Audi, Porsche Hit with Pre-Race Weight Increase

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Audi and Porsche have been given additional weight in a pre-race Balance of Performance change ahead of the Total 24 Hours of Spa.

The changes, issued three-and-a-half hours ahead of the race start, include a 15 kg increase for the Audi R8 LMS GT3 and 5 kg for teams running the Porsche 911 GT3 R. 

The highest-placed Audi on the grid is the No. 2 factory-backed WRT car, which will start from second, after the Belgian team lost pole with its No. 1 car earlier in the day.

The Dries Vanthoor, Christopher Mies and Alex Riberas-driven car will also have to serve a three-minute stop-and-hold penalty during the race.

No changes were made to the Audi between the Paul Ricard 1000 km and this weekend’s initial BoP, while the Porsche had been given a 5 kg weight break and 1.5 mm reduced air restrictor.

No other adjustments have been made ahead of the race, which gets underway at 4:30 p.m. local time. 

The SRO has made BoP changes during several Blancpain GT Series weekends this year, including the most recent Endurance Cup round at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Jake Kilshaw

Jake Kilshaw is a UK-based journalist. He is a graduate of Politics and International Relations.