Balance of Performance is never going to get universal approval. But one of its upsides is that multiple manufacturers are capable of winning and setting virtually identical laptimes. Take the Pro qualifying session at British GT’s Oulton Park round last year, where 0.088 seconds split the top four – which included a Porsche, two Lamborghinis and a Mercedes.
But, while BoP will theoretically allow all seven GT3 constructors a shot at achieving similar times when the Cheshire track hosts British GT’s season-opener this weekend, it still boils down to the teams and drivers to find the perfect set-ups and extract their cars’ full potential. And that engineering nous will be more important than ever this year as the arrival of Pirelli’s new P Zero DHF tyre compound threatens to change the status quo.
