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Originally Posted by pablocomics
Remove the massive restrictors to the GTE and the GT3 will be turtles compared with GTE (and maybe the LMP2). The GTE engines are much, much, much more sofisticated than GT3
The BOP of the OpenGT has bigger diameter restrictors on GT2 (bigger than ACO rules) and GT3 has nothing to do against them
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The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 (V12 6.0L), the Mercedes SLS GT3 (V8 6.3L), the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 (V8 3.8L Biturbo), etc. develops more 600 HP with the restrictors of homologation (before the FIA BOP). The GTE with their small engine 6 cylinder 4.0L or V8 4.5L would not hold one hour of race with 600 HP (without restrictors).
In Open GT, the GT3 are heavier of 10 to 40 kg and the GTE are lighter (F458 -40 kg) and they have restrictors bigger.
Open GT (GT2 / GTE) weight : 1'100 kg to 1'220 kg.
Open GT (GT3) weight : 1'200 kg to 1'365 kg.
Take a Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3 vs a Aston Martin Vantage V8 GTE with the same weight (1'200 kg) and we shall discuss who will be the slowest…
In fact, the question was to know if the GTE and the GT3 can run in the same category in ELMS and in ALMS and the answer is yes.