Ferrari Announces LMH Factory Program!

A pole position, and a podium in the first race? That's really good for a debut. Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

Ferrari coming to Sebring in a 12-hour race and placing third is a superhuman feat. People do not realize how brutal Sebring is as a racing surface. It is unlike anything in Europe.
Hats off to Ferrari but also AF Corsa. Imagine taking a race car to Sebring without any real data and finishing third in a class is just incredible.

 

That was not the 12 hours (which was IMSA if I understood correctly), but the 1,000 miles, reduced to 8 hours because of multiple FCY / SCs.
Still a great achievement by Ferrari to be beaten only by the reigning Toyota; just a pity that some erratic management penalized their second car.

 

Much better than the F 1 race outcome!

 

I know the preliminary BoP Up to Le Mans has been decided but I thought the outcome of the first two races would lead to adjustments for the rest. Maybe you know something more?

From https://us.motorsport.com/wec/news/wec-hypercar-bop-for-first-four-rounds-of-2023-announced/10441516/

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A new set of guidelines governing the BoP has been introduced for 2023 when the new LMDhs go up against Le Mans Hypercars in the WEC for the first time, though the document is not in the public domain.

Last year, the BoP between the LMHs could be changed every two rounds based on data accrued if there were enough laps undertaken in dry conditions.

It is understood that now only the balance between the two different types of car will be adjusted if necessary, on the basis of data from the first two events.

The first 2023 BoP bulletin from the FIA’s Endurance Committee states that the BoP tables as published are “until further notice”.
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I am pretty sure that LeMans has its own BoP separate from the other races. I know some classes have had LeMans specific bodywork but I don't know if that is a thing in Hypercar/LMDh.

 

For sure. I was scared the car was going to break.

 

Just Jim's in that class lol

 

There are BOP changes for every race, to adapt to the characteristics of each track. But it's been already decided before the season started.

All this in theory, of course, ACO often change their plans without previous notice.

 

Apologies if this link has been shared before.
Anyway, it is a cool film !
https://www.autosport.com/wec/video/ferrari-hypercar-developing-the-ferrari-499p/592700/

 

Locals refer to the long track as the 12-hour It was the WEC.

It is the same thing with Daytona. If you say I drove Daytona everyone assumes you did the full Nascar oval. You have to say the 24-hour road course then you have to follow up with the one with the double horseshoe. Do you know what I am talking about? They just stare at you.

 

Yeah this was a nice showing with a new program. Fingers crossed for Portimao.

 

I saw the Porsche Hypercar up close. It is beautiful. The pictures of these cars do not represent them very well. I am not saying the other cars are not beautiful. The Porsche is the only one I have seen in person.

 

Was watching this yesterday first vid where you can hear the car properly.

Am reviewing whether to go to Portimao or Spa but I think the actual viewing would be better at Spa. Portimao is not as good for viewing as
it is for driving plus I can drive up to Spa instead of flying and renting a car.

 

Daily Sports Car has been doing a run through of all manufacturers currently in (or looking at) GTP and Hypercar. Nice little summary of each one.

Here are the first 2 of 4 parts.

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/03/28/the-a-x-of-hypercar-gtp-part-1-action-express-to-entop.html

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/03/29/the-a-x-of-hypercar-gtp-part-2-ferrari-to-koenigsegg.html

 

In this video are both, the FERRARI 499P and the PORSCHE 963 LMDh testing at Spa in the rain!
The sound of the Porsche is better than of the Ferrari for me.

 

Maybe but it's irrelevant to me; I wish the best to the 499P and the worst to the Stuttgart piggie

 

There is something about a sports racing car, in the gloom, with lights on, at full chat.

 

Part 3

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/03/30/the-a-x-of-hypercar-gtp-part-3-lamborghini-to-podium-engineering.html

 

No haptic buttons then.
Now Ferrari, transfer that to the road cars !

 

Race weekend in Algarve!

Portimao schedule, caution local time is 1 hour ahead of Italy, France etc.

Friday 14 April
Free Practice 1: 10h30 – 12h00
Free Practice 2: 15h30 – 17h00

Saturday 15 April
Free Practice 3: 11h15 – 12h15
Qualifying: 15h30 – 16h35

Sunday 16 April
Race: 12h00 – 18h00

Forza 499P's!