Brembo Brake Facts For World Superbike Round 3, In Aragón
As round 3 of the World Superbike championship is set to take place this weekend at the Motorland Aragón circuit in Spain, Brembo has released this interesting infographic detailing the challenges the track offers from a braking perspective.
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Round three of the World Superbike Championship is scheduled to take place April 13-15 at MotorLand Aragón.
The track was designed by German architect Hermann Tilke in collaboration with Formula 1 driver Pedro De La Rosa and was inaugurated on September 6, 2009.
World Superbike began to hold races here in 2011. Measuring 3.15-miles long the track is identical to the one used for MotoGP, but the Superbikes are 2.7 seconds slower. Last year, Chaz Davies won the Superpole with a lap time of 1:49.319. While the circuit is considered fairly technical, it is pretty hard on the brakes because it doesn’t allow the steel discs to cool well, especially in the first stretch where the tight sequence of braking sections can be challenging on brakes.
According to the Brembo technicians, who work closely with 16 World Superbike riders, MotorLand Aragón is a demanding circuit for the brakes. On a scale of 1 to 5, it earned a four on the difficulty index, as did the tracks at Magny-Cours and Villicum.
Brake Use During the GP
On 10 of the 17 turns of the track, the Superbikes have to apply the brakes. The time spent braking is multiplied because of the .39-mile straightaway and various shorter ones that end at tight corners...
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