Ferrari receives major BoP hit for Spa WEC race
BoP adjustments for Spa have been revealed.

Ferrari has been hit with a dou🥃ble blow under the Balance of Performance adjustments for this weekend’s World E🍰ndurance Championship race at Spa.
Following back-to-back victories for the factory AF Corse squad in Qatar and 𒐪Imola, the minimum weight of the Ferrari 499P has been raised by 12kg to 1057kg, while the maximum p💎ower allowed below 250km/h has been cut by 19kW to 489kW.
Toyota’s performance has also been pegged back for the 6 Hours of Spa on 10 May, with a weight increase of four kilograms making the GR010 Hybrid the heaviest car on the grid at 1069kg. It will also be the least powerful car in the Hypercar, with a 20kW reduction leaving it🦂 with 480kW below 250km/h.
BMW, which finished second in Imola last month, has been hit with a 7kg inc𒐪rease in minimum we🐼ight and a 10kW deduction in power as per the BoP table issued on Tuesday.
The minimum weight of the Porsche 963 has been increased by two kilograms, while Cadillac and Alpine have been hit with modest one-♈kilogram adjustments. The LMDh cars from Porsche and Cadillac will have their maximum power cut by 9kW each, down to 494kW and 501kW respectively, while Alpine has received a 1kW boost in maximum power under 250km/h.
Newcomer Aston Martin is the only manufacturer to have received a weight cut, with the Valkyrie now running at 1035kg. This has been supplement🔯ed by a 15kW increase in power to the maximum allowed value (520kW).
Peugeot remains unaffecte♛d by BoP changes concerning weight and power under 250k🅘W.
The WEC has also adjusted the figures for the so-called ‘stage two’ BoP, which 💮kicks in when a car crosses 250km/h.
All manufacturers with the exception of Aston Martin have received a bump in power above the said value, with changes ranging from one per cent for Alpine to 5.5 per c💯ent for Ferrari.
Manufacturer | Minimum weight (kg) | Maximum power below 250km/h (kW) |
Alpine | 1043 (+1) | 520 (+1) |
Aston Martin | 1035 (-16) | 520 (+15) |
BMW | 1049 (+7) | 503 (-10) |
Cadillac | 1042 (+1) | 501 (-9) |
Ferrari | 1057 (+12) | 489 (-19) |
Peugeot | 1030 (0) | 520 (0) |
Porsche | 1055 (+2) | 494 (-9) |
Toyota | 1069 (4) | 480 (-20) |