New Porsche 911 RSR takes on the Ardennes rollercoaster

April 29, 2017 Tim Havermans 911 RSR, Francorchamps, Frédéric Makowiecki, Kevin Estre, Matteo Cairoli, Michael Christensen, Richard Lietz

Porsche 911 RSR, Porsche GT Team (912): Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre, Richard Lietz

The Porsche drivers

Four Porsche works drivers contest the race at Spa for the Porsche GT Team in the new 911 RSR. In the GTE-Pro class, Richard Lietz (Austria), the WEC GT Champion of 2015, and Frédéric Makowiecki (France) share the cockpit of the #91 vehicle. These two started into the 2017 season with third place at the Silverstone season-opener. Michael Christensen (Denmark) and Kévin Estre (France) man the #92 car. In the GTE-Am class, two Porsche customer teams campaign a 911 RSR from previous years: Dempsey Proton Racing for Porsche Young Professional Matteo Cairoli (Italy), Christian Ried (Germany) and Marvin Dienst (Germany) as well as Gulf Racing for Michael Wainwright (Great Britain), Nick Foster (Australia) and Ben Barker (Great Britain).

The Porsche 911 RSR

The 911 RSR is a completely new development: the suspension, body structure, aerodynamic concept, engine and transmission have all been designed in Weissach from scratch. Depending on the size of the restrictor, the motor, which is now positioned in front of the rear axle, puts out around 375 kW (510 hp).

Porsche 911 RSR, Porsche GT Team (911): Patrick Pilet, Frederic Makowiecki, Dirk Werner

Thanks to the particularly large rear diffuser combined with a top-mounted rear wing, the level of downforce and the aerodynamic efficiency were significantly improved. The 911 RSR also contests the WEC sporting the further developed factory design with the primary colours white, red and black.

The schedule

The six-hour race takes off on Saturday, 6 May, at 14.30 hrs.

Live on TV

Eurosport telecasts the final phase of the race as well as the podium ceremony live from 19.30 to 20.40 hrs CEST. The FIA WEC app is free in its basic version, and offers live streaming of the complete race as well as the time-keeping for a fee.

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