Category: Spa-Francorchamps
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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 Qatar. Along with a look at how Qatar’s lap times will influence…
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2025 Le Mans Entry List
ACO Announces the entries. Still some drivers to be confirmed1.
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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 convergence, rather than same operating window. The ACO and the FIA met…
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FIA WEC Circuits 2025
Circuit Maps of all the 2025 Venues Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8
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2025 ACO Racing Calendar
Happy New Year!
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2025 Power Unit (ICE) Technical Regulations
No real changes, but a good reminder1
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Welcome to the Sportscar Race Analysis
Here we will look at how races unfolded, build-up to races went, differences in manufacturer, team and driver performance, and how different series compare.
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Spa-Francorchamps Hourly Update
2025 Round 3
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Spa – All practice
Wooo! Spa! Update to include fp3. Hypercar Here are the fastest laps and when people set them: Practice makes perfect But really it is about getting those laps in. One more lap from #83 means it ranks highest here. #51’s running was limited by an off at Raidillon the start of fp2. So it did less…
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Spa – Quick Look at Day 1
Wooo! Spa! Hypercar Here are the fastest laps and when people set them: Practice makes perfect But really it is about getting those laps in: #51’s running was limited by an off at Raidillon the start of fp2. So it did less laps than Aston! The #007 Aston did last a bit longer, crashing at Pouhon…
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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 Race Performance To come up with these the rule makers compare to…
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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 high speed trigger (250kph), IMSA has a range. Low speed power top…
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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 that in Qatar. We don’t know the exact details of how the…
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Imola Hourly Update
FIA WEC 2025 Round 2 ImolaWinner #51 Ferrari AF Corse, 212 laps Comparison to previous races. Looks at all races at Imola since 2011 (ILMC race, won by Peugeot) and 2024 WEC are the only other races considered.