FIA mandates torque sensors for Macau

After the World ChampionshipEndurance, the World Championship of Formula E and the Ultimate category of the World Rally-Raid Championship, the Macau GT World Cup, is being forced to use torque sensors for the 2025 edition, which will take place from November 13 to 16 as part of the 72nd edition of the Macau Grand Prix.

Installed on the cars' driveshafts, these sensors are the most effective tool for measuring the power output of competing cars, which is individually allocated to each participating model through the Balance of Performance (BoP) process. The decision to mandate torque sensors follows consultations with the manufacturers involved in the GT3 technical working group.

« I am delighted that we are using torque sensors in the FIA ​​GT World Cup in Macau this year., said Lutz Leif Linden, President of the FIA ​​GT Commission. The FIA ​​made this decision in consultation with the manufacturers. For us, this means greater fairness and better control over BoP values, which is particularly important in such a prestigious and prestigious event, and on a circuit as demanding as Macau, where fast straights contrast with tight, narrow corners. After last year's extremely competitive entry, this, combined with the recently approved qualifying format, marks another key step in the continued growth of the FIA ​​GT World Cup. »

These sensors are also used in IMSA and ELMSMaro Engel won the seventh edition of the FIA ​​GT World Cup in Macau in 2024.

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