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PRESS RELEASE In 2018 Brembo confirms leader status in motorsport competitions: from 1975 to the present day 404 wins in Formula 1 and 28 World Titles. Success at Le Mans, in the most important “covered wheels” Championships and in the Rally Championships. International supremacy in MotoGP, Superbike World Championships and Off Road Championships. Stezzano, BG, Italy, 11th December 2018 – Brembo, leading designer and manufacturer of brake systems and high performance components, confirms its technological supremacy in Motorsport through a string of great successes in competitive motorsports during 2018. Involved in Formula 1 since 1975, Brembo is able to boast 404 Grand Prix race wins making up a total of 25 Drivers’ World Championships and 28 Constructors’ World Championships, achieved with the top teams. F1 braking system Also in 2018 there have been for Brembo world titles in “open wheels” Championships: GP2, GP3, European F3, Super Formula; in the “covered wheels” Championships: Le Mans 24 Hours, Blancpain GT Series, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Pirelli World Challenge GT Series, SCORE International Overall & Trophy Truck Class, SCORE International Tecate SCORE Baja 1000; in the Rally Championships (WRC, WRC2, WTCR). 27 are Brembo triumphs at Le Mans 24 Hours, where this year the Company triumphed also in the 86th edition in all 4 categories: LMP1, LMP2, GT AM e GT PRO. LMP1 & GT brake systems Le Mans 24 Hours There was total domination for Brembo in the two-wheel racing too. The title-winning machines in MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, WSBK World Superbike, World Superstock 1000, SuperSport 600, SuperSport 300, MotoAmerica Superbike were all equipped with Brembo products, as were those that triumphed in Off Road Titles in Motocross (MXGP, MX2), Trial (Trial and X-Trial) and Rally Raid (Dakar) Championships. Involved in MotoGP since 1978, Brembo is able to boast 481 Grand Prix race wins making up a total of 30 Riders’ World Championships and 31 Constructors’ World Championships, achieved with the top teams. MotoGP brake system SBK brake system The Italian Company for the 2018 season too has worked in close cooperation with the leading global Manufacturers of cars and motorcycles, making an all-out commitment to the research and development of innovative products that are increasingly performing and technologically advanced, offering high performances, maximum reliability and safety. Brembo renews its commitment in all the categories of Motorsport in view of next season and hopes a 2019 full of successes. 2019 to which will be added the supply of the entire braking system in two new important championship: ABB FIA Formula E Championship and FIM Enel MotoE World Cup Championship. Below we list the international successes of Brembo, Marchesini and AP Racing brands in 2018. Brembo 2018: " Open wheels” Championships Formula 1 (calipers) Drivers’ Championship Lew is Hamilton Constructors’ Championship Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport GP2/Formula 2 (calipers and master cylinders) Drivers’ Championship George Russell Constructors’ Championship Carlin Motorsport GP3 Drivers’ Championship Anthoine Hubert Constructors’ Championship ART Grand Prix European F3 Drivers’ Championship Mick Schumacher Constructors’ Championship Prema Theodore Racing Super Formula Drivers’ Championship Naoki Yamamoto Constructors’ Championship Team Kondō Racing / Dallara-Toyota "Covered wheels” Championships Le Mans 24 Hours LMP1 Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso-Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP2 Nicolas Lapierre, Pierre Thiriet, André Negrão-Signatech Alpine Matmut GT PRO Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor-Porsche GT Team GT AM Matt Campbell, Christian Ried, Julien Andlauer-Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR Blancpain GT Series Drivers’ Championship Raffaele Marciello Constructors’ Championship AKKA ASP Mercedes GT IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Class Prototype Eric Curran/Felipe NASR-Cadillac, Whelen Engineering Racing Class Prototype Challenge Kris Wright-Extreme Speed Motorsports Class GTLM Ian Magnussen/Antonio Garcia-Corvette Racing Class GT Daytona Bryan Sellers/Madison Snow-Paul Miller Racing Pirelli World Challenge GT Series GT SprintX Champions Toni Vilander/Miguel Molina-R.Ferri Motorsports GTS James Sofronas-GMG Racing SCORE International Overall & Trophy Truck Class Drivers’ Championship Mac Cachren-Ford F150 Trophy Truck SCORE International Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Drivers’ Championship Cameron Steele-Desert Assasins team Rally Championships WRC Drivers’ Championship Sebastian Ogier, Julien Ingrassia-Ford RS Msport WRC2 Drivers’ Championship Jan Kopecký-Skoda Fabia R5 Constructor’s Championship Skoda Motorsport WTCR Drivers’ Championship Gabriele Tarquini-BRC Racing Team Constructors’ Championship MRacing-YMR Team Two -wheel racing MotoGP Riders’ Championship Marc Marquez-#93 Repsol Honda Team Constructors’ Championship Repsol Honda Team Moto2 Riders’ Championship Francesco Bagnaia-#42 Sky Racing Team VR 46 Constructors’ Championship Kalex Moto3 Riders’ Championship Jorge Martin-#88 Gresini Racing Team Constructors’ Championship Gresini Racing Team SBK World Championships WSBK World Superbike Riders’ Championship Jonathan Rea - #33 Kawasaki Racing Team Constructors’ Championship Kawasaki World Superstock 1000 Riders’ Championship Markus Reiterberger-BMW S1000RR SuperSport 600 Riders’ Championship Sandro Cortese-Yamaha YZF-R6 SuperS port 300 Ana Carrasco-Kawasaki ParkinGO Team Riders’ Championship MotoAmerica Superbike Riders’ Championship Cameron Beaubier-Yamaha YZF-R6 Off road Championship Motocross MXGP Jeffrey Herlings-Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MX2 Jorge Prado-Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Trial Trial and X-Trial Toni Bou-Montesa-HRC Rally Raid Dakar Matthias Walkner-Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Marchesini Wheels World Superbike Riders’ Championship Jonathan Rea-Kawasaki Racing Team FIM EWC Riders’ Championship Freddy Foray – Josh Hook – Alan Techer Constructors’ Championship TSR Honda France AP Racing 2018: “Open wheels” Championships Formula 1 (friction material) Drivers’ Championship Lewis Hamilton Constructors’ Championship Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport Indycar (friction material) Drivers’ Championship Dixon Constructors’ Championship Chip Ganassi Racing Indy 500 (friction material) Drivers’ Championship Power Constructors’ Championship Penske Racing Formula 3 (friction material) European Drivers’ Championship Mick Schumacher Constructors’ Championship Prema Theodore Racing Nascar (no friction material) NASCAR Monster Energy Series Drivers’ Championship Joey Logano Constructors’ Championship Penske Racing Xfiniti Series Drivers’ Championship Reddick Constructors’ Championship JR Motorsport “Covered wheels” Championships Le Mans 24 Hours LMP1 (friction material) Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, Fernando Alonso-Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP2 Nicolas Lapierre, Pierre Thiriet, André Negrão-Signatech Alpine Matmut GT PRO (no friction material) Michael Christensen, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor-Porsche GT Team IMSA GTLM Class Garcia/Magnussun -Corvette Racing - C7R ELMS LMP2 (no friction material) Rustinov, Pizzitola, Vergne-G Drive Racing-G-Drive Racing-Oreca 07-Gibson Blancpain GT Series Endurance Drivers’ Championship Buurman, Engel, Stoltz, Christian Engelhart Constructors’ Championship Black Falcon-Mercedes AMG GT3 Overall (endurance and sprint) Drivers’ Championship Mar ciello Constructors’ Championship AKKA ASP-Mercedes AMG GT3 Touring Car British Drivers’ Championship Turkington -TEAM BMW Constructors’ Championship TEAM BMW DTM Drivers’ Championship (no friction material) Paffett-Team HWA Australian V8 Supercar Drivers’ Championship Mclaughlin -Shell V-Power-Ford Falcon Constructors’ Championship Red Bull Holden Racing Team-Holden Commodore WTCR (friction material) Drivers’ Championship Gabriele Tarquini-BRC Racing Team Constructors’ Championship MRacing-YMR Team European TCR Drivers’ Championship Azcona Constructors’ Championship PCR Sport - Seat BTCR Drivers’ Championship Lloyd Constructors’ Championship West Coast Racing - VW Japanese Super GT. Class 500 (no friction material) Drivers’ Championship Yamamoto / Button Constructors’ Championship Raybrig NSX - GT Class 300 Drivers’ Championship Kurosawa / Gamou Constructors’ Championship K2, R & D Leon Racing - CVSTOS AMG Rally Championships WRC (friction material) Drivers’ Championship Sebastian Ogier, Julien Ingrassia-Ford RS Msport FIA Rally Raid Drivers’ Championship Kuba Przygonski-Attiyah-Mini All4 Racing X-Raid For further information please contact: Daniele Bettini Massimo Arduini Brembo Motorsport Media Relations Motorsport Media Relations Senior Consultant Tel: +39.345.6988272 Tel: +39.348.3147680 @: [email protected] @: [email protected] .