Porsche 962 Le Mans v The ring

[Welshbeef]

D Bell had the lap record at the ring of 6.37 however inthe youtube file he talks through the lap corner by corner - really interesting detailing which gear bumps quirks of the track etc however on the fastest sections of the track he states its 190 mph

However in Le Mans this exact same car hit 242mph on the straight did they run so much less aero at Le Mans (not exactly a track which doesn't need aero). But top speeds are drastically different even though The Ring has longer straights.

[f1nn]

The rings as longer straights than lemans?

I was under the impression that the 962's that Derek Bell ran the pre chicane mulsanne configuration.

[Whitean3]

And I thought the ring record was held by Stefan Bellof, not Derek Bell?
I suspect the difference in top speeds will be down to gearing

[Welshbeef]

f1nn said:

The rings as longer straights than lemans?

I was under the impression that the 962's that Derek Bell ran the pre chicane mulsanne configuration.

Correct pre chicane Le Mans

[Welshbeef]

Whitean3 said:

And I thought the ring record was held by Stefan Bellof, not Derek Bell?
I suspect the difference in top speeds will be down to gearing

Correct - the 962 D Bell was 6.37mins though (what's the ultimate lap record?) but 190mph v 242mph cannot understand the huge difference.


Was the 962 5 speed only ?

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Welshbeef said:

D Bell had the lap record at the ring of 6.37 however inthe youtube file he talks through the lap corner by corner - really interesting detailing which gear bumps quirks of the track etc however on the fastest sections of the track he states its 190 mph

However in Le Mans this exact same car hit 242mph on the straight did they run so much less aero at Le Mans (not exactly a track which doesn't need aero). But top speeds are drastically different even though The Ring has longer straights.

In the pre-chicane days they ran with very little aero drag, very little wing. It was pretty much all about getting along the 3 mile straight as quickly as possible.

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(And, yes, I know that's Radillion at Spa, not the Nurburgring).

[Welshbeef]

Great pics wing diff is notable, amazing it can change top seed so much yet faster in the bends wins overall