This weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix is simply the second occasion within the 2025 season after Brembo, who has as much as 6/6 on the issue of braking difficulties.
The 4.348 km, 11 turns Purple Bull Ring contains 5 heavy brake zones and three reasonable demand.
Based on Brembo, which provides the braking system all through the MotoGP grid, riders are braking about 29 seconds per lap, or a couple of third of the race distance.
In case you exceed the 28-lap Grand Prix, it additionally turns into a cumulative load of 1.1 tons utilized to the entrance brake lever.
Essentially the most demanding brake level is Flip 4, the place the rider slows from 301 km/h to 81 km/h in simply 5.2 seconds at 246 meters, making use of a 5.3 kg of pressure to the brake lever.
The deceleration peaks at 1.5g, the brake fluid stress reaches 11.3 bars, and the carbon disc temperature rises to about 630°C. Subsequently, in Austria, the utmost 355mm entrance disc is at present required.
For the reason that circuit returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2016, Ducati has received 11 of 13 races, together with the dash.
That tally contains three victories by Andrea Dovizioso, who claimed the ultimate MotoGP victory on the venue in 2020.
With 16/120 days between his first and final premier class victories, Doviziono holds the third-longest victory span in MotoGP historical past, behind Valentino Rossi and Loris Capirossi.
From a braking perspective, the Italians – who retired after Misano 2022 and is at present working with Yamaha – had a major affect by reintroducing the Bremboria Sam brake.
Dovizioso needed thumb brakes for right-handed folks. There, I had a tough time working the standard foot brake with the biggest deangularity.
As Lean angle continues to extend in MotoGP, extra riders are utilizing the thumb brake possibility.
