Porsche 996 GT3 RSR, 2004
Porsche 911 GT3 996.2
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Chassis No.: WP0ZZZ99Z4S693069c (see text)
Estimate: €350,000 - €450,000 EUR
- Ex-The Racer's Group
- Full illustrated competition history available
- Known ownership history
- Serviced prior to static display
- Suitable for the Peter Auto and Endurance Legends race series
"Since its launch in 1999, the Porsche 911 GT3 has been the benchmark against which every other track-focused car has been rated. There are more powerful, more expensive 911s, but the GT3 represents the sports car at its purest and most intense. In fact, all four generations of GT3 arguably rank alongside 1973's legendary 2.7 RS in the annals of greatest 911s." - Auto Express.
Intended primarily for racing, though still road legal, the Porsche 911 GT3 - first introduced in 1999 - can trace its ancestry all the way back through a succession of high-performance models to the legendary 911 Carrera RS of 1973. The car takes its name from the FIA's GT3 category of production sports car racing, and has been produced in a variety of versions since its introduction in 1999 on the Type 996 iteration of the perennial 911.
Following the launch of the original Type 996 GT3, Porsche introduced an out-and-out racing version: the GT3 R, which made it track debut at Le Mans in 1999, winning its class. The GT3 R would go on to dominate its class in the American Le Mans Series for the next couple of years and proved equally successful in the FIA GT Championship. In 2000 a GT3 R entered by the factory supported Phoenix Racing won the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
The concept's next development, the GT3 RS, arrived in 2001. Standing for RennSport (literally 'race sport') the 'RS' designation referenced that iconic first-of-the-line model of 40 years previously. In GT3 RS specification, the 3.6-litre flat-six 'Metzger' engine was up-rated, producing around 400bhp, although the claimed output remained unchanged at 318bhp for homologation purposes. The RS was lighter than the 'ordinary' GT3; weigh saving measures included a polycarbonate rear window, and carbon-fibre bonnet and rear wing, while the stock cast-iron brake discs were replaced with ceramic composite rotors for greater fade resistance under competition conditions. RS suspension was adjustable, and the car ran some 3mm lower than the stock GT3.
The GT3 RS not only continued to dominate its class but also proved capable of scoring outright victories against more powerful prototypes; standout results being overall wins in the Daytona 24-hour and Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour races in 2003. The successor GT3 RSR made its debut in 2004, boasting teardrop-shaped headlights, a six-speed sequential gearbox, and an engine that now produced 455bhp. The seemingly never ending succession of class wins continued, and the GT3 RSR also took another overall victory at Spa before being superseded for 2007 by the Type 997 version. In total, 27 GT3 RSRs were built in 2004 and a further 10 in 2005.
Built in 2004, this example of Porsche's class-leading GT3 RSR was first owned by The Racer's Group (TRG) in California, USA. TRG ran the New Century Mortgage-sponsored car for a little over one season, competing in 10 races as listed below.
Race 1: 20/03/2004 12h Sebring, car '67', drivers: Pierre Ehret, Jim Matthews, Marc Bunting
Race 2: 25/06/2004 ALMS Mid-Ohio, car '67', drivers: Pierre Ehret, Jim Matthews, result: 13th
Race 3: 05/07/2004 ALMS Lime Rock, car '67', drivers: Pierre Ehret, Jim Matthews, result: 18th
Race 4: 16/07/2004 Sears, IMSA, car '67'
Race 5: 25/07/2004 ALMS Portland, car '67', drivers: Pierre Ehret, Jim Matthews, result: 15th
Race 6: 08/08/2004 ALMS Toronto GP Mosport, car '67', drivers: Pierre Ehret, Jim Matthews
Race 7: 22/08/2004 ALMS Road America, car '67', drivers: Pierre Ehret, Philip Collin, result: 14th
Race 8: 22/09/2004 Road Atlanta, car '67' drivers: Pierre Ehret, Philip Collin, Robert Nearn, result: 16th
Race 9: 16/10/2004 Laguna Seca, IMSA, car '67', drivers: Pierre Ehret, Robert Julien
Race 10: 15/03/2005 12h Sebring, car '67', drivers: Pierre Ehret, Kevin Buckler, Andrew Davis, result: 36th
On the Porsche's first outing at Sebring in March 2004 it was crashed and subsequently re-shelled, the new chassis being renumbered with a 'b' suffix. Crashed during qualifying at the Toronto GP, Mosport, the car was re-shelled for a second time and given a 'c' suffix to the original chassis number. After Sebring in March 2005, the Porsche was sold to Tech 9 Motorsport in the UK. Tech 9 Motorsport ran the car for only two races, as below.
Race 11: 12/08/2005 1000 km Silverstone, car '97', drivers: Phil Hindley, Mike Youles, Peter Cook
Race 12: 2/09/2005 1000 km Nrburgring, car '97', drivers: Phil Keen, Oliver Bryant, Peter Cook, result: 32nd
In 2006 the RSR passed from Peter Cook to Paul Daniels where the car was run by James Watt Automotive in the UK, who entered the car in the following races:
Race 13: 12/05/2006 1000 km Spa, car '96', drivers: Paul Daniels, Jack Elsegood, Xavier Pompidou, result : 25th
Race 14: 14/07/2006 1000 km Nurburgring, car '96', drivers: Paul Daniels, Bryce Washington, result: 32nd
Race 15: 26/08/2006 1000 km Donington, car '96', drivers: Paul Daniels, Bo McCormick, Xavier Pompidou
Race 16: 22/09/2006 1000 km Jarama, car '96', drivers: Paul Daniels, Peter Cook, Wolfgang Kaufmann, result: 23rd
Its competition career all in the past, in 2011 the car was owned by the Autobah Motor Corporation, Kawasaki City, Japan. In 2018 the GT3 RSR passed to its next owner from whom it was purchased by the current vendor having been on static display for 2 years. The owner advises us that the car was serviced and completely checked just before being displayed at the Autoworld museum, some 2 years ago, and that it has not been used since. The work was carried out by Porsche specialist LLM MecaSport in Francorchamps. Described by the vendor as in very good condition, it comes with four fresh tyres (0kms) and four original BBS wheels. A potentially competitive drive in the Peter Auto and Endurance Legends race series.
