Ferrari 296 GT3

TYRES

• Slick — Dry, front 26.8 PSI, rear 26.5 PSI (qualifying-optimized, slightly below race baseline to account for single-lap heat build vs 27.3F/27.0R race setting)
• Tyre blanket temp: 80°C front/rear
• Optimal operating window for max grip: 85–95°C (slick dry compound) — for a single hot lap, aim to cross the line with tyres entering this window right as you commit to Paddock Hill Bend, since a qualifying lap rarely gives full 4-tyre heat saturation.

ELECTRONICS

• TC1: 4
• TC2: 1
• ABS: 4
• Engine Map: 1 (max aggressive power map)
• Brake Bias: 54.5%
• Brake Driver Sensitivity: 100%

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 53
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 190 / 190
• ARB: 8
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100
• Brake Bias: 54.5
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 60
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 155 / 155
• ARB: 5
• Diff Preload: 70
• Diff Coast: 0.35
• Diff Power: 0.65

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front splitter: 6
• Rear wing: 6
• Downforce level: medium-high bias toward rear stability (matches front-heavy tendency of 296 GT3)
• Brake ducts: Front 2, Rear 2 (minimal cooling needed for single lap, prioritize low drag)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• The 296 GT3's front-heavy weight distribution combined with Brands Hatch's compressed, downhill, off-camber sequences (Paddock into Druids) means front-end grip under trail braking is the ultimate limiter — running slightly stiffer front ARB and lower front ride height than race setup sharpens turn-in for one lap, but the diff power lock must stay controlled (65%) to avoid snap oversteer on Druids exit onto Cooper Straight where the lap is truly won.

TRACK GUIDE

• Paddock Hill Bend: brake as late as possible on the crest, trail brake deep into the downhill compression — the car will want to dive, so trust the front-end bite from the stiffer setup and rotate hard; this is where qualifying laps are made or lost.
• Druids: sacrifice outright min-speed for a clean, straight exit — get on throttle progressively but early, since Cooper Straight rewards traction more than late apex speed.
• Graham Hill Bend: trail brake into the left-hander smoothly, using front grip to rotate; avoid trail braking too aggressively as it's downhill and can unsettle the rear.
• McLaren Bend: carry as much minimum speed as possible — this is a high-commitment lateral load corner; use curbs on exit aggressively to maximize track width and carry speed onto the following complex.
• Clark Curve/Clearways: this is the ultimate lap-time corner — sacrifice nothing on entry speed, use full commitment through the long right-hander onto the front straight; exit speed here directly determines your speed trap and lap time, so prioritize a wide, fast exit line over a tight apex.
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