Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: (left) #911 Manthey-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Kévin Estre, Romain Dumas, Laurens Vanthoor and Earl Bamber; (right) #912 Manthey-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, Frédéric Makowiecki and Nick Tandy – in the pits during practice
Porsche will be represented by a large fleet of vehicles at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring: 43 Porsche 911 and Porsche Cayman race cars will tackle Germany’s biggest automobile race on the 24.38-kilometre combination of the Grand Prix circuit and the Nürburgring-Nordschleife on 12-13 May. Just like last year, the Stuttgart marque is again the most strongly represented manufacturer in the field of around 150 cars. Porsche Motorsport supports customer teams with thirteen Porsche works drivers and four Porsche Young Professionals. In the strongest SP9 class, no less than eight Porsche 911 GT3 R will chase overall victory.
Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: #31 Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Norbert Siedler, Marco Seefried, Felipe Fernández Laser & Mathieu Jaminet
Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: #30 Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Lance David Arnold, Alexander Müller, Wolf Henzler & Matt Campbell
The Porsche customer teams in the SP9 class (Porsche 911 GT3 R) at the Nürburgring 24 Hours:
Richard Lietz, Patrick Pilet, Frédéric Makowiecki, Nick Tandy
#12
Manthey-Racing
Otto Klohs, Lars Kern, Dennis Olsen, Philipp Frommenwiler
#30
Frikadelli Racing Team
Lance David Arnold, Alexander Müller, Wolf Henzler, Matt Campbell
#31
Frikadelli Racing Team
Norbert Siedler, Marco Seefried, Felipe Fernández Laser, Mathieu Jaminet
#17
KÜS Team75 Bernhard
Michael Christensen, Matteo Cairoli, André Lotterer, Jörg Bergmeister
#44
Falken Motorsports
Klaus Bachler, Sven Müller, Martin Ragginger, Dirk Werner
#2
Gigaspeed Team GetSpeed Performance
Steve Jahns, Marek Böckmann, Lucas Luhr, Jan-Erik Slooten
Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: #17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Michael Christensen, Matteo Cairoli, André Lotterer & Jörg Bergmeister
Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: #44 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Klaus Bachler, Sven Müller, Martin Ragginger & Dirk Werner
“We’re delighted with our customers’ extraordinary trust. This year, there’ll be more Porsche race cars contesting the Nürburgring 24-hour race than at most other editions of the race,” said Sebastian Golz, Project Manager 911 GT3 R.
Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: #12 Manthey-Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Otto Klohs, Lars Kern, Dennis Olsen & Philipp Frommenwiler
Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: #2 Gigaspeed Team GetSpeed Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Steve Jahns, Marek Böckmann, Lucas Luhr & Jan-Erik Slooten
For the 2018 season, the Porsche 911 GT3 R received an aero update. The parts kit includes a new front lid for the optimisation of thermal management plus side flicks to improve the aero-balance.
Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: #44 Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Klaus Bachler, Sven Müller, Martin Ragginger & Dirk Werner – leaving the pits during practice
On Friday, 11 May, Porsche fans will be able to catch a glimpse of the future in the Ring Boulevard. The spectacular next-in-line to the successful 911 GT3 R, which will compete from 2019, will be unveiled at a public press conference.
Nürburgring 24 Hours, 12/13 May 2018: #17 KÜS Team75 Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Michael Christensen, Matteo Cairoli, André Lotterer & Jörg Bergmeister
