YOKOHAMA already testing for ADAC GT Masters 2013

YOKOHAMA already testing for ADAC GT Masters 2013

• ADAC GT Masters exclusive tyre partner in preparations for next season
• Two days of development tests in southern France
• Trialling of new slicks and wets

Even before the end of this season, ADAC GT Masters exclusive tyre partner YOKOHAMA began making preparations for next year. The Japanese manufacturer is currently working flat out to develop new tyre specifications for the supercars that will be contesting the 2013 ADAC GT Masters season. Over a two-day period last week, teams and drivers from the ADAC GT Masters put the tyres through their paces on the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track at Le Castellet in southern France.

The purpose of the tests, which took place under perfect weather conditions, was to carry forward development of new compounds for sports cars with front and mid engine. Callaway Competition brought along two Corvettes, while Mamerow Racing were represented by Chris Mamerow (27, Waltrop) in an Audi R8. The main focus of the tests at the former F1 track situated in Provence between Marseille and Toulon was on the development of slicks; on the second day, however, YOKOHAMA artificially soaked the surface to try out their new rain tyres.

"We tested various new tyre specifications on Day 1 and then picked two of them to put in a long run over a full race distance on the second day," said ADAC GT Masters runner-up Diego Alessi (41, Italy), explaining the rationale. "After the long run, we were able to supply YOKOHAMA with fairly precise information about the tyre specification for 2013." Alessi was well satisfied with the progress made. "The performance is comparable with the tyres we've been using this year; however, YOKOHAMA have been working hard on a number of issues such as getting them up to temperature, the balance between front and rear axles, and the consistency."

On Day 2, the Corvettes and the Audi tested on a wet surface. Alessi: "Trialling the rain tyres was not easy, because the grip level on the artificially watered track wasn't the same for each attempt. Having said that, though, the wet weather tyres for the coming season essentially offer more grip, especially on the front wheels, and they are more consistent. YOKOHAMA have done a very good job on the development for 2013, and these tests were very well organised from a logistics aspect."

YOKOHAMA Motorsport Manager Manfred Theisen was also well pleased with the way things had gone: "The testing was highly satisfactory. After two days of intensive work on a variety of different specifications, we have gained a number of valuable insights. We will process the feedback from the tests and define our tyre specifications for the 2013 season on the basis of what we have been told. We are definitely on the right track in the development of next year's tyres for the front and mid-engine sports cars contesting the ADAC GT Masters."

ADAC Head of Motorsport Division Lars Soutschka commented: "We will sit down with YOKOHAMA and analyse the results of the tests to see if there are any further improvements that can be made with respect to the tyre that we will be using next season. It has to suit all the teams and all the cars equally."

ADAC GT Masters exclusive tyre partner in preparations for next season			Teams and drivers from the ADAC GT Masters put the tyres through their paces			Two days of development tests in southern France			Diego Alessi tested in a Corvette

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ADAC GT Masters
Oliver Runschke

Porsche Motorsport around the world

Porsche Motorsport around the world

Stuttgart. The Motorsport Newsletter regularly provides information on Porsche Motorsport around the world. More detailed information and additional photographs are available for accredited journalists from the press database.

Youth Development: Porsche works drivers as mentors
The Porsche youth development programme is running at high revs, and the seasoned Porsche works drivers are passing on their knowledge to the younger generation. Early in October, Patrick Long shared his experiences at the inaugural “Porsche Motorsport North America Driver Academy” with four selected young drivers. Patrick Pilet is mentor to the “Matmut Jeune Talent” programme in the Carrera Cup France. Timo Bernhard provided back up to the Porsche Juniors at three Carrera Cup Deutschland races as substitute for the regular junior coach Sascha Maassen.

Porsche Junior Programme 2012: Christensen’s premiere at the finale
Denmark’s Michael Christensen celebrated a perfect finale to his first season as Porsche Junior: From pole position, the 22-year-old won the last race of the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland on the Hockenheimring (20/21 October). His Junior colleague Klaus Bachler (21) narrowly missed out on a podium spot by just-nine hundredths of a second. In the rookie classification Christensen and Bachler ranked second and third after their maiden season.

Porsche Junior Programme 2013: Six finalists in Vallelunga shootout
Six young pilots took part in a final shoot-out from 29 to 31 October on the Autodromo Vallelunga to determine which two drivers will receive intensive support as Porsche Juniors in the 2013 Carrera Cup Deutschland. Levin Amweg (18) and Jeffrey Schmidt (18) from Switzerland, Dutchmen Dennis van de Laar (18) and Pieter Schothorst (20), Spain’s Alex Riberas Bou (18) as well as American Connor de Philippi (19) had come out on top after a selection process against international competition. The decision on the future juniors will be announced in the next weeks after analysing all information.

Porsche Motorsport International Scholarship: Sights set on the Supercup
After the Junior shootout in Vallelunga, nine drivers from seven Carrera Cups and the GT3 Cup Challenge Canada fought for the Porsche Motorsport International Scholarship: funding to the value of 200,000 Euro is supplied to contest the 2013 season of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. Five newly-crowned Carrera Cup champions, RyoHirakawa (18, Japan), Alexandre Imperatori (25, CC Asia), Johan Kristoffersson (23, Scandinavia), Michael Meadows (25, Great Britain) and Jean-Karl Vernay (25, France) went head-to-head against top competitors André Heimgartner (17, Carrera Cup Australia), Kyle Marcelli (22, GT3 Cup Challenge Canada), Côme Ledogar (21, CC France) and Edoardo Piscopo (24, CC Italia). Porsche Motorsport will announce the winner in several weeks.

World Endurance Championship: Two times podium for Porsche
After their second win of the season at round seven on the Fuji International Speedway (14 October) in the 911 GT3 RSR of Felbermayr-Proton, Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz climbed the podium in second in the GTE Pro class at the final in Shanghai (28 October). In the GTE Am class, Christian Ried, Paolo Ruberti and Gianluca Roda finished in second in a 911 from last year fielded by Felbermayr-Proton. The track record for the year: Three victories and four other podium results.

American Le Mans Series: Unlucky Bergmeister and Long, lucky Dumas
Fifth place after a questionable time penalty cost Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long and their Flying Lizard Motorsports squad a podium spot at the ALMS finale in Road Atlanta (20 October) as well as the possible GT vice-championship. On the other hand, their works pilot colleague Romain Dumas had reason to celebrate. As a guest driver, the Frenchman provided support to Klaus Graf and Lucas Luhr in their LMP1 class title win.

International GT Open: Double victory for the 911 GT3 RSR at finale
Porsche works driver Marco Holzer and Manthey-Racing pilot Nick Tandy won the 16th and final race in Barcelona (4 November) at the wheel of the 911 GT3 RSR of Manthey-Racing. After clinching their fifth win of the season, the German and Briton became vice-champions. The duo was just three points shy of the title. Second in the race on the Circuit de Cataluña went to factory pilot Patrick Pilet and his French compatriot Raymond Narac in a 911 GT3 RSR run by IMSA Performance Matmut.

French GT Championship: Hassid and Beltoise crowned as champions
At the first race of the seventh and final weekend (27/28 October) in Le Castellet, Henry Hassid and Anthony Beltoise won the fight for the French GT Championship in the 911 GT3 R fielded by Pro GT by Almeras. At race two on Sunday, the champions retired with a radiator leak.

Japanese Super GT: Endless Taisan 911 GT3 R wins both titles
Kyosuke Mineo and Naoki Yokomizo claimed their first win of the season in the 911 GT3 R of Endless Taisan at the finale on the Twin Ring Motegi (28 October), and took home the driver and team championships in the GT 300 class. For the Taisan team this marked their eighth title. The favourite Hankook-Porsche 911 GT3 R with Masami Kageyama and Tomonobu Fujii were not able to turn the pole position to their advantage at the rain race. Seventh place handed them runner-up honours for the drivers and the team.

Race notes: Finale of the Italian GT Championship in Monza (20/21 October): Victory for Matteo Malucelli and Christian Passuti in the 911 GT3 R of Antonelli Motorsport at race one. Race two goes to Alessandro Balzan and Giacomo Barri in the GT3 R of Ebimotors. +++ Porsche factory pilot Marc Lieb shines at his guest start in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship in Surfers Paradise (19/21 October) with second place. +++ At the penultimate race weekend of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia in Surfers Paradise (20 /21 October), two wins hand Craig Baird his tenth title in a Porsche one-make race series. +++ Title decision between René Rast and his teammate Sean Edwards at the final race weekend of the Carrera Cup Deutschland in Hockenheim (20/21 October). Rast finishes in seventh and wins the championship for the second time since 2008. Nicki Thiim wins the race. +++ At the Macau GT Cup this coming weekend (17/18 November), seven 911 GT3 R as well as three 911 GT3 Cup line up on the grid. The most prominent Porsche pilot: Works driver Romain Dumas, who contests the city race in China at the wheel of the same 911 GT3 R with which he drove to second at the Pikes Peak mountain race.


Communication Porsche AG
Motorsport Press
Oliver Hilger

Special exhibition at the Porsche Museum 40 Years of Porsche Design

Special exhibition at the Porsche Museum

40 Years of Porsche Design

Stuttgart. The world’s first black timepiece, the legendary exclusive spectacles and the Porsche 911 – for decades, all these products have stood for a unique design by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche: In 1972 he founded the “Porsche Design Studio” in Stuttgart, the head office of which was relocated to Zell am See in Austria in 1974. Starting today, the Porsche Museum is marking the company’s 40th anniversary with a special exhibition: from 13 November 2012 to 17 February 2013, visitors can experience the most important, most interesting and most extraordinary products as well as how Porsche Design came to exist.

The focus of the anniversary exhibition is on the “Porsche Design” brand, which in recent years has been developed into one of the world’s leading luxury brands with its own sales network. F.A. Porsche designed numerous classic men’s accessories such as watches, spectacles and writing implements, which achieved worldwide recognition under the “Porsche Design” brand. In parallel, with his team, he designed a plethora of industrial products, household appliances and consumer durables for internationally renowned clients under the “Design by F.A. Porsche” brand. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche won numerous honours and awards for his work as a designer.

For example, the “Chronograph I”, a milestone in the watchmaker’s craft, is a compulsory exhibition piece. The world’s first black timepiece, and at the same time luxury brand Porsche Design’s first product, created a furore in 1972 because the automatic chronograph – considered unthinkable at the time – was designed in matt black throughout and provocatively unadorned. With this chronometer, F.A. Porsche was anticipating a trend that is part and parcel of today’s watch industry and even then was considered to be revolutionary. In addition to the chronograph, the visitor will also be presented with other products from the accessories and spectacles range. For example the Porsche Design P’8478 exclusive spectacles will be on display, already purchased by more than 7 million wearers. Writing implements and pipes will also feature in the exhibition.

A highlight of the special exhibition is the grand piano, which the Porsche Design Studio designed for the Bösendorfer piano factory in 2003. This grand piano symbolises the studio’s design output, characterised by a clear, functional design language, meticulous choice of materials and top quality workmanship. The adjustable “Antropovarius” lounge chair developed by the Porsche Design Studio in 1982 in collaboration with the Institute of Ergonomics of the University of Munich will also be on display as will the “Alternative Motorcycle Concept”, AMK, devised in 1980 as an alternative solution to the car and to conventional motorcycles.

In addition to a selection of special design developments, the visitor will also gain an insight into the everyday creative life of Porsche Design’s employees. This is where those who are interested will discover not just the individual steps in creating the product – from conceiving the idea through to design – but also the sources of inspiration. For example, in the case of the pipe, it is explained that when it came to the cooling ribs, F.A. Porsche took his lead from air-cooled single cylinder motorcycle engines. The Porsche museum also looks back at the life’s work and man that was F.A. Porsche, who created legendary cars such as the 904 Carrera GTS and Porsche 911. In the process the visitor will find out things such as why in 1974 F.A. Porsche decided to locate the Design Studio in Zell am See.

The Porsche Museum is using the anniversary exhibition as an opportunity to extend its tour programme. At 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Sundays, the visitor has the opportunity to experience the special exhibition in the course of a one hour themed tour at a price of four euro per person. The Store at the Porsche Centre in Stuttgart Zuffenhausen also offers a ten per cent discount on Porsche Design products upon presentation of the museum entrance ticket.

The volume “Porsche Design 40Y – The Book” is also being published in time for the anniversary, available in both German and English for 98 euro in the Porsche Museum shop as well as in book stores. In the course of more than 570 pages, the reader is acquainted with an insight into the history of Porsche Design.

The Porsche Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is eight euro for adults and four euro for concessions. Further information is available on the Internet at www.porsche.com/museum.

Communication Porsche AG
Porsche Museum
Astrid Böttinger

Seats available for the 24H. Dubai 2013.

Seats available for the 24H. Dubai 2013. Top Team, Top Car and Top Race.

Drivers seats available for the 24H. Dubai between 10-12 January 2013, with Porsche 997 GT3 Cup or McLaren MP4 12C GT3, Interest? contact us very soon!!
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Calendar for 2013 ADAC GT Masters featuring new venues

Calendar for 2013 ADAC GT Masters featuring new venues

• Debut visits to the Belgian Formula 1 circuit at Spa-Francorchamps and the Slovakiaring
• ADAC GT Masters to be contested over 16 races at eight circuits in 2013
• Traditional season opener at Oschersleben, grand finale at Hockenheim

As in previous years, the 2013 ADAC GT Masters will be contested over sixteen rounds on eight race weekends at various tracks in Germany and neighbouring countries. The series goes into its seventh season with two new venues giving added spice to the calendar. As usual, the Super Sports Car League tours all five race tracks in Germany, but this year also ventures across the border to Belgium (the Formula 1 circuit at Spa-Francorchamps) and to Slovakia (the Slovakiaring).

The season opener of the 2013 ADAC GT Masters takes place over the weekend of 26th - 28th April, and in keeping with tradition, is hosted by the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. This will be the sixth year in succession that the ADAC GT Masters has got underway at the circuit near Magdeburg. On the weekend of 10th - 12th May, fans will then be making their way to Belgium for the very first races in the history of the series to be staged on the 'Ardennes rollercoaster' at Spa-Francorchamps.

In Mid-September, Slovakia will host the ADAC GT Masters for the first time. The Slovakiaring has been chosen to host the penultimate event of the 2013 season, on the weekend of 13th - 15th September. The circuit is located 36 kilometres outside the capital city Bratislava and was opened in 2009. The grand finale is scheduled for 27th - 29th September at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg. Also pencilled in on the calendar are the customary visits to the Sachsenring (7th - 9th June), the Nürburgring (19th - 21st July) and the Lausitzring (30th August - 1st September).


Provisional dates and venues for the 2013 ADAC GT Masters season:

26th - 28th April 2013			Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
10th - 12th May 2013			Circuit Spa-Francorchamps (B)
7th - 9th June 2013			Sachsenring
19th - 21st July 2013			Nürburgring*
9th - 11th August 2013			Red Bull Ring (A)
30th August - 1st September 2013			Lausitzring
13th - 15th September 2013			Slovakiaring (SK)
27th - 29th September 2013 * to be confirmed			Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg

Grand finale at Hockenheim			Traditional season opener at Oschersleben			Sachsenring is one of the highlights in the calendar			Third visit for the ADAC GT Masters at the Red Bull Ring

ADAC GT Masters
Oliver Runschke

GT3 Cars Will Be Accepted for 2013 European Le Mans Series

GT3 Cars Will Be Accepted for 2013 European Le Mans Series

After unveiling a five event 2013 season, with races in the UK, Italy, Austria, Hungary and France, the ACO have confirmed that the GTC class of the European Le Mans Series will be eligible for all GT3 cars homologated by the FIA.

In total there will be five classes in the relaunched series, two prototype classes - LMP2 and LMPC – and three GTE classes - LMGTE Pro, LMGTE Am and GTC. 

While GT3 cars will be eligible for the GTC class, the GTE Cup cars – Ferrari F430 Challenge, Lotus Evora GT4 Enduro, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup - that were accepted last season will not be eligible to race in the 2013 series.

Gerard Neveu, CEO ofLe Mans Endurance Management (LMEM), said:“After announcing an exciting 2013 calendar it is important to clarify the classes that will be eligible to race in the European Le Mans Series early so the teams can start to make plans to participate.  We have stability in the rules for the LMP2, LMPC, LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am classes and the ACO have taken the important decision to open the GTC class to the many GT3 cars that race in Europe.  We already have several teams wishing to run cars in the GTC class and the 2013 ELMS grid will have a positive boost as a result of this decision.”   

2013 European Le Mans Series - Provisional Calendar

12/13 April                              Silverstone      GBR    with FIA WEC

17/18 May                              Imola               ITA      with FFSA GT Tour

19/20 July                              Red Bull Ring AUT    with World Series by Renault

13/14 September                   Hungaroring    HUN    with World Series by Renault

27/28 September                   Paul Ricard     FRA    with World Series by Renault

Entries for the 2013 European Le Mans Series will open on the 12 December and close mid-January.

Jeff Carter

Media Delegate

European Le Mans Series

Victory and vice-championship for Marco Holzer and Nick Tandy

International GT Open, races 15 and 16 in Barcelona/Spain

Victory and vice-championship for Marco Holzer and Nick Tandy

Stuttgart. With a double victory for the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and a true race thriller, the flag dropped on the gripping International GT Open season. For the fifth time this year, works driver Marco Holzer and Manthey-Racing pilot Nick Tandy climbed to the very top of the podium – giving the German-British pairing more victories than any other team and earning the duo the vice-championship title in the GT Open in their maiden season. Holzer and Tandy were just three points shy of clinching the title. The success of the Porsche customer team at the finale in Barcelona was made perfect by Porsche works driver Patrick Pilet and his French compatriot Raymond Narac driving for IMSA Performance Matmut with second at the 16th and final round of the season.

The title decision came in the very last lap. Tandy led the field over the finish line, whilst his greatest rival from Ferrari was running in fifth. This would have handed the title to Manthey-Racing. But a marque colleague let the Ferrari pass in the last corner. Fourth place earned the Ferrari enough points to take the title. “We did everything right today and scored our fifth victory with our excellently set-up 911 GT3 RSR,” said Marco Holzer. “Our retirement yesterday actually should have put us out of contention for the title, but the Manthey-Racing guys never give up! That’s what’s special about Olaf and Renate Manthey. When Nick crossed the finish line today in first we became champions. Then a Ferrari stopped and that put us second.” At Saturday’s race, Tandy had to park the Manthey-Racing 911. “The connecting piece between the wheel and gearbox had broken,” explained team boss Olaf Manthey. “That was the first technical problem this season.”

After four of eight events, Holzer and Tandy travelled home as points’ leaders. Their five victories and three further podium finishes are offset by three blameless retirements. Once an over-motivated opponent shunted the yellow and green 911 GT3 RSR from the track, then tyre damage sidelined the car, and now the technical defect at the 15th race. “I think we’ll be able to celebrate the win and vice-championship title tomorrow,” Marco Holzer said. “We have notched up the most wins, Nick is a great teammate and Manthey-Racing is the best team.”

For the French IMSA Performance Matmut team, the season concluded peaceably with second place at the 16th race. At the 70 minute race on Saturday, works driver Patrick Pilet had put in yet another inspired fight. Raymond Narac handed the cockpit to Pilet lying in 15th. The winner of the last GT Open race in Monza ploughed through the field to finish in fourth. “I pushed like you wouldn’t believe,” said Pilet. “As we weren’t so fast on the straights I had to overtake in the corners. Our 911 got increasingly better towards the end. If I’d had one more lap I reckon I could have stood on the podium.”

On a slippery track on Sunday, start driver Pilet moved to the front of the field after two laps and handed the IMSA-911 to Narac in the lead. The hobby pilot initially defended himself against the charging Nick Tandy at the wheel of the Manthey-911, but the Briton finally passed Narac to take the lead. “Still the race was perfect today,” said a very happy Pilet. “Only the safety car came at an inopportune moment during my stint, and I lost my advantage of a good seven seconds. Our 911 was extremely fast today and Raymond got really close to Tandy at the end.”

The IMSA team had made a great start into the season. After the sixth race of the year in Spa-Francorchamps, which resulted in a double victory for the Porsche squads, Pilet/Narac were even topping the overall points table. But then through no fault of their own the two were kicked out of contention at the following two races. They fell back to sixth overall and because the field is so close in the fiercely-contested GT Open series, they were not able to improve their position even after the sensational win in Monza and the good Barcelona results.

Bad luck plagued the Italian customer team Autorlando Sport, who had won the title of the International GT Open in 2007 and followed up with four straight vice-championships. In the first lap of Saturday’s race, Archie Hamilton (Great Britain) was nudged by a competitor. The 911 GT3 R, which was classified in the GTS class, spun and unluckily became stuck on the high kerbs. This retirement also meant the end of all title hopes. On Sunday, team colleague Marco Mapelli (Italy) took off into the final race of the season from 17th and suffered tyre damage in the melee of the first lap which forced him into an unscheduled pit stop. Again, no points were yielded. In the final tally, Hamilton/Mapelli finished third in the GTS drivers’ classification.

In the GTS class, Autorlando Sport had celebrated a total of five wins in 2012 with the 911 GT3 R plus five other podium results. Three of these were snatched by Hamilton/Mapelli, the two other class victories were thanks to Italians Matteo Beretta and Marcello Puglisi. This secured Autorlando Sport second place in the GTS team classification.

At the final race of the successful sports car race series several guest teams competed alongside the regular squads. Performing the best at the wheel of a Porsche was the 2010 champion of the Carrera Cup Deutschland Nicolas Armindo and his teammate Anthony Beltoise in the 911 GT3 R fielded by PRO GT by Philippe Almeras. The two Frenchmen concluded Saturday’s race as second in the GTS class. All in all, 39 GT vehicles from eight different manufacturers were at the start, ranging from Aston Martin to Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz and of course Porsche.

Result race 15
1. Malucelli/Barba (I/E), Aston Martin Vantage, 1:10.02.764 hours
2. Lopez/Montermini (ARG/I), Ferrari 458 GT Italia, + 5.236 seconds
3. Ramos/Giammaria (P/I), Chevrolet Corvette C6R, + 20.050
4. Narac/Pilet (F/F), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, + 20.608
7. Beltoise/Armindo (F/F), Porsche 911 GT3 R, + 28.864

Result race 16
1. Holzer/Tandy (D/GB), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 50:40.850 minutes
2. Pilet/Narac (F/), Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, + 0.722 seconds
3. Ramos/Giammaria (P/I), Chevrolet Corvette C6R, + 18.823
4. Bruni/Leo (I/I), Ferrari 458 GT Italia, + 21.189
5. Peter/Broniszewski (A/PL), Ferrari 458 GT Italia, +21.618

Points’ standings after 16 of 16 races
Drivers
1. Leo, Bruni, Ferrari, 195 points
2. Holzer, Tandy, Porsche, 192
3. Barba, Malucelli, Aston Martin, 179
6. Narac, Pilet, Porsche, 152

Drivers GTS
1. Zampieri, Dalle Stelle, Ferrari, 88 points
2. Bizzari, Ferrari, 85
3. Hamilton, Mapelli, Porsche, 70
5. Beretta, Porsche, 43

Teams Super GT
1. AF Corse, Ferrari, 85 points
2. Manthey-Racing, Porsche, 84
3. Villois Racing, Aston Martin, 76

Teams GTS
1. Kessel Racing, Ferrari, 134 points
2. Autorlando Sport, Porsche, 113
3. AF Corse, Ferrari, 95


This is the International GT Open

Inaugurated in 2006, the International GT Open features two races per weekend with identical points’ allocation – the first race on Saturday runs over 70 minutes, the second on Sunday over 50. Two drivers share the cockpit. A handicap system ensures more suspense at the head of the field. The top three drivers of each race are handed a 15, ten or five second penalty respectively for the following race. The calendar of the race series includes eight races on selective circuits like Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring.

One of the keys to success in the International GT Open is the stable technical regulations and the capping of costs, for instance through control tyres. The grid is divided into two classes, the stronger Super GT category and the GTS class.

Super GT: This class is based on the FIA GT2 regulations - the 911 GT3 RSR competes here. The particularly efficient six-cylinder boxer engine in the International GT Open version delivers significantly more than 500 hp.
GTS: Based on the FIA GT3 regulations. The Porsche 911 GT3 R is fielded here, now delivering 500 hp after the new model year underwent improvements.

In 2007, Autorlando Sport won the overall classification for drivers and teams with Porsche works driver Richard Lietz (Austria) and Joel Camathias from Switzerland.


Communication Porsche AG
Motorsport Press
Oliver Hilger