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Originally Posted by BRG

I keep bringing up this same point and I wish someone who has looked at the regs will confirm this or not.
The AOC have said they will BPO between different types of technology, so they will BOP the fastest most efficient, powerful Turbo engine against the fastest most powerful NA engine. If the Gibson is the only NA engine then it will have a very favorable BOP whilst also being Simpler to package and most likely more reliable .

These are the relevant regs, but they don't answer your question:

7.4 Equivalence systems (performance and technologies)

7.4.1 Equivalence systems between the different LMP1
propulsion technologies.

In order to limit the differences between the hybrid and nonhybrid
cars, the Endurance Committee will be able to adapt
the performance of the non-hybrid cars in accordance with the
following conditions:

a) The reference will be the calculation of the average lap time
of the fastest car in each technology. The average lap time will
be calculated over the number of laps corresponding to 20%
of the distance of the races (average of the best laps).

The models of the cars with the slowest technologies must
have participated in at least two races and must have been
properly classified in order to be able to benefit from the
application of the rule.
The first adjustment of performance may be applied at any
time by the Endurance Committee.
The Committee will have the right to request any necessary
information from the manufacturers and/or the competitors, in
order to the shed light on the issue at hand. Any such
information will be treated in a strictly confidential manner.

Any competitor having deliberately provided false information
or having attempted to influence an adjustment by hiding its
true level of performance will be penalised by the FIA.

b) Equivalence of Technology of the LMP1 cars
The principles of the EoT, calculated on the basis of the data
collected from the "best in class" of each technology, will be
applied up to the 2018 Le Mans event inclusive, based on the
values specified in Appendix B to the 2018 Technical
Regulations.

It will be up to the Endurance Committee to settle any
questions that might arise concerning the application and/or
interpretation of these elements in the last resort.

d) The competitors and manufacturers are responsible for
providing valid data on request to help the FIA/ACO with the
EoT process.
All competitors and manufacturers that deliberately provided
misinformation, tried to influence the EoT process, or whose
level of performance is higher than the expected result may be
sanctioned with a penalty before, during or after a race.

Minimum penalty: 5-minute stop and go, at the Stewards’
discretion.


Maybe the answer was in part c), which appears to have been omitted...?