- The 911 GT3 R Rennsport will debut at the 2023 Rennsport Reunion in Monterey, California. It will be a limited edition of 77 cars.
- The six-cylinder naturally aspirated engine revs at 9,400 rpm and produces 611 hp.
- Only the hood and roof are identical to the standard GT3 R
Porsche has redefined the concept of the track game, releasing a version of its 911 GT3 R with so much power and downforce it’s illegal. Well, it’s illegal according to FIA competition rules. The 911 GT3 Competition, on which the racing is based, is specifically designed for use in FIA or IMSA events such as Le Mans or the Daytona 24, where strict rules govern the “balance of power” in terms of car weight and gearbox. It can be used and how much horsepower and air output is allowed. 911 GT3 Racing asks: “What if these rules don’t apply?”
The 911 GT3 Rennsport Style was designed by Grant Larsson and Thorsten Klein of the Porsche team, which leads many of Porsche’s unique projects and special editions. It is a low and long car. The hood and roof are identical to the standard GT3 R, but all other body parts differ from the respective racing cars. All air intakes and ground effects are also GT3 R Racing specific. Even the mirrors are gone, replaced by a three-camera system that displays the driver’s movements via a screen in the cockpit.
By traffic, of course, we just mean other racers. GT3 R racing isn’t street legal, and it’s unlikely to go unnoticed if you try to pass it through a fast food window. Then there’s plenty of room for your lunch break in the massive rear wing, which was based on the Brumos-Porsche 935/77 that won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1978. The wing serves as more than just a picnic bench. The downforce is so extreme that Porsche had to add extra support to counteract it. However, you eat alone: like the GT3 R, the racing model is a single-seater, with most of the interior taken up by a roll cage.
Underneath, the Rennsport GT3 R looks almost like a GT3 R The car rides on custom-made Michelin tires The front suspension has unequal length wishbones and the rear suspension is a multi-link suspension. KW shock absorbers can be adjusted in five ways, and Porsche Motorsport offers the car with a pre-tuned suspension for overall performance. Finer adjustments can be made using the washers provided.
AP brakes are aluminum monoblock brakes with titanium backing plates behind the pads, reducing sprung mass to just over two pounds. The fuel tank is also about the same amount lighter. There is no air conditioning. The driver is cooled by a ventilated seat. Designed curb weight is 2,734 lbs.
The GT3 Racing is available in seven different colors. The standard is agate gray and raw carbon, but if you like Ruby Star – which you should – it’s possible. Three paint finishes based on Porsche history will also be available: a Laguna Seca in corkscrew style, a classic Porsche Motorsport red and white and a blue in various shades. All GT3 racing sports cars ride on 18-inch BBS wheels, which meet the technical requirements of a center lock competition wheel, even if the car they are mounted on is a cheater.
Performance is one of the main restrictions in FIA competition, and GT3 R Racing does not adhere to these rules The Racing uses the standard GT3 R model’s 4.2-liter flat-six engine, but instead of the Limited’s 557 hp, the special edition produces 611 hp and direct injection, tuned specifically to run on E25 bioethanol and eFuel, but can also. So run conventional gasoline. All power is sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed sequential gearbox. Paddle shifters on the steering wheel control shifts, and the transmission ratios feature a different sixth gear, making the GT3 R Racing 12 mph faster than the top-end GT3 R. A non-mute version is available if you want to listen to it, but for those who want to hear something different – or play a track with decibel limits – two muted versions and a catalytic converter are also available on the order sheet.
Get your order in now because Porsche is building just 77 examples of the $1,046,000 GT3 R Rennsport.
Senior Editor, Features
As a sleeper agent active late in the game, Ilana Sherr didn’t know her calling at a young age. Like many girls, she planned to be an artist, astronaut and veterinarian and attended art school at UCLA. He painted cars but never owned one. When Ilana reluctantly got her driver’s license at age 21, she discovered that she not only liked cars and wanted to drive them, but other people liked cars and wanted to read about them, which meant someone had to write about them. Since receiving her activation codes, Ilana has written for numerous automotive magazines and websites covering classics, car culture, technology, motorsports and new car reviews.
