Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

Press release
Source: Porsche


MISSISSAUGA --- Stronger, wider, faster – the new version of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup offers its many worldwide customers greater value than ever before. The successor to the best-selling racing car of all time – with over 1,400 units built – is based for the first time on the 911 GT3 RS, with the weight of the racing model reduced significantly versus the lightweight road-going version.


With a weight of just 1,200 kg, the 911 GT3 Cup features a wider body front and rear, providing space for larger wheels. Other features, such as the LED daytime driving lights and the front body panels, clearly link it to the road-going 911 GT3 RS. However, the front spoiler lip is 15 mm lower to provide significantly more downforce on the front axle. Downforce on the rear axle is increased by a wider, taller rear wing, carried over from the even faster 911 GT3 Cup S. The vented rear bumper and rear LED lights come straight from the roadgoing GT3 RS.

The power unit featured in the new 911 GT3 Cup is largely identical to the production engine in the 911 GT3 RS – with an output of 450 bhp and maximum engine speed of 8,500 rpm. Capacity of the Cup engine, however, is up from 3.6 litres on the former model to 3.8 litres on the new car, helping to increase engine power by 30 bhp . A sequential six-speed manual gearbox delivers drive to the rear wheels.

A racing exhaust system with a catalytic converter helps to reduce harmful emissions to a minimum. As an exclusive feature in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup held on the occasion of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship races, the new 911 GT3 Cup comes with a modified exhaust system offering an even more dynamic and muscular sound. Another feature exclusive to the Supercup version is Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes (PCCB), also available on Porsche’s road models. Compared with the composite cast brake discs featured on the Carrera Cup cars, they reduce the weight of the car by approximately 20 kg or 44 lb.

The wider wheel arches provide space for even wider wheels. The front axle comes with three-piece light-alloy rims measuring 9.5 J x 18 (previously 9 J x 18) and running on 24/64-18 Michelin racing tires. The three-piece light-alloy rims on the rear axle are up by one inch in width, now measuring 12 J x 18 and running on 27/68-18 tires.

Additional Unibal joints are featured on the track control arms, while the sword-shaped anti-roll bars front and rear are adjustable to seven different positions on both sides, allowing an even more precise setup of the car in accordance with the respective race track.

The cockpit of the new 911 GT3 Cup caters even more than before to the specific needs of the driver. An additional vent in the upper part of the front lid, for example, provides the driver with an even better supply of fresh air. The controls for the digital information display are now positioned on the steering wheel; in addition to fore-and-aft adjustment, the steering wheel may now also be adjusted for height, as on the regular production car.

The new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, available exclusively in Carrara White, will be delivered to customers as of the end of October. In the upcoming season it will be raced in no less than seven cup trophies – not only in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup during Formula 1 weekends, but also in the Porsche Carrera Cups in Germany, Asia, Japan and Italy, as well as the GT3 Cup Challenges in the USA and the Middle East.