Thread: WEC LMP Future Regulations (was Le Mans EVO rules - now hypercar rules)
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Old 13 Jan 2018, 15:56 (Ref:3792488)   #5368
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These are the changes from last year to this year:

LMP1H 8MJ
2017 878kg___124,9MJ/lap fuel___80,2kg/h fuel___44,1kg/stint fuel
2018 878kg___124,9MJ/lap fuel___80,2kg/h fuel___35,2kg/stint fuel

LMP1
2017 833kg___157,2MJ/lap fuel___100,9kg/h fuel___53,0kg/stint fuel
2018 833kg___210,9MJ/lap fuel___110,0kg/h fuel___52,9kg/stint fuel

Basically, the highlights are:

*Toyota stay as is with minimum weight, MJ per lap and per hour of fuel.

*Toyota will get approx. 20% smaller fuel tank for '18.

*LMP1 privateer will be allowed to weight 45kgs less than the Toyota hybrids, get over 9kg/h more fuel to burn per hour, and will get a huge jump in MJ per lap for fuel.

Basically, Toyota's performance numbers are the same as last year, but their stints will be almost 20% shorter (approx 2 laps around Le Mans), while LMP1 privateer get a lot more fuel to burn to try and make more engine power to try and offset Toyota's hybrid advantage.
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