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Porsche AG has vowed to return to the track in 2012 with the third generation of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
The company says it aims to push its technology, further securing its future in motor sport.
“There is no way around the hybrid technology in motor sport,” stressed Wolfgang Hatz, board member for Research and Development.
“With the 911 GT3 R Hybrid project, we have shown how you can test important future technologies on the race track and pave the way for motor sport success in the future. We will continue to determinedly blaze this trail and further develop the hybrid technology.”
The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR for the 2012 season celebrated its world debut in front of invited team bosses, race drivers and series organisers.
The GT race car, which is now five centimetres wider at the rear and with almost an extra 15 centimetres on the front fenders, will be fielded by Porsche customer teams in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the American Le Mans Series, the Le Mans Series, the International GT Open as well as the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Porsche says it supports its most successful customer teams in 2012 with works drivers. The line-up of pilots stays the same with Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Wolf Henzler, Marco Holzer, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, Patrick Long and Patrick Pilet.
“To win races you have to have the right race drivers. And there’s no doubt that we have them,” said Matthias Müller, chairman of the executive board at Porsche AG.
Most of the Porsche factory pilots kick off the season at the Daytona 24-hour race on January 28.
