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Porsche 991 GT3 Hockenheim laptime puts it ahead of the 997 GT2 RS, Corvette ZR1, McLaren MP4-12C, and Ferrari 458 Italia according to Sport Auto Magazine (4/2013).

Laptime list on the Hockenheim is below. Yes, the 991 GT3 is damn impressive:

Hockenheimring Short: 1:08,0 min
Published in the latest issue of Sport Auto (04/2013).

1:08,0 min - Porsche 911 GT3 (991)
1:08,3 min - Corvette ZR1 HPP
1:08,4 min - Porsche 911 GT2 RS (997.2)
1:08,6 min - Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4
1:08,7 min - McLaren MP4-12C
1:09,5 min - Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 (997.2)
1:09,6 min - Audi R8 GT
1:09,7 min - Ferrari 458 Italia
1:10,4 min - Porsche 911 Carrera S PDK (991)

This article was originally published in forum thread: Porsche 991 GT3 Hockenheim laptime puts it ahead of the 997 GT2 RS, Corvette ZR1, McLaren MP4-12C, and Ferrari 458 Italia started by StickyView original post

zerosixtwofour

faster then 4.0 by 1.5s?1 that's pretty bloody fast....

owng

Oops, didn't mean to be redundant, just saw earlier thread by sunnyr.

TRAKCAR

Theoretical time means nothing?

owng

Yeah, probably a little premature. Will have to wait for official timed results.

Nick

Sport Auto stated this was the predicted time. However, one can assume this time was not drawn out of a hat. There has to be some basis for it especially if Sport Auto is going to allude to it.

-eztrader-

i don't understand. . .they publish a theoretical time?

mike2727

I think the article said 1:08 not 1:08.0, besides that it is theoretical

Carrera GT

Oh no!
Another thread on the Hockenheim Controversy.
Poor, old wanna991 will have gone insane, if his head didn't explode, he's probably do this:

StirlingMoss

Hehe, the infamous Hockenheim Conspiracy plotted by stiff suits in the Porsche marketing zepartment. We all know that list is really topped by manual cars mainly from the US. The new GT3 would not survive one lap around Hockenheimring; PDK overheating at the end of the Parabolika, cupholders flying all over the cabin at the Mercedes arena and the Rear Wobbly Steering malfunctioning at the apex of the Sachs Kurve. Game over.

mdrums

I don't believe any lap time until the car is on the track. I won't fully 100% believe until I see what the car does at Sebring for lap times with a good driver.

Carrera GT

Agreed. Porsche needs to do their own local market work. Get JVO or Pobst in the car and have a couple of reference benchmark cars handy (RS 4.0, 12C, 458, ZR1, C7, Viper "***** out" edition, whatever ...) for some back to back, same day, same driver, same tire (ish) and generally get a pro or acknowledged "not a shill" driver to turn some real laps at Laguna Seca and hopefully they say "electric steering does not suck a dead dingo's dong" and "rear steer isn't in it for a three way with the dingo and the electric steering." Simple marketing really.

Bill_C4S

You can take the Aussie out of OZ...but you can't take the OZ..out of the Aussie....

Z356

Last week, we had a reference to a 'Whale *****' by Reter! It was corrected to a 'Walrus *****' by Savy! And now we are on to an unnatural act with a 'dead dingo's dong'! There is a bit of wanton disrespect here for animal 'private parts' and Peta may have to be alerted to get seriously involved!



Saludos,
Eduardo

DrJay

HAHAHA