AUDI R8 LMS EVO II Hungaroring HYMO ANALYSIS

Let’s take a look at this hot lap of the Hungaroring in the Audi R8 LMS EVO II driven by HYMO.

The Track

The Hungaroring is a very technical, tight and twisty circuit with only one long straight, the pit straight. The rest of the lap is made up of medium to low-speed corners strung together to make a very challenging but very rewarding lap. HYMO have you covered and you can get the very same setup used in this hot lap video HERE.

The track first opened in 1986 and has been a staple on the Formula 1 calendar ever since. The venue has also played host to the Hungarian Motorcycle Grand Prix on a couple of occasions and more recently the TCR World Tour.

The track has undergone a couple of slight tweaks since it was first built, but the current and longest layout at 2.722mi (4.381km), has been used since 2003.

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Analysis

When comparing the HYMO lap with a community lap in the Track Titan platform, we can see into Turn 14, the 90-degree right-hander that the community driver loses 0.366s of time in this one corner alone. The HYMO driver gains all of this time through, but mainly exiting the deceivingly tight corner.

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Braking

Although the braking application is almost identical between the HYMO and community driver, notably the community driver changes down from fourth to third before the HYMO driver.

However, the HYMO driver then goes down two gears before community driver goes down to second. In changing down the gears at the correct time the HYMO driver is using the engine revs as well as his left foot to slow the car down before the turn.

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Racing Line

The braking performance means that the HYMO driver easily makes the apex and is in fact already reapplying the throttle through the corner.

The community driver is not so smooth under brakes and is quicker to stab the throttle, however the car is not under control. Despite being earlier on the throttle the community driver loses a lot of time as the carwashes out wide with understeer.

The understeer forces the driver to miss the apex and scrub off extra speed. Mid way through the turn the community driver is 8mph (14kph) slower.

As a result of every metre covered all the way to the next corner the community driver is losing time. By the end of this section the community driver has already lost 0.366s.

You can analyse every other turn on this very technical Hungaroring circuit using the Track Titan platform; see reference lap HERE.

You can also take it to the next level and compare it against your own driving, just sign up to track titan for free today HERE.

Sim Racing Top Tips

The Hungaroring is an incredibly technical track with almost every corner flowing onto the next, therefore it is vitally important to think ahead.

You can’t just think about the corner you are driving; you may have to sacrifice some time in the corner you are in in order to get a better line and run through the next sequence of turns, it may be beneficial to your lap time.

A good example of this is the fast sequence of lefts and rights in the middle sector of the lap.

To see the full lap analysis of your own driving, you can sign up to Track Titan for FREE today HERE.

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