The latest news and headlines from around the global brake industry. This page lists all of the articles in the Motorsports category.
KBC Corp. becomes an official partner of the 2026 Xiaomi China Endurance Championship, supplying a carbon-ceramic brake package the company rates for over 400 minutes of continuous racing operation.
EBC Brakes will debut SC Super Ceramic at the SEMA Show, calling it its lowest-dusting compound to date, with performance close to Bluestuff and launch-year fitments limited to high-performance cars.
AP Racing has completed and dispatched its first brake calipers machined entirely in-house at its Coventry site, bringing an additional production process under direct company control across motorsport and OEM lines.
AP Racing supplied the braking system for the JCB Hydromax, which averaged 406.320 mph at Bonneville to set an FIA world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle.
Winhere Origine Motorsport took the GT3 overall win at the China GT Championship Zhuhai round, a fourth 2026 victory, running WINHERE Black Series racing brake discs and pads.
Wilwood Disc Brakes has released the XRS street caliper, a 4.5-pound forged aluminum unit built on Superlite Radial Mount architecture and offered in six- and four-piston configurations from $664.10.
EBC Brakes Racing has launched the GPFAX D2, a new flagship track and race motorcycle brake pad the company says improves durability, feel, and torque consistency over its predecessor.
Galfer has confirmed Galfer USA as its only authorized representative in North America, distancing itself from former importer Giocar's newly launched GBrakes brand following a three-decade partnership's end.
PFC Brakes has expanded its aftermarket lineup with a new 68 street-and-track brake compound, additional brake pad shapes, and full race upgrade kits for BMW F- and G-series models.
Brembo has won the 2026 Red Dot Award for TrackTribe, its motorcycle data and coaching platform, marking the brake maker's fourth Red Dot win since 2019.
PFC Brakes cut INDYCAR caliper piston bore size by 22% for the Indy 500 and expanded its reach across NASCAR, INDY NXT, USF Pro, IMSA, and grassroots asphalt and dirt racing.
PFC Brakes supplies brakes across Europe's junior open-wheel ladder, from the Formula Regional European Championship to Eurocup-3 and F4 Spain, where James Egozi and Noah Monteiro lead early in 2026.
Halo By Orthene has launched Halo GT, a DOT 4 racing brake fluid derived from its flagship P1 chemistry, with a 336°C dry boiling point and ultra-low 1,350 cSt viscosity.
Galfer-equipped riders swept Brno: the MSi Racing Team's Iván Ortolá won Moto2 and Hakim Danish won Moto3 on the same Sunday, both running Galfer discs and pads.
Brembo will introduce its Hyction carboceramic brake disc to the Superbike World Championship from 2027, replacing steel discs and becoming the exclusive braking-system supplier for the entire grid.
Galfer supplies the brake discs on Ducati's new Desmo450 EDS enduro motorcycle, with 260 mm front and 240 mm rear rotors engineered for off-road use, extending an established motocross partnership.
Charles Leclerc will test Carbon Industrie brake discs and pads at Barcelona, adopting teammate Lewis Hamilton's setup after blaming his Monaco crash on the Brembo configuration he had been running.
SBS-supported riders swept the podium across the headline solo races at the 2026 Isle of Man TT, with Dean Harrison and Michael Dunlop leading first-to-third lockouts on the Mountain Course.
Brembo has publicly rejected Charles Leclerc's claim that a brake failure caused his Monaco Grand Prix crash, calling it premature to reach any conclusion before the telemetry is analyzed.
AP Racing introduced a new brand identity at the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours, where the Brembo Group company says it supplies brake and clutch systems to 75 percent of the grid.