Some interesting comments here from Lawrence Tomlinson on the new G57.
http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/0...ht-future.html
He reckons it will lap Silverstone in 1:47. The LMP2 pole time last year was 1:48.021, and the GTE-Pro pole was 1:59.970. Considering how LMP3s have struggled compared to the GTs in ELMS this is quite a jump. There have been significant changes under the skin of course, not least replacing the Nissan engine with a 580bhp Chevy.
I get the feeling Ginetta has lost interest in LMP3, probably because of the limitations imposed by the cost cap (and the bad press Ginetta have got because of it?).
“In terms of quality of the car, we have moved on tremendously from the LMP3 car which had a tight budget. We found that a challenge from an engineering point of view. We’ve enjoyed being involved in LMP3, it’s been great fun, but this car is the next step for us.
“It’s got an engine built in house which is under stressed. It’s got an Xtrac gearbox in it which you’d expect in an LMP1 car, but you’ve got it in a car here which is under £200,000. You look at the value of it relative to the value of an LMP2, and it’s faster, and you can fit two people in it, and it’s air conditioned, what’s not to like about it?”