The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup features the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, the world's best-selling race car. Since the 2021 season, the drivers are chasing points in the new model – driven by #DreamSpirit.
The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the first race car based on the current 911 model series 992. Like everything at Porsche Motorsport, the seventh race car generation is equally as committed to sporting success – it’s a tradition after all. Since 1990, Porsche has built and sold more than 4,250 copies of the world-renowned cup car.
Broad and brutish, the bolide stands on the tarmac, every inch a thoroughbred race car. This is something also highlighted by the significant changes compared to the 2017 version (991.2): 510 hp, optimised intake manifold, electronic gearshift and power steering, fully digital cockpit, larger rear wing, and a double-wishbone front axle – which means the toe at the front is wider for the first time at 1,920 mm compared to the rear axle (1,902 mm).
Faster than the predecessor.
The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup produces more downforce with the gooseneck rear wing and a larger front lip. The result: higher cornering speeds and more direct turn-in for faster lap times, especially on winding circuits.
It's not just the racing teams and drivers who are enthusiastic about this new sporting machinery. Porsche one-make cup fans can also look forward to closer title battles. Porsche Supercup teams chasing points in the national Porsche Carrera Cups in Germany, France and Benelux might have a slight advantage though. The new 911 GT3 Cup is also used here. Moreover, the car premieres at the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and the recently established Porsche Carrera Cup North America.
Teamwork für Rennsportfans und Umwelt.
Es ist ein Prestigeprojekt, wenn beim weltweit meistverkauften Rennwagen ein Modellwechsel ansteht. Das Entwicklungsteam muss die Grenzen des technisch Möglichen abwägen und dabei intensiv mit den Kundenteams weltweit zusammenarbeiten. Neben Höchstleistung und Innovationen verlangen diese vor allem Zuverlässigkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit: Rennen fahren ist bei allen Emotionen ein Geschäft.
Zudem gibt es eine weitere Komponente, die in Zeiten fortschreitender Klimaerwärmung in den Fokus der Fahrzeugentwicklung rückt: Nachhaltigkeit. So ist die Antriebseinheit des neuen Porsche Cup-Fahrzeugs auf den Betrieb mit synthetischen Kraftstoffen ausgelegt, was eine signifikante CO2-Reduzierung im Rennbetrieb erlaubt. In naher Zukunft wird der Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup mit einem innovativen, klimaneutralen eFuel fahren und dabei wichtige Erkenntnisse für klimafreundliche Verbrennungsmotoren der Straßenfahrzeuge von Porsche liefern.
Digital cockpit with improved ergonomics.
Ease of operation and maintenance is a decisive factor for racing teams when it comes to purchasing a new race car. And here the digital cockpit represents a quantum leap. It is far more driver-oriented – allowing direct access to multiple functionalities via the newly designed steering wheel. A central interface also simplifies data and error analysis.
We have compiled a list of the technical details for the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup here.
https://motorsports.porsche.com/international/en/article/2020/12/02/911-gt3-cup-2021
But you should try to experience it on the circuit – ideally at one of the spectacular locations on the 2022 Supercup racing calendar!
