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giugno 06, 2017 - Brembo

Brembo unveils the use of its braking systems at the 2017 MotoGP Grand Prix of Catalunya

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After France and Italy, #motogp returns to Spain for the Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, the 7th appointment of the 2017 World Championships, held from 9 to 11 June at the Circuit de Barcelona – #catalunya Of the 4 Iberian matches, this is the real home race for Maverick Viñales, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, who grew up only a few miles from the track.

The first stone of the circuit was laid in February 1989 and the track was inaugurated on September 10, 1991 with a car race of the Spanish Tourism Championship. Class 500 took to the track in 1992 and 4 editions of the GP Europe were disputed there, which later adopted the current name of Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix.

With a length 4,727 meters, it has 7 curves to the left and 9 to the right and boasts a main straight of 1,047 meters. Given the layout, in the past the Grand Prix motorcycles have set numerous speed records. Starting this year, after modifications to turns 14 and 15, the Grand Prix motorcycles will use the same layout as Formula 1.

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