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4 Jan 2007, 19:54 (Ref:1806520) | #1 | ||
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FIA GT rule changes for 2007
In going though the FIA GT rules I noticed some intesting changes for 2007.
http://www.fia.com/resources/documen..._Sport_Reg.pdf 3 sets of dry weather tires for practice and qualifcation and 3 sets of tires for the race. 69. LIMITATION OF THE NUMBER OF ENGINES, BRAKES, GEARBOX RATIOS AND FINAL DRIVE RATIOS DURING THE EVENT 69. A. Three engines per car and per season will be authorised. Each engine will be paired with the chassis. Each engine, as defined in Article 106, must be sealed by the FIA Technical Delegate before being used by the competitor in an event. Any breaking of one or more seals must be approved beforehand by the Technical Delegate for the Championship or the FIA Technical Department on pain of a sanction which may go as far as exclusion. The breaking of any seal will be considered as a change of engine. The replacing of an engine by a competitor automatically results in the application of the following penalties:" THREE engines?? or rebuild up to three times?? That will slow the race down to require the engine to last. Keep cost down too. "B. For GT1 cars only: A single type of braking system must be homologated per model of car. Only 2 sets of brakes (callipers and discs) may be used per car and per season. The components of the system will be identified by the FIA Technical Delegate before its use by the competitor in an event." Two sets of discs per season?? A set of discs or rotors only last one race, no matter who makes them or even the Carbon rotors. "C. For Group 1 cars only: One single set of gearbox ratios must be homologated per model of car and per season. The use of any other ratio is forbidden. D. For Group 1 cars only: A maximum of three final drive ratios must be homologated per model of car and per season. The use of any other ratio is forbidden." One set of gear ratios isn't too bad with the three final diff or drive ratios "Fuel 103. A single fuel supplier is designated by the FIA following a tendering procedure. Throughout the duration of the Event, all competitors must use the fuel supplied by the organiser; the supplying of this fuel must be carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in the contract signed between the FIA and the selected supplier." Single suppler - My guess is a single fuel as well, only petrol no bio-fuels There are a few other changes. Some of the requinrments above will make it more difficult for a GT1 teams to compete. Almost making GT1 a spec series. Only three engines, or engine rebuilds, Penalties if more are used. Two sets of brake discs per season?? 1000 KM races and only two sets of discs?? Not even carbon rotors / discs can last like that. |
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Well if this truly comes to pass, mabybe we will see some of the teams migrate to the LMS and maybe (not holding my breath) ALMS.
In this format GT-1 is pretty well castrated! L.P. ps. Don't use them brakes!!! |
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The FIA is the Tony George of sports car racing.
Their GT series was the better of the two, so, naturally they screw that up. I think it is iin their genes. Bob |
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The transmission will be toast after each race and ready for rebuilds. So much for GT1 racing. |
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The new FIA GT rules are really horrible in my opinion. Two hour races are supposed to be endurance racing?
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It sounds like somebody has severely dropped the ball here!!!! L.P. |
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I think they are digging their own grave even deeper with this. It feels like much of the GT racing world's attention is shifting to LMS/ALMS (and teams are jumping ship) and this will only speed it up. At least (A)LMS still have proper endurance races.
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Why FIA GT has necessaraly to be endurance?
Is GT3 endurance? No. Isn't sucessful? Of course it is. Is International GT Open endurance? No. Isn't sucessful? Of course it is. You got LMS for endurance racing anyway, why should FIA GT be the same? Shouldn't it have an identity of its own? Besides in order to survive it has to do a TV deal and for this you need shorter races. Regarding the rules changes as far as I understand they have been discussed with and approved by the teams. Isn't that so? |
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Weren't teams against the idea last year? It eliminates the possibilities of 3rd drivers, some of whom bring in vital money to the teams. With the idea of more fly-away races, I sure hope SRO has deep pockets and some good excuses.
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No fly away races in 07 except from China ;-)
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So now it is a matter of the definition of the mandatory stops, is that not shown?
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So the teams do not approve?
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When FIA reduced the length of the races, FIA put an emphasis on getting to and staying at the front. By creating a lack of time to make up the difference with the race leader, you will now have to push harder and sooner to not fall behind. Thus using the equipment even harder. The FIA in their wisdom(lack of) have reduced the amount of parts to be used! This is counterintuitive to creating a sprint race environment. So what you end up with is cars going around the circuit at 90kph for 2hrs so that they have enough parts to last the season!!
Now in my opinion that BLOWS, FIA has really dropped the ball!! They are trying to stay as an endurance series in a sprint format which IMO will not work, as it will displease everyone involved! L.P. Last edited by HORNDAWG; 5 Jan 2007 at 17:04. |
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DTM also has restrictions like this especially as to engines and the racing doesn't suffer at all.
I am asking for the teams opinion because from what I have been reading a few weeks back in Autosport the teams were in favour of cost cutting changes and also demanded no flyaway races at all. Apparently Zhuhai had to be kept on the schedule due to their firm contract with SRO. Logic suggests that the cost cutting changes would have been decided between Ratel and the teams before being submited to the FIA for approval. |
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Sprint format sportscar racing does kind of work. After all Intererie in Germany and Europe was quite popular for a few years in the 70's and 80's wasn't it?
I think it's just that we're used to sportscars as endurance vehicles that we can't imagine them as sprint racers. |
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But having to make 2 pit stops in a 2 hour race just adds confusion, three sprint races!
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