Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
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Porsche’s new 911 RSR race car based on the seventh generation of the 911 narrowly missed out on a podium spot this past weekend during its first race outing, the 2013 World Endurance Championship season opener at the Silverstone circuit. A Porsche 911 RSR driven by works members Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Romain Dumas finished fourth in the GTE-pro class, which is an impressive achievement considering this was the car’s competition debut. The overall winner was the Audi R18 e-tron quattro in the LMP1 class, while first place in the GTE-pro class went to Aston Martin and its...
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2013 Porsche 911 RSR Race Car RevealedPorsche has revealed the 911 RSR racing version of its latest-generation, 991-based 911 sports car. Sitting at the top of a three-tiered hierarchy of 991-based Porsche 911 race cars, with the 911 GT3 Cup serving as the entry point and the yet-to-be-revealed 911 GT3 R (and R Hybrid) taking up the...
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Porsche To Tackle Le Mans In 2013 With 991-Based 911 RSR
A Porsche factory team will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans a year earlier than previously thought, though instead of tackling the top LMP1 class the team will initially contend in the GTE class, currently dominated by Ferrari and its Italia sports car. Porsche confirmed over the weekend that...
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2013 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (Type 991) Race Car Spy Shots
Just two weeks after it was announced that development of the Type 997 Porsche 911 GT3 race cars had come to an end, the first prototypes for one of their successors has been spotted. Our spy photographers recently snapped these photos depicting a prototype for the new Type 991 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR...
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