Yet another example of the difference between Porsche factory driver Lars Kern 6:55.34 and Christian Gebhardt 7:04.74 for Sport Auto in the 2021 GT3 which is a 9.4 sec gap, pretty significant although i think Gebhardt is improving.
Porsche 911 GT3 lap time at Nürburgring Nordschleife
2021 Porsche 911 GT3 completed a lap of Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 4.7 seconds.
| Track | Nürburgring Nordschleife |
| Type | flying start |
| Vehicle | Porsche 911 GT3 (992) |
| Power / weight | 510 ps / 1453 kg |
| Driver | Christian Gebhardt |
| Time | 7:04.740 |
| Peak speed | 284 kph (176 mph) |
| Average speed | 175 kph (108 mph) |
| Air temperature | 20 C (68 F) |
| Track temperature | 31 C (88 F) |
| Air pressure | 1022 mbar |
| Notes | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires |
| Submitted | 05.05.2021 by Hoppelmoppel123 |
| Source | Sport Auto magazine (Germany) |
| Views | 229 |
Reference:
Sport Auto - 6/2021
| Dodge Viper ACR | 7:01.30 | -3.4 |
| Porsche 911 GT2 RS | 7:03.00 | -1.7 |
| Porsche 718 GT4 RS | 7:04.51 | -0.2 |
| AMG GT R Pro | 7:04.63 | -0.1 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 | 7:04.74 | |
| Nio EP9 | 7:05.12 | +0.4 |
| Pagani Huayra | 7:06.00 | +1.3 |
| AMG GT R Pro | 7:07.00 | +2.3 |
| McLaren 720S | 7:07.00 | +2.3 |
| BMW M5 Competition | 291 | +7.0 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 (992) | 286 | +2.0 |
| Jaguar XE SV Project 8 | 285 | +1.0 |
| M4 Competition Coupe | 285 | +1.0 |
| Porsche 911 GT3 (992) | 284 kph | |
| 911 Carrera GTS | 282 | -2.0 |
| C 63 AMG S Coupe | 280 | -4.0 |
| Porsche 911 Carrera S | 280 | -4.0 |
| Porsche Cayman GT4 | 279 | -5.0 |
FastestLaps 9m ago
9.4 over 7 minute lap is not bad at all. We are comparing against factory driver after all...
196ss 9m ago @FastestLaps
As a rule, the difference between laptimes of Sport Auto and factory drivers for Porsche is usually less than for other brands, such as Mercedes, BMW, Lamborghini, etc.
This is explained, in my opinion, not so much by bias, but by more involvement of the automaker during testing.
Surely Porsche, along with the test car, send a couple of engineers who provide optimal settings for a particular track and monitor the overall technical condition of the car. Not all automakers bother with this.
