Photo: Lada Sport Rosneft

Weight break for Cupra and Honda as Lada will run heaviest at Sochi

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The Cupras and Hondas have received a compensation weight break ahead of the WTCR season finale at Sochi this weekend. Newcomers Lada will have most weight onboard for their first appearance in the championship.

The Cupras of Zengo Motorsport will run 40kg lighter compared to the previous race at Adria while the Hondas of Münnich Motorsport will run run 20kg lighter.

The Lynk & Cos of Cyan Racing will run with 20kg more compensation weight while the Audis of Comtoyou Racing and the Hyundais of BRC and Engstler will remain at the same levels.

The Lada Sport Rosneft team will make its WTCR debut with the Lada Vesta Sport TCR at Sochi and the Russian model will run heaviest of all cars on 1365kg, the upper minimum weight limit.

The Vestas have received 60kg for being a new model to the WTCR and another 40kg for not running the standardised Magneti Marelli ECU, as well as 10kg of wild card weight.

The power level has been set at 100% for the Ladas and the ride height at 80mm, albeit with the FIA reserving the ability to adjust the height to the maximum of 100mm during the Sochi weekend “should it be deemed necessary”.

The minimum weight difference between the heaviest model (Lada) and the lightest (Audi) is 100kg.

Compensation weights
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR: +0kg
Cupra Leon Competición: +0kg
Honda Civic Type-R TCR: +30kg
Hyundai Elantra N TCR: +60kg
Lada Vesta Sport TCR: +0kg
Lynk & Co 03 TCR: +30kg

BoP weights
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR: +0kg
Cupra Leon Competición: +0kg
Honda Civic Type-R TCR: +20kg
Hyundai Elantra N TCR: +10kg
Lada Vesta Sport TCR: +40kg
Lynk & Co 03 TCR: +50kg

Total minimum weight
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR: 1265kg
Cupra Leon Competición: 1305g
Honda Civic Type-R TCR: 1335kg
Hyundai Elantra N TCR: 1335kg
Lada Vesta Sport TCR: 1365kg
Lynk & Co 03 TCR: 1325kg