Ferrari 296 GT3

• Note: "Nürburgring Touristenfahrten" refers to the full public Nordschleife layout, not the GP circuit — below is tuned for a hot-lap configuration on this layout (low-downforce, stability-biased for the high-speed sections, with sharp turn-in for the technical parts).

TYRES

• Compound: Slick Medium (dry hot-lap spec)
• Front Pressure: 26.5 PSI
• Rear Pressure: 26.2 PSI
• Optimal Operating Temp: 85–95°C (peak grip window, medium compound)
• No tyre blankets — out-lap must be used to build temperature before attack lap.

ELECTRONICS

• TC1: 3
• TC2: 1
• ABS: 4
• Engine Braking: 4 (medium — stability into fast direction changes, e.g. Fuchsröhre, Adenauer Forst)
• Brake Bias: 55.5% (see below)

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 60 mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 145000 N/m / 145000 N/m
• ARB: 6500 N/m
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 55.5%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 65 mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 120000 N/m / 120000 N/m
• ARB: 4800 N/m
• Diff Preload: 50 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.35
• Diff Power: 0.65

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Splitter: 2 (low-medium — minimize drag on Döttinger Höhe)
• Rear Wing: 3/8 clicks (low downforce for top speed, Nordschleife-spec)
• Downforce Level: Low — straightline speed prioritized over long flat-chat sections, balance to rear leaning off-throttle stability
• Brake Ducts: Front 2 / Rear 2 (moderate — long straights allow cooling, no sustained heavy braking zones)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• The Nordschleife's combination of very high-speed sections (Fuchsröhre, Flugplatz, Döttinger Höhe) and low-speed technical corners (Adenauer Forst, Wehrseifen, Karussell) means the 296 GT3 must be set up softer on downforce than at the GP circuit — prioritize high-speed stability and a forgiving rear end over outright low-speed rotation, since a snap at 250 km/h through Fuchsröhre or Pflanzgarten costs the entire lap.

TRACK GUIDE

• Fuchsröhre entry: brake hard but straight-line only before the compression — any trail-braking here with the 296's front-heavy balance risks lock-up on the downhill plunge.
• Adenauer Forst (double-apex right-left): sacrifice a fraction of min-speed for a clean, early exit — traction out of the second apex sets up the run to Metzgesfeld.
• Flugplatz: treat as flat-out if committed — small lift unsettles the car over the crest; trust the low-downforce setup for stability.
• Karussell: use the banking, keep steady throttle, don't chase apex speed — exit drive matters more than entry speed.
• Döttinger Höhe: this is where lap time is won — minimize front splitter and rear wing drag to maximize terminal speed before Antoniusbuche braking zone.