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Porsche 911 GT3 R wins the Nürburgring 24 Hours in Manthey’s anniversary year
The Manthey customer team has clinched its seventh outright victory at the Nürburgring 24-hour race. At the 49th edition of the endurance classic, works drivers Kévin Estre from France, Michael Christensen from Denmark and the Italian Matteo Cairoli crossed the finish line in first place at the wheel of the No. 911 Porsche 911 GT3 … Continue reading
Porsche 911 GT3 R impresses in turbulent Nürburgring 24 Hours start
The Porsche 911 GT3 R has impressively demonstrated its strengths in the initial phase of the 24-hour race. In ever-increasing rain during the first hour, works driver Kévin Estre put in an inspired drive. Taking up the race from eleventh in the so-called “Grello” run by the Manthey customer team, the Frenchman worked his way … Continue reading
Best Porsche 911 GT3 R takes up the Eifel classic from position nine
The Rutronik customer team will take up the Nürburgring 24-hour race from the ninth grid spot with the Porsche 911 GT3 R. Under extremely challenging conditions on a drenched track, Porsche Young Professional Julien Andlauer set the fastest time of all 911 drivers. The 21-year-old Frenchman lapped the 25.378-kilometre circuit in 10:14.558 minutes. The identical … Continue reading
Key factors for a heavenly lap in the “Green Hell”
The sun has warmed the Eifel air to a pleasant 18 degrees Celsius. Today, the dry asphalt of the infamous Nürburgring-Nordschleife offers plenty of grip. Works driver Mathieu Jaminet has warmed the tyres of his Porsche 911 GT3 R up to the optimal temperature. His race engineer looks at the GPS data: the next lap … Continue reading
Porsche customer teams fight for 13th outright victory in the Eifel
Porsche customer teams tackle the Nürburgring 24-hour race with a large contingent of 38 vehicles in ten different classes. The famed Eifel marathon has been contested since 1970 and is considered one of the world’s toughest motor racing challenges. No less than eight Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by six squads take on the top … Continue reading
One-two Nürburgring 24 Hours qualifying race victory for Porsche customer team Frikadelli Racing
A clear success for Porsche after a gripping endurance thriller in the Eifel: The customer team Frikadelli Racing has won the six-hour qualifying race at the Nürburgring. The 911 GT3 R of Dennis Olsen (Norway), Maxime Martin (Belgium) and Patrick Pilet as well as the works driver Fredéric Makowiecki (both France) crossed the finish line … Continue reading
Eleven Porsche to tackle the GT3 season highlight at 24 Hours of Spa
Porsche and its experienced customer teams contest the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps with a large contingent. A total of eleven 911 GT3 R will fight for the prestigious overall victory on the challenging “Ardennes rollercoaster”. This makes Porsche the most strongly represented manufacturer at the tradition-steeped event in Belgium. The endurance classic is renowned as … Continue reading
Two Porsche in the top ten at a difficult Eifel classic
Persistent rain, accidents, race red-flagged for almost nine hours: despite the most difficult conditions, Porsche and its customer teams brought six of the seven 911 GT3 R across the finish line at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. As the best Porsche, the No. 31 entry fielded by Frikadelli Racing with works driver Mathieu Jaminet … Continue reading
Porsche advances through the Nürburgring 24 Hours field after the race restart
The Porsche Motorsport customer teams have made a good start after the restart of the Nürburgring 24-hour race. During his first stint, Norway’s Dennis Olsen initially battled his way up to third place. He shares KCMG’s 911 GT3 R No. 18 with Porsche ambassador Timo Bernhard as well as Jörg Bergmeister (both Germany) and works … Continue reading
Disappointing final qualifying for Porsche at the Nürburgring
Porsche has made it into the new Top Qualifying for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, which is limited to 30 vehicles, with all seven customer-run 911 GT3 R racers. In the first heat of the two-part final qualifying session, Dennis Olsen achieved second in the individual time trial with the 500+hp 911 fielded by … Continue reading
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