Aston Martin Vantage GT3 (British GT 2019)

TYRES

• Slick, Front 26.8 PSI, Rear 26.3 PSI, blanket 80°C front/rear (max attack, single lap heat-up)

ELECTRONICS

• TC1: 2, TC2: 0, ABS: 3, Engine Map: 1 (qualifying power), Brake Bias: 56.5%, Brake Driver Sensitivity: 90%

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 53mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 165 N/mm / 165 N/mm
• ARB: 6
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 56.5%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 60mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 155 N/mm / 155 N/mm
• ARB: 4
• Diff Preload: 60 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.35
• Diff Power: 0.55

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Splitter: 6, Rear Wing: 6, Brake Ducts Front: 2, Brake Ducts Rear: 2 (single lap, minimal cooling need, prioritize low drag)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• The Vantage's front end is naturally strong on turn-in but nervous on the Acque Minerali compressions and Tamburello kerbs — running slightly higher front ride height (53mm) with firmer front-slow bump than typical prevents the splitter from smacking down and losing front stability mid-corner, while the softer rear ARB (4) keeps rear planted for Tosa/Rivazza traction without inducing snap oversteer on throttle.

TRACK GUIDE

• Tamburello (T1): Brake late but straight-line only, get the car settled before the kerb — Vantage's front will dive if you trail-brake into the chicane, costing rotation.
• Tosa (T5): This is the biggest lap time zone — brake deep, rotate hard on entry, get on power early even if slightly wide on exit; the long back straight punishes any traction loss here.
• Piratella (T8): Brake in a straight line before turn-in; car pitches forward under heavy braking uphill, so release brake progressively to keep front tyres loaded through apex.
• Acque Minerali (T9/10): Don't attack the compression flat out — a small lift before the dip keeps the car from bottoming out and skipping wide on exit kerb.
• Variante Alta (T13): Commit flat if you carried correct speed through Rivazza esses beforehand; any hesitation here costs more than the corner itself — it's a confidence/setup-trust corner.
• Rivazza 1&2 into Traguardo: Sacrifice Traguardo entry speed to protect Rivazza 2 exit — the run to the line is longer and traction-limited, this is where most of the lap is won or lost.

THEORETICAL BEST LAP

• 1:37.800 — theoretical optimal sector composite, dry track, low fuel, soft tyres at peak grip window

REAL WORLD RECORD

• No official record (Aston Martin Vantage GT3 British GT-spec lap records not formally tracked at Imola for this specific homologation)

SIM RACING RECORD

• 1:38.900 — ACC hotlap lea