Balcarce - 08.03.2026 - Round 3

[Olaf Lehmann]

track.ini with wider grid and more distance between pitstalls:
http://race.eolc.de/Olaf_Lehmann/trackiniBALCARCE.zip

Don't forget: We use INT mode. If you get stuck in hay bales, land on the roof, or lose a wheel...you can press ShiftR and continue the race...

Good racing for everyone
Olaf

RESULT:

Track: Balcarce Sun Mar 08 21:48:56 2026

PRACTICE TIMES
1 16 Rainer Alpen Brabham GER 1m33.649s 12
2 13 Andre Jahren BRM MON 1m33.676s 00.027s 15
3 14 Bjørn L Finnestad Honda SWE 1m34.548s 00.899s 11
4 9 Olaf Lehmann Lotus GER 1m35.053s 01.404s 15
5 18 Seb Gore Lotus GBR 1m35.055s 01.406s 13
6 20 Roberto Baldassarri Brabham ITA 1m37.902s 04.253s 10

RACE RESULTS (After 38 laps)
1 20 Roberto Baldassarri Brabham ITA 38 61m27.154s
2 18 Seb Gore Lotus GBR 38 61m52.559s 25.405s
3 14 Bjørn L Finnestad Honda SWE 38 61m55.962s 28.808s
4 16 Rainer Alpen Brabham GER 38 62m07.161s 40.007s
5 9 Olaf Lehmann Lotus GER 37 61m42.951s 1 lap(s)
6 13 Andre Jahren BRM MON 36 62m38.595s 2 lap(s)

RACE FASTEST LAPS
Pos Driver Time Lap
1 Roberto Baldassarri 1m34.071s 38
2 Rainer Alpen 1m34.459s 12
3 Bjørn L Finnestad 1m34.967s 25
4 Seb Gore 1m35.281s 9
5 Andre Jahren 1m35.312s 8
6 Olaf Lehmann 1m35.337s 6
7 F 1HistoricTV No time
8 Andre Jahren No time


LEADERS

Driver Laps
Rainer Alpen 1-22
Andre Jahren 23-26
Seb Gore 27-29
Roberto Baldassarri 30-38

Number of lead changes: 3
Number of leaders: 4


LAPS LED

Driver Laps led
Rainer Alpen 22
Roberto Baldassarri 9
Andre Jahren 4
Seb Gore 3


HIGHEST CLIMBER

Driver Start Finish Change
Roberto Baldassarri 6 1 5
Seb Gore 5 2 3
Bjørn L Finnestad 3 3 0
Olaf Lehmann 4 5 -1
Rainer Alpen 1 4 -3
Andre Jahren 2 6 -4


ON TRACK LAPS

Driver Laps/Total Percent
Roberto Baldassarri (38/38) 100.00
Seb Gore (37/38) 97.37
Rainer Alpen (35/38) 92.11
Bjørn L Finnestad (34/38) 89.47
Andre Jahren (29/36) 80.56
Olaf Lehmann (29/37) 78.38


RACE LAPTIME CONSISTENCY
(first lap excluded)

Driver Avg Deviation Std Deviation Avg Laptime Laps
Roberto Baldassarri 1.068 1.358 1m36.792s 38
Seb Gore 1.253 1.504 1m37.547s 38
Bjørn L Finnestad 2.213 5.498 1m37.684s 38
Olaf Lehmann 4.848 8.175 1m40.024s 37
Rainer Alpen 5.062 8.365 1m38.072s 38
Andre Jahren 12.397 11.742 1m44.524s 36

[Roberto Baldassarri]

Thanks Olaf for the clarification, very appreciated. However It is still not clear to me if dialing "ShiftR" must be followed by a pit-in.

[Olaf Lehmann]

However It is still not clear to me if dialing "ShiftR" must be followed by a pit-in.

ShiftR in normal gpl and ShiftR with dirtgearpatch are different. In normal gpl the car will be repaired and you get small restrictions (cold tyres and more fuel. Dgp is stronger: No cold tyres, no refueling, in principle the car will be repaired too, but you get
1. A gear failure (gear 1,2 ,3 or 4 gets the ratio of the next higher gear)
2. reduced engine power
3. (only if you had lost a wheel) a tyre damage
Because of the stronger restrictions you should be careful with ShiftR. In many cases it's better to bring the car back to the pits - if it's possible.
At the pits you can make a repair stop (stop your car at the right place at your pitstall, choice reverse gear and wait 15s for the second bump). In this case you get no restrictions, the car will be repaired, nothing else. But if you go to your pitstall and presses ShiftR without waiting, you get the two or three restrictions, see above.

If you have made ShiftR the way to bring the engine power back is to make a repair stop .
If you had lost a wheel you have to do a tyre changing too (wait after the repairing another 15seconds and choice neutral or any gear, but not reverse gear).
There is no way to repair the gear failure.

So...if you had made ShiftR in the last laps, maybe it makes sense to make no repairing stop, but if you made it earlier in the race you'll loose a more time because of the missing engine power as you loose for the repairing stop.

BR Olaf

[Roberto Baldassarri]

Thank you very much for the clarification !

BR Roberto

[André Jahren]

track.ini with wider grid and more distance between pitstalls:
http://race.eolc.de/Olaf_Lehmann/trackiniBALCARCE.zip

Don't forget: We use INT mode. If you get stuck in hay bales, land on the roof, or lose a wheel...you can press ShiftR and continue the race...

Good racing for everyone
Olaf

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[Olaf Lehmann]

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  PITSTOP LISTING

  30:06	 39.7s	B.Finnestad	Tire change/Refuel
  32:27	 41.3s	O.Lehmann	Tire change/Refuel
  35:48	 35.4s	R.Alpen		Tire change/Refuel
  44:25	 54.1s	A.Jahren	Tire change/Refuel
  44:30	 41.4s	R.Alpen		Repair
  49:03	 38.4s	A.Jahren	Repair
  51:23	 38.3s	A.Jahren	Tire change
  57:54	 47.2s	A.Jahren	Repair

[Olaf Lehmann]

Gratulations to Roberto! You won the race, but also:
- you was the most consistent driver
- you was the only one who stayed on track in every lap
and you has driven your fastest lap in the last lap (tyre wear is no problem for you it seems).

I had much tyre wear at Balcarce - values more than 100 after the halv race distance. So I thought about two tyre stops, but at the end I decided to make one stop.
In qualifiing I made two stints with quali setup, then I made a brake . With less minutes to go, I began to drive with fuel tank and would practise pitstops. At the first try I missed the entry totally. At the second try I don't see the board. Next try the same. I don't found the board. And qualy time was over...and race starts. I hadn't time to put more fuel in my tank (I had only 36 litres in my tank).
During racing I don't know if I would in able to refuel my car. For safety I drived into pitlane one lap before my tank was empty. One more time I don't see my board...but fortunately Björn was in pits. So I could see he stops more on the ride (near by the many parking cars). So I drive another lap and then I found my board (it was really very hard to see before the parking cars on the right). PUH!!!

But I have to say: Without that problem I wasn't better than 5th.

Grats to Seb and Björn for completing podium!

See u all at Watkins!
Olaf

[Bjørn Finnestad]

The race went better for me than I expected because I assumed that this track was not the best fit for me and not for the Honda too. Two in the lead dropped out, but I reached the podium and am very happy to finish with good laps all the way to the finish.

I had to work extra hard on the setup to get down to expected lap times. I tweaked the wheel angles and tried many differentials, spring stiffness, etc. With cold tires the balance was very good, but when the tires reached temperature, the car understeered to a extent no matter what I did. I had problems with the brakes locking the wheels and had to adapt to braking earlier, especially in the first tight corner. I anticipated challenges and always gained new insights, but it's important to acknowledge the positive aspects as well. So, I vote 5/5 points for this race.

Congratulations Roberto! Impressive to start the race at the back and drive so well to first place. I see you changed gears early and that also helps to take care of the tires. Congratulations Seb for second place! Good fight!


Thanks for the race and for the organization!
See you all at WatGlen
Bjørn