brake disc arrangement includes a brake disc carrier 18 which may be made of for example sheet steel the brake disc carrier 18 has on its periphery suitably dimensioned openings or cutouts 68 spaced at specific intervals which permit radial removal of the brake pad 36 the brake disc carrier 18 which is configured as one piece provides a central substantially circular fastening section 20 with walls adjacent to the outer periphery which extend outwardly in an inclined direction and form a disc shaped contour with the fastening section 20 the downward slope of the walls is continued in carrier sections 61 extending substantially parallel to the axis of the wheel the carrier sections 61 terminate above the connecting elements 24 which are cast integrally with the friction ring 26 of the brake disc the friction ring 26 shown in fig2 includes two axially spaced annular friction surfaces 26a 26b connected together by ribs 62 with ventilation ducts between the ribs the connecting element 24 is cast integrally with the annular friction surface 26a on the side close to the brake disc carrier 18 in such a manner that it protrudes radially a slight amount that is in the range of between 1 0 mm and 5 mm and preferably between 1 mm and 2 5 mm from the friction surface outer periphery in this arrangement the difference between the outside diameter of the connecting element 24 and the outside diameter of the annular friction surface 26a corresponds approximately to the sheet steel thickness of the connecting element 24 as shown in fig3 the connecting element 24 includes a plurality of bores 72 closed throughout which are penetrated by the material as it is being cast prior to the welding operation for attaching the.