The Porsche911 GT2 RS has posted a lap time of 6:40:30 at the Nürburgring, Porsche claims, beating the previous road-legal lap record of 6:44:97 set by theLamborghiniAventador SVJ earlier this year.
The GT2 RS’s chassis and suspension were modified specifically for the 12.9-mile NorDSchleife circuit by a team of engineers from Porsche and the US-based Manthey-Racing, which fielDS911 RSR race variants in the World Endurance Championshipand manufactures aftermarket parts for Porsches in the US.
Porsche saidthat, despite the modifications,“the technicians focused on suitability for on-road driving at all times”. The GT2 RS's 700bhp3.8-litre engine remained untouched from that in customer cars.
Porsche affirmedthat the only modification between the record-breaking carand the track day-prepped GT2 RS MR sold by Manthey-Racing in the USis the installation of a racing bucketseat. The German manufacturer pointedout that this was carried out in line with Nürburgring safety recommendations and offered no weight benefits.
Despite the modifications, the GT2 RS remains suitable for off-track use in Europe, rendering it eligible for the road-legal lap time record.
At the wheel for the record-breaking lap was Lars Kern, whose 6:47:25 lap time in an unmodified GT2 RS last year beat the previous best oftheLamborghiniLamborghiniHuracán LP640-4 Performante.
The overall Nürburgringlap record is also held by Porsche;its919 Hybrid Evorace car went around in 5:19:55 earlier this year.
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