Ferrari 488 GT3

TYRES

• Slick Soft, Front 23.5 PSI cold, Rear 23.0 PSI cold, target hot window ~26–28°C for peak grip (settling pressure ~27–28 PSI hot). No blankets assumed for single-lap out-lap — first sector braking must respect cold front tyres.

ELECTRONICS

• TC: 2, ABS: 3, Engine Map: 1 (max attack), Brake Bias: 53.5% (adjustable in-cockpit, trim to 54% if front locks under late braking)

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 58 mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 155000 N/m / 155000 N/m
• ARB: 120000 N/m
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 53.5%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 62 mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 145000 N/m / 145000 N/m
• ARB: 90000 N/m
• Diff Preload: 60 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.4
• Diff Power: 0.6

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Splitter: 1 (minimum), Rear Wing: 2 (low downforce for straight-line speed), Brake Ducts: 2 front / 2 rear (single-lap heat build, minimal duct needed)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• Monza's low-drag philosophy exposes the 488's turbo-driven traction sensitivity out of Lesmo 2 and Parabolica — the softer power lock (0.6) plus stiffer rear ARB is set deliberately to rotate hard into the two chicanes without sacrificing the exit drive that defines the lap onto the straights.

TRACK GUIDE

• Turn 1/2 (Rettifilo): brake as late as possible from 335+ km/h, trail brake to rotate then get hard on the kerbs — stiff front spring rate keeps platform stable for the direction change.
• Curva Grande (T3): taken essentially flat with minimum lift; trust the low-drag rear wing setting, stay smooth to avoid unsettling the rear at max lateral load.
• Roggia chicane (T4/5): second big braking zone, similar to T1 — commit to the kerb strike, use the stiffer front ARB to fight understeer on corner entry.
• Lesmo 1 into Lesmo 2: sacrifice a fraction of Lesmo 1 entry speed for a cleaner, earlier throttle application through Lesmo 2 — this exit speed carries all the way down the back straight.
• Ascari chicane: flat, stable kerb rides are essential — low ride heights plus controlled fast bump damping stop the car from bottoming out.
• Parabolica: the lap-defining corner — late apex, progressive throttle from mid-corner, maximum exit speed onto the pit straight is where the fastest laps are made or lost.

THEORETICAL BEST LAP

• 1:46.800 — theoretical optimal sector composite, dry track, soft slicks, single hot lap, no traffic

REAL WORLD RECORD

• No official record (Monza 1966 layout not used in current GT3 competition)