Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo (2020)

TYRES

• Slick — Soft compound, Front 26.8 PSI, Rear 26.3 PSI (cold/garage set). Blanket temp 80°C. Optimal operating window: 85–100°C (peak grip ~90°C) for both axles — critical for single-lap attack, must generate temp fast over out-lap.

ELECTRONICS

• TC1: 3 | TC2: 1 | ABS: 4 | Engine Map: 1 (qualifying power) | Brake Bias: 58.5% (rearward bias for low-drag stable entry, shifted slightly forward from race setting for chicane rotation)

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 56 mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 175000 N/m / 175000 N/m
• ARB: 110000 N/m
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 58.5%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 62 mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 155000 N/m / 155000 N/m
• ARB: 85000 N/m
• Diff Preload: 55 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.4
• Diff Power: 0.6

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Splitter: 1 | Rear Wing: 2 | Brake Ducts F/R: 2/2 — minimum drag configuration prioritizing top speed on main straight and Parabolica exit; accept slightly less chicane stability for Vmax gain.

KEY SETUP NOTE

• The 488 GT3 Evo's strong aero efficiency allows running the lowest viable wing (2) at Monza without losing the rear in Curva Grande or Lesmo 2 — the single biggest lap time gain is minimizing drag for the three straights (main straight, back straight to Ascari, and Parabolica exit onto main straight), so sacrifice a fraction of mid-corner rotation confidence for outright terminal velocity.

TRACK GUIDE

• Variante del Rettifilo: brake as late as physically possible from 335km/h+, trail brake deep to rotate the nose; attack the exit kerb hard — the 488's stiff rear can handle it, but don't unsettle before Curva Grande.
• Curva Grande: taken essentially flat or lifted-only in quali trim; commit early, trust the low-drag rear wing, let the car float slightly wide on exit kerb.
• Variante della Roggia: second-heaviest brake zone — late, straight-line braking is key; any trail-braking rotation here costs exit speed onto the back straight.
• Lesmo 1 into Lesmo 2: sacrifice a fraction of Lesmo 1 entry speed to carry a tighter line and maximize Lesmo 2 exit — this feeds the long run to Ascari, where time is won or lost most.
• Variante Ascari: stay flat and stable over the kerbs — minimize steering correction; a clean, planted Ascari sets up Parabolica.
• Parabolica: this is THE lap-time corner — late apex, progressive throttle application, carry min speed through rotation to maximize exit speed onto the pit straight; every km/h here compounds over the full straight.