The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS drove around Germany’s famous Nürburgring in less than seven minutes, taking 6:49. 328 minutes to cover the 20. 832km circuit.
Revealed in August, the 992 GT3 RS of Porsche’s 992 generation is capable of gaining 10. 6 seconds of the time of the “standard” 911 GT3 of the 992 Series at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and beating the GT3 RS of the 991. 2 generation by more than six seconds in the process.
In an announcement to the media, Porsche said the 911 GT3 RS finished one lap of the shortest 20. 6km Nürburgring track in 6:49. 328 minutes, the fastest naturally aspirated production car to do so.
The previous naturally aspirated record holder is the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, which clocked 6:49. 328 minutes around the 20. 6km track in 2018, about a tenth of a moment slower than the GT3 RS.
The 20. 832km steering has been used for official lap registration at the Nurburgring since the end of 2019, and includes an additional 232m section of the last leg for a full lap, which the 20. 6km steering, which excludes this distance and stops the clocks. 232m before the starting line.
Despite the scorching weather, Porsche’s verification driving force, Jörg Bergmeister, believes the motorsport-derived supercar may have finished the lap faster.
“We lost some downforce due to the strong wind, gusty, but I’m still very pleased with the lap,” M. Bergmeister said in a statement.
According to Porsche, the 911 GT3 RS was supplied with its track-oriented Weissach package, equipping the rear-engined coupe with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tyres that are stickier but road-legal and lighter in weight.
Compared to the “normal” 911 GT3, the 911 GT3 RS is supplied with a front splitter, wheel arches, bonnet, rear bumper/splitter, doors and a bespoke “gooseneck” rear spoiler, with reduced drag in the style of the Formula 1 system.
Porsche claims that the 911 GT3 RS of the 992 generation produces more than 3 times the downforce of the 992 GT3 and twice the downforce of its predecessor GT3 RS of the 991. 2 generation.
The Porsche 911 GT3 RS is powered by a naturally aspirated 4. 0-litre in-line six-cylinder engine of 386kW, which generates 11kW more than the 911 GT3 and 3kW more than the previous generation GT3 RS.
Although the new 911 GT3 RS is Porsche’s fastest styling ever on sale lately, it is the fastest production car driven by the Nordschleife at the Nürburgring.
In 2021, a Porsche 911 GT2 RS of the 991. 2 generation, provided with a factory-backed Manthey functionality kit from the German racing tuner Manthey Racing, set a new record of 6: 49. 328 minutes around the 20. 832km circuit.
The era of the 911 GT2 RS helped through its 515kW 3. 8-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder petrol engine, 129kW more than the existing 911 GT3 RS.
In 2018, Porsche driving force Timo Bernhard set the all-time lap record at the Nürburgring, recording a time of five minutes and 19. 55 seconds in the unregulated 919 Hybrid Evo.
Bernhard’s time eclipsed Stefan Bellof’s previous 1983 record, set in a Porsche 956 C race, by more than 50 seconds.
The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS is expected to hit Australian showrooms around next year, priced at $500,200 plus travel expenses.
Alternatively, the Porsche 911 GT3 is recently available starting at $388,600 plus travel fare.
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Jordan Mulach was born in Canberra/Ngunnawal and lately lives in Brisbane/Turrbal. Jordan joined the Drive team in 2022 and in the past worked for Auto Action, MotorsportM8, The Supercars Collective and TouringCarTimes, WhichCar, Wheels, Motor and Street Machine. Jordan is a self-proclaimed iRacing addict and can be found on weekends behind the wheel of his Octavia RS or cursing in his ZH Fairlane.