Picture release: The last WEC race for the Porsche 911 RSR
Sunday, November 5, 2023
- Porsche 911 RSR says goodbye to FIA WEC with class victory
- Sarah Bovy, Michelle Gatting and Rahel Frey secure first place in Bahrain
- FIA GT3 race cars like the Porsche 911 GT3 R succeed the GTE vehicles
At the 8 Hours of Bahrain the Porsche 911 RSR competed in a FIA World Endurance Championship race for the very last time. Form next year on, race cars homologated according to the international FIA GT3 rulebook will replace the GTE race cars. The farewell to the 378 kW (515 PS) nine-eleven was a perfect success at the WEC season finale: Sarah Bovy (Belgium), Michelle Gatting (Denmark) und Rahel Frey (Switzerland) clinched the win in the GTE Am class for the Porsche customer team Iron Dames. Dempsey Proton Competition, GR Racing, Iron Lynx and Project1-AO had entered another four 911 RSR. We take a look back with some of the most beautiful pictures from the race weekend at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Stuttgart. After notching up 18 race wins, five world champion titles and three class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche had wrapped up its factory involvement with the 911 RSR in the FIA World Endurance Championship WEC already at the end of 2022.
Here is a link to a detailed review of the era of this racing car in Porsche works use, including a picture gallery.
Full results: fiawec.alkamelsystems.com
