r/wec • u/valteri_hamilton • Dec 29 '21

SuperGT/DTM How are gt500 cars so fast?

So my question is basically this, how are gt500 cars so quick while still looking like normal cars. I mean the lmp1 cars looked crazy and ppl tell me that the gt500 cars would be faster at Fuji speedway so how is this possible.

Also if the gt500 regulations really are that good at speed then why weren't they used as a basis for lmh regulations? We could have had silhouette hyper cars going insane speeds.

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u/hasthisusernamegone Dec 29 '21

Who is telling you this? A quick Google shows the 919 and TS050 were lapping around the 1:23 mark, while the GT500 outright lap record is 1:27.1.

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u/DismalMode7 Dec 29 '21

infact gt500 able to match old lmp1 timelaps at fuji is a fake myth carried on mainly by people who knows little about gt500/lmp1

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u/PlanepHDN Dec 29 '21

Isn't current LMP2 faster than LMP1s from like 2012-2013? I think the comparisons were made between those early LMP1 cars , in which case the point stands. I don't remember anybody saying GT500s lapped as fast as the late 919 and TS050, but rather being on par or just faster than the LMP2 cars.

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u/razgriz2520 Toyota Gazoo GR010 #7 Dec 29 '21 edited Dec 30 '21

Yeah, people were comparing GT500 with LMP2 (..and some NON-HYBRID LMP1), not the Hybrid LMP1 monsters.

I'd say GT500 is very much comparable to early diesel LMP1 cars and the current LMH cars. Maybe not so much with the straight line (although the Supra GT500 can probably do that since its using a low downforce setup compared to NSX-GT & GT-R GT500) but they will give them a run for the money on more downforce related tracks.