso 380 mm in diameter, with forged aluminum calipers. In the LMGT3 class, however, the cars are equipped with 35 mm thick cast iron discs and up to 390 mm in diameter, capable of operating up to 750 ° C, with six -pistons worked and forged in aluminum.
Innovations for 2026
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But Brembo already looks beyond the race of this year. During the event it will present the New GT braking system intended for all cars of the LMGT3 class Starting from the FIA World Endurance Championship 2026. This system introduces forged calipers completely redesigned to ensure maximum rigidity and lightness, an Airduct solution to optimize the air flow and a new front disc with advanced ventilation.
50 years of history
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There Celebration of the 50 years of Brembo in Racing It will not only be on the track. To the Fan Village, on stand number 13, the company will offer visitors a trip to its history through the exhibition “50 years of passion“. Here it will be possible to explore the main technological innovations that have marked the brand’s path in motorsport, listen to dedicated podcasts and admire components used also in Formula 1 and Formula E.
The successes at 24 hours
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Since 1923, the Sarthe circuit It is the theater of the 24 -hour Le Mans, an epic challenge with iconic traits such as the chicane of Mulsanne, the Tertre Rouge, Indianapolis and Arnage curves. For the 37th consecutive year, Brembo will be present in the racewith technologies capable of guaranteeing performance without the need to replace records or pads thanks to the usual wear. Brembo’s booty at 24 hours sees 31 wins out of 36 editions playedstarting from the debut in the 80s and the first victory in 1989 with the Sauber-Mercedes. In the following decades, its braking systems have been the protagonists of the Audi domain and the Toyota victories with Fernando Alonso. The two most recent editions have still seen Brembo on the top step of the podium in the Hypercar category.
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