Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018)

TYRES

• Slick — Soft compound, front pressure 26.3 PSI, rear pressure 25.8 PSI (hot target 27.5–28.5 PSI post-out-lap). Tyre blanket temp: 80°C front/rear. Optimal operating window for max grip: 85–100°C (core temp) — single hot lap priority is getting fronts into window within 1–2 corners, so blankets set to upper legal limit.

ELECTRONICS

• TC1: 2
• TC2: 0
• ABS: 4
• Engine Brake / Brake Magic: 80% (aggressive engine braking for rotation on entry)
• Brake Bias: 58.5% (forward bias for late-braking stability, single-lap no wear concern)

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 50mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 190,000 N/m / 190,000 N/m
• ARB: 6,500 N/m
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 58.5%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 57mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 165,000 N/m / 165,000 N/m
• ARB: 4,800 N/m
• Diff Preload: 60 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.4
• Diff Power: 0.6

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front splitter: 1 (minimum)
• Rear wing: 2 (minimum practical for GT-R stability on kerbs — Monza is a low-drag track but GT-R's naturally twitchy rear on throttle needs slightly more than bare minimum)
• Brake ducts: Front 3, Rear 2 (single lap — minimize drag but avoid brake fade on T1/T4 heavy stops)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• The GT-R Nismo's heavy front end and long wheelbase make it naturally stable under braking but resistant to rotation in the chicanes — running stiffer front ARB and low front ride height sharpens initial turn-in at Rettifilo and Roggia without sacrificing the car's inherent high-speed stability through Curva Grande and Parabolica.

TRACK GUIDE

• Variante del Rettifilo: brake as late as physically possible from 335+ km/h, trail into the first apex hard — the GT-R's weight transfer rewards a firm, late stab rather than progressive squeeze; use the exit kerb aggressively to carry minimum speed loss into T2.
• Curva Grande: flat or near-flat in top gear — trust the low-drag aero setup; any lift here costs more than a tenth, it costs the whole run to Roggia.
• Variante della Roggia: second-heaviest braking zone — this is where the GT-R's nose-heavy rotation helps; brake slightly earlier than Rettifilo but use trail-braking to rotate the car into the chicane, get back to power early for the run to Les