Formula 1 | GP China 2024, Brembo's identity card

​By popular demand from the local public, the formula 1 come back in China from which he has been missing since 2019. He does it once again on the route designed by the architects Hermann Only e Peter Wahl, whose layout resembles the Chinese character “shang” which means “upwards”. The circuit was built on a marshy area of ​​the district Jiading of Shanghai in just 18 months from the start of work with an investment of 450 million dollars.

Data from the Chinese Grand Prix

According to the technicians Brembo lo Shanghai International Circuit at 5.451 meters in length, it falls into the category of circuits that are moderately demanding on the brakes. On a scale of 1 to 5 it deserved a difficulty index of 3, despite the braking at turn 14, at the end of one of the longest straights in the entire Formula 1 world championship, approximately 1,2 km. The drivers use the brakes for 16,6 seconds per lap, equal to 18% of the GP.

The hardest curve 

The hardest corner on the Shanghai International Circuit for the braking system is turn 14 where the single-seaters go from 318 km/h to 72 km/h in 2,66 seconds during which they travel 113 metres. The effort required from the drivers is also notable: 4,7 g is the maximum deceleration to which they are subjected and 174 kg is the load on the brake pedal that they must exert. The braking power is 2.450 kW.

Barrichello first Chinese dragon 

The first edition of the Chinese GP was in 2004, won by Ferrari thanks to Rubens Barrichello who took pole, while teammate Michael Schumacher started from the last row having not achieved any time due to a spin at the first corner. The Brazilian won and Schumacher finished 12th and lapped in one of the toughest weekends of his career. Two years later, however, the German got his revenge in China, winning his 91st and final GP, all won with Brembo brakes.

The Chinese in F1 

Guanyu Zhou is the only Chinese to have contested a Formula 1 GP. The twenty-four year old from Shanghai started in 48 GPs, enriched by two fastest laps, in 2022 in Japan and in 2023 in Bahrain. In qualifying, his best placing was 5th place at the 2023 Hungarian GP, ​​and 8th place in the race at the 2022 Canadian GP. However, the first Chinese to take part in a race weekend was Ma Qing Hua, at the Italian GP 2012 when he took part in free practice with HRT. In the 2014 Abu Dhabi GP, however, Fong Adderly took part in free practice with Sauber.

The award to Brembo

Entering China in 2001, Brembo has expanded its presence in the Chinese market for over 20 years: approximately 2400 employees divided between 5 production sites and 1 trading company. The company specializes in the design, development and production of brake systems and related components for OEM and automotive and motorcycle aftermarket. The main manufacturing plants are Brembo (Nanjing) Brake Systems Co., Ltd. (Nanjing Jiangning Economic Development Zone), Brembo (Nanjing) Automobile Components Co., Ltd. (Nanjing Lishui Economic Development Zone), Brembo Huilian (Langfang) Brake Systems Co., Ltd. (Langfang, Hebei Province), Shandong BRGP Friction Technology Co., Ltd. (Jinan, Shandong Province) and Jiangxing CIJU Control Systems Co., Ltd. (Jiaxing, Hebei Province) Zhejiang). The main braking products include automotive brake discs, aluminum calipers, brake pads and motorcycle brakes. Furthermore, Qingdao Brembo Trading Co., Ltd. is registered in New Coast Area of ​​Qingdao Area of ​​Qingdao (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, mainly dedicated to wholesale of aftermarket parts and accessories automotive and supplying numerous aftermarket customers in China and the Asia-Pacific region.

China is accelerating towards a new era of mobility characterized by electrification, digitalisation, connectivity and autonomous driving. Brembo's commitment goes beyond expanding our business scale and brand awareness in China, it also involves continuous innovation and the introduction of cutting-edge braking solutions for Chinese consumers, opening a new chapter in mobility future together with OEM customers and local partners. Brembo, guided by the strategic vision "Turning Energy into Inspiration", continues to provide multifunctional intelligent solutions, thus opening up a greener, more efficient and digital future.