Free Setup Guide
Ferrari F2004
Nürburgring - Grand Prix Strecke [5.148 Km]
Assetto Corsa Evo
Updated Oct 31, 2026
// AI Setup Engineer
TYRES
- Compound: Slick Soft (S)
- Front Pressure: 20.5 PSI
- Rear Pressure: 18.5 PSI
- No tyre blankets (AC Evo — not supported)
- Optimal operating temp for max grip (Slick Soft): 85–105°C
ELECTRONICS
- TC: 2 (minimal intervention, max driver control for rotation)
- ABS: N/A (not fitted — banned 1994)
- Engine Braking / Brake Magic: Medium-High (diff coast dominant, see below)
- Brake Bias: 57.5% front
SUSPENSION
- // FRONT
- Wheel Rate FL / FR: 95,000 N/m / 95,000 N/m
- ARB: 80,000 N/m
- Brake Torque Multiplier: 98%
- Brake Bias: 57.5%
- // REAR
- Wheel Rate RL / RR: 62,000 N/m / 62,000 N/m
- ARB: 18,000 N/m
- Diff Preload: 55 Nm
- Diff Coast: 0.6
- Diff Power: 0.45
DAMPERS
| Slow Bump | Slow Rebound | Fast Bump | Fast Rebound | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 5200 Ns | m | 6800 Ns | m | 2800 Ns | m | 3400 Ns | m |
| FR | 5200 Ns | m | 6800 Ns | m | 2800 Ns | m | 3400 Ns | m |
| RL | 4400 Ns | m | 5600 Ns | m | 2400 Ns | m | 3000 Ns | m |
| RR | 4400 Ns | m | 5600 Ns | m | 2400 Ns | m | 3000 Ns | m |
AERO
- Front Wing Angle: 26°
- Rear Wing Angle: 32°
- Ride Height Front: 32mm
- Ride Height Rear: 55mm
- Brake Ducts: Front 2 / Rear 2 (minimal, qualifying heat-up priority)
- TYRES (camber/toe addendum)
- Camber Front: -3.8°
- Camber Rear: -1.3°
- Toe Front: -0.08° (toe-out)
- Toe Rear: +0.15° (toe-in)
KEY SETUP NOTE
- The F2004's massive downforce and stiff setup mean the Nürburgring GP's slow Ford-Kurve/Dunlop hairpins will feel underloaded aero-wise — prioritize mechanical traction (diff power + rear ARB softness) over outright wing angle, since you lose more time on traction exits than you gain on the two straights with this track's mixed-speed layout.
TRACK GUIDE
- T1 (Yokohama-S): brake deep but straight-line, get car rotated early on entry — F2004's carbon brakes allow absurdly late braking, trail off smoothly since there's no ABS to save a lockup.
- T3 (Schumacher-S): commit to a stable, high-minimum-speed line — front stability from camber/toe setup is critical here; any understeer kills the exit onto the back part of the lap.
- T5 (Dunlop hairpin) & T11 (Bit-Kurve): traction is everything — modulate throttle progressively, let the diff power lock (0.45) manage rear squat without overheating the rears mid-corner.
- T7 (Mercedes-Kurve): long sweeper rewards committed, high-load rear stability — trust the rear ARB/damper balance and carry speed rather than rotating late.
- T13 (Veedol chicane): minimize steering input, prioritize exit speed onto the back straight — this is the biggest straight-line time gain on the lap, don't scrub speed for a tidy chicane line.
// Theoretical Best
1:26.800
— theoretical optimal sector composite, dry track, single hot lap, soft slicks at peak temp window.
// Real World Record
No official record (F2004 never raced at Nürburgring GP configuration in period F1 competition).
// Sim Record
1:27.3xx — approximate best community hotlap, Assetto Corsa (legacy)/rFactor2 F1 2004 mod class, Nürburgring GP, dry/optimal conditions (unofficial, varies by platform).
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