Porsche Releases Latest Factory 911 Race Car
A couple of a weeks ago we showed you some of the track testing pics of the new 911 Factory Race Car. Well, today Porsche officially announced the 2026 edition.
Labeled as the 911 GT3 R, this factory race car is an updated version of the car last refreshed in 2023 which has a great run including manufacturers championship Intercontinental GT Challenge and first place in all three GTD Pro classifications of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
‟The 911 GT3 R is already a formidable competitor. Last year AO Racing proved that by capturing the GTD Pro class IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship” – Volker Holzmeyer, Chief Executive Officer of Porsche Motorsport North America
Technical Updates On the New 911 GT3 R
Porsche made a number of technical and physical changes as part of the enhancement. They include:
- Addition of veniducts on the upper side of the front wheel arches
- A modified swan-neck rear wing with 4mm Gurney flaps to improve downforce
- Fully enclosed underbody
- Modified kinematics to increase the anti-squat effect
- 5th generation Bosch racing ABS
- Additional power steering cooling
- Ceramic wheel bearings
2026 911 GT3R Engine
One mostly carry over item is the engine. The 2026 911 GT3R is powered by the 4.2 liter flat size engine, making 557 hp.
More Standard Features
The previous iteration of the 911 GT3R had a number of packages and options. For 2026 Porsche is including these kits as standard. This includes the sensor package, endurance package, pit lane link package and camera package.
The packages include laser right-height sensors, double master brake cylinder potentiometers, track temperature sensor, rear-view camera and water bottle mounts. Refueling detection and LED identification lights, required in series like IMSA WeatherTEch and World Endurance Championship (WEC), are also included.
Original Article – Porsche Teases Latest Factory 911 Race Car
Porsche has begun teasing, through a series of photos of it on track testing, the latest 911 Cup car which is due to be revealed in the coming weeks. Describing it’s current state as “largely completed its development phase”, this newest edition based on the 992.2 GT3 is a pure racer aimed at customer cars running in the 911 Supercup and Carrera Cup series in North America starting with the 2026 season.
The 911 Cup car is actually built right along side the street 911, which is a testament to just how close the factory race cars and the street cars are. In fact, this has been the case since the factory race car program was introduced in 1990.
While Porsche didn’t released many details about the latest factory racer, a lot could be inferred from the 992.2 GT street variants the car is based on. Expect FIA complaints engineering upgrades.
Porsche did specifically note that the latest variant will target eFuel blend/FIA advanced sustainable fuel at 100.5 octane. So expect it to make a few more horsepower than the 91/93 octane targeted GT3 street variants.
Until we get more details, here are a few pics they released just to make you want one more.
