Although slower than Porsche’s official lap times, it is still an impressive result.
The 992-generation 911 GT3 was introduced by Porsche in February 2021. A video showing the Porsche track toy running a lap around the Nurburgring in under seven minutes was shared. The lap video was recorded on September 15, 2020. Zuffenhausen did not release it until after the car’s debut.
It turns out that German magazines are very popular. Sport Auto Three days later, on September 18, the company had the chance to film its own video. Christian Gebhardt was the official test driver for the publication and was behind the wheel of Porsche’s naturally-aspirated machine. These hot laps were conducted by Gebhardt, who has racing experience. Sport Auto For many years, he has been navigating the Green Hell for his life.
Porsche’s test driver Lars Kern finished the Nordschleife lap in 6 minutes, 59.93 seconds. Sport Auto’s Christian Gebhardt took 7 minutes, 4.74 seconds to complete the same task. These times are for the famous German race track’s 12.944-mile (20.832-kilometers) length. They were obtained using the PDK-equipped car with optional Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires.
No matter what car or driver it is, a lap time of 7 minutes 4.74 seconds is impressive. It is clear that Christian Gebhardt isn’t a full-time racing driver, and the 911 GT3 is still road legal. You can be sure that Porsche has some hotter variants in its arsenal.