{"id":96361,"date":"2022-10-13T23:59:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T23:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/2023-porsche-911-gt3-rs-laps-nurburgring-faster-than-old-gt2-rs\/"},"modified":"2022-10-13T23:59:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T23:59:05","slug":"2023-porsche-911-gt3-rs-laps-nurburgring-faster-than-old-gt2-rs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/2023-porsche-911-gt3-rs-laps-nurburgring-faster-than-old-gt2-rs\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Laps N\u00fcrburgring Faster Than Old GT2 RS"},"content":{"rendered":"
A wild aero package helps the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS develop more downforce than any production car ever before it, 1895 pounds at 177 mph. That’s well into GT3 race-car territory, so it’s no surprise that the new RS is fast. real fast. Today, Porsche announced the 992 GT3 RS set a 6.44.848 around the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife.<\/p>\n
Note that the 6:44.848 is on the 12.8-mile version of the Nordschleife, which eliminates the short “T13” straight. Historically, lap times were measured on this, the unofficially named Sport Auto<\/em> configuration, named for the German magazine that began publishing Nordschleife lap times as part of its tests in the late Nineties. The N\u00fcrburgring began officially sanctioning lap times itself a few years ago, and it includes the T13 straight, which adds a few seconds to the lap time. On the longer configuration, the GT3 RS set a 6:49.328, but the 6.44:848 us more useful in comparing its performance to other cars.<\/p>\n The GT3 RS is just over 1.2 seconds off the 6:43.616 set by the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, the current production-car record holder. Not bad, considering the Porsche is about 200 horsepower down on the AMG. (Porsche holds the street-car record with the 911 GT2 RS MR, though that car was fit with a number of aftermarket components from tuner Manthey Racing. This new GT3 RS is a couple seconds quicker than a standard GT2 RS.) The new GT3 RS is also a little over a tenth quicker than the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ\u2014which has 759 hp\u2014and around 10.6 seconds quicker than the standard GT3. <\/p>\n The GT3 RS’s aero system is active, with two flaps just ahead of the front wheels working with a huge bi-plane rear wing to constantly adjust the level of downforce generated. That wing also works as an air brake, and there’s even a DRS button at the steering wheel, which a la F1, opens a slot gap between the two wing sections to reduce drag. Increasing downforce increases drag, which reduces top speed. With the DRS system, that’s less of a problem, and consequently, the GT3 RS hits 173 mph on the long D\u00f6ttinger H\u00f6he straight. In video of the lap, you can see that driver Jorg Bergmeister uses the DRS system a number of times throughout the lap. There’s also a helpful graphic showing the positions of the front flaps and the rear wing.<\/p>\n