Porsche 911 gt1 gtr2 full#
Porsche committed themselves to a full blown re-thinking of the vehicle for the 1998 race, as the FIA and ACO abandoned the rule that GT1 cars must be based on a production vehicle. However, the works cars suffered from reliability problems and did not last the full race distance a privately entered GT1 managed 5th overall and third in its class, but was beaten by the BMW-backed and powered McLaren F1 GTRs. Porsche made minor revisions to the car for the 1997 Le Mans, including restyling the front end to incorporate "kidney shaped" headlamps like what would appear a year later on the 996 generation 911s, and Boxsters this version is known as the 911 GT1 Evo (or Evolution). The Porsche did not prove to be as fast in the FIA series, and failed to win a single race, first against the McLaren F1 GTR, and then against the new CLK-GTR. Mercedes did not enter Le Mans yet with their new car, though. In 1997, the new Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR was successful in the new FIA GT Championship that replaced the BPR, as it was developed for racing.
Emmanuel Collard and Ralf Kelleners won outright without much contention.
Porsche 911 gt1 gtr2 series#
The 911 GT1 made its debut in the BPR Global GT Series (the FIA championship's predecessor) at the last race of the 1996 season, in Zhuhai, although the organisation was reluctant to accept the car and did not allow it to score points.
The new vehicle was an outright success at Le Mans, winning the GT1 class at its debut race, although it lost the overall victory to Joest Racing's TWR-Porsche prototype, still a success in that this vehicle used a Porsche powerplant. In comparison, the Porsche 993|993 generation Porsche 911 GT2|911 GT2, which was otherwise the company's highest-performance vehicle, used an air-cooled engine with only 2-valves per cylinder and mounted in the rear, which is the traditional layout for the 911.
In addition, the GT1 featured a water cooled, twin-turbocharger|turbocharged and intercooler|intercooled 3.2 L, multivalve|four valve per cylinder flat-six in a MR layout|mid-mounted position and making about 600 horsepower. In spite of its name, the car actually has very little in common with the 911, its floorpan was taken from the Porsche 956|956/962 Group C car. Porsche debuted the 911 GT1 in 1995, announcing that it would compete at the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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