LMP1 Success Ballast figures revealed for Shanghai
- Shahmir Khan
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min read
ACO has confirmed the latest success ballast figures for 6 Hours of Shanghai in LMP1 class, after a challenging round at Fuji Speedway for privateers that saw Toyota take a 1-2 finish over the line.
Both Toyotas will be made around 2.74s slower per lap for the third of the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship, up from 1.4s confirmed at Fuji.
The ballast will be handed by limiting the amount of fuel the two Toyota TS050 Hybrids can burn over the stint and making adjustments to size of their fuel restrictors.
The calculation of the handicap is made with reference to #6 Ginetta G60-LT-P1, which is the lowest placed LMP1 car in championship standings.
After a pole position, win and second-place for both the Toyota cars after first two rounds, both Toyotas now have an equal performance handicap over privateers, compared to last time out at Shanghai where #8 took dominant victory, having a 0.4s advantage over it's sister #7 car.
#1 Rebellion R13 Gibson also receives the success handicap, slowed down by 0.89s over #6 Ginetta, 16 points apart. The adjustments have been made through adding an additional 37kg added to minimum weight of the Rebellion, bringing the R13 from 825kg to 862kg.
The highest placed #5 Ginetta will carry identical weight to the R13 Gibson being 0.65s slower while the sister Team LNT car has been pegged back by 6kgs, increasing the minimum weight to 861kg.
Fuel restrictor diameters, fuel allowances and other technical parameters are unchanged for the privateers from the previous round at Fuji Speedway.
In GTE class, maximum fuel tank capacity for all the Aston Martins in Pro and Am classes have been set to 95 litres, reduced by 1 litre from Fuji.
In GTE-Am, #83 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo will receive the heaviest ballast in class, with 1310kg added to the minimum weight after podiums at both Silverstone and Fuji.
The second heaviest car in the class will be MR Racing Ferrari 488 GTE Evo at 1280kg, with TF Sport the third heaviest car, receiving 1272kg after breakthrough win at Fuji.
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