08
Oct 2012Formula One success continues in Japan
The 15th round of the 2012 F1 season, the Japanese Grand Prix held
at the famous Suzuka circuit, saw AP Racing's domination of
supplying Brakes and/or Clutches to Formula One continued, with a
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th place finishs
for our products
.
When the chequered flag came down it was our 703rd GP success, a
truely magnificent achievement which AP Racing are confident of
increasing in the future.
AP Racing has racked up that amazing tally in just 45 years. The very first car to win a grand prix with AP Racing's brakes was the Ferrari 312B driven by Mario Andretti in the South African GP at Kyalami back in March 1971. It was, remarkably, Andretti's first competitive outing for Ferrari. The technical comparisons between the brakes used for the landmark occasions make for interesting reading. Where the caliper weighed 3.6 kg in 1971, it tipped the scales in Japan at 1.6 kg. The disc itself weighed 4 kg in 1971 but now weighs just 1.75 kg! AP Racing has an outstanding record in F1 - 703rd Grand Prix wins starting at the Dutch GP in 1967 have been won with cars that used the British company's brakes, clutches, or both.
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