Dallara F3 2016

TYRES

• Slick, Front: 135 PSI, Rear: 125 PSI, blanket temp 80°C (if used — single lap, maximize grip from lap 1)

ELECTRONICS

• TC: Off (F3 2016 has no TC), ABS: Off (manual trail-brake control), Engine Braking Map: 4 (higher = more rear stability on corner entry lift-off), Brake Bias: 54.5% front

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 30 mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 95,000 N/m / 95,000 N/m
• ARB: 180 N/m
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 54.5%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 45 mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 88,000 N/m / 88,000 N/m
• ARB: 120 N/m
• Diff Preload: 30 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.45
• Diff Power: 0.35

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Wing: 3 (of 10), Rear Wing: 4 (of 10), low-drag qualifying trim for Eau Rouge/Kemmel straight speed, brake ducts N/A on this car

KEY SETUP NOTE

• Spa demands a low-downforce compromise — Eau Rouge-Raidillon flat-in-qualifying-trim and the long Kemmel Straight reward low drag, but this sacrifices stability in Pouhon and Blanchimont; run the lowest wing angle you can comfortably commit flat-out through Eau Rouge without lifting, since straight-line speed before Les Combes is where quali laps are won.

TRACK GUIDE

• Eau Rouge-Raidillon: taken flat in quali trim if committed — stay full throttle on the left-side kerb at the bottom, let the car float over the compression, resist any steering correction at the crest.
• Les Combes (T5): heaviest braking zone on track — brake late in a straight line, downshift to 2nd, rotate hard on entry to maximize exit onto the back section.
• Pouhon (T9-10): a committed double-apex left — carry as much mid-corner speed as possible, trail-brake to rotate the nose on entry, then unwind progressively; this corner separates fast laps from average ones.
• Campus/Stavelot: late apex Stavelot to maximize run down to Blanchimont — don't sacrifice exit speed for entry speed.
• Blanchimont: flat or near-flat in quali trim — commitment here is pure lap time, any lift costs multiple tenths down to the bus stop chicane.
• Bus Stop Chicane: late, hard brake, use the kerbs aggressively on entry and exit — final corner before the lap, don't overdrive the exit onto the front straight.