Ferrari 296 GT3

GT3 · Mid-engined · Twin-turbo V6 · Downforce 3/5

Balanced and forgiving, one of the easier cars to be immediately quick in, and notably good in the wet.

Where to start. Nothing exotic. Standard GT3 order works well here — diff, then bars, then tyres.

What this car's answers lean on

In order: what this car reaches for first when something is wrong. GT3 sets the baseline, and anything this car weighs differently says so.

1. Differential and engine braking
2. Braking system — bias, ABS, pressure
3. Anti-roll bars
4. Free changes — driving, not setup
5. Tyre pressures
6. In-car driver aids and gearing
7. Damper clicks

What you cannot change on this car

Still shown, struck through at the rank they earned — partly so the list is honest, partly because they open up as you move up a class.

Shorter gearing

Gearing is fixed on this car.

Stiffer heave / third spring

No third spring on this car.