19
Nov 2012GP Success in America
The 19th round of the 2012 F1 season the USA Grand Prix held
for the first time at the spectacular circuit of the America's
in Austin Texas , saw AP Racing's domination of supplying
Brakes and/or Clutches to Formula One continue, with a clean sweep
of the top 10 finishers for our products.
When the chequered flag came down it was our 707th 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 america 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 - 707th 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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