{"id":587286,"date":"2026-05-16T12:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T12:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/587286\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T12:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T12:39:14","slug":"bmw-gets-pre-race-bop-hit-lambo-porsche-also-impacted-sportscar365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/587286\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW Gets Pre-Race BoP Hit; Lambo, Porsche Also Impacted \u2013 Sportscar365"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo: Gruppe C Photography\/SRO<\/p>\n

The BMW M4 GT3 EVO will head into this afternoon\u2019s start of the N\u00fcrburgring 24 with a 10 kg weight increase, as the GT3 manufacturer being the hardest hit following a series of pre-race Balance of Performance adjustments by race organizer ADAC.<\/p>\n

Confirmed on Saturday morning, the defending race-winning car has gone from a minimum weight of 1340 kg to 1350 kg, despite the highest-placed BMW qualifying ninth.<\/p>\n

By contrast, the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, which swept the front row in Top Qualifying 3<\/a> and have been deemed to have been favorites on pure pace from multiple rival manufacturers, has only been hit with a 5 kg increase in weight and a 0.5 mm reduction in its air restrictor, going from 50.5 to 50 mm, which Sportscar365 believes roughly equates to 9-10 horsepower.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo has also been given 5 kg of additional weight, while the Ford Mustang GT3 EVO\u2019s second air restrictor returns to 35 mm, the same size as its first, following a 1 mm increase made on Friday morning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No other GT3 cars, competing in the SP9 class, have been impacted by changes, although the Mercedes-AMG GT4, run in SP10, has undergone a fuel capacity adjustment.<\/p>\n

The N\u00fcrburgring 24 gets underway at 3 p.m. CEST (9 a.m. EST).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. Dagys spent eight years as a motorsports correspondent for FOXSports.com and SPEED Channel and has contributed to numerous other motorsports publications worldwide. Contact John<\/a><\/p>\n

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