Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 2004

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Designed for ... GT2 of Le Mans, LMS, ALMS Teams Flying Lizard Motorsports IMSA Performance Matmut Country of origin Germany Introduced in 2004 Engine Type Porsche M96/70 B 6 Horse Power 445 bhp @ 8250 rpm Torque 405 Nm @ 7200 rpm Weight 1115 kilo hp/kg 0.4 bhp / kg Engine Displacement 3.598 liter Engine Aspiration Naturally Aspirated Engine Fuel Feed Bosch MS 3.1 Fuel Injection Engine Location Rear, longitudinally mounted Engine Valve Train 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC Drivetrain 6 speed Sequential, Rear wheel drive Predecessor Porsche 996 GT3 RS 2001 Successor Porsche 997 GT3 RSR 2007

The predecessor of the 997 GT3 RSR has been successful since its introduction!

2004: Introduction Year:
Place 2 and 3 within the GT (=GT2) class. The class win went to Porsche too but with the predecessor 2001 model.

2005:
Place 1 to 7 was all Porsche with this model!

2006:
In the last year the best team racing this car ended on 2nd place within GT2. First was Panoz with its Esperante GT-LM