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PorschePorsche 992 GT3 R

Spa-FrancorchampsSpa-Francorchamps

  • 23 °C
  • 27 °C

Stable Porsche 992 GT3 R Setup for Spa - Assetto Corsa Competizione.

Note: Negative toe might still work in the qualifying environment. But all my setups will for now utilize positive or only slightly negative toe as I expect it to be the more sustainable solution.

The Porsche just feels great with a balanced race setup. Ever so slightly willing to rotate on entry, stable in the middle off throttle and again willing to just mildly rotate on exit (apart from high speed, where its pushing a bit). It might be the best simulation ACC has to offer. Everything feels really round and smooth, no excessive behavior in any situation.

Overall the new Porsche needs less steering as before and it's easy to turn too much. The high steer ratio helps to be precise.
Be careful on turn in. The tires likely need half a turn or more to build temperature on the surface and they are more snappy on entry when still cold. You can get them warm more equally by reducing camber and going for more positive toe. This will cost lap time in general, but might gain you time if the car is unrealiable on corner entries for you. While the car remains the crazy rotation off throttle, the center of that rotation seems far more in the center of the car now, than around the tip of the nose, which makes it rotate more like a mid engine car. The rear doesn't feel quite as exposed on corner entry, and you get actually turn into the direction you want to go, instead of controlling a permanent slide. In Q the weight balance is still very far to the rear, hard to do anything about it. I tamed it as much as I could and again no negative toe needed here for (most of the) lap time.

Spa
A track with high grip and a variety of corner speeds. Because we have to compromise the downforce a bit for extra top speed it remains very important here to be smooth (that means progress into and out of inputs rather than being sudden, apart from initial braking: slam it!). I've set the car up to allow a bit of forced understeer everywhere as that will keep the rear in check very well, especially in les combes it will help. Traction is an issue out of the hairpins and last chicane. TC1 here will directly gain lap time in Q but might work the rears too much in the race - depending on how aggressive you are. Also due to the downforce compromise the car dives a bit into fast corners, making the rear end lose. As soon as you let go off the brake the car should settle though. The transitions in all S-type corners are crucial - don't be too aggressive here and focus on the exits. Straight line braking is fine, we never really have enough brake force. But as soon as you turn and ask for combined grip, the ABS will immediately be overwhelmed. Trail braking is - as always - relevant here. The right compromise and careful change of direction especially in the esses will pay off. Even with higher TC the rear will come around on power, but you can use that to your advantage, and place the car to your liking with the throttle instead of the typical snappy behavior. Yet over a stint you should test how your wear progresses and potentially use TC4 instead.

Driving

  • Aim for late apexes and dont shy away from a short shift or staying in the higher gear option in the first place
  • your brake is more than a means of deceleration, it also controls pitch and especially in Q this will be key to managing rotation on corner entry - most pronounced into Pouhon. It generally needs careful trailing to not lock the front tires. And if they unlock you have a sudden regain of grip that sets the rear lose. So be careful :)
  • on throttle the car will keep rotating, dont just floor it as that might exaggerate it - take a close look at my throttle traces. TC3 in Q seems fine, but you want TC1 on the exits of T1 and the last chicane, but also through stavelot II before the long back straight. Here you also want to throw the car a bit and potentially clip the inside kerb for extra rotation.
  • TC4 for more stability and predictability at almost no time loss. For the race start with TC3 and you'll like go up to 4 once the rear tires start to drop. 
  • dont steer too much, progress into it
  • In lap comparison focus on where the car is slow, where its tight and where its wide. Replicate that first and foremost, the other inputs will come automatically with that.

Adjustments

  • If too oversteery: Stiffer front spring (this will lead to more oversteer later in the stint, try the other options first), stiffer front roll bar, less rake. One click at a time.
  • The brake bias is tricky. If it's too far forward the front will suddenly regain grip and the rear snaps. If too far back the rears might lock. Higher ABS here if you cannot handle it, but likely at a time loss. Clean trailing will pay off.
  • higher preload can give more turn in stability, but will come with more nervous exits
  • lowering front and adding rear camber might further stabilize the car (in race)
  • lowering the caster also gives more predictability
  • Some drivers might like a car with less rake for better drivability. It does not seem to be too problematic to lower the wing in turn for 2-3mm lower rear ride height.
  • rear tire wear remains an issue. Lower camber all around the car might help paired with more positive rear toe - but its just something you can't fully control. Adding more understeer with higher ARB or a lower rear ride height will be more impactful

Tire pressures
Aim for around 27.0 entering the fast corners for solid support from the tire without surprises. You can play with the fronts at lower pressures, so they develop some temperature. Yet we have a lot of high load corners here and a stiff tire feels much more communicative than a soft one. Also i deliberately chose higher rear pressures to keep the temps ever so slightly lower. 

Lap times
Q fuel: 16L (This is safe to use for the sprint races adding the necessary fuel of 50L - maybe add 1 click of rear ride height)
R: 110L (including formation lap)
2:15.6 is just with a slightly more agile Q setup in case the high speed understeer was an issue for you

LFM: For the shorter LFM races you'll likely be best advised with the Q set and a bit of fuel, less front pressures, but without any other changes - if anything increase rear ride height by a click.

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PorschePorsche 992 GT3 R

Spa-FrancorchampsSpa-Francorchamps

  • 23 °C
  • 27 °C
  • Replay File
  • Qualifying2:15.692
2024-10-11
v1.10.3

PorschePorsche 992 GT3 R

Spa-FrancorchampsSpa-Francorchamps

  • 23 °C
  • 27 °C
  • Replay File
  • Qualifying2:15.747
2024-10-11
v1.10.3

PorschePorsche 992 GT3 R

Spa-FrancorchampsSpa-Francorchamps

  • 23 °C
  • 27 °C
  • Replay File
  • Race2:17.065
2023-09-12
v1.9.5
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Peter Mallmann I PWRT
2 months ago

Das Setup ist eins der Besten und stabilsten die ich je gefahren habe. Sehr stabil und trotzdem schnell.

Passt alles und sogar mit einem Klick weniger Heckflügel super Handling. Klare Empfehlung.

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Marc_G_SRE_e-Sports
about 1 year ago

Thats is a Setup description, great Work.

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