Brembo Sport

Brembo was founded in 1961, when widespread prosperity allowed ever wider bands of the population to use the car. It began as a small mechanics garage located a few kilometres from Bergamo, run by the current President's father Emilio Bombassei. Experience gained in mechanics and metallurgy was put to good use when the founder started working for customers such as Alfa Romeo. 1964 marked a milestone in the company's history: from then on, Brembo began manufacturing the first Italian brake discs for the aftermarket. Until then, discs had been imported from Great Britain. The production of brake discs was then followed by other braking system components. The skill, specialization and quality of the products and services of this Curno-based company began to gain recognition on an international level, gaining leadership in Europe's brake disc aftermarket. For the first time in 1972, the Brembo brand was applied to motorcycles manufactured in Europe, with a supply for Moto Guzzi. In short, Brembo became leader in the braking systems market for two-wheel vehicles. In 1965, Brembo had 28 employees. Brembo's high technological standards were consecrated in 1975, when Ferrari's patron, Enzo Ferrari, entrusted the Bergamo company with the task of attending to the most prestigious Formula 1 car. Brembo soon became leader in braking systems for racing. Since then, teams equipped with Brembo brakes have won hundreds of car and motorcycle world championships.Brembo amounted to 146 employees in 1975, with a turnover of 2.8 billion lire. Following a precise strategy of expansion into specialized market niches, at the beginning of the eighties, Brembo started developing innovative products and technological processes for cars, racing and motorcycles. The brake caliper for cars, added to the product range in 1980, was highly innovative in terms of design and material: aluminium.

• Overall Rating: 5 out of 5
  Great Rotors!, March 30, 2008
  

  Appearance:		5 out of 5
  Ease of Use/Installation:		4 out of 5
  Quality:		4 out of 5
  Performance:		5 out of 5

  • Pros: Difference in stopping is noteable
  • Cons: Not drilled for positioning bolts
  "These rotors fit perfectly and perform flawlessly even in wet conditions. The positioning holes of my stock rotors were absent, but that doesn't seem to affect the performance once the wheels are installed."