Porsche 911 RSR (2017)

The 2017 version of the Porsche 911 RSR is a racing car developed by Porsche to compete in the LM GTE categories of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest sanctioned FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and GTLM class, of the International Motor Sports Association's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. It serves as the replacement for the Porsche 911 RSR (991). The car was unveiled in November 2016 at the Los Angeles Auto Show.[4]

Porsche 911 RSR (991) 2017
#92 Manthey Racing-operated Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR
CategoryGT Endurance (IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTLM and FIA WEC GTE Pro and GTE Am)
ConstructorPorsche
Designer(s)Grant Larson[1]
PredecessorPorsche 911 RSR (991)
SuccessorPorsche 911 RSR-19
Technical specifications[2][3]
ChassisCarbon-fibre monocoque with safety roll cage
Length4,557 mm (179 in)
Width2,048 mm (81 in)
Height1,040 mm (41 in)
Wheelbase2,516 mm (99 in)
EnginePorsche M97/80 3,996 cc (244 cu in) flat-6 naturally-aspirated, 9,500 rpm maximum revolutions mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Torque360.3 lb⋅ft (489 N⋅m)
Transmission6-speed sequential semi-automatic paddle shift
Power510 PS (375 kW; 503 hp)
Weight1,245 kg (2,745 lb)
FuelFIA World Endurance Championship: Shell V-Power (2017) later Total (2018-2019)

IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship: VP Racing Fuels
LubricantsMobil 1
Brakesventilated steel discs
TyresMichelin
Dunlop
Competition history
Notable entrantsUnited States Porsche GT Team
Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing
Germany Porsche GT Team
Germany Team Project 1
United Kingdom Gulf Racing
Italy EbiMotors

Notable driversFrance Patrick Pilet
Germany Dirk Werner
France Frédéric Makowiecki
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
France Kévin Estre
Austria Richard Lietz
Germany Wolf Henzler
Italy Gianmaria Bruni
New Zealand Earl Bamber
France Mathieu Jaminet
Denmark Michael Christensen
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
United States Patrick Lindsey
Norway Egidio Perfetti
Australia Matt Campbell
Germany Christian Ried
France Julien Andlauer
Italy Riccardo Pera
Italy Matteo Cairoli
Italy Giorgio Roda
United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi
Italy Gianluca Roda
Japan Satoshi Hoshino
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
United Kingdom Ben Barker
Australia Alex Davison
Austria Thomas Preining
Germany David Kolkmann
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Germany Laurents Hörr
Netherlands Larry ten Voorde
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Ben Keating
Brazil Felipe Fraga
Luxembourg Dylan Pereira
Norway Dennis Olsen
Italy Gianluca Giraudi
Mexico Ricardo Sánchez
Belgium Adrien de Leener
New Zealand Will Bamber
Italy Angelo Negro
United States Bret Curtis
Switzerland Lucas Légeret
United States Dominique Bastien
Germany Marco Holzer
New Zealand Jaxon Evans
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
Belgium Alessio Picariello
Germany Marvin Dienst
Germany Marc Lieb
Italy Fabio Babini
France Raymond Narac
United States Bret Curtis
Italy Marco Frezza
Italy Sébastien Fortuna
Germany Edward-Lewis Brauner
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr
Germany Marco Seefried
Germany Steffen Görig
Italy Michele Beretta
Belgium Alessio Picariello
Republic of Ireland Michael Fassbender
Germany Felipe Fernández Laser

Debut2017 24 Hours of Daytona (IMSA SportsCar Championship)
2017 6 Hours of Silverstone (FIA WEC)
First win2017 Northeast Grand Prix
Last win2020 8 Hours of Bahrain
Last event2020 8 Hours of Bahrain
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
7527812917
Teams' Championships4 (2018 ELMS, 2018-19 FIA WEC (LMGTE Am), 2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 ELMS)
Constructors' Championships2 (2018-19 FIA WEC, 2019 IMSA SCC)
Drivers' Championships5 (2018 ELMS, 2018-19 FIA WEC, 2018-19 FIA WEC (LMGTE Am), 2019 IMSA SCC, 2020 ELMS)

The 911 RSR clinched its first victory at the Northeast Grand Prix in July 2017 on Lime Rock Park.[5]

The 911 RSR was developed into a licensed LEGO Technic scale model, released for purchase by the public in 2019.

Development

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In May 2016, the first images of the new car were shown in a press release, with the photographs issued only focusing on the front half of the car, igniting speculation that the car would be the first mid-engined 911 race car.[6] Further reports by the German Auto magazine Auto motor und sport supported the speculation, claiming that Porsche had received a technical waiver from the FIA to move the engine forwards, and that Porsche had wanted to base its new GTE Class contender on the Porsche 918 Spyder, but it had been found to be too costly.[7] In October 2016, the unmarked car was spotted testing at the Sebring International Raceway, in Florida.[8] Spy photographs of the car showed a massive diffuser, compared with the current car being campaigned, and a series of air extractors located on the "window panel", suggesting it was mid-engined.[9]

The car was then launched at the 2016 LA Auto Show.[10] At the launch of the car, it was revealed that Porsche did not actually seek, and the car never required any waiver, as the car had been fully legal and within the 2017 GTE rules.[11]

Competition History

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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
Year Entrant Class Drivers No. Rds. Rounds Pts. Pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2017   Porsche GT Team GTLM   Patrick Pilet
  Dirk Werner
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Nick Tandy
911 All
All
1-2
11
DAY
2
SEB
7
LBH
6
AUS
4
WGL
7
MOS
7
LIM
1
ELK
8
VIR
3
LGA
3
ATL
6
295 5th
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Kévin Estre
  Richard Lietz
  Wolf Henzler
  Gianmaria Bruni
  Earl Bamber
912 All
1-3
1-2,

4
6-11

DAY
6
SEB
8
LBH
3
AUS
8
WGL
6
MOS
6
LIM
2
ELK
2
VIR
7
LGA
7
ATL
5
287 6th
2018   Porsche GT Team GTLM   Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
  Frédéric Makowiecki
911 All
All
1-2, 11
DAY
8
SEB
1
LBH
6
MOH
6
WGL
3
MOS
4
LIM
5
ELK
5
VIR
8
LGA
8
ATL
1
299 7th
  Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Gianmaria Bruni
  Mathieu Jaminet
912 All
All
1-2
11
DAY
6
SEB
3
LBH
7
MOH
1
WGL
4
MOS
6
LIM
3
ELK
4
VIR
5
LGA
2
ATL
6
308 5th
2019   Porsche GT Team GTLM   Patrick Pilet
  Nick Tandy
  Frédéric Makowiecki
911 All
All
1-2, 11
DAY
5
SEB
1
LBH
5
MOH
3
WGL
1
MOS
3
LIM
4
ELK
7
VIR
1
LGA
8
ATL
6
317 2nd
  Earl Bamber
  Laurens Vanthoor
  Mathieu Jaminet
912 All
All
1-2, 11
DAY
3
SEB
5
LBH
1
MOH
1
WGL
6
MOS
1
LIM
2
ELK
3
VIR
2
LGA
7
ATL
5
330 1st
Sources:[12][13][14]

Complete World Endurance Championship results

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(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Drivers No. Rounds Pts. Pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2017   Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro   Richard Lietz
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Patrick Pilet
91 SIL
3

SPA
5
LMS
3
NÜR
2
MEX
3
COA
6
FUJ
2
SHA
2

BHR
4
145 3rd
  Michael Christensen
  Kévin Estre
  Dirk Werner
92 SIL
Ret

SPA
6
LMS
Ret
NÜR
3
MEX
5
COA
2
FUJ
3
SHA
Ret
BHR
Ret
67 8th
2018 - 2019   Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro   Gianmaria Bruni
  Richard Lietz
  Frédéric Makowiecki
91 SPA
4
LMS
2
SIL
DSQ
FUJ
5
SHA
2
SEB
1
SPA
8
LMS
2
131 3rd
  Michael Christensen
  Kévin Estre
  Laurens Vanthoor
92 SPA
2
LMS
1
SIL
3
FUJ
1
SHA
3
SEB
5
SPA
3
LMS
9
155 1st
  Team Project 1 LMGTE Am   Jörg Bergmeister
  Patrick Lindsey
  Egidio Perfetti
56 SPA
9
LMS
7
SIL
3
FUJ
1
SHA
2
SEB
3
SPA
5
LMS
1
151 1st
  Dempsey-Proton Racing   Matt Campbell
  Christian Ried
  Julien Andlauer
  Riccardo Pera
77 SPA
4
LMS
1
SIL
1
FUJ
DSQ
SHA
1
SEB
1
SPA
1
LMS
4
110 2nd
  Matteo Cairoli
  Giorgio Roda
  Khaled Al Qubaisi
  Gianluca Roda
  Satoshi Hoshino
  Riccardo Pera
88 SPA
6
LMS
Ret
SIL
8
FUJ
DSQ
SHA
3
SEB
7
SPA
9
LMS
Ret
26 9th
  Gulf Racing   Michael Wainwright
  Ben Barker
  Alex Davison
  Thomas Preining
86 SPA
7
LMS
10
SIL
6
FUJ
4
SHA
9
SEB
4
SPA
7
LMS
8
79 6th
2019 - 2020   Team Project 1 LMGTE Am   Egidio Perfetti

  Matteo Cairoli
  David Kolkmann
  David Heinemeier Hansson
  Laurents Hörr
  Larry ten Voorde
  Jörg Bergmeister

56 SIL
6
FUJ
7
SHA
5
BHR
9
COTA
3
SPA
4
LMN
4
BHR
1
118 3rd
  Jeroen Bleekemolen

  Ben Keating
  Felipe Fraga
  Larry ten Voorde
  Dylan Pereira

57 SIL
10
FUJ
3
SHA
2
BHR
1
COTA
11
SPA
6
LMN
8
BHR
6
101.5 5th
  Dempsey-Proton Racing   Riccardo Pera
  Christian Ried
  Matt Campbell
  Dennis Olsen
77 SIL
5
FUJ
5
SHA
11
BHR
6
COTA
5
SPA
2
LMN
2
BHR
7
107.5 4th
  Thomas Preining
  Gianluca Giraudi
  Ricardo Sánchez

  Satoshi Hoshino
  Adrien de Leener
  Will Bamber
  Angelo Negro
  Khaled Al Qubaisi
  Bret Curtis
  Lucas Légeret
  Dominique Bastien
  Marco Holzer
  Jaxon Evans

88 SIL
11
FUJ
9
SHA
6
BHR
Ret
COTA
9
SPA
5
LMN
NC
BHR
3
45.5 9th
  Gulf Racing   Ben Barker
  Michael Wainwright
  Andrew Watson
  Alessio Picariello
86 SIL
4
FUJ
8
SHA
9
BHR
3
COTA
6
SPA
10
LMN
5
BHR
5
85 7th
Sources:[15][16][17]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Complete European Le Mans Series results
Year Entrant Class Drivers No. Rounds Pts. Pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6
2018   Proton Competition LMGTE   Marvin Dienst
  Christian Ried

  Dennis Olsen
  Marc Lieb

77 LEC
5
MNZ
2
RBR
4
SIL
4
SPA
5
POR
1
83 3rd
  Gianluca Roda
  Giorgio Roda
  Matteo Cairoli
  Gianmaria Bruni
88 LEC
2
MNZ
5
RBR
1
SIL
2
SPA
3
POR
3
95.5 1st
  EbiMotors   Fabio Babini
  Riccardo Pera
  Raymond Narac
  Bret Curtis
80 LEC
3
MNZ
3
RBR
3
SIL
Ret
SPA
1
POR
Ret
58.5 5th
  Gulf Racing UK   Ben Barker
  Alex Davison
  Michael Wainwright
86 LEC
Ret
MNZ RBR SIL
5
SPA POR 10 7th
2019   Team Project 1 LMGTE   Jörg Bergmeister
  Egidio Perfetti
  Giorgio Roda
  David Heinemeier Hansson
56 LEC
8
MNZ
4
BAR
5
SIL SPA POR 26 9th
  Dempsey-Proton Racing   Matteo Cairoli
  Riccardo Pera
  Christian Ried
77 LEC
3
MNZ
1
BAR
6
SIL
7
SPA
2
POR
Ret
76 2nd
  EbiMotors   Fabio Babini
  Marco Frezza
  Sébastien Fortuna
  Edward-Lewis Brauner
  Gianluca Giraudi
80 LEC
6
MNZ
5
BAR
7
SIL SPA POR
3
39 7th
  Proton Competition   Thomas Preining
  Horst Felbermayr Jr
  Marco Seefried
  Gianluca Giraudi
  Ricardo Sanchez
  Adrien De Leener
  Steffen Görig
88 LEC
7
MNZ
WD
BAR SIL
1
SPA
WD
POR
Ret
32 8th
2020   Proton Competition LMGTE   Michele Beretta
  Alessio Picariello
  Christian Ried
77 RIC
1
SPA
6
LEC
2
MNZ
2
POR
1
99 1st
  Michael Fassbender
  Felipe Fernández Laser
  Richard Lietz
93 RIC
7
SPA
4
LEC
DNS
MNZ
5
POR
4
47 5th
  Gulf Racing UK   Ben Barker
  Michael Wainwright
  Andrew Watson
86 RIC SPA LEC MNZ POR
Ret
0 NC
Sources:[18][19][20]


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