BMW M2 Racing (G87)

Spec / fixed setup · Front-engined · Turbocharged straight-six

Heavier and far more powerful than the other rookie car, and it drives like it. Front-engined and rear-driven with real torque, so it will step the rear on exit in a way the MX-5 never does, and it carries more speed into a corner than a beginner expects to have to lose.

Where to start. Slow the entry and straighten the car before the throttle. The power is the part that catches people out, and it catches them out on exit.

Symptoms this car reads differently

These notes appear alongside the ranked answer whenever you pick that symptom.

Spins up / snaps on exit

The one to expect. There is enough torque here to overwhelm the rears while the wheel is still turned — wait for it to unwind.

Won't turn in / pushes on entry

Front-engined and not light. Carrying too much speed in loads the front early and there is no aero to rescue it.

Falls off over a stint

Weight and power together are hard on rear tyres. A stint that starts aggressively finishes slowly.

What this car's answers lean on

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

1. Free changes — driving, not setup
2. In-car driver aids and gearing

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.

Brake bias rearward, Less coast (deceleration) diff lock, More engine braking, Less diff preload, Softer front anti-roll bar, Softer front slow bump damping, More front toe-out, Brake bias forward, More coast diff lock, Less engine braking, More diff preload, Softer rear anti-roll bar, Stiffer rear slow rebound, More rear toe-in, Less rake — lower the rear or raise the front, Raise the ABS setting, Lower total brake pressure, Less front negative camber, Higher front tyre pressure, Stiffer rear anti-roll bar, Lower front tyre pressure, More front negative camber, Softer front springs, More rake — raise the rear, Stiffer front anti-roll bar, Lower rear tyre pressure, More rear negative camber, Softer rear springs, More rear wing, Less drive (acceleration) diff lock, Lower traction control level, Shorter gearing, More drive diff lock, Higher traction control level, Stiffer heave / third spring, Stiffer rear springs or ride height up, Check bump stop gap, Softer fast bump damping, Raise cold pressure at the hot end, Soften the opposite end, Reduce camber slightly, Take out some rear toe-in

Fixed-setup car — nothing in the garage is adjustable.