– After Aston Martin driver Nicki Thiim felt unfairly treated by the Balance of Performance (BoP) on Saturday – and according to his own statements fought “with a stick” against opponents with a “gun” – there is now some hope for Sunday from his point of view: Because the classification was adjusted for five of the eight cars.
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The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo, with which Thiim is starting, loses ten kilograms, which should have a positive effect in the corners. In addition, the boost pressure was increased by 0.02 to 0.03 bar over almost the entire rev range, which is an advantage when accelerating and at top speed.
While the Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo, with which Matteo Cairoli won on Saturday, the Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo, which brought Thomas Preining second place, and the Ford Mustang GT3 Evo, whose drivers saved the tires for Sunday, remain unchanged, there are some changes with the other brands.
With the BMW M4 GT3 Evo, with which Marco Wittmann finished third from fourth on the grid on Saturday, ten kilograms may be taken out of the weight box. In addition, the boost pressure in the mid rev range from 5,000 to 7,000 rpm is also increased by 0.02 to 0.03 bar.
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Also with the Lamborghini Temerario GT3, which was not found in the top field on Saturday, the weight may be reduced by five kilograms. In addition, there is an increased boost pressure over the entire rev range of 0.02 to 0.03 bar.
There is also a positive development with the Mercedes-AMG GT3, in which DTM leader Maro Engel and Lucas Auer took fifth and sixth places, and with the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, in which Ben Dörr came fourth. Because with both vehicles, 20 kilograms may be unloaded. The engine power is not touched in the meantime.
The Sunday qualifying will start at 9:10 in the morning (all info on TV times, stream, etc.). It remains to be seen whether the balance of power among the different vehicles changes due to the adjustments.
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