A drawworks brake performance assessment system comprising a drawworks comprising a rotatable spool; a braking system comprising a rotor associated with the rotatable spool and at least one hydraulic disc brake comprising a master cylinder assembly and a caliper assembly comprising a caliper and opposing brake pads, wherein the master cylinder assembly is operable with the caliper assembly to manipulate one of the opposing brake pads to apply a clamping force to the rotor; and a brake sensor system comprising a sensor and an operations module, the sensor being operable to measure a displacement distance between one of the opposing brake pads and a surface of the rotor, and to output corresponding sensor data to the operations module that is operable to receive and process the sensor data and to determine one or more performance characteristics of the braking system based on the sensor data.

A drawworks brake performance assessment system comprising a drawworks comprising a rotatable spool; a braking system comprising a rotor associated with the rotatable spool and at least one hydraulic disc brake comprising a master cylinder assembly and a caliper assembly comprising a caliper and opposing brake pads, wherein the master cylinder assembly is operable with the caliper assembly to manipulate one of the opposing brake pads to apply a clamping force to the rotor; and a brake sensor system comprising a sensor and an operations module, the sensor being operable to measure a displacement distance between one of the opposing brake pads and a surface of the rotor, and to output corresponding sensor data to the operations module that is operable to receive and process the sensor data and to determine one or more performance characteristics of the braking system based on the sensor data.