The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship will take on the Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Andalucia for the final round of the 2026 campaign this weekend. Brembo engineers have detailed how tough the Spanish venue is on brakes and provided information about the circuit from their perspective. With Brembo supplying brakes to 13 out of WorldSBK’s 14 teams, they provide a unique insight into WorldSBK and the end-of-season Pirelli Spanish Round.
‘HIGHLY DEMANDING’ ON THE BRAKES
It’s perhaps no surprise, given some of its tight corners after high-speed sections, that Jerez is rated as highly demanding on the brakes by Brembo, giving it a 4 out of 5 in this metric. Riders are on the brakes 10 times across the 4.423km layout for just under 28 seconds. This equates to about 29% of a lap at Jerez.
HITTING THE ALL-IMPORTANT BRAKING MARKS
Dani Pedrosa corner, Turn 6, is considered the most demanding turn as riders scrub off an enormous amount of speed: arriving at 282km/h, they drop down to 68km/h in under five seconds and covering more than 200 metres while braking. Riders are applying 5.5kg to the brake lever and deceleration reaches 1.5g, while Brembo brake fluid pressure reaches 11.7 bar.
CRUCIAL CORNERS
Jerez often provides close racing due to its varied layout: it has tight and twisty sections and high-speed runs followed by heavy braking. Sector 1 features Turns 1-4, with the opening corner a key overtaking hot spot. In Sector 2, it’s vital to get a good exit from Turn 5 as it leads down the back straight and into Turn 6 – a key action hotspot in every class. The third sector is generally more single file, although you do see moves into Turns 9 and 10 occasionally, and it’s important to exit Turn 10, Peluqui, well; from there, it’s all about building speed to Turn 13, Jorge Lorenzo corner, where races can be won and lost in an instant.
THE RIDERS’ FAVOURITE SECTIONS
For Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati), his favourite part of Jerez is Turn 6: “The section I like the most is Turn 6. The braking and then the corner itself. It has hard braking into a very tight right-hander, so it is a really good spot to make some overtakes. I felt some comfortable there during the last few years in this corner.”.
2026 WorldSSP Champion Albert Arenas (AS BLU CRU Racing Team) points out the bump on the entry to the corner, just before the braking point. For the #75, his favourite part of Jerez is Turns 8-10: I really love Sector 3, starting at Turn 8. On this exit, you are sliding on the bike and then changing direction into Turn 9. It is technical, but at the same time, it’s fun. You have to be so precise. If you nail it well, it is so satisfying. It is also an important section of the circuit.”
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