Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.
Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.
Annual Report 2012 - Knorr-Bremse AG.
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<strong>Report</strong><br />
71<br />
Jochen Hahn successfully defends title in European Truck Racing Championship<br />
<strong>2012</strong> saw Jochen Hahn successfully defend his title as European Champion at the FIA European<br />
Truck Racing Championship. Following an exciting season the end result came quickly – after the<br />
first of the final races at the legendary Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans, France, Hahn had such a lead over<br />
his nearest rivals that victory was certain.<br />
The brilliant result was immediately celebrated by his team and almost 50,000 fans – and <strong>Knorr</strong>-<br />
<strong>Bremse</strong> was also quick to congratulate the new champion. The company is delighted to have been<br />
supporting him and his team since 2001 and since 2003 has been an official sponsor.<br />
<strong>Knorr</strong>-<strong>Bremse</strong> supplies the high-performance brakes for Hahn’s racing truck. The rules of the competition<br />
require all components to be drawn from normal series production, so the systems <strong>Knorr</strong>-<br />
<strong>Bremse</strong> tested in conjunction with the Hahn racing team were volume-produced rather than prototypes,<br />
as is often the case in Formula 1 racing. The collaboration means <strong>Knorr</strong>-<strong>Bremse</strong> is able to<br />
monitor the performance of its braking systems under demanding racing conditions and gain valuable<br />
insights for its series production.<br />
In this race truck disc<br />
brakes are tested to<br />
their limits.