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
Porsche 911 GT3 finished 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 / 1456 kg |
| Driver | Christian Gebhardt |
| Time | 7:04.740 |
| Peak speed | 284 kph (176 mph) |
| Average speed | 175 kph (108 mph) |
| Tyres | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R |
| 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 | 5 years ago by Hoppelmoppel123 |
| Source | Sport Auto magazine (Germany) |
| Views | 846 |
Reference:
Sport Auto - 6/2021
SpeedKing 5y ago
FastestLaps 5y ago
9.4 over 7 minute lap is not bad at all. We are comparing against factory driver after all...
196ss 5y 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.
jeremyclarkson1 1y ago @196ss
another reason i think the corvette could go 10-15 seconds with manufacture support and someone like aaron link or bill wise driving
