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911 GT3 Cup

The inner strength of

the 911 has its origin

in motorsport.

Indeed, at Porsche the

transfer of engineering

technology from racetrack

to road is a traditional

principle and a winning

formula, from the Porsche

Sport Driving School to

the Porsche one-make

championships to prototype

racing with the RS Spyder.

The 911 has always

occupied a special position.

Today, just as it did over

45 years ago. For

factory teams and

customer teams. And,

as ever, for the personal

success of its driver.

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Porsche 911 GT3 RSR

Every 911 race car is a test machine for our production models.

Porsche Motorsport.

The connection between the

Porsche 911 and racing is un like

any th at exists in the world of

sports car s. To us, moto rsports

is our breeding ground, a mobile

labor atory where engineering

ideas are te sted u nder the

harsh lig ht of competition. The

lessons le arned on the race track

translate directly to Porsche

sports car on the road. To see

911 race cars in action on the

world’s most challe nging track s

is to witness Po rsche working

out the fundamental questions

of performance engi neering.

What in novations will make a 911

accelerate faster, stop quicker,

steer with more accuracy and

corner with h igher levels of

grip? What efficiencies are still

to be achieved in the criti cal

areas of fuel con sumption? What

technologies can be devised

to surr ound the driver with the

most advanced safety sys tems?

So while there are trophies to

com pete for, and cham pio nships

to win, we race for a prize far

more relevan t: the evolution

of real-world perfor mance.

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Porsche RS Spyder

American Le Mans Series.

One pl ace you ’ll see Porsche

proving its engineeri ng theories

on t he track is in the American

Le Mans Series

®

(ALMS).

Founded in 19 99, ALMS is an

endurance racing series that has

establish ed itself as a vital forum

for developing new technologies

and transferring them to the

street. It has estab lished itself

as the most important race

series for GT sports cars a nd

prototypes in North America.

Porsche customer teams have

more than 100 class wins in

the ALMS. And for nine of the

11 ye ars of ALMS’ existence,

Porsche has earned the

GT/GT2 manufacturers title

in t he ALMS—all with the

Porsche 911 GT3 R/RS/

RSR family of race cars.

Since the 2006 se ason, Porsche

has also been lining up on the

starting grid with a prototyp e in

the LMP2 (Le Mans Prototype 2)

class: the RS Spyder. In winning

the LMP2 manufacturer s’, drivers’

and team championships in 2006,

Porsche made an impressive

return to prototype racing.

Since 2008, more customer

teams have taken their place

on t he starting grid in the

RS Spyder, not only in the

ALM S, but also in the European

Le Mans Series (LMS) and the

legendary Le Mans 24 Hour

race. In 2010, RS Spyder

continues to write Porsche ’s

story of success in motorsport.

With such a commitment to the

proving grounds of motorsports,

i t’s not far from the finish li ne to

the Porsche assembly line. The

race-ready versions of the 911

like the GT 3 RS are made within

the same assem bly fa cilities

as all other 911 models.

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Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup

Porsche one-make

championships.

At present, there are eight

Porsche Carrera Cup

championships worldwide—

with races i n 15 countrie s,

from Australia to France—and

the fa ste st manufacturers’ cup

in t he world: the Porsche

Mobil 1 Supercup.

The philosophy behind this

series is equal op portunity. It’s

the performance of the drivers

and teams that counts—which

is why they all compete in

technica lly identical vehicles.

This results in tough and exciting

com petition at the highest level.

With 911 GT3 Cup vehicles—

based on the standard production

911 GT3 but with a 420-hp

output and a top tr ack speed

of 177 mph —sprints last ing

30–40 minutes are held as part of

leading international race events.

At all Carre ra Cup events,

Porsche sup plies race-prepared

cars, organizes the even ts and

provi des trackside support for

the drivers, teams and sponsors.

Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

The Porsche Mo bil 1 Supercup is

the world’s fastest inter national

one-make race ser ies. Sin ce

1993, it has been held exclusively

as part of the supporting

program of the FIA Formula One

World Championship

®

. In addition

to European Grand Prix races,

the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup

also accompanies F1

TM

to

Bahrain and Turk ey.

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Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

The top-class grid sets

established drivin g p ersonalities

up against am bitious ne w

driv ers to comp ete for the

championship over 12 races,

each with an average of over

120,000 spectators.

Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.

The Porsche Carrera Cup

Germany m ade its debut in

1990 and has evolved into the

fastest national manufacturers’

cup in the world.

It is a permanent fixture in the

calendar of the German Touring

Car Masters (DTM), a race series

that is popular not only due to

the competitive sports cars on

show, but also because of the

attractive pr ogram of events .

Each season, nin e championship

rounds are hel d in Germany and

its neighboring countries.

For further information, please

call +49 (0) 711 911-84041.

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Porsche Sports Cup.

S

ix race tracks, six events,

one experience: the Porsche

Sports Cup. At this event,

exclusive to P orsche cars,

road-approved product ion cars

line up against modi fied race

cars on circuits such as the

Hockenheimring, the Nürburgring

or Spa-Francorchamps.

In an exciting serie s of races,

Porsche drivers without a

motor sport license participate

in t he P orsche Sp orts Cup open

day and the Porsche Driver’s Cup.

Drivers with a license en ter the

Driver’s Challenge, the Sports

Cup, the Super Sports Cup or

the Sports Cup Endurance.

For further information, please

call +49 (0) 711 911-12384.

Porsche Club Sport.

P

orsche Clubs organize a variety

of one-off competitions or full

series in whic h drivers compete

in var ious classes. The fir st

Porsche Club was founded by a

small group of friends back in

1952. Today, there are more than

570 Clubs in over 60 countries,

with a total membership of

approximately 120,000, and

the numbers k eep growing.

The Porsche Club Org anization

is one of the largest and

longest-established automotive

associations in the world.

Porsche Sports Cup

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Porsche Sport Driving School

Porsche Sport Driving

School–USA.

F

or more than 50 years,

Porsches have been shaped,

tested and celebrated on the

world’s most challe nging racing

circuits. At the Porsch e Spo rt

Driving School–USA, you will

discover the true nature of a

Porsche in i ts natural habitat.

The school is located at the

Barber Motorspo rts Park, one

of America’s new est and most

exhilarating racing facili ties. With

ov er two miles of road circuit and

a jaw-dropping off-road course, it

is the perfect place to experience

the latest Porsche models.

The Porsche Sp ort Driving

School–USA is the ultimate

setting to experience the

unbridled thrill of p erformance

driving while making a marked

improvemen t in your driving

skills. Our renowned faculty will

t ake you through “chalk talk”

and in-car lessons, building your

abilities in progres sive ste ps.

Before you know it, you’ll have

the confidence to experience

levels of Porsche performance

you hadn’t thought possible.

Awaiting you on t he racetrack

t armac i s a fleet that includes

the legendary 911 Carrera,

the mid-engined Cayman, the

acclaimed Boxster roadster,

and the s upremely versatile

Ca yenne sport-utility vehicle.

With four programs to choose

from, you can select the ultimate

driving experience for yourself.

For complete course descriptions,

or to reserve your se at, please

visit porschedriving.com or call

us at 888-204-7474.

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