Cadillac, Porsche Get Biggest BoP Hits for COTA

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The Cadillac V-Series.R and Porsche 963 have been the heaviest hit with Balance of Performance adjustments ahead of this weekend’s Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas.

Confirmed in bulletin from the FIA World Endurance Championship on Wednesday, the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo-winning Cadillac has been handed a 19 kg increase in minimum weight, while the Porsche receives 12 kgs of additional weight since the last round in Brazil.

It means the Porsche is now the heaviest Hypercar in the field, at 1065 kg.

While the Cadillac loses 5 kW (6.7 horsepower) in first-stage power levels below 250 km/h, the Porsche gets an even more drastic decrease, to the tune of 13 kW (17.4 hp).  Both cars, however, received slight increases in second-stage power, at 0.9 percent and 2.5 percent respectively.

Cadillac led home a historic 1-2 finish in the last WEC round, while the No. 5 Porsche of Julien Andlauer and Michael Christensen completed the podium.

BMW and Alpine have also received first-stage power cuts, with the M Hybrid V8 getting a 8 kW (10.7 hp) and the A424 at a 6 kW (8 hp) reductions. This, however, has been countered by 1.4 percent and 1.0 percent increases in the so-called power gain threshold.

The Toyota GR010 Hybrid, which remains winless so far this season, is relatively unchanged from Brazil, with the LMH car getting a 1 kW (1.3 hp) power reduction in the first stage and 0.2 percent increase at the second stage.

While both the Ferrari 499P and Peugeot 9X8 get no changes at the first level, they receive second stage power cuts to the tune of -0.8 percent and -1.3 percent, respectively.

In addition to the Cadillac and Porsche, both the BMW (-2 kg) and Alpine (+1 kg) have underwent minor weight adjustments.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie is the only Hypercar to not have any weight or power adjustments, remaining in essentially the same specification as the last round.

More to come…

Source: Sports Car 365