Abstract: A disc brake pad including a brake lining having at least one friction surface, and provided with a heat dissipating structure which circulates the heat to be dissipated in one or more directions substantially parallel to the plane of the friction surface. The structure is arranged in the lining and/or in a carrier plate if there is one, or at the interface. The structure may be formed from cylindrical holes with axes following one or more directions substantially parallel to the friction surface. These holes are through holes, such that the air can freely pass therethrough. The structure may also be formed from projections at the periphery of the carrier plate, optionally fitted with cooling fins, or bars which are good heat conductors enclosed a component of the pad.