Category: 2025
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Long Beach Race
Penske Porsche have the race pace1. GTP BMW had the pace, but Porsche took advantage of a quicker stop and then had more pace as the race went on. The two BMWs held 1-2 at the start, but the #7 kept a 3s…
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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 Practice Sessions
Update after the second and last practice session. GTP Laps completed Aston Martin continues the trend of fewer practice laps compared to others. #85 Porsche that leads the way. BMW continue their trend of putting in the miles, but relative to others this…
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Long Beach Practice 1
A short race this weekend, on a double bill with Indycar. Laps completed – GTP (after practice 1) Aston Martin continues the trend of fewer practice laps compared to others. BMW continue their trend of putting in the miles, but it is #85…
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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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Driver Comparisons – GTP Sebring
A look at how the intra-team drive line ups compare. Porsche Let’s look at Penske first, because Penske was first. And second. Penske’s approach was to give one driver (#7 Nasr, #6 Jaminet) in each car the bulk of the time. This driver…
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The battle for Sebring
It was a close fight throughout, but in the end Penske Porsche had the legs to take their 19th Sebring win. 1 Battle shows the 1st, 2nd, 4th cars at the flag. The Cadillac lost out because it couldn’t keep the stint length…
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Sebring Sells Sanctuary
IMSA 2025 Round 6 SebringWinner #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport, 353 laps Race lap comparison is v. 2022 Cadillac DPi-V.R 351 laps which is the highest in the DP/GTP eras.Absolute record distance was 2009 Audi R15 TDI 383 laps. Lap Chart: It’s wide, but…
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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…