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Eight weeks. That's how long it took to build a dedicated setup for every GT3 and GT4 car for the Nordschleife. Eight weeks full of highs and lows that I want to share with you.

The Porsche Cayman GT4 has now also been tested on the Nordschleife. The Cayman proves to be a very well-balanced car – not a supercar, but a true all-rounder that delivers solid results in virtually every corner.

After several sessions with the Mercedes-AMG GT4 on the Nordschleife, the focus was clear: find where the car was losing time and correct the handling in a targeted way. Down from 8:40.7 to 8:39.979 — a small but clean step forward.

The McLaren 570S GT4 tackles the Nordschleife

No Top Speed, Plenty of Character: The Ginetta G55 GT4 on the Nordschleife

A new arrival

The Camaro GT4.R is the newest addition to our Nordschleife lineup, and the first impression is thoroughly positive. The car turns in very well and stays surprisingly stable through the fast sections too – none of the nervousness you might expect from a front-engined GT4.

After a run of GT3 setups, TE0815PaVeL drops down a class this time: the Audi R8 LMS GT4 takes on the Nordschleife in Automobilista 2, posting 8:39.660 (3:33.259 / 3:34.860 / 1:31.540) — with more time clearly still on the table.

On Track

The Vantage GT4 has real character on the Nordschleife. Soft and low at the front, high and firm at the rear – that was the direction I took the car. The main challenge was a stubborn high-speed understeer that turned out to be tightly linked to how the rear behaves down the Döttinger Höhe.

The Setup

The key insight was that on the Vantage GT4 the ride height is the strongest lever against the dynamic rake – more so than the springs. Front at minimum, rear at maximum gives the best…

The little Frenchman is a character all of its own around the Nordschleife: light, agile, and with a rear end you have to tame first. For the Green Hell I dialled in the Alpine A110 GT4 in Automobilista 2 so that it stays predictable over the full distance – and on this track that is worth more in the end than the last tenth on a single perfect lap.

A GT4 doesn't give you much room at the dampers. So we made the car fast where it actually matters: in confidence.

Lower the car, add a click of wing, fix one bump-stop event at Wippermann — three changes, roughly three seconds.

An 8:00.1 turned into a 7:58.484 with just two targeted changes — developed on the data, decided at the wheel.

A predictable setup that tames the Green Hell in 7:58.560 — without a nervous rear.

My new setup for the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo at the Nordschleife in Automobilista 2 is now available for download. It came together over several sessions — and not by gut feeling, but consistently data-driven.

Recognising the Problem
A nervous chassis on a technical track is not just uncomfortable – it costs time and confidence. When the car becomes unsettled at multiple points for no apparent reason, when it doesn't feel stable in fast corners, the problem is rarely a single issue. More often it's a chain of unfavourable settings reinforcing each other.
The first step is always the right diagnosis. Not guessing, not following a template – measuring and understanding.

A new setup for the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo at the Nordschleife is now available for download on the setup page.

New race setup for the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in Automobilista 2.

The Nordschleife forgives nothing. Every bump, every crest, every dip puts the suspension to a new test. You don't need a perfect setup to be fast here — but you do need one you understand.

Nach einer Weile in anderen Simulationen war es Zeit für eine Veränderung. Ich habe mein Spielgeschehen auf Automobilista 2 (kurz: AMS2) umgestellt – und was soll ich sagen: Es war eine der besten Entscheidungen, die ich in der Sim-Racing-Welt getroffen habe.

Ich hab mich nach langem davor Drücken...