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I updated the OP with the new info and @Hasnain282 's schedule tables.
Wednesdays are back? I'd gotten used to Saturdays only and I think I actually preferred it. Shorter races again too. 😕
Kind of hoping this is just so a short season can be squeezed in and then they'll go back to how it was previously. I can understand shortening the races if there's two a week, but definitely preferred the big race day feel!
Really hoping N24 has the time progression to night like the world final, that'll be awesome in VR.
Manufacturer | Model | Opt time |
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Mazda | Mazda3 Gr.4 | 1:58.614 |
Subaru | WRX Gr.4 | 1:58.918 |
Jaguar | F-type Gr.4 | 1:58.992 |
Dodge | Viper Gr.4 | 1:59.086 |
Ferrari | 458 Italia Gr.4 | 1:59.112 |
Aston Martin | V8 Vantage Gr.4 | 1:59.188 |
Renault | Megane Gr.4 | 1:59.276 |
Mercedes | SLS AMG Gr.4 | 1:59.299 |
Lambourghini | Huracan Gr.4 | 1:59.312 |
Volkswagen | Scirocco Gr.4 | 1:59.526 |
Lexus | RC F Gr.4 | 1:59.530 |
Citroen | Not tested | 1:59.533 |
Honda | Not tested | 1:59.533 |
Hyundai | Not tested | 1:59.533 |
Mitsubishi | Not tested | 1:59.533 |
Suzuki | Not tested | 1:59.533 |
Peugeot | RCZ Gr.4 | 1:59.535 |
Nissan | Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Car | 1:59.589 |
Chevrolet | Corvette C7 Gr.4 | 1:59.612 |
Toyota | GR Supra Race Car '19 | 1:59.616 |
Porsche | Cayman GT4 Clubsport '16 | 1:59.720 |
Ford | Mustang Gr.4 | 1:59.745 |
Genesis | G70 Gr.4 | 1:59.750 |
McLaren | 650S Gr.4 | 1:59.918 |
Audi | TT Cup '16 | 2:00.115 |
Alfa Romeo | 4C Gr.4 | 2:00.424 |
BMW | M4 Gr.4 | 2:01.973 |
Manufacturer | Model | Opt time |
---|---|---|
Genesis | Genesis X GR3 | 1:48.898 |
Lambourghini | Huracan GT3 '15 | 1:49.092 |
Ford | Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II | 1:49.101 |
Toyota | GR Supra Racing Concept '18 | 1:49.149 |
Nissan | GT-R NISMO GT3 '18 | 1:49.228 |
Mazda | RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT | 1:49.264 |
McLaren | 650S GT3 '15 | 1:49.332 |
Audi | R8 LMS '15 | 1:49.345 |
Chevrolet | Corvette C7 Gr.3 | 1:49.404 |
Mercedes | SLS AMG GT3 '11 | 1:49.428 |
Alfa Romeo | 4C Gr.3 | 1:49.537 |
Citroen | Not tested | 1:49.567 |
Honda | Not tested | 1:49.567 |
Hyundai | Not tested | 1:49.567 |
Mitsubishi | Not tested | 1:49.567 |
Suzuki | Not tested | 1:49.567 |
Aston Martin | V12 Vantage FT3 '12 | 1:49.596 |
Ferrari | 458 Italia GT3 '13 | 1:49.623 |
Porsche | 911 RSR (991) '17 | 1:49.722 |
BMW | M6 GT3 Sprint Model '16 | 1:49.728 |
Subaru | BRZ GT300 '21 | 1:49.748 |
Lexus | RC F GT3 '17 | 1:49.858 |
Dodge | Viper SRT GT3-R '15 | 1:50.040 |
Volkswagen | Beetle Gr.3 | 1:50.173 |
Jaguar | F-type Gr.3 | 1:50.261 |
Renault | R.S.01 GT3 '16 | 1:50.268 |
Peugeot | RCZ Gr.3 | 1:50.371 |
Manufacturer | Model | Opt time |
---|---|---|
Citroen | GT by Citroen Gr.4 | 1:31.288 |
Renault | Megane Gr.4 | 1:31.325 |
Aston Martin | V8 Vantage Gr.4 | 1:31.325 |
Subaru | WRX Gr.4 | 1:31.415 |
Ferrari | 458 Italia Gr.4 | 1:31.467 |
Peugeot | RCZ Gr.4 | 1:31.471 |
Mercedes | SLS AMG Gr.4 | 1:31.472 |
Honda | NSX Gr.4 | 1:31.496 |
Lexus | RC F Gr.4 | 1:31.497 |
Mazda | Mazda3 Gr.4 | 1:31.523 |
Toyota | GR Supra Race Car '19 | 1:31.532 |
Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution Final Gr.4 | 1:31.575 |
Volkswagen | Scirocco Gr.4 | 1:31.582 |
Audi | TT Cup '16 | 1:31.605 |
Dodge | Viper Gr.4 | 1:31.636 |
Jaguar | F-type Gr.4 | 1:31.645 |
Porsche | Cayman GT4 Clubsport '16 | 1:31.694 |
Alfa Romeo | 155 2.5 V6 TI '93 | 1:31.731 |
Genesis | G70 Gr.4 | 1:31.763 |
Chevrolet | Corvette C7 Gr.4 | 1:31.783 |
Ford | Mustang Gr.4 | 1:31.857 |
Nissan | Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Car | 1:31.887 |
McLaren | 650S Gr.4 | 1:32.209 |
BMW | M4 Gr.4 | 1:32.596 |
Lambourghini | Huracan Gr.4 | 1:33.086 |
Manufacturer | Model | Opt time |
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Genesis | Genesis X GR3 | 1:39.778 |
Alfa Romeo | 4C Gr.3 | 1:40.306 |
Ford | Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II | 1:40.381 |
Peugeot | RCZ Gr.3 | 1:40.511 |
Toyota | FT-1 VGT | 1:40.521 |
Audi | R8 LMS '15 | 1:40.553 |
Mercedes | SLS AMG GT3 '11 | 1:40.555 |
Honda | NSX Gr.3 | 1:40.556 |
BMW | Z4 GT3 '11 | 1:40.576 |
Porsche | 911 RSR (991) '17 | 1:40.622 |
Mazda | RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT | 1:40.684 |
Dodge | Viper SRT GT3-R '15 | 1:40.762 |
Nissan | GT-R NISMO GT3 '13 | 1:40.837 |
Volkswagen | Beetle Gr.3 | 1:40.872 |
Chevrolet | Corvette C7 Gr.3 | 1:40.905 |
Renault | R.S.01 GT3 '16 | 1:41.040 |
McLaren | McLaren F1 GTR - BMW '95 | 1:41.115 |
Lambourghini | Huracan GT3 '15 | 1:41.176 |
Subaru | BRZ GT300 '21 | 1:41.187 |
Jaguar | F-type Gr.3 | 1:41.192 |
Citroen | GT by Citroen Race Car (Gr.3) | 1:41.212 |
Lexus | RC F GT3 '17 | 1:41.231 |
Aston Martin | V12 Vantage FT3 '12 | 1:41.303 |
Ferrari | 458 Italia GT3 '13 | 1:41.314 |
Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution Final Gr.3 | 1:41.545 |
Manufacturer | Model | Opt time |
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Aston Martin | V8 Vantage Gr.4 | 1:38.476 |
Nissan | Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Car | 1:38.487 |
Mercedes | SLS AMG Gr.4 | 1:38.563 |
Honda | NSX Gr.4 | 1:38.575 |
Citroen | GT by Citroen Gr.4 | 1:38.596 |
McLaren | 650S Gr.4 | 1:38.670 |
Chevrolet | Corvette C7 Gr.4 | 1:38.726 |
Subaru | WRX Gr.4 | 1:38.734 |
Jaguar | F-type Gr.4 | 1:38.771 |
Lambourghini | Huracan Gr.4 | 1:38.864 |
Lexus | RC F Gr.4 | 1:38.891 |
Ferrari | 458 Italia Gr.4 | 1:38.936 |
Renault | Megane Gr.4 | 1:38.956 |
Genesis | G70 Gr.4 | 1:38.999 |
Hyundai | Genesis Gr.4 | 1:39.045 |
Peugeot | RCZ Gr.4 | 1:39.054 |
Porsche | Cayman GT4 Clubsport '16 | 1:39.062 |
Toyota | GR Supra Race Car '19 | 1:39.092 |
Ford | Mustang Gr.4 | 1:39.145 |
Audi | TT Cup '16 | 1:39.164 |
Alfa Romeo | 155 2.5 V6 TI '93 | 1:39.183 |
Mazda | Mazda3 Gr.4 | 1:39.216 |
Volkswagen | Scirocco Gr.4 | 1:39.261 |
Suzuki | Swift Sport Gr.4 | 1:39.418 |
Dodge | Viper Gr.4 | 1:39.428 |
Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution Final Gr.4 | 1:39.801 |
BMW | M4 Gr.4 | 1:40.448 |
Manufacturer | Model | Opt time |
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Ford | Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II | 1:27.982 |
McLaren | McLaren F1 GTR - BMW '95 | 1:28.038 |
Mercedes | Mercedes-AMG GT3 '20 | 1:28.210 |
Toyota | GR Supra Racing Concept '18 | 1:28.307 |
Chevrolet | Corvette C7 Gr.3 | 1:28.353 |
BMW | M6 GT3 Sprint Model '16 | 1:28.361 |
Nissan | GT-R GT500 '99 | 1:28.429 |
Honda | NSX Gr.3 | 1:28.459 |
Genesis | Genesis X GR3 | 1:28.486 |
Ferrari | 458 Italia GT3 '13 | 1:28.490 |
Audi | R8 LMS Evo '19 | 1:28.525 |
Mazda | RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT | 1:28.529 |
Dodge | Viper SRT GT3-R '15 | 1:28.549 |
Lexus | RC F GT3 '17 | 1:28.560 |
Citroen | GT by Citroen Race Car (Gr.3) | 1:28.594 |
Porsche | 911 RSR (991) '17 | 1:28.655 |
Lambourghini | Huracan GT3 '15 | 1:28.673 |
Peugeot | RCZ Gr.3 | 1:28.684 |
Renault | R.S.01 GT3 '16 | 1:28.708 |
Volkswagen | Beetle Gr.3 | 1:28.726 |
Alfa Romeo | 4C Gr.3 | 1:28.757 |
Subaru | BRZ GT300 '21 | 1:28.793 |
Aston Martin | DBR9 GT1 '10 | 1:28.904 |
Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution Final Gr.3 | 1:29.024 |
Hyundai | Genesis Gr.3 | 1:29.118 |
Jaguar | F-type Gr.3 | 1:29.281 |
Suzuki | VGT (Gr.3) | 1:29.963 |
Manufacturer | Combined time | Average rank |
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Mercedes | 10:07.527 | 6.2 |
Genesis | 10:07.674 | 11.5 |
Mazda | 10:07.830 | 10.2 |
Honda | 10:08.186 | 8.5 |
Ford | 10:08.211 | 11.8 |
Toyota | 10:08.217 | 10.2 |
Nissan | 10:08.457 | 12.0 |
Citroen | 10:08.684 | 11.7 |
Chevrolet | 10:08.783 | 13.3 |
Aston Martin | 10:08.792 | 12.2 |
Subaru | 10:08.795 | 13.0 |
Ferrari | 10:08.942 | 12.5 |
McLaren | 10:09.282 | 14.0 |
Audi | 10:09.307 | 14.3 |
Porsche | 10:09.475 | 17.0 |
Dodge | 10:09.501 | 15.7 |
Lexus | 10:09.567 | 15.0 |
Renault | 10:09.573 | 14.2 |
Peugeot | 10:09.626 | 14.5 |
Hyundai | 10:09.657 | 15.0 |
Alfa Romeo | 10:09.938 | 16.8 |
Volkswagen | 10:10.140 | 17.7 |
Jaguar | 10:10.142 | 17.3 |
Lambourghini | 10:10.203 | 14.3 |
Suzuki | 10:10.875 | 16.8 |
Mitsubishi | 10:11.045 | 18.7 |
BMW | 10:13.682 | 19.2 |
If your chosen manufacturer has multiple cars for each group, you are permitted to use another car then the one you're given at sign-up.Heads-up for Mazda drivers: Their contract Gr.4 car is still Atenza, not the Mazda3.
I know that, but generally rented cars get updated when the latest Gr.3/Gr.4 car from each manufacturer gets released. No idea if that did happen during last year's post-season exhibition or World Series Demo season though.If your chosen manufacturer has multiple cars for each group, you are permitted to use another car then the one you're given at sign-up.
I've been doing some testing over that past few weeks to help me decide which manufacturer to choose for the next Manufacturers Cup series. Now that it is here, I'd like to share my results in the hope that it might be useful to some of you.
This is going to be a long post with lots of tables. If you are only interested in the final results, scroll down to the final one.
Since I don't own all of the Gr.3 and Gr.4 cars, the approach that I took was to run qualifying laps using rental cars at the daily races, then compare the optimal lap times of the fastest car from each manufacturer. I tested only on weeks that had Gr.3 and Gr.4 races since I'm a DR B driver and expected I'd need to drive both.
I tested on three weeks:
To test a car, I drove at least 3 laps. For most cars I stopped at 3, but sometimes I did more to compensate for driving mistakes and felt I could hadn't yet gotten the most out of the car.
- Week #48: Monza (Gr.4), Grand Valley (Gr.3)
- Week #50: Brands Hatch (Gr.4), Sardegna (Gr.3)
- Week #51: Interlagos (Gr.4), Deep Forest (Gr.3)
For each of the manufactures I tested, I drove all the cars from the manufacturer. The tables below only show the fastest one. In the first couple weeks of testing, I skipped a few manufactures. To fill in the gaps for the final comparison, I assigned them the median time of the cars I tested.
The times aren't that fast. I'm sure most of you can do better. I suppose I could, too, if I spent more time getting faster on the tracks and driving each car more. What I think is most relevant here is how the time differ relative to each other.
And I suppose I should also point out that these times reflect my personal driving style. If you did the same tests, you might end up with different results. So take them for what they are worth.
Alright, so without further ado, here are the times for each of the tracks, ordered from fastest to slowest...
Week #48 - Monza (Gr.4):
Manufacturer Model Opt time Mazda Mazda3 Gr.4 1:58.614 Subaru WRX Gr.4 1:58.918 Jaguar F-type Gr.4 1:58.992 Dodge Viper Gr.4 1:59.086 Ferrari 458 Italia Gr.4 1:59.112 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Gr.4 1:59.188 Renault Megane Gr.4 1:59.276 Mercedes SLS AMG Gr.4 1:59.299 Lambourghini Huracan Gr.4 1:59.312 Volkswagen Scirocco Gr.4 1:59.526 Lexus RC F Gr.4 1:59.530 Citroen Not tested 1:59.533 Honda Not tested 1:59.533 Hyundai Not tested 1:59.533 Mitsubishi Not tested 1:59.533 Suzuki Not tested 1:59.533 Peugeot RCZ Gr.4 1:59.535 Nissan Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Car 1:59.589 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.4 1:59.612 Toyota GR Supra Race Car '19 1:59.616 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport '16 1:59.720 Ford Mustang Gr.4 1:59.745 Genesis G70 Gr.4 1:59.750 McLaren 650S Gr.4 1:59.918 Audi TT Cup '16 2:00.115 Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.4 2:00.424 BMW M4 Gr.4 2:01.973
Week #48 - Grand Valley (Gr.3):
Manufacturer Model Opt time Genesis Genesis X GR3 1:48.898 Lambourghini Huracan GT3 '15 1:49.092 Ford Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II 1:49.101 Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18 1:49.149 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 '18 1:49.228 Mazda RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT 1:49.264 McLaren 650S GT3 '15 1:49.332 Audi R8 LMS '15 1:49.345 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3 1:49.404 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 '11 1:49.428 Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3 1:49.537 Citroen Not tested 1:49.567 Honda Not tested 1:49.567 Hyundai Not tested 1:49.567 Mitsubishi Not tested 1:49.567 Suzuki Not tested 1:49.567 Aston Martin V12 Vantage FT3 '12 1:49.596 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13 1:49.623 Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17 1:49.722 BMW M6 GT3 Sprint Model '16 1:49.728 Subaru BRZ GT300 '21 1:49.748 Lexus RC F GT3 '17 1:49.858 Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R '15 1:50.040 Volkswagen Beetle Gr.3 1:50.173 Jaguar F-type Gr.3 1:50.261 Renault R.S.01 GT3 '16 1:50.268 Peugeot RCZ Gr.3 1:50.371
Week #50 - Brands Hatch (Gr.4):
Manufacturer Model Opt time Citroen GT by Citroen Gr.4 1:31.288 Renault Megane Gr.4 1:31.325 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Gr.4 1:31.325 Subaru WRX Gr.4 1:31.415 Ferrari 458 Italia Gr.4 1:31.467 Peugeot RCZ Gr.4 1:31.471 Mercedes SLS AMG Gr.4 1:31.472 Honda NSX Gr.4 1:31.496 Lexus RC F Gr.4 1:31.497 Mazda Mazda3 Gr.4 1:31.523 Toyota GR Supra Race Car '19 1:31.532 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Gr.4 1:31.575 Volkswagen Scirocco Gr.4 1:31.582 Audi TT Cup '16 1:31.605 Dodge Viper Gr.4 1:31.636 Jaguar F-type Gr.4 1:31.645 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport '16 1:31.694 Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI '93 1:31.731 Genesis G70 Gr.4 1:31.763 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.4 1:31.783 Ford Mustang Gr.4 1:31.857 Nissan Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Car 1:31.887 McLaren 650S Gr.4 1:32.209 BMW M4 Gr.4 1:32.596 Lambourghini Huracan Gr.4 1:33.086
Week #50 - Sardegna (Gr.3):
Manufacturer Model Opt time Genesis Genesis X GR3 1:39.778 Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3 1:40.306 Ford Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II 1:40.381 Peugeot RCZ Gr.3 1:40.511 Toyota FT-1 VGT 1:40.521 Audi R8 LMS '15 1:40.553 Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 '11 1:40.555 Honda NSX Gr.3 1:40.556 BMW Z4 GT3 '11 1:40.576 Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17 1:40.622 Mazda RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT 1:40.684 Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R '15 1:40.762 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 '13 1:40.837 Volkswagen Beetle Gr.3 1:40.872 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3 1:40.905 Renault R.S.01 GT3 '16 1:41.040 McLaren McLaren F1 GTR - BMW '95 1:41.115 Lambourghini Huracan GT3 '15 1:41.176 Subaru BRZ GT300 '21 1:41.187 Jaguar F-type Gr.3 1:41.192 Citroen GT by Citroen Race Car (Gr.3) 1:41.212 Lexus RC F GT3 '17 1:41.231 Aston Martin V12 Vantage FT3 '12 1:41.303 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13 1:41.314 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Gr.3 1:41.545
Week #51 - Interlagos:
Manufacturer Model Opt time Aston Martin V8 Vantage Gr.4 1:38.476 Nissan Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Car 1:38.487 Mercedes SLS AMG Gr.4 1:38.563 Honda NSX Gr.4 1:38.575 Citroen GT by Citroen Gr.4 1:38.596 McLaren 650S Gr.4 1:38.670 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.4 1:38.726 Subaru WRX Gr.4 1:38.734 Jaguar F-type Gr.4 1:38.771 Lambourghini Huracan Gr.4 1:38.864 Lexus RC F Gr.4 1:38.891 Ferrari 458 Italia Gr.4 1:38.936 Renault Megane Gr.4 1:38.956 Genesis G70 Gr.4 1:38.999 Hyundai Genesis Gr.4 1:39.045 Peugeot RCZ Gr.4 1:39.054 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport '16 1:39.062 Toyota GR Supra Race Car '19 1:39.092 Ford Mustang Gr.4 1:39.145 Audi TT Cup '16 1:39.164 Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI '93 1:39.183 Mazda Mazda3 Gr.4 1:39.216 Volkswagen Scirocco Gr.4 1:39.261 Suzuki Swift Sport Gr.4 1:39.418 Dodge Viper Gr.4 1:39.428 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Gr.4 1:39.801 BMW M4 Gr.4 1:40.448
Week #51 - Deep Forest (Gr.3):
Manufacturer Model Opt time Ford Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II 1:27.982 McLaren McLaren F1 GTR - BMW '95 1:28.038 Mercedes Mercedes-AMG GT3 '20 1:28.210 Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18 1:28.307 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3 1:28.353 BMW M6 GT3 Sprint Model '16 1:28.361 Nissan GT-R GT500 '99 1:28.429 Honda NSX Gr.3 1:28.459 Genesis Genesis X GR3 1:28.486 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13 1:28.490 Audi R8 LMS Evo '19 1:28.525 Mazda RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT 1:28.529 Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R '15 1:28.549 Lexus RC F GT3 '17 1:28.560 Citroen GT by Citroen Race Car (Gr.3) 1:28.594 Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17 1:28.655 Lambourghini Huracan GT3 '15 1:28.673 Peugeot RCZ Gr.3 1:28.684 Renault R.S.01 GT3 '16 1:28.708 Volkswagen Beetle Gr.3 1:28.726 Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3 1:28.757 Subaru BRZ GT300 '21 1:28.793 Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 '10 1:28.904 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Gr.3 1:29.024 Hyundai Genesis Gr.3 1:29.118 Jaguar F-type Gr.3 1:29.281 Suzuki VGT (Gr.3) 1:29.963
Final results:
Manufacturer Combined time Average rank Mercedes 10:07.527 6.2 Genesis 10:07.674 11.5 Mazda 10:07.830 10.2 Honda 10:08.186 8.5 Ford 10:08.211 11.8 Toyota 10:08.217 10.2 Nissan 10:08.457 12.0 Citroen 10:08.684 11.7 Chevrolet 10:08.783 13.3 Aston Martin 10:08.792 12.2 Subaru 10:08.795 13.0 Ferrari 10:08.942 12.5 McLaren 10:09.282 14.0 Audi 10:09.307 14.3 Porsche 10:09.475 17.0 Dodge 10:09.501 15.7 Lexus 10:09.567 15.0 Renault 10:09.573 14.2 Peugeot 10:09.626 14.5 Hyundai 10:09.657 15.0 Alfa Romeo 10:09.938 16.8 Volkswagen 10:10.140 17.7 Jaguar 10:10.142 17.3 Lambourghini 10:10.203 14.3 Suzuki 10:10.875 16.8 Mitsubishi 10:11.045 18.7 BMW 10:13.682 19.2
The final results are ordered by the combined time -- that is, the sum of the optimal times across all of the tracks. I also included an average rank, which is based on the ranking of each manufacturer at each track.
I hope you find this helpful.
I still haven't quite decided which I'm going to choose. I feel like Mercedes is the best all-around choice. Mazda favours Gr.4, as does Genesis in Gr.3. I'm going to think it over a bit more.
I wasn't talking about rentals, I meant cars that you have in your garage, that way you don't waste credits buying tires for rentals which you would loose when the car went away.I know that, but generally rented cars get updated when the latest Gr.3/Gr.4 car from each manufacturer gets released. No idea if that did happen during last year's post-season exhibition or World Series Demo season though.
i was in Porsche last season, gr3 is great but gr4 not so much. Ferrari is great at Gr4. But i'm not too knowledgeable about all this.does anyone have a compelling reason i should switch from Ferrari? my compelling reason for staying with Ferrari is “engine go vroom lol”
i felt more limited by my own driving skill than the car itself, and it felt perfect for the rainy Nurburgring especially. had zero experience with (and didn’t even own) the Ferraris until the last series.
considering McLaren, Porsche, or AMG. I have the most experience with AMG but not sure how a switch from MR to FR will go. I feel like everyone who beat me last time were in AMG or McLaren, and that the Porsche drivers were generally faster but more aggressive/reckless and fell back because of it
e: the main thing I need to improve on is carrying speed out of turns while also driving a defensive line and not a time trial line
I used AMG last season(only did one eventIt’s just a short exhibition series, perfect chance to try something new. I’d go AMG, give the FR a go (and it has the awesome V8 rumble).
If you look in game, IMs and Ws are "useable tires" (which I think IMs and Ws always are). Regardless, count on rain. The GTWS had rain at the beginning and if you do some practice laps it starts quite wet. In my practice sessions, first lap is right on the boarder of IM and W on the grip meter.I guess it’s time to actually buckle down and learn Bathurst. Every time I drive it I don’t enjoy it so I’ve never stuck with it, maybe I’ll like it better after some actual practice.
Also, N24 shows only medium tires, so not wets/inters? Maybe no weather?
Ah, I guess I hadn’t looked in game, that makes sense.If you look in game, IMs and Ws are "useable tires" (which I think IMs and Ws always are). Regardless, count on rain. The GTWS had rain at the beginning and if you do some practice laps it starts quite wet. In my practice sessions, first lap is right on the boarder of IM and W on the grip meter.
Sorry, those are Race A cars only. Can't have people using iconic F1 cars in races that actually mean anything...🙄For Nations I wish they use other open wheels (MP4/4, RA272, RB Junior) instead of the usual X2019 or Super Formula.
We don't know for sure what "Custom" means though. In the SF23 Daily at Suzuka a few weeks ago, it just meant that there was no dirty air effect, so you could stay tucked up behind someone through the corners, but otherwise the slipstream felt like it was on "Real".2) Site says slip is set to Custom; I didn't verify this in game. I don't like this. Going to make it too easy for people to keep up. It will also like have people sandbag around the last couple of turns in order to be behind going on to Dottenger to get the ridiculous slip sling shot effect. I really hope this isn't the case and the slip isn't like it was in the Daily A last week.
You’re right because im 95% sure that the quali for the two nations cup oval races had “custom” slipstream that was actually “no slipstream”. People speculated you could draft in quali because of it. You absolutely couldn’t.Sorry, those are Race A cars only. Can't have people using iconic F1 cars in races that actually mean anything...🙄
And at least the SF cars no longer drive like 💩 like they did in GT Sport - they actually have rear brakes this time! As much of a PITA the X2019 is to drive, driving it at Spa is at least a change of scenery from SF at Spa for the billionth time...
We don't know for sure what "Custom" means though. In the SF23 Daily at Suzuka a few weeks ago, it just meant that there was no dirty air effect, so you could stay tucked up behind someone through the corners, but otherwise the slipstream felt like it was on "Real".