Audi R8 GT3 Evo II Setup and Data Pack for Spa Francorchamps

Updated to V1.9.5: You can lower the rear further for the race if the balance isn't quite right for you. Just be gentle with the steering and in transitions to keep the rear in check. It's just a flaw of the car you can't quite rule out with the setup.

Update V1.10: The setups Q_saferererr R safe are made with TC on in mind, even though the latest patch wants you to turn it off. These setups are made for non esports drivers but are still surprisingly quick!

Race drivers always seek for the duality of physics: He/she wants traction. And Rotation. A good front end and a good rear. The truth is: It's all always there, but what the driver is unhappy with is laptime and corner speed. Always. The Audi has one of the best front ends you can find and it has good electronics, too. But with the big V10 in the back, there's a decent amount of weight that is trying to make your life harder. It provides good traction in quali and allows to slide the rear just about as much as you want. But in the race it will work the rear tires quite a bit and controlling temperature there becomes crucial.

Here on Spa we always have to compromise between straight line speed and downforce for the middle sector. The fastest compromise is often still going for max downforce at the cost of drivability. I therefor provide two quali sets. One on the edge (more edge is still possible) and a safer option. For the race there is just one setup that you might want to adapt further to your liking, I mainly suggest stiffening the front spring or lowering the rear further to get extra stability.

Electronics:
TC1 on 1 or OFF for Q and also 1 for Race feels best for me as the car allows you to actually work with the rear on throttle (The sequence seems to be 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6 ... and is mostly down to how much oversteer the TC will tolerate). Ideally you will use the lowest TC you can handle, cause it really cuts a lot. Especially in T1 and the chicane TC on 1 will gain a lot of time. I would keep TC2 around 4 or lower. 
ABS on 2-3 seems predictable. On this patch lower ABS might be better still. Try 2 if you can handle it into t1 and the last chicane.

Adjustments

• The spring steps are rather large
• stiffen front spring if braking into the corners is an issue or the car is generally too oversteery for you, yet its almost maxed out, so rather reduce rear ride height, or even lift the front
• add rear camber and/or toe for a bit more stability
• move BB forward if too loose into the corners. 
• 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
• Raise the entire car a bit if you want more tolerance over kerbs, the car barely loses downforce with higher ride heights - however the weight travel will be more pronounced
• For lower rear tire temp you will have to shift the balance further. Lower rear ride height, higher front, stiffer front spring, etc. 

Driving

• into the hairpins you can be quite aggressive with the brake, the ABS will sort you out. Try a slightly diagonal braking line in the very last phase of braking for the hairpin 
• 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.
• Compromise corner and section entries for better exits (les combes, noname, piff paff)

LFM:
Just reduce fuel load to 50L. Balance should become even more neutral. Adjust rear ride height +-1mm to your liking. Most likely up by 1mm for medium fuel loads. Also worth experimenting with one click of spring on front or rear to get more over/understeer in general.

The new safe R setup already is made for LFM and has fuel for the formation lap, assuming just under 4L a lap.

Enjoy and leave feedback!