Supertouring>BTC>S2000 Lap times

[Bevan-L]

What sorta laptime difference is there between a supertouring car and what the BTC/S2000 cars currently do at the same track? how many secs a lap difference is there?

[Sodemo]

I don't have access to actual times but I believe that a super tourer on a lap of say silverstone international would be about 3-4 seconds quicker than BTC and S2000. BTC and S2000 are naturally quite similar in terms of performance, however I seem to recall that when S2000 first appeared the S2000 cars were slower, but then since then the S2000 cars have been "developed" where the BTC cars have not, so the times for the S2000 cars might have improved slightly.

[duke_toaster]

They did tweak the BTC-T base weight when S2000 cars were introduced, though.

[redshoes]

Last time S2000/BTCT ran on Silverstone International was 2004. Pole was 1m34s (in the wet), best race lap time was a high 1m28s.

WTCC were there in 2005, pole was mid 1m25s, best race lap high 1m26s

The last ST race on that layout was in 2000, pole and best laps were a low 1m23s.

Obviously you need to factor in things like tyres - WTCC use a softer compound and tyre warmers.

[Bevan-L]

thanks guys, I was curious as to how close the could come given its been almost 10 years and technology moves on etc.... so around 3 sec a lap hmmmmm