Category: BoP
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Detroit BoP hits Porsche
A hit to power and no compensation at high speed.The lower activation speed remains for the street circuit. Power to Weight Aston Martin stays at the top, but is joined by Acura. Not good for Aston. Cadillac gets a boost too, but to…
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WEC São Paulo BoP look ahead
A look at how the performance will feed into Brazil’s BoP. Previous Three Race Performance To come up with these the rule makers compare to the last three race. So let’s start by reminding ourselves of the order in those races. What did…
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WEC Spa BoP (Updated)
A simpler correlation between performance and adjustment. A wider range of BoP parameters. Updated 5/5/2025 (first published 22/4/2025) Spa-Francorchamps1 is the third of the new 3 race average approach2. Observations – Previous Performance – BoP change – Correlation – Data Observations Previous Three…
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High Speed Power Activation Speed Reduced to 200kph
Back to the normal sprint race format. Here are the BoP changes.1For the first time in either WEC or IMSA the rule makers have reduced the high speed power activation speed. High Speed Power >190kph! Unlike in WEC where there is a single…
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Imola First Look at Relative Speeds
Highlighting the Top 10 laps and 60% fastest of each car. The first race where we have to wonder about what happens when a car has it’s laps disrupted. i.e. poor conditions, safety car, and retirement. Although Cadillac was impacted a little by…
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WEC Imola BoP
Second race of the new 3 race average approach. Here is an attempt to understand how that might work. Let’s remind ourselves of the performance order from the last three races and the race that falls off the list Combined Peak and Stint…
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Long Beach BoP
A fun little sprint race coming up, here are the BoP changes.1 Power to Weight BMW and Aston Martin gain relative to the others who lose power. BMW has been strong, but not got the results recently, so this could be good for…
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Understanding the New Balance of Performance Approach
Thierry Bouvet and FIA technical engineering director Thomas Chevaucher outlined the BoP process for FIA WEC 2025 1. It is based on recent race lap times. Here is a look at those recent races and how they influenced BoP for the Opener in…
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Qatar First Look at Relative Speeds
Highlighting the Top 10 laps and 60% fastest of each car. First the usual table. It is ranked by Top 100. Now let’s look at “peak performance”. the Top 10 spreads by manufacturer: Now the Race Pace, roughly 60% of the distance (not…
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FIA WEC BoP Process Explained (2025) Updated
ACO competition director Thierry Bouvet and FIA technical engineering director Thomas Chevaucher explain (Sportscar365) This was updated with additional information from Racecar Engineering1. This is a significant change from 2024 2 to something that is easier to administer. They are now looking for…