Stable ACC Setup for Porsche 992 GT3 R - Suzuka

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.

Updated to 1.9.7

Overall the new Porsche needs less steering as before and it's easy to turn too much. Maybe increasing steer ratio further can help 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 in the back, 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.

Suzuka
Braking in Q is trickier than in race trim, due to the missing weight on the front. You might actually experience shorter braking distances in race trim. The setup changes quite a bit from Q to Race here.
Especially in the race it feels very balanced and despite the wear difference, it remained stable as far as I got into the stint. The race set definitely starts on the understeery side, but it will certainly become more oversteery as the weight balance changes and the rear tires outwear the fronts.
Suzuka is special with its many direction changes that require a planted rear and patient driver. Just let it roll a while and only make tiny speed andjustments in the esses. In Q the car is slightly pitch sensitive, while in race its not. Despite the tricky surface of suzuka you won't get away with a soft setup here, so I went as hard as the car needs to be, but as soft as it can be.

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 in T1
• on throttle the car will keep rotating, dont just floor it as that might exaggerate it - take a close look at my throttle traces, especially at the exit of the esses. Position is key here.
• dont steer too much, progress into it, be ready to steer neutral on exits.

Adjustments

• If too oversteery: Stiffer front spring, 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.

Tire pressures
Aim for 26.4 or more. Lower pressures might feel better in a slow corner, but its harder to hit the right slip. Go for 26.7-26.9 for solid support from the tire without surprises. Here its aimed to have the fronts at lower pressures than the rear - so they develop some temperature.

Lap times
Q fuel: 13L
R: 102L (I need to keep playing with the dampers, chicane is hit and miss. try to have straight steering leaving the first kerb.)