Galfer Racing brake products in Moto3
This has been another good race season for Barcelona based brakes specialist Galfer, with its products featuring prominently on Moto3 World Championship podiums in 2023.
World-class riders like Jaume Masia [at the time of press the current leader of the Moto3 World Championship], David Munoz and Diogo Moreira "relying on Galfer Floatech brake discs and Racing G1310 sintered brake pads for their sporting success," according to the manufacturer.
"The Moto3 category stands out as the most competitive in the world of motorcycle road racing, where small nuances make a crucial difference. The braking system plays a decisive role in boosting the confidence of riders during races, allowing them to overtake their rivals on slower, tighter corners as they compete for the smallest of advantages.
"Galfer Racing riders can rely on the high performance of Galfer brake discs and brake pads on all tracks and under all weather conditions - as evidenced by the numerous victories and podium finishes during the 2023 season - and the amazing absolute lap records set by David Muñoz in Austria 2022 and Assen 2023.
"With his KTM BOE Motorsports, the Spanish rider clocked the Netherlands' Assen circuit in just 1:41.181 using Galfer Floatech brake discs along with Racing G1310 sintered brake pads, a combination that undoubtedly provided him with great braking power and reliability to reduce lap times to the maximum".
Galfer says that, as a combination, its Floatech discs and Racing G1310 sintered pads "significantly improve the braking performance of Moto3 motorcycles thanks to their improved thermal characteristics, perfect alignment between disc and pads, optimised left/right structure", and their 'Thermal Break' - a new golden nitride pin that joins both parts of the brake disc (track and core), improving the thermal regulation between both parts.
"At high temperatures (200°C and higher), the brake track tends to expand in all directions. Our Floatech system controls the increase in the brake track size, preventing possible issues with the brake track locking against the core".
The alignment between disc and pads is important as the more precise it is, the better the system achieves free expansion of the brake track. The self-alignment that Galfer says it achieves prevents loss of 'floatability' due to the inclusion of washers and a preloaded spring. The spring tightens and fixes the brake track, ensuring that it maintains the same position at all times, aligning precisely with the brake pads "in any situation".
This eliminates the "free movement" that Galfer says most competition brake discs on the market have. This avoids the issue of the brake pads being" pushed in an uncontrolled manner" under the strong vibrations and gyroscopic forces produced during competition. "Our Floatech system achieves perfect self-alignment between the disc and the brake pads at all times, allowing the brake caliper pistons to maintain the position set by the brake equipment manufacturer. This results in much more stable braking".
By analysing the braking forces, and given the technology needed to design specific directional left/right brake discs, Galfer says it has been possible to determine the key points for optimising the design of the brake disc cores, providing greater structural rigidity with the lowest possible weight. This means specific directional brake discs for each side of the wheel.
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| Jaume Masia - at the time of press the current leader of the Moto3 World Championship |
"We introduced our G1310 sintered brake pads in 2022 as a 'new generation' race-specific compound formula, developed in collaboration with our riders and their teams - specified for the needs of MotoGP (excluding carbon discs), Moto2, Moto3, WSBK, Superstock 1000, Supersport, etc.
"These brake pads have considerable initial deceleration, with powerful and progressive initial braking, and remarkable stability throughout the race. They perform well under all temperatures and conditions - these brake pads are not overly aggressive on the brake discs and offer minimal wear".
Galfer says that the high level of initial deceleration brings with it a very powerful and modulable entry, great stability throughout the race, operation at any temperature and under all conditions and rapid bedding-in without being "overly aggressive on the brake disc".
In the 2023 Moto3 World Championship, Jaume Masià (Leopard Racing) achieved three victories and five podiums in 2023 using G1310 pads, David Muñoz (Boe Motorsport) set multiple absolute lap records (Spielberg and Assen) and scored a podium - as did Brazilian rider Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets/MSi).
