Porsche 996 GT3 R 1999

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Designed for ... GT2 of Le Mans Country of origin Germany Introduced in 1999 Engine Type M96/70 B 6 Horse Power 420 bhp @ 8200 rpm Torque 390 Nm @ 7000 rpm Weight 1100 kilo hp/kg 0.38 bhp / kg Engine Displacement 3.598 liter Engine Aspiration Naturally Aspirated Engine Fuel Feed Bosch Motronic MS 3.1 Fuel Injection Engine Location Rear, longitudinally mounted Engine Valve Train 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC Drivetrain G96/61 6 speed Manual, Rear wheel drive Successor Porsche 996 GT3 RS 2001

At the 1999 Geneva Motorshow Porsche launched the street car 996 GT3, which was directly derived from the Porsche Supercup racing car. Except for the wheels and the optional roll cage, there was really very little different between the two.

In the fall of 1998 Porsche's competition department had started to work on a completely new GT racer, based on the GT3 cup car. Dubbed the GT3 R, it made its debut at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

1999: Introduction Year:
Manthey Racing gets class win with driver Uwe Alzen! Second place in the GT (GT2) class was 25 laps behind.

2000:
Porsche took home places 1 to 6 with this racer.