Gran Turismo World Series (Manufacturers Cup Exhibition Season: Feb 5 - Feb 15)

[D_Dragline]

Did 30 laps in practice. Obvious caveat is no fuel or tyre wear and only me on track

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Pitted on lap 13 when the inters stopped improving. I'd say with other cars the track should dry faster and make the crossover happen earlier. Hards felt pretty consistent. Pitted on lap 19 when it became obvious the rain was going to be too much for another one. It started off fairly light but the wet tyre was the only realistic option. I pitted again on lap 23 because I had damage after binning it out of Stavelot.

If the race follows this pattern then it's I/H/W, the laps you pit on will depend on how brave you are.

Is there any merit in trying a one stop I/W? Pit loss at Spa is usually high.

 

[Talon16]

Is there any merit in trying a one stop I/W? Pit loss at Spa is usually high.

Tire wear is only at 1x, but a dry track just murders the grooved tires. I really don't know but seems like it would be a risk.

 

[dazdilly75]

Tire wear is only at 1x, but a dry track just murders the grooved tires. I really don't know but seems like it would be a risk.

All the practice lobbies ove been in have only been a 1 stop strategy from IM to RH, that's why the timing is so critical. Until I see the actual race run in real time, it's difficult to say if only a one stop will work as opposed to an IM to RH to IM strat,
(last tint). The racing hards are good for at least 25 laps of Spa.

 

[A1an]

Did 30 laps in practice. Obvious caveat is no fuel or tyre wear and only me on track

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Pitted on lap 13 when the inters stopped improving. I'd say with other cars the track should dry faster and make the crossover happen earlier. Hards felt pretty consistent. Pitted on lap 19 when it became obvious the rain was going to be too much for another one. It started off fairly light but the wet tyre was the only realistic option. I pitted again on lap 23 because I had damage after binning it out of Stavelot.

If the race follows this pattern then it's I/H/W, the laps you pit on will depend on how brave you are.

All the practice lobbies ove been in have only been a 1 stop strategy from IM to RH, that's why the timing is so critical. Until I see the actual race run in real time, it's difficult to say if only a one stop will work as opposed to an IM to RH to IM strat,
(last tint). The racing hards are good for at least 25 laps of Spa.

The Inters don't really wear in the wet so could they not last the five or so dry laps, even going onto the wet on Kemmel Straight and then pitting for Wets and doing the same until it rains again?

I only have one chance at this race due to the time slots, the 6pm last race, and I am not that good but am getting better, so I need all the help and advice I can get.

 

[Talon16]

I strongly suspect this is a re-run of the 2022 Manufacturers Grand Final at Monaco. They did a half-length 15 lap version of it as a special event at the time. It started off slightly in Intermediates territory, got wetter for a little while then started drying up after 9-10 laps. I've still got the recording I took from that race and the starting surface water and weather pattern look the same

The full length race at Monaco started raining again around the end of lap 19/start of lap 20 and stayed wet until the end. Notably, the rain ended up being heavy enough that the teams who went for full Wets ended up doing better than the teams who went for Intermediates.

All the practice lobbies ove been in have only been a 1 stop strategy from IM to RH, that's why the timing is so critical. Until I see the actual race run in real time, it's difficult to say if only a one stop will work as opposed to an IM to RH to IM strat,
(last tint). The racing hards are good for at least 25 laps of Spa.

Per above, it starts raining again at lap 20 and continues until the end. RH to the end of the race? Definitely going to need wet weather tires at the end.

 

[dazdilly75]

The Inters don't really wear in the wet so could they not last the five or so dry laps, even going onto the wet on Kemmel Straight and then pitting for Wets and doing the same until it rains again?

I only have one chance at this race due to the time slots, the 6pm last race, and I am not that good but am getting better, so I need all the help and advice I can get.

The problem is, nobody really knows what the exact strategy is going to be until Oceana run their slots first. Then I think we'll have a better idea of what works and what doesn't.

 

[football5699]

I know this race is going to be about survival but I just can’t seem to get it consistent on the IMs. Gonna be a bloodbath in GT3 so maybe need to focus more on surviving than going at peak pace