Ford Mustang GT3

TYRES

• Compound: Pirelli DHE Dry (Medium), race distance
• Front Pressure: 27.5 PSI cold (target 27.0 hot)
• Rear Pressure: 27.0 PSI cold (target 26.5 hot)
• Optimal operating temperature: 85–95°C core (peak grip ~90°C)
• Tyre blanket temp: N/A (not applicable in ACC)

ELECTRONICS

• TC1: 5 (scale 0–12)
• TC2: 3 (scale 0–12)
• ABS: 4 (scale 0–12)
• Engine Map: 1 (scale 1–6)
• Brake Bias: 58.0% (scale 46–70%)
• Brake Driver: 100% pedal sensitivity

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 58 mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 160,000 N/m / 160,000 N/m (160 N/mm)
• ARB: 4 (scale 1–10; Note: ACC uses 1–10 ratings, not N/m)
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100% (Note: ACC uses brake bias/pedal sensitivity instead; leave at 100%)
• Brake Bias: 58.0%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 66 mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 140,000 N/m / 140,000 N/m (140 N/mm)
• ARB: 6 (scale 1–10)
• Diff Preload: 100 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.4
• Diff Power: 0.7

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Splitter: 5 (scale 0–10)
• Rear Wing: 6 (scale 0–10)
• Downforce level: Medium-high, enough rear stability for Misano's fast sweeps without costing straight-line speed
• Brake Ducts: Front 4 / Rear 3 (scale 0–6)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• The Mustang's heavy front end and V8 torque punish Misano's stop-start hairpins (Variante del Parco, Quercia). The stiff rear ARB (6) combined with high power lock (0.7) keeps the rear planted on throttle exit, while the softer coast setting (0.4) allows rotation on aggressive turn-in. Over a race stint, front brake duct 4 prevents front tyre and brake overheating from repeated late braking.

TRACK GUIDE

• Turn 1 (Curvone): Brake late from top speed, but trail the brake deep to rotate the heavy front end. The bump on entry upsets the car, so settle it before the apex and use full kerb on the exit.
• Variante del Parco (T4–T5): Hit the inside kerb hard for maximum rotation. Short-shift out of the apex and modulate the throttle early to avoid TC cut and wheelspin from the V8 torque.
• Quercia (T8) and Tramonto (T10): Sacrifice entry speed for a clean, straight exit. Apply throttle progressively with TC1 handling any slip, since traction here sets up the following straights.
• Tyre management: Run the first 3 laps at 98% attack and ease off the rear tyres on corner exit through the second half of a stint to avoid overheating the rears.
• Lap time is won in the final sector (Carro, Tramonto, Rimini) by carrying speed through the flowing sections and hitting the last chicane perfectly for a strong run to the line.