The World Superbike Championship is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2018 and as a major supplier to the teams, equipping three quarters of the grid line-up, brake specialist Brembo is chasing down its 700th victory Superbike victory.

This year Brembo will once again participate in the World Superbike Championship as the preferred supplier for the main teams in competition. Of the 21 bikes competing in the 13 rounds of the championship, a full 16 have chosen to rely on Brembo braking systems.

Holding a key role in the World Superbike Championship since the very first race, Brembo has equipped the winning bikes in 684 races, which is 91.7% of all the races contested. Brembo brakes have also provided superior braking performance for 27 of the motorcycles ridden by the World Superbike Riders' Champions and all of the 30 World Superbike Manufacturers' Champions. With 26 races scheduled for 2018, reaching 700 wins is this year’s goal.

For the 2018 season, Brembo technicians are asking the teams to focus almost exclusively on using 336mm discs, although it will still be possible to choose the 328mm discs. In terms of thickness of the discs, four choices will be available. Brembo expects that in particularly demanding circuits for the braking systems, such as Buriram (Thailand), Imola (Italy) and Donington (Great Britain), riders will tend to favour discs of the maximum thickness available.

In addition to the discs, calipers and pads, Brembo also supplies teams with master cylinders. The company says it expects increasing use of thumb master cylinders which can activate the rear brake by pressing a special button on the left side of the handlebar. The Brembo Group also supplies Marchesini forged aluminium wheels to most teams on the Superbike grid.