Brembo debuts in Formula E as supplier to Spark Racing Technology

Brembo will supply the whole braking system, including the rotors and carbon pads, to Spark Racing Technology for season 5 of the FIA Formula E Championship.

Autocar Pro News Desk By Autocar Pro News Desk calendar 11 Mar 2018 Views icon4713 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp

Brembo has entered the world of Formula, having been appointed by Spark Racing Technology (SRT) as the exclusive supplier of chassis for the season 5 (2018-2019), 6 (2019-2020 and 7 (2020-2021) of the FIA Formula E Championship.

Brembo will be the supplier of the whole braking system, including rotors and carbon pads. According to Alberto Bombassei, chairman of Brembo,  “I am particularly satisfied for this achievement because it represents the final crowning of Brembo’s strong and continued commitment, and in particular of the Racing and R&D teams, to the development and production of the system selected by SRT, which I personally thank for the trust granted to Brembo.

"For a company that has always been focused on continuous innovation like Brembo, the Spark’s single-seater for the FIA Formula E series represents an incomparable ‘mobile lab’ for the development of technology applied to the electric car, which is the real future - if not already present - challenge to the automotive sector. In such perspective we are also glad to sharing and supporting FIA’s vision and commitment to the sustainability of motorsports and road safety,” added Bombassei.

Brembo is the innovator of disc brake technology. It supplies high performance brake systems for leading manufacturers of cars, commercial vehicles and motorbikes worldwide, as well as clutches and other components for racing. Brembo is also a leader in the racing sector and has won more than 300 championships. Today the company operates in 15 countries on 3 continents, with 25 production and business sites, and a pool of over 9.800 employees, about 10% of whom are engineers and product specialists active in the R&D. 2016 turnover was 2,463.6 million euros (12.31.2017). Brembo is the owner of the Brembo, Breco, AP, Bybre, and Marchesini brands and operates through the AP Racing brand

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