Ferrari 296 GTB

TYRES

• Compound: Slick Soft (Track)
• Front Pressure: 28.5 PSI
• Rear Pressure: 29.0 PSI
• No tyre blankets in AC Evo
• Optimal operating temp: 85–95°C (peak grip window for soft slick)

ELECTRONICS

• TC: 2 (minimal, allows rotation but catches aggressive snap at Flugplatz/Fuchsröhre exit)
• ABS: 4 (Bosch Motorsport system, strong late-braking support for Adenauer/Bergwerk)
• Engine Braking (Brake Magic): 4 (stronger trail-brake rotation into slow corners)
• Brake Bias: 56% front (base, adjustable trackside)

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 60 mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 145000 N/m / 145000 N/m
• ARB: 6800 N/m
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 56%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 65 mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 130000 N/m / 130000 N/m
• ARB: 5200 N/m
• Diff Preload: 60 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.4
• Diff Power: 0.6

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front Wing: Level 2 (low-drag biased, Döttinger Höhe top speed priority)
• Rear Wing: Level 3 (balanced — enough rear planted feel for Schwedenkreuz/Kesselchen without killing straight speed)
• Downforce Level: Medium-Low
• Brake Ducts: Front 2 / Rear 2 (single lap, heat-up priority over cooling longevity)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• The 296's hybrid AWD torque-fill only engages fully off-throttle-to-on transitions at low speed — exploit this with earlier, more aggressive throttle application in Adenauer Forst and Karussell exit, but keep rear ARB slightly softer than instinct dictates to prevent snap oversteer over Brünnchen's bumps at high load.

TRACK GUIDE

• Hatzenbach: carry speed through the direction changes — compliant damper setup here lets you ride the bumps flat-out without lifting
• Flugplatz crest: car goes light mid-air — stay committed, don't lift or correct steering while unweighted, let it land straight
• Fuchsröhre compression: brake before the compression, not during — heavy g-load can lock inside front if trail-braked too deep
• Karussell: take the banked concrete inside line, modest steering input, let the banking do the lateral work — exit with full throttle onto the straight
• Döttinger Höhe: this is where the lap is won — low-drag aero choice and full ERS deployment management matter more than mid-corner speed elsewhere