Le Mans Balance of Performance announced by ACO
- Aaron Carroll
- Jun 5
- 1 min read
Written by Aaron Carroll
The ACO (L’Automobile Club de l’Ouest) have the revealed the official Balance of Performance (BoP) for this years WEC (World Endurance Championship) flagship event at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
It is important to note that Le Mans has a separate BoP to the rest of the season, due to the unusual nature of the track.
In terms of the minimum weight of the Hypercars, only one car that raced at the circuit last year receiving a significant change. The Peugeot 9X8 has been made the second lightest car in the class, heavier than only the Aston Martin Valkyrie.
In terms of power, Ferrari, Toyota, Cadillac, and Alpine all will have increased power from last years event. With Porsche, BMW and Peugeot staying relatively the same.
The brand new to Le Mans, Aston Martin Valkyrie has been given a class minimum weight of 1030 kg and a class maximum power of 520kW. The British marque will be hoping that this will make a difference after their slow start to the season.
In LMGT3, all of the cars that raced last year will run at a lower minimum weight. In terms of power only the Ford, Corvette and Lexus will gain an extra bit of speed on the straights, with every other brand losing a small amount of power.
The new to WEC Mercedes AMG LMGT3 will be the heaviest car in the class at 1360 kg, with the Ferrari 296 having the least power.
