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| 2014 Le Mans 24hr: GTE-Pro BoP Test | |
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|  | | May 14 2014 11:36:37 PM EST | |
| Manufactures spend millions of dollars on these factory race programs to showcase their respected brands. In return, all they ask for if for the playing field to be level to allow the best team to win. Last year the FIA introduced a new process for BoP then the ACO had done in the past at the 24hrs of Le Mans. The result was terrible and saw Porsche and Aston Martin drive away from the field, Corvette and Viper were uncompetitive at best, and Ferrari was somewhere in the middle. The manufactures voiced their opinions and the FIA heard them loud and clear. Even the manufactures that were on the positive side of the BoP had issues with it, because when your competitors are rendered uncompetitive a victory is tarnished.
For 2014 the ACO and the FIA will be holding a GTE-Pro Class BoP Test on the last week of May, a week prior to the official Le Mans test day. The test will be held at Michelin's Ladoux test facility in France.
One car from each manufacturer (Ferrari, Porsche, Corvette, Aston Martin) will take part, with FIA test driver Jean-Marc Gounon set to handle driving duties over a four-day period.
The objective will not only be to balance the cars in their low-downforce Le Mans aero configuration, but also around the conventional BoP parameters such as weight and air restrictor size as well.
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