Free Setup Guide
Mazda MX-5 Cup
Silverstone GP
Assetto Corsa
Updated Sep 18, 2026
// Hot Lap · Dry
TYRES
- Compound: Semislick
- Front: 26.5 PSI cold (targeting ~30.5 PSI hot)
- Rear: 26.0 PSI cold (targeting ~30.0 PSI hot)
- Optimal operating temp: ~80–90°C for peak grip on this compound.
- No tyre blankets assumed — first lap must build heat progressively through Abbey/Farm before committing at Copse/Maggotts.
ELECTRONICS
- TC: N/A (not fitted)
- ABS: N/A (not fitted)
- Engine Braking: N/A (fixed, no adjustment on this car)
- Brake Bias: 56% front (adjustable in-cockpit, see below)
SUSPENSION
- // FRONT
- Ride Height: 55 mm
- Wheel Rate FL / FR: 46000 N/m / 46000 N/m
- ARB: 12000 N/m
- Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
- Brake Bias: 56%
- // REAR
- Ride Height: 60 mm
- Wheel Rate RL / RR: 42000 N/m / 42000 N/m
- ARB: 8000 N/m
- Diff Preload: 40 Nm
- Diff Coast: 0.5
- Diff Power: 0.6
DAMPERS
| Slow Bump | Slow Rebound | Fast Bump | Fast Rebound | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 3200 Ns | m | 4200 Ns | m | 1800 Ns | m | 2400 Ns | m |
| FR | 3200 Ns | m | 4200 Ns | m | 1800 Ns | m | 2400 Ns | m |
| RL | 2800 Ns | m | 3800 Ns | m | 1600 Ns | m | 2200 Ns | m |
| RR | 2800 Ns | m | 3800 Ns | m | 1600 Ns | m | 2200 Ns | m |
AERO
- Front wing: N/A (no adjustable aero)
- Rear wing: N/A (no adjustable aero)
- Downforce: N/A — car has no aero devices
- Brake ducts: N/A
KEY SETUP NOTE
- This is a momentum car through Maggotts-Becketts — the slightly stiffer front ARB (12000 N/m) versus rear keeps rotation sharp without a wing to stabilize the rear at high speed, but ride height and softer rear wheel rate keep the rear planted through that fast direction change; do not stiffen the rear further or you will snap loose mid-Becketts at 130+ km/h.
TRACK GUIDE
- Copse and Maggotts-Becketts must be taken essentially flat or with only a lift — any hard brake input here destabilizes the low-grip semi-slicks; trust the setup's compliance and carry min speed through, not max entry speed.
- Brake hard and late into Stowe and Village/Loop — these are the two biggest overtaking/time zones; trail-brake into Village to rotate the car early for the following left.
- Traction out of Farm, Vale, and Luffield is where the MX-5's low power must be protected — get the car straight before full throttle, use the diff's power lock (0.6) to squat and drive off the corner rather than spin the inside rear.
- Club corner (both instances) rewards a wide, late-apex line — exit speed here dictates Hangar Straight and the run to Stowe/Woodcote, so sacrifice a tenth on entry to gain three on exit.
- Woodcote and the final sweep onto start/finish should be taken with full commitment — with no aero,
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