--- title: "50 Years of Brembo Racing: The Famous Race Cars and Bikes It’s Stopped" date: "2025-02-06" modified: "2025-02-06" authors: - name: "Jerry Perez" job_title: "Deputy Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/50-years-of-brembo-the-famous-cars-and-bikes-its-stopped" categories: - "News" - "Racing" --- # 50 Years of Brembo Racing: The Famous Race Cars and Bikes It’s Stopped ![HOCKENHEIM (GERMANIA) 31 LUGLIO 1977 - LAUDA AL VOLANTE DELLA FERRARI CHE CONQUISTO' IL TITOLO MONDIALE. FOTO ERCOLE COLOMBO]() *\Ercole Colombo, Brembo\* When we think of race cars, we typically just think about going fast. That's important, of course, but just as important is being able to stop quickly, efficiently, and safely. That's Brembo's job, the motorsport arm of the Italian brake manufacturer best associated with race cars, motorcycles, and high-performance road cars, which is celebrating 50 years of competing in everything from [Formula 1]() to MotoGP, IndyCar, Supercross, and of course, [Le Mans](). To commemorate this milestone, Brembo released photos of some of the most popular and dominant racing machines (cars and bikes) it's equipped over those decades, as well as a timeline of the company's most special achievements. The photos you see below show the likes of Niki Lauda and his 1977 Ferrari 312T; Michael Schumacher in the famous F2000; and Max Verstappen becoming the youngest F1 race winner in 2016 at 18 years old. Oddly enough, I don't see a photo of the Ferrari 499P that won the [2023 24 Hours of Le Mans]() after a 50-year drought for Maranello. ![]() **Brembo** The collection also includes plenty of two-wheel action, featuring motorcycle racing heroes like Mick Doohan, [Valentino Rossi](), Marc Marquez, and Enea Bastianini appearing several times. Brembo became the sole brake supplier of MotoGP in 2016, and four years earlier the exclusive brake provider for IndyCar. The company supplies all 10 F1 teams with brake calipers—whether it be under the Brembo name or its AP Racing sister company. Back in 2023, *The Drive* got an exclusive peek at the company's HQ in Curno after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. That year, Brembo supplied brakes for 90% of the grid. If you want to see how the Carbon Sausage is made, you can check that out [here](). Last month Brembo announced that it will become the braking technology partner of IMSA, expanding its involvement in North America and into what is easily one of the best racing series in the world. I look forward to seeing what kind of cool stuff it brings to the track during its 50th anniversary season—not just for the teams, but for fans to enjoy as well. ![]() ![]() ![n962]() ![24 hours of Le Mans, the Centenary, June 6-11 2023 FIA-WEC World Championship]() *Regis Lefebure* ![]() ![pitstop practices during the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2024, 1st round of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship from February 29 to March 2, 2024 on the Bahrain International Circuit, in Sakhir, Bahrain - Photo Antonin Vincent / DPPI]() *Antonin Vincent / DPPI* ![]() *Giorgio Piola* ![]() ![TEAM FERRARI 1996 © FOTO ERCOLE COLOMBO]() *© FOTO STUDIO COLOMBO* ## Author Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter. ### Author social links [Instagram]()