LMP1 Performance Balance

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

According to Claude Galopin of Pescarolo Sport diesels produce 1600 Nm torque compared to 700 Nm for petrol engines! They also have 100 bhp extra. 20 bhp accounts for 1 sec in Le Mans, so the Audi and Peugeot get 5 sec just because of the extra power.

source: http://www.pitlane-vision.com/index....tte&Itemid=119

Even if you take that as gospel you also need to consider the relative age and devlopment of the Judd compared to a state of the art turbo engine with direct injection, and of all the extra development that goes into a factory motor.

As it stands Judd, AER, Zytek etc. may well have quit development on their current engines, instead focusing on their P2 motors in preperation for 2011.