MotoGP | German GP, ​​two braking sections are considered by Brembo as "highly demanding"

After a year of absence, the MotoGP World Championship returns to Germany, a nation which in 1978 was the scene of the first victory in the premier class of a motorcycle with Brembo brakes: the winner, on the legendary 22,835 km circuit of the Nürburgring, was Virginio Ferrari with the Suzuki RG500 of the Gallina team.

According to the Brembo technicians who work closely with all the MotoGP World Championship riders, the Sachsenring falls into the category of circuits that are moderately demanding on the brakes. On a scale of one to five it earned a difficulty rating of three, equaled by eight other runs.​

Negative braking record

​The twistiness of the Sachsenring translates into modest use of the brakes: there are only seven braking stops for a total of just 21 seconds per lap, 17 seconds less than the Sepang circuit. No other MotoGP track requires such limited use both in absolute and percentage terms: 26 percent of the total duration of the race.

Of the seven braking sections, only a trio require the use of the braking system for at least three seconds. In three other curves, however, the deceleration does not exceed 0,8 g. Adding all the forces exerted by a driver on the brake lever from the start to the checkered flag, the value is close to seven and a half quintals, the third lowest value after Silverstone and Phillip Island.

Five and a half seconds with the lever in hand

Of the seven braking sections at the Sachsenring, only two are considered highly demanding on the brakes, while two are of medium difficulty and the remaining three are light.

Braking at the first corner is the one that involves the greatest effort for the riders and the braking systems: the bikes arrive at 290 km/h and enter the corner at 73 km/h after 252 meters of braking. Riders apply the brakes for 5,5 seconds with a 5,7 kg load on the lever and experience a deceleration of 1,4 g.​