Imola-BoP: Ferrari and Toyota are allowed to download more

The WEC will be at Imola next weekend for the second race of the 2024 season (April 19-21). The World Endurance Championship starts at the traditional Italian circuit for the first time in its recent history. Last Friday, the WEC committee published the revised Balance of Performance for the two classes Hypercar and LMGT3.

All nine hypercar brands, except for the new Peugeot 9X8, witnessed an increase in performance and weight reduction at the same time. Local champion Ferrari and WEC world champion Toyota have made the most of the new BoP, which those involved can adjust before each individual race weekend and which has to be created specifically for the track.

Ferrari and Toyota are allowed to download more

On the course, which is not known for LMH and LMDh cars, two factory Ferrari 499Ps and a yellow customer car from AF Corse are each allowed to unload 34kg of BoP weight. This means that Italian hypercars weigh 1,041 kg. Toyota GR010 hybrid, which is at The breakfast of the season in Qatar was a big stumble, we received a discount of 29 kg and therefore a minimum weight of 1,060 kg.

Ferrari can also expect an increase in the maximum system output of 7 kW, which corresponds to almost 9 hp and leads to a car power of 510 kW (693 hp). After an increase of 6 kW, the Toyota now has 516 kW (701 hp). For both manufacturers, the maximum energy also increased by 2 mega-joules. The creators of BoP pursue the goal of using a secret key to bring all hypercars into a window of parallel performance.

WEC: Equivalence of Performance for Imola

Manufacturer	Weight	Performance	All wheel drive…	Stint-Energy	Extra hole time
Toyota	1.060	516	190 km/h	916	0,2
Ferrari	1.041	520	190 km/h	904	0,2
Peugeot	1.061	510	190 km/h	906	0,2
Isotta Fraschini	1.058	520	190 km/h	920	0,2
Alpine	1.042	514	—	909	0,0
BMW	1.035	511	—	905	0,0
Cadillac	1.030	517	—	908	0,0
Lamborghini	1.034	516	—	908	0,0
Porsche	1.033	508	—	901	0,0

Porsche also more powerful and less weight

Porsche, which celebrated a stunning triple victory in Qatar and recorded the first WEC victory for an LMDh car, is also receiving more performance at Imola. The minimum weight of the Porsche 963 is reduced by 15 kg to 1,033 kg. At the same time, the performance of the German LMDh model increases by 3 kW to 508 kW (690 hp). BMW has the same performance data as its BMW M Hybrid V8: 1,035 kg (-25 kg) less weight and 511 kW / 694 HP (+5 kW) output.

The lightest car in the WEC grid is the Cadillac V-Series.R, built according to the LMDh regulations, which is at the minimum permissible weight of 1,030 kg (-2 kg). At the same time, the output of the V8 steam hammer increases by 18 kW to 517 kW (702 hp). The difference to the heaviest car in the field – the new Peugeot at 1,061 kg – is 31 kg.

The new Peugeot makes its WEC debut at Imola

The The Peugeot 9X8 2024 was classified conservatively before the start of its race in Imola: the LMH hypercar, which now has a rear wing, weighs 31 kg more than its predecessor in Qatar and has 10 kW of power (510 instead of 520 kW). In addition, the minimum starting speed of the all-wheel drive has increased from 150 to 190 km / h, now that Peugeot also has a standard 29/34 wheel combination.

Alpine, which turned out to be the most powerful guest at the WEC opener with its two A424s (1,042 kg and 514 kW power) and closed immediately, can unload 28 kg and receive 4 kW power up. The new Lamborghini SC63 (1,034 kg and an output of 516 kW) received only a weight reduction of 7 kg, but gained 14 kW of additional power. The LMH hypercar from Isotta Fraschini has high power (520 kW), but is also one of the heaviest at 1,058 kg.