By the Numbers – BoP

 By the Numbers – BoP

 

Oh yes, it’s time for the article that everyone looks forward to but no one wants to featured in. 2025 told some very clear stories. Balance of Performance is our necessary evil to stop costs from going haywire as far as car development is concerned. This year saw the introduction of the mandatory torque sensors for all the GT3 cars, and some teams and manufacturers handled them better than others. Let’s take a look at what the numbers say.

 

Aston Martin – Heart of Racing Team GTD Pro 007 (Daytona only), GTD 27. van der Steur Racing 19 (enduros). Magnus Racing 44 (Daytona, Watkins Glen, Petit Le Mans).

            Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 9^th (only 1 start), GTD 3^rd.

            Wins – 1 (Heart of Racing Team – GTD Watkins Glen)

            Podiums – 4 (Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen, VIR)

            Poles – 2 (Watkins Glen Robichon, Indy Stevenson)

            Fast Laps – 3 (Watkins Glen Pumpelly, Road America Gamble, Indy Barrichello)

            Average Fast Lap – 5.9, 3^rd out of 9

            Average Finish – 6, 4^th out of 9

            Average Time off Pace – 0.524, 6^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 10.80, 6^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 5.90, 5^th out of 9

 

BMW – GTD Pro Paul Miller Racing 1 & 48. GTD Turner Motorsport 96

Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 2^nd, GTD 6^th.

            Wins – 3 (GTD Pro Watkins Glen, Road America, Petit Le Mans)

            Podiums – 6 (GTD Pro Sebring x2, Watkins Glen, Road America, Indy, Petit Le Mans). None for GTD.

            Poles –3 (CTMP Verhagen, Indy and Petit Le Mans Harper)

            Fast Laps – 2 (GTD Pro Daytona Snow, Indy Hesse)

            Average Fast Lap – GTD Pro 3.2 (Best), GTD 14.9 (2^nd worst), Cumulative 9.1

            Average Finish – GTD Pro 3.6 (2^nd out of 7), GTD 6.1 (5^th out of 9), Cumulative 4.85

            Average Time off Pace – 0.440, 1^st out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 5.55, 1^st out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 4.27, 2^nd out of 9

 

Chevrolet Corvette – GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 3 & 4, Trackhouse by TF Sport 91 (Daytona), GTD AWA 13, DXDT 36.

Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 1^st, GTD 7^th

            Wins – 2 (GTD Pro VIR, GTD Daytona)

            Podiums – 10 (GTD Pro Daytona, Laguna Seca, Detroit, Watkins Glen, CTMP, VIR x2, PLM x2, GTD Daytona)

            Poles –0

            Fast Laps – 2 (GTD Pro Detroit Sims, GTD Daytona Kirchhofer)

            Average Fast Lap – GTD Pro 5 (2^nd out of 7), GTD 8.1 (4^th out of 9), Cumulative 6.6

            Average Finish – GTD Pro 2.9 (Best), GTD 7.3 (7^th out of 9), Cumulative 5.1

            Average Time off Pace – 0.475, 2^nd out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 7.65, 2^nd out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 4.73, t-3^rd  out of 9

 

Ferrari – GTD Pro DragonSpeed 81, GTD Triarsi Competizione 021 (all) & 023 (enduros and Laguna Seca), Conquest Racing 34, Inception Racing 70, AF Corse 21 (enduros) & 50 (Datyona), Cetilar Racing 47 (enduros).

Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 4^th , GTD 2^nd

            Wins – 4 (GTD Pro CTMP, GTD Road America Triarsi, Indy Inception, and Petit Le Mans AF Corse)

            Podiums –15 (GTD Pro Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, CTMP, Road America, VIR, and Indy. GTD Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Road America x2, VIR, Indy x2, Petit Le Mans x2)

            Poles –6 (GTD Pro Sebring Costa, Laguna Seca Altoe, Road America Altoe, VIR Altoe. GTD Sebring Pier Guidi, Laguna Seca Koch)

            Fast Laps – 4 (GTD Pro Laguna Seca Costa, VIR Costa, Petit Le Mans Costa, GTD Sebring Serra)

            Average Fast Lap – GTD Pro 7.9 (t-4^th out of 7), GTD 4 (Best), Cumulative 5.95

            Average Finish – GTD Pro 3.8 (3^rd out of 7), GTD 3.5 (Best), Cumulative 3.65

            Average Time off Pace – 0.506, 4^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 8.18, 3^rd out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 4.73, t-3^rd out of 9

 

Ford – GTD Pro Ford Multimatic Motorsports 64 & 65, GTD Gradient Racing 66

Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 3^rd, GTD 9^th (last)

            Wins – 3 (GTD Pro Daytona, Detroit, Indy)

            Podiums –5 (GTD Pro Daytona x2, Detroit, Road America, Indy)

            Poles –2 (GTD Pro Daytona Rockenfeller, Detroit Priaulx)

            Fast Laps – 0

            Average Fast Lap – GTD Pro 6.9 (3^rd out of 7), GTD 22.3 (Worst), Cumulative 15.12

            Average Finish – GTD Pro 3.9 (4^th out of 7), GTD 11.6 (Worst), Cumulative 7.75

            Average Time off Pace – 0.631, 8^th  out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 12.0, 8^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 8.64, 8^th out of 9

 

Lamborghini – GTD Pro Pfaff Motorsports 9, GTD Wayne Taylor Racing 45, Forte Racing 78.

Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 6^th, GTD 8^th

            Wins – 1 (GTD, CTMP Wayne Taylor Racing)

            Podiums –3 (GTD Pro Detroit, GTD CTMP Wayne Taylor Racing, Road America Forte)

            Poles –1 (GTD Pro Watkins Glen Caldarelli)

            Fast Laps – 2 (GTD Pro, Watkins Glen and Road America Caldarelli)

            Average Fast Lap – GTD Pro 8.3 (6^th out of 7), GTD 22.3 (Worst), Cumulative 15.12

            Average Finish – GTD Pro 7.8 (Worst), GTD 11.6 (Worst), Cumulative 7.75

            Average Time off Pace – 0.631, 8^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 12.0, 8^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 8.64, 8^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 8.64, 8^th out of 9

 

Lexus – Vasser Sullivan Racing GTD Pro 14 & 15 (Detroit), GTD 12 & 89 (Long Beach)

Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 7^th, GTD 4^th

            Wins – 0 (Last Program wins were Sebring ’23 GTD Pro, Long Beach ’24 one off GTD full season Watkins Glen ’24)

            Podiums –6 (GTD Sebring, Long Beach x2, Laguna Seca, CTMP, Petit Le Mans)

            Poles –2 (GTD Long Beach Thompson, CTMP & VIR Hawksworth)

            Fast Laps – 1 (GTD Pro CTMP Barnicoat)

            Average Fast Lap – GTD Pro 16.1 (Worst), GTD 11 (6^th out of 9), Cumulative 13.55

            Average Finish – GTD Pro 7.7 (6^th out of 7), GTD 6.6 (6^th out of 9), Cumulative 7.15

            Average Time off Pace – 0.688, worst

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 20.45, worst

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 11.09, worst

 

Mercedes AMG – GTD Pro 75 Express 75 (Daytona and Indy), GetSpeed 69 (Daytona). GTD Winward Racing 57, Korthoff Competition Motorsports (Daytona, Sebring, Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen), Lone Star Racing 80 (enduros)

Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 8^th, GTD 1^st

            Wins – 3 (GTD Sebring, Laguna Seca, VIR)

            Podiums –5 (GTD Sebring, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, CTMP, VIR)

            Poles –1 (GTD Road America Ward)

            Fast Laps – 2 (GTD Laguna Seca Koch, CTMP Ellis)

            Average Fast Lap –GTD 4.2 (2^nd out of 9)

            Average Finish – GTD 3.6 (2^nd out of 9)

            Average Time off Pace – 0.514, 5^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 8.4, 4^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 4.2, best

 

Porsche –GTD Pro AO Racing 77, Proton Competition 20 (Daytona and Sebring). GTD Wright Motorsports 120, AO Racing 177 (Long Beach)

Championships – Manufacturers GTD Pro 5^th, GTD 5^th

            Wins – 3 (GTD Pro AO Racing Sebring and Laguna Seca, GTD AO Racing Long Beach)

            Podiums –6 (GTD Pro Sebring, Laguna Seca, and CTMP. GTD Daytona, Long Beach, and Indy)

            Poles –1 (GTD Daytona Skeer)

            Fast Laps – 2 (GTD Pro Sebring Heinrich, GTD Long Beach Vanthoor)

            Average Fast Lap – GTD Pro 7.9 (t-4^th out of 7), GTD 9 (5^th out of 9), Cumulative 8.45

            Average Finish – GTD Pro 5.1 (5^th out of 7), GTD 5.8 (3^rd out of 9), Cumulative 5.45

            Average Time off Pace – 0.558, 7^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Overall – 10.45, 6^th out of 9

            Average Driver FL Position Class – 5.36, 5^th out of 9

 

 

Car of the Year: BMW

            3 wins, 6 podiums, 2 Fastest Laps, 3 poles, 2^nd in the manufacturer’s championship. Yes, Ferrari had more podiums, but they had 8 cars running over the course of the season. All of BMW’s 6 podiums were earned by the two PMR cars, with a strange dry season for Turner. Yes, Corvette won the championship, but the BMW never had a race where GTD Pro skewed the average and they were in the bottom half of pace amongst the 9 manufacturers. To me, that shows that they had speed all year. The car never struggled at a track. Does this mean they should’ve won the championship? Perhaps. But GM had the advantage of two strong cars every week whereas BMW always seemed to have one better than the others.

Now we wait to see how the updates, upgrades, and fabled new cars will play into 2026. You can guarantee one thing: I’ll be crunching the numbers.