Caterham Academy

• I'll note upfront: the Caterham Academy has no TC/ABS/diff adjustment, fixed gear ratios (spec car), and limited suspension adjustability (front ARB + brake bias only). I'll apply the stated ranges exactly.

TYRES

• Compound: Medium slick
• Front pressure: 1.75 bar (cold)
• Rear pressure: 1.70 bar (cold)
• Optimal operating temp: 85–95°C for peak grip
• Front camber: -2.5°
• Rear camber: -1.3°
• Caster: 5.5°
• Tyre blanket: N/A (not used in this class)

SUSPENSION

• Front ARB: 28 N/mm
• Brake Bias: F: 58% / R: 42%

AERO

• Front ride height: 55 mm
• Rear ride height: 65 mm

ELECTRONICS

• TC: N/A
• ABS: N/A
• Brake Pressure: 95%
• Brake Bias: F: 58% / R: 42% (as above)

DRIVETRAIN

• Fuel Map: Fixed map — spec ECU, no adjustment available
• Gear Ratios: Fixed spec gearbox — 1st 3.154 / 2nd 2.158 / 3rd 1.593 / 4th 1.281 / 5th 1.071 / Final Drive 3.769 (homologated, non-adjustable)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• With no diff and a live/fixed rear setup, traction out of Druids is governed almost entirely by throttle discipline and rear tyre temp management — overdriving the rear on corner exit will cost more lap time here than anywhere else on track; keep the car settled on rebound through Dingle Dell to protect rear pressures for the long Clearways run.

TRACK GUIDE

• Paddock Hill: brake late but straight-line only — trail-braking this lightweight car on the downhill compression easily snaps the rear; get braking done early-ish then rotate on a stable platform.
• Druids: sacrifice outright entry speed for a clean, straight exit — this corner's exit speed compounds all the way down into Graham Hill and defines your sector 1 time.
• Surtees/Westfield: commit flat or near-flat once confident — lifting unsettles the rear mid-corner; aggressive drivers gain real time here but it punishes hesitation.
• Dingle Dell/Sheene: use kerbs aggressively but keep inputs smooth — the Academy's soft, lightweight chassis will get airborne if you attack the kerbs with steering input still loaded.
• Clark Curve/Clearways: this is the lap-defining corner — carry min speed higher than feels natural; exit speed here feeds the entire pit straight and is worth more than any other single corner on the lap.

THEORETICAL BEST LAP

• 1:28.500 — theoretical optimal based on sector best estimates, dry track, aggressive but clean driving, medium fuel load

REAL WORLD RECORD

• No official record (Caterham Academy is a UK club-spec series without a widely published Brands Hatch GP lap record in global databases)

SIM RACING RECORD

• ~1:29.200 — Automobilista 2, Caterham Academy class, dry conditions, community hotlap estimate (official leaderboard times vary by build/patch)