Very balanced. Fast. No min/max or negative toe.

Nils Naujoks

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FerrariFerrari 296 GT3

ZolderZolder

Very balanced. Fast. No min/max or negative toe.
  • 23 °C
  • 27 °C

The new Ferrari. 
Once you step into the car and do your first laps, you'll immediately have a feeling of a very high tech car. It feels prototypish - probably LMDH-ish. The car is responsive like crazy. Even if you throw it around the rear will stay planted (most of the time). The TC operates cleanly, it also does not use fuel, it has good balance in wear and tire temperatures as well as barely a balance shift from the tank emptying. This is going to be a serious competitor.

Here on Zolder with this setup you can always trail into all the corners without the rear becoming too lose. An advantage of NOT RUNNING NEGATIVE TOE. The car will still rotate on power, without you having to countersteer. I think its how a race car should drive. With the new patch you will not be able to yeet the chicane. Driving around the kerbs is the best way, focus on getting the turbo spinning up early there, to build speed into the straight and up the hill. Other than that all kerbs are fine to use, last chicane its very tolerant, as well as T1. I hope you'll enjoy this one.

Electronics:
TC1 on 6 for both Q and Race. I would keep TC2 low or off for Q but on 1 for the race and only adjust TC2 over the course of a stint most likely.
ABS on 3-5 seems predictable, higher seems better in general as sometimes a lockup of the rear can cause the car to snap on entry - or you going straight entirely.


Adjustments (you dont actually need any imo)

  • The spring steps are rather small, so can be used for fine tuning. 
  • stiffen front spring if braking into the corners is an issue or the car is generally too oversteery for you. Reduce rear ride height for bigger impact
  • To reduce response further you can increase the steer ratio still - it will also allow for more precision
  • adjust rear ride height for over/understeer by 1mm steps. Also consider raising the front as the downforce loss is minimal, which allows for subtle balance adjustments. Raising the entire car can make it more compliant over the kerbs at little aero disadvantages, but the car is tolerant at low ride heights already
  • the combination of toe and camber is delicate now. Watch out for the outside of the tires cooling out - this will lead to little grip into the corners. Therefor lower cambers and positive toe can influence temperature development a lot

Driving

  • into the hairpins you can be quite aggressive with the brake, the ABS will sort you out as long as you go straight. Very little braking input deep into the corner, the car is sensitive, but there's more grip loading the tire carefully
  • Onto the throttle don't just floor it in the slower corners, give the car some time (say, half a second) and it will thank you
  • aim for late apex in hairpins, try to trail deep, immediate but progressive throttle, little to no coasting in tight corners, aggressive throttle in longer corners. early power is very crucial to work the diff and unload the front.

Race:
You need to watch your wear profile. The rear will always wear faster, the race set is already adjusted to tap into the fronts more, but this might still be too much rear wear over an hour. Please test how much your balance shifts. The Tire wear might equal out with the fuel emptying as the tank sits slightly towards the rear. In case of balance issues towards oversteer try more of the mentioned clicks above, potentially lower the rear, raise the front - many options to try!

Enjoy and leave feedback!

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Game Version

FerrariFerrari 296 GT3

ZolderZolder

  • 23 °C
  • 27 °C
  • Replay File
  • Qualifying1:27.535
2023-04-25
v1.9.0

FerrariFerrari 296 GT3

ZolderZolder

  • 23 °C
  • 27 °C
  • Replay File
  • Race1:27.752
2023-04-25
v1.9.0
  • Race1:28.117
2023-04-25
v1.9.0
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ZZMadd
over 1 year ago

I'm switching to the new Ferrari 296 GT3 from a BMW M4 as with ACC v. 1.9.0+ the setups I have for the BMW are useless.

This being a new car has new setups coming for v. 1.9.0+.

I'm not a good driver, I've been abroad and not playing ACC for 9 months, then came back had new pedals and v. 1.9.0 coming out simultanously. Days of being confused.

I think this setup is fantastic. I do laps I didn't expect to do.

My best one on the BMW was 1.29.600 and within 2 days in Zolder I lapped 1.28.800. I love the car especially on turns 1, 2, 3, 4.

I even qualify in LFM on full tank just to avoid being on the front row. As I'm not experienced once I start from the front I get cars hitting me on lap one.

I tend to lap better on low fuel though. To my poor skills lapping on 7/10 liters (second/third qualy lap) is so effortless.

This car with this setup in Zolder are a fantastic combo.

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