» WTCR: Honda, VW carry maximum weight in China

The Honda and Volkswagen runners will carry the maximum 60 kilograms of compensation weight at this weekend’s FIA World Touring Car Cup round at Ningbo International Speedpark in China following the latest round of parity adjustments by series organisers.

The two car models were calculated to have the best average lap times from the past two rounds in Germany and Portugal. They were deemed to be one-tenth of a second quicker than the Hyundai i30 N TCRs, which will carry 50kg of compensation ballast – a 10kg reduction from the weight carried in Vila Real before the summer break.

The field’s four Lynk & Co runners will contest the car brand’s home event with an additional 20kg of compensation weight, putting them on an equal base weight with the Honda Civic Type R FK8 TCR runners at 1,345kg.

Also gaining weight are the Audi RS3 LMS entries, which will gain an additional 10kg of compensation weight along with the CUPRA TCR cars.

The two Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce runners will once again be the lightest cars in the field and have lost the 10kg of compensation weight they carried in Portugal.

2019 FIA WTCR Race of China – Balance of Performance
Manufacturer – Model	Power	Ride Ht	Comp Wt	BoP Wt	Total Weight
Honda Civic Type R FK8 TCR	100.0%	80mm	60kg	20kg	1,345kg
Lynk & Co 03 TCR	97.5%	80mm	40kg	40kg	1,345kg
Hyundai i30 N TCR	97.5%	90mm	50kg	20kg	1,335kg
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR	100.0%	70mm	60kg	-40kg	1,285kg
Audi RS 3 LMS	100.0%	70mm	30kg	-30kg	1,265kg
Cupra León TCR	100.0%	70mm	20kg	-40kg	1,245kg
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	100.0%	80mm	0kg	-40kg	1,225kg