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Porsche Carrera GT | Nordschleife HOT LAP 7.12,69 min | sport auto

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Car: Porsche Carrera GT
Driver: Porsche test and development driver Jörg Bergmeister
Track: Nordschleife (20,6 km)
Lap Time: 7.12,69 min
Tyre: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 N0

christian_gebhardt_sportauto:

20 seconds faster than in Supertest 1/2004: Exclusively for sport auto, Porsche test and development driver Jörg Bergmeister drove a lap time on the Nordschleife in the Carrera GT with the newly developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 N0. The result? An impressive lap time of 7:12.69 minutes. You can read the full story in sport auto issue 1/2025 and watch the complete video on the sport auto YouTube channel.

Sport Auto (20,6km):

Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992): 6:54.99
Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991): 6:58.28
Ferrari 296 GTB: 6:58.70
911 GT3 Manthey Performance Kit: 6:59.42
Ferrari 488 Pista: 7:00.03
Porsche 911 GT3 (992): 7:04.74
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R Pro: 7:07.00
McLaren 720S: 7:08.00
McLaren 600LT: 7:08.82
Modified Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991): 7:09.59
Corvette Z06 Z07 Package: 7:10.51
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R: 7:10.92
Porsche Carrera GT(Cup2): 7:12.69
718 Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Performance Kit: 7:12.87
Porsche 918 Spyder: 7:13.00
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C7): 7:13.90
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS: 7:16.00
BMW M4 CSL: 7:17.00
Porsche 911 Turbo S (992): 7:17.00
Porsche 911 Turbo S: 7:17.11
Ferrari 488 GTB: 7:21.63

 

[DeDe]

AutoBild Sportscars Supertest: Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid - Sweet Mother of Performance Figures!

• Measured power: 571 PS @7100 rpm
• Measured torque: 639 Nm @5400 rpm
• Tyres: Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport R NA2
• Weight (wet): 1623 kg
• 0 - 50 km/h: 1,2 s
• 0-100 km/h: 2,8 s
• 0-130 km/h: 4,4 s
• 0-200 km/h: 9,7 s
• 0-250 km/h: 17,0 s
• 0-300 km/h: 27,3 s (992.1 Turbo S: 26,6 s)
• 200-300 km/h: 17,6 s (992.1 Turbo S: 18,1 s )
• Quarter mile: 10,72 s
• 80-120 km/h in 5th/6th gear: 3,9/5,2 s
• Braking (200-0/100-0 km/h, warm): 118,3 m/30,8 m
• Sachsenring laptime: 1:31,52 min

 

[mihc]

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Sport Auto (20,6km):

Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992): 6:54.99
Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991): 6:58.28
Ferrari 296 GTB: 6:58.70
911 GT3 Manthey Performance Kit: 6:59.42
Ferrari 488 Pista: 7:00.03
Porsche 911 GT3 (992): 7:04.74
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R Pro: 7:07.00
McLaren 720S: 7:08.00
McLaren 600LT: 7:08.82
Modified Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991): 7:09.59
Corvette Z06 Z07 Package: 7:10.51
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R: 7:10.92
Porsche Carrera GT(Cup2): 7:12.69
718 Cayman GT4 RS Manthey Performance Kit: 7:12.87
Porsche 918 Spyder: 7:13.00
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C7): 7:13.90
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS: 7:16.00
BMW M4 CSL: 7:17.00
Porsche 911 Turbo S (992): 7:17.00
Porsche 911 Turbo S: 7:17.11
Ferrari 488 GTB: 7:21.63

Really impressive. I expected around 10-14 seconds faster laptime. But not 20! Tyre progress does wonders. But still shows just how amazing and legendary the Carrera GT still is after two decades...

 

[DeDe]

The fastest laptime of the Carrera GT on the 20.6 km section of the Nordschleife was 7:28,71 min driven by Marc Basseng.

 

[Bridster]

Porsche Carrera GT(Cup2): 7:12.69

That's a cracking lap! Driven by Bergmeister himself, so not directly comparable to all the other SA laps, but still really fast considering it's on Cup 2s only and not Cup 2 Rs. It's faster than the 918 (and higher speed on the straight) . It is also the fastest SA lap with a manual (and the second fastest overall after the Viper ACR).

Also, amusingly, higher cornering speeds than the 296 GTB on Cup 2 Rs (at least at the corners I measure).

 

[bmwz4coupe]

What?! Was this Carrera GT stock?

 

[Revvd]

What?! Was this Carrera GT stock?

 

[Gor134]

Can we take this to mean that all sports/super sports cars in the 2000s we can expect to be 12-16 seconds faster on the 'Ring due to 20 years newer and faster tire technology?

 

[A.P.]

One could say tires improved 1 sec every year for the last 20 years.

 

[bmwz4coupe]

Can we take this to mean that all sports/super sports cars in the 2000s we can expect to be 12-16 seconds faster on the 'Ring due to 20 years newer and faster tire technology?

Remember that in the original 2003 supertest the Carrera GT was using Michelin Pilot Sport tyres, not the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup, which for example the M3 CSL used.

 

[jerrytsao]

That's a cracking lap! Driven by Bergmeister himself, so not directly comparable to all the other SA laps, but still really fast considering it's on Cup 2s only and not Cup 2 Rs. It's faster than the 918 (and higher speed on the straight) . It is also the fastest SA lap with a manual (and the second fastest overall after the Viper ACR).

Also, amusingly, higher cornering speeds than the 296 GTB on Cup 2 Rs (at least at the corners I measure).

That new customed N0 CUP2C is probably close to Non-OE CUP2R in terms of compound and weight optimization, just another crazy N-Spec OE tyre from Porsche

 

[Revvd]

That new customed N0 CUP2C is probably close to Non-OE CUP2R in terms of compound and weight optimization, just another crazy N-Spec OE tyre from Porsche

Sorry, but that's just wishful thinking.
If there's a change in grip, I would suspect this new tire to be less grippy than a comparable GT3 spec Cup 2. Not more.
It has to do with projected 2026 Euro 7 tire emission bullshit. They say as much in the article.

 

[Tourbillon]

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[DeDe]

Auto Motor und Sport: Porsche 911 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid

• Power, torque: 541 PS, 610 Nm
• Tyres: Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport R
• Weight (wet): 1660 kg
• 0 - 50 km/h: 1,3 s
• 0-100 km/h: 3,0 s
• 0-130 km/h: 4,6 s
• 0-160 km/h: 6,7 s
• 0-200 km/h: 10,4 s
• 0-240 km/h: 16,0 s (992.1 Turbo: 14,8 s)
• 0-280 km/h: 26,6 s
• 400 m: 11,0 s (206 km/h)
• Braking (100-0 km/h, cold/warm): 32,3/31,9 m
• 18 m slalom (ESP ON): 71,3 km/h
• Double lane-change (ESP ON): 146,7 km/h
• Average fuel consumption (range): 10,0 l/100 km (840 km)

This testcar was noticeable slower than the one tested by AutoBild Sportscars: when the other one reached 300 km/h, this was barely over 280... (AMuS tests with 2 people onboard however).

Also, it's 0.5 seconds quicker to 100 km/h and a full second to 200 km/h than its predecessor, the 992.1 GTS PDK.

 

[RacingLover]

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[Rolf]

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[DeDe]

Acceleration-graph: AM Vantage (green) vs. 911 GTS T-Hybrid (gray) based on AutoBild Sportscars' data.

 

[tristatez28lt1]

Very interesting chart and results.

 

[Rolf]

Interesting acceleration comparison graph, the AM seems quite behind the Porsche until 220km/h then overtakes it and then after about 260km/h the Porsche gets a 2nd wind and starts catching the AM and overtakes it about 285/290km/h!

 

[Rolf]

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