Nürburgring Lap Record: On Board the 911 GT2 RS

Porsche test driver, Lars Kern, continued his winning streak as he smashed another record on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, this time in a 911 GT2 RS fitted with the Manthey Performance Kit. The best time of 6:43.300 minutes now makes it the fastest road car on the track. Take in the view as he guides it around the circuit.
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[@mgcharoudin]

Now that we have closed this chapter, let's work on the 918 successor 😬

[@HugoAraujoRacing]

The moment we were all looking for 👏👏 congratulations to all Manthey crew.

[@curiousprogrammer90]

Yes, please. 918 successor!!!

[@motorsportfan1246]

Wait for Porsche LMH, I am 100% sure that they will make a new hypercar road version

[@HoratioHoodoo]

Gt1 is coming. They're taking deposits

[@einautofan6685]

Porsche 919 Street?

[@jodamin]

I believe I've never seen such a perfectly driven lap before - amazing knowledge of the limits of the car and usage of every cm available on the track - astounding

[@l337g0g0]

I think he missed an apex? was 3:55 turn done right, I'm not a racer, looks like he wasn't tight, but maybe for that turn you go out to make speed? I don't know?

[@jodamin]

@@l337g0g0 je indeed was a tad to fast there, you can also hear the loss of traction for a second, but still nordschleife is regarded as one of the most difficult racetracks around the world and his overall performance in the lap was ways above average.

[@procrastinator1842]

Watch Robert kubica in a bmw m4...it might not he as fast but he's amazing.

[@RR-kn6vw]

You should watch Porsche 919 Hybrid lap then.. It's worse than watching Inception or Insterstellar coz there's no twist in there, sheer excellence!

[@jodamin]

@@RR-kn6vw i know that as Well, excellent performance, still I think this lap has something special to it, maybe because it's the "road car" from Porsche and not the optimized corner/downforce & acceleration beast

[@xBloodBoundx]

Nearly hitting 200mph in the straightaway is insane. Amazing driver all around.

[@onlycheez1236]

I don’t think there are mercedes fanboy dislikes. How could you not respect this piece of machinery and the talent behind the wheel ??

[@dymeezeey]

Mercedes fanboy here🙌🏾 absolutely love this though.

[@blitzy3244]

BMW fanboy here and you can't deny Porsche is the #1 German brand

[@WAFFLNATORE]

bmw fan here, james may has always been right, engine belongs in the rear

[@alanmay7929]

@@blitzy3244 porsche is good but not n1, mercedes makes basically everything from van to f1 cars, trucks, armoured vehicles, the UNIMOG...... Porsche only makes sport cars.

[@KC-bv9kf]

@@alanmay7929 who the f cares! Are you aware of what the video and the comment is about? While you’re at it, let’s talk about Toyota’s reliability or Tesla’s batteries…

[@warpspeed9877]

The high-speed sections (over 300 Kmh) are reduced. I remember in the original GT2RS (non MR) that the car was recording 300+ in various straight sections of the track. The aero has brought it down but the cornering speeds have gone waaaaay up. Shows how much it plays part in hitting record lap times in a twisty track like Nurburgring.

[@jostrander71]

This car was hitting 300 several times.

[@1q2w3e4r5t6zism]

@@jostrander71 At Schwedenkreuz!

[@siegfriederich8161]

Problem was the reduced power because there weren’t tyres enough good too handle all the downforce and acceleration

[@3355Nick]

I had to watch this again after i saw the lap of the AMG One, just to see how incredibly fast the almost 6 years old 911 goes.

[@csj8943]

그들이 왜 992 대신 991을 사용했다고 생각합니까?

[@stephenlatimer1428]

well done Porsche Manthey and Lars.

[@theomiado7954]

I officially award Porsche the title of my favorite car brand

[@matteobardini845]

me too

[@syntheovaldy5173]

me too

[@DanielNux]

Man, I wish I had the opportunities to be able to do this for a living. What a dream job. Awesome car and driver.

[@ziggyfreud5357]

Are you at professional driver standard ?

[@DanielNux]

@@ziggyfreud5357 No I'm not, I race karts, I wasn't able to start racing seriously till my late 20's and I'm 34 now. My family didn't come from money to race when I was young. But maybe my 11 year old will, she is fast in a kart and really loves it.

[@ziggyfreud5357]

@@DanielNux Fair enough. I have thought the same thing about myself and wondered would I have been good enough as a driver to go pro. I'm now 60 and bought a GT3RS 3 yrs ago. I am now driving it well enough to be within 1-2 secs of the pro drivers at my local track. I wonder how I would have done if I'd started karting as a 4 yo ? To have a chance to be a pro in anything you need natural talent which is a gift and that talent needs to be nurtured very early in life in order to truly blossom. I guess we all look back and think "what if ?" Cheers dude - best of luck to your daughter - she'll do well if she is passionate about it :)

[@DanielNux]

@@ziggyfreud5357 Thank you bud! She loves Karting and has been doing it for 4 years now. I always think about the what if also.

[@bignateliving4056]

NuxFux Raceballz well to be good at something you just need to be better than your competition at that level.

[@garycyganek1228]

So lucky to be there last year , I got the shirt the hat and even the bag ; RIP Sabine loved her ! from Australia Auf Wiedersehen!

[@superfast30]

Porsche just letting all the posers know who the real king is!

[@keithwhittygmail]

I think the driver made that happen. It was 100% all in driving skill. I loved some of thr car rotation under brakimg and je jist uses it and powers through corners. Amazing drive. Aston Martin are coming for the title in the Valhalla. Looking to take 10secs off with 950BHP and lots of cool aero.

[@W0pper1997]

@@keithwhittygmail no way it’s 10 seconds faster

[@-_--le3zk]

@@W0pper1997 it will be actually more than 10 seconds faster

[@manki4140]

@@-_--le3zk but we cant know until they actually test the car, can we?

[@oscarsantiago9531]

@@keithwhittygmail m m? Mmm?????mm MMMM

[@onlycheez1236]

It’ll be an awesome clip to compare this time with the previous one-and show where he gained time. What a fu*king smooth operator.

[@jeremyblack4290]

I love that the ‘Ring tests every limit of a car. Tight corners, big sweepers, banked, counter banked, small straights, huge straight, undulating… That was one hell of a lap! (The ‘Ring does seem narrow though- how TF they race on that thing is beyond me.)

[@negus2256]

Porsche keep breaking records

[@baseballguy2001]

What a lap. Incredible concentration and quick reactions.

[@danieleichacker7296]

Great car Manthey+Porsche, great driving, Lars. Gives some room for the Touristenfahrten 😉.

[@spencerson7516]

The amount of technology keeping those tires from breaking traction and abs all together is mind boggling. Good game prosche

[@pierrelecelibataire]

Incredible! Amazing to watch. Anyone who has anything negative to say about either the car or the driver is out of their mind. Just enjoy two of the best putting together an unbelievable performance!

[@thepetrolman4879]

Funny how not even a 1000hp Ferraro SF90 would come close to this. 911 still the best car in the world.

[@vichess7315]

That car is a track slaying weapon...especially with Lars behind the wheel. And an absolutely breath taking point of view watching this lap play out from inside the car.

[@HugoAraujoRacing]

What a monster combo... track/driver/car...😍😍😍 congratulations all involved

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Oh my God! The bravery, confidence, and committment of this driver! Thats the most "full send" ever! The speed at which he entered the karussell, I was sure he was going to lose it!

[@jesusiskingofkings4428]

I love seeing a masterful piece of engineering like this fighting for traction being pushed to its limits by a gifted pilot

[@Dippen89]

That was crazy to watch. I can't believe how close he is to the barrier in the last corner.

[@chrisd6736]

Noticed that too!

[@kevinchambers2327]

Lol

[@robertm8401]

312Kph! What a beast.

[@currycel470]

That was not even comeplety flat track 😆, it could go 340kmph🔥

[@doza183]

@@currycel470 The Mantey version does use a bigger wing in the back which will slow down the topspeed but does benefit the car overall

[@ianbrown9082]

@@currycel470 It won't even get close to 340kph with that rear wing. A stock Mclaren 720's is 10kph faster than this Porsche on the long uphill straight.

[@snakeeyes9246]

@@ianbrown9082 the 765LT's top speed is 333kph. Your point is officially proven, except that the Porsche is still faster around the track.

[@Panzer_Runner]

Porsche beating the lap record in its natural habitat, bravo lap!

[@sanjinred]

Truly on the definitive limit, even difficult to achieve this time in the sim not to mention in real life. the grip and stability of the car is amazing. hats off

[@drochun322]

Porsche the better 👑

[@morganfreeman5171]

Crazy how he gets back on throttle so early at the end of a turn !

[@cophahn]

I noticed that too. I think he did that to overcome turbo lag and get max boost when exiting the corners.

[@adri593]

That is the way to drive a 911, nothing to do with any other car

[@TooManyChoices1]

Mechanical Grip…

[@jorelldye4346]

Lars Kern driving like the reputation of Germany is staked on it!!

[@coolmendotdot2]

I came from watching the 919 Evo lap, and this feels like slow motion compared to it, which is amazing if you keep in mind how fast this lap was.

[@motorsportfan1246]

Unbelievable lap from an unbelievable car with an unbelievable driver driving

[@MV76]

February… 911 GT3 does 6:59. Mercedes: the AMG is still the fastest ! Today… Porsche: sorry…😊

[@isaacstephen5332]

Can’t wait for the 3RS or even the GT2😁

[@yourstruly3136]

Didn't the AMG do it on a wet track tho just wondering?

[@garycyganek1228]

@@yourstruly3136 it actually was a blizzard ! Sorry I’m just amusing myself!

[@alanmay7929]

Honestly I prefer mercedes, mercedes makes everything not just sport cars like porsche.

[@yuemaeve]

@@yourstruly3136 some parts weren't completly dry

[@oceanistoosmall]

The AMG record was set by a stock car that is a legal production road car, that too on a wet lap. This 911 is not stock and not street legal.

[@hypertrance436]

Imagine what the next generation of Porsche Hypercar can do !

[@sinoperture]

It's three videos in one. You can focus on the lines taken, or focus on the pedal and gear work, or focus on the steering..... lessons all around!

[@Andrew9565-AD]

Meanwhile at Porsche centre: haha 😂 they thought that showing off with that amg of theirs would draw attention. It was part of our plan all along. A car from 2018 can still beat one from 2021

[@adksmsjudn34321]

it wasn´t showing off. AMG delivered also a great performance !

[@Andrew9565-AD]

@@adksmsjudn34321 sorry I’m a Porsche purist

[@WRCWRX]

Yeah by adding on a bunch of bolt on bits.

[@chrxseng]

@@adksmsjudn34321 of course is Mercedes a nice car producer. But Porsche will always be better in building Sport cars

[@Andrew9565-AD]

@@chrxseng definitely

[@alicatan6598]

Where is GT3 rs manthey racing performance kit...it is not in the production car list..:))..??? Try to be honest...

[@Little_Alesi]

Am heftigsten ist Scheitelpunkt Aremberg und plus 80 km/h unter der Brücke. Sensationelle Runde

[@Jason-ld5fn]

oh boy.... the battle between Porsche vs Mercedes continues!

[@samkray5626]

Didn't the Merc do it on a slightly wet track...and I'm pretty sure they can find 0.6sec

[@Raptile07]

@@samkray5626 It wasn't a slightly wet track, it was a really wet track. The Mercedes will beat this Manthey Racing GT2RS on a dry track. The upcoming Project One will then downright pulverize Porsche's records.

[@DemiDemiGlace]

It’s always fun to see what would they come up next to beat the records

[@MoJo-2977]

@@Raptile07 don’t forget Porsche is working on the successor of the 918… when it will comes out in like 3/4 years, it will for sure be faster than the One^^

[@MoJo-2977]

@@samkray5626 the GT2 RS MR has the road legal record whereas the AMG GT BS has the production car lap record, those are not the same !

[@zzxtremexx]

How I drive home on my Friday afternoon commute.

[@SwogInator123]

absolutely flawless drive

[@fsggames2022]

The steer handling on corners is superb

[@StandingUpForBetter]

WOW! Well done Porsche. Well done. Also much respect to driver Lars Kern. That was some mighty fine driving right there!

[@ggbg6789]

Her : *I'm home alone* Lars Kern :

[@beardedroofer]

Love it, great view! The 'Ring is on my list, in a Porsche of course.

[@terushinomiya]

what a fast entry, amazing. 3:54

[@the.flat.six.]

First was the GT3 & now GT2 Porsche is out of this world.

[@yuemaeve]

altough this is last gens gt2rs.

[@SuperFishermanfriend]

Good lord... How fast these gt2rs are, it's absolutely insane 😅

[@MyKrokant]

Manthey and Lars strike again! 💪🏻💪🏻

[@adamrobb]

Another Nurburgring lap video - but wait it's 7 minutes long and features Lars and a Manthey GT2RS? Worth a watch and was not disappointed. He almost makes it look easy.

[@hellcat-707]

It's not a Manthey Racing GT2 RS anymore, it's a Porsche GT2 RS with Manthey-Racing kit.

[@jesusiskingofkings4428]

Real racers know straight line speed doesn’t mean that much with cars, drag racing however is a very skilled and cool industry, but track time is the true measure of a car.

[@rafaelforno]

True fact, the car is astonishing, but the pilot can only perform like that cus he knows the track by heart and can literally do a lap with his eyes closed. Perfect!

[@smrg28]

This is first street-legal car of breaking 6min 40 in 20.6km if I remember correctly.

[@lealos2928]

yea it is. absolutely absurd

[@dieselfanboy4361]

Mercedes already did the same time on wet track haha

[@Amarjit_Singh]

@@dieselfanboy4361 Mercedes didn't go under 6min 40sec for 20.6km track length, read the original post carefully.

[@quadroshfu2328]

Mein Adrenalinspiegel steigt allein schon vom bloßen Zuschauen. Dreamcar.

[@paulryan4991]

Sensational effort by Lars Kern, just neck breaking speed.

[@dirksteffen9375]

Lars Kern, WHAT A LEGEND OF A DRIVER !!! What a legend !!! He is REALLY on it here, at full attack the entire lap - so many corners you can hear and see the car slipping and sliding on the very edge of adhesion and he is absolutely on it, not even a twitch to lift the throttle even for a moment, … what a legend! Some of the corners were TRULY SCARY to watch as he was on full attack and it is a amazing what Manthey Racing has done with the work on the suspension of this car, absolutely murdering some of the curbs at such speeds! The 991.2 GT2 RS is a beast of a car as well - 300 km/h BEFORE SCHWEDENKREUZ !!!!! How is that even possible !? And a top well above 300 very early already down Doettinger Hoehe! Also - Lars Kern being fear less - Mutkurve at 200 km/h !!! This driver +car combination absolutely clobbered performance from the current generation GT3 RS in VLN races in many places around the track, it is shocking !!! I could not believe what I saw in this video! Amazing Job Lars Kern, Manthey Racing and Porsche! You guys and gals rock !!!

[@rgeorgek42]

Whenever I don’t have the patience for another Porsche Ring record, I’ll queue up the 919 Tribute run.

[@duileyah]

oh....man they really smashed that record!

[@yossarianmcnulty7979]

The braking of this car is phenomenal. Although all other elements of performance are complementing each other but as a driver if one is assured that the brakes will perform as they do in this car then the added driver confidence with increased full throttle times will contribute to better track timings. All the elements are balanced and nothing overpowers the other to unsettle the driver's confidence in his machine.

[@dannyharrisgd2608]

Can't wait to see how's the clubsport gonna do in Nurburgring

[@nikhilnik9022]

Nothing can touch Porsche

[@Raptile07]

It wasn't a slightly wet track, it was a really wet track. The Mercedes will beat this Manthey Racing GT2RS on a dry track. The upcoming Project One will then downright pulverize Porsche's records.

[@MoJo-2977]

@@Raptile07 this is not the production car lap record ! This is the road legal car record, those are not the same, even on a dry track, the AMG GT BS can’t beat the GT2 RS MR… not the same type of car

[@victorrosenbaum8588]

@@MoJo-2977 this is an official production car lap

[@victorrosenbaum8588]

@@Raptile07 the amg one is rumoured to do a 6:35 wich is 3 seconds faster than this, and the amg gt black series had a dry line to drive on so stfu and accept that Porsche is better

[@MoJo-2977]

@@victorrosenbaum8588 no please, simply read the description, Porsche says it’s THE FASTEST ROAD CAR ! The MR kit makes it non production car… smh

[@TheVranac87]

Nice, can't wait the AMG One to brake the record. The Gt BS should take another try in better conditions

[@brickalbert7031]

AMG one is not Streetlegal on the NOS. Comparing Apples with cherrys

[@Dillon-em8sg]

@@brickalbert7031 It is street legal although its going to be a step above the gt2 and the 918’s successor will be more competitive with it

[@-BuddyGuy]

These cars are boring

[@WolfsburgSlim]

Lars is driving the hell out of that car!🏎

[@ddaye1969]

What a Driver Lars is!

[@paulstrickler3634]

I rewatch this weekly.

[@Frogswilly]

Man they are so stable, beautiful 😻

[@tasosvenieris4393]

The styler froelayn sparhazint🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Accord284]

Good porsche!

[@sugenk77]

On Board Porsche 911, awesome in real racing 👍👍👍

[@alicatan6598]

This is not production car..gt2 rs mr

[@Kartoffelschaeler]

nothing beats a porsche

[@Haubi1708]

Brutal Brachial Genial Masterpiece 🇩🇪👍🇩🇪

[@dougr550]

WoW never seen a video before where I could practically feel the car sliding. Watching him back it in to the apex and save the slide on the throttle is mind bending.

[@DennisJosephin]

The speed and ways it just deletes corner is insane mindblown😵

[@FumiDoku]

ahh yes my fav porsche

[@muldix]

Dislikes only from sad Mercedes AMG fans...

[@yoonkim3335]

i want to say pagani fans but they are also amg fans lol

[@yoonkim3335]

Why can't Pagani set a new record？ AMG engine engineer: *smile

[@gyrus473]

Amg one gonna take back the lead

[@Vincent_Stevens]

@@gyrus473 Nah M8. The Next Second 918's Successor Will Rip The Record. LOL

[@gyrus473]

@@Vincent_Stevens yes

[@JasonWaterfalls13]

Nürburgring record: *Exists* Porsche and Manthey Racing: Sure would be a shame if.....someone broke you. Nürburgring record: No master, not again! Mercy! Porsche and Manthey Racing: No, I cannot. *fast car noises ensue* Congrats to Porsche, Manthey racing, and Lars Kern!! Amazing work as always!

[@Browhoisyou]

The fact that there is still timed to be gained in this lap is incredible

Insane breaking power

[@joshmoment42]

This car needs to be in Gran Turismo 7 immediately

[@mariodrv]

Laps like this are simply surreal.

[@hpolpolsixe3670]

Impressed how far back from the major curves he brakes and how early through the corners the green bar comes up, hitting the gas, no wonder my GranTurismo times are slow! And still not a “production” car.

[@N911GT2]

Imagine this is your day job :)

[@hallenjunge5377]

well, the better time is more or less earned by manthey racing. You just spent the whole party to get the mods homologated. Its still a GTS2RS MR. - But congratulations.

[@michaelanderson7715]

well done messing the name up

[@fisherjelly3880]

amazing car and awesome driver

[@KaypangAsli]

Faster than a 918 😱

[@jeromechaussard3375]

Incredible performance 💪

[@reinatycoon3644]

Porsche is apparently fitting soft compound tires that are illegal on the street for this. The other supercars like the McLaren, Lambo, and AMG used completely road legal tires. Porsche keeps taking the top spot because Lars Kern is a prodigy on the track or they fit the soft compound tires not for street legal use. Place Lars Kern in the McLaren or place soft compounds on the McLaren and the Porsche would be defeated or at a near tie. We also have to consider that the Nurb is a German track and Porsche is engineered and designed in close proximity to the Nurburgring as such the cars can be more effectively engineered to match the properties of said track because they have more opportunities to test there using less money for logistics. Place a Lambo or McLaren engineering facility in Germany with easier more cost effective access to engineer around the principles of the Nurb and their times would be lower. Heck Kenny Brack barely had racing experience on the Nurb in his career if any and still managed to be only 5 seconds of in the McLaren. Lars Kern on the other hand is probably the most well acquainted driver as he has significant experience on the Nurb in his pro racing career. Meaning that those 5 seconds are mostly all driver. Basically Porsche is blessed by having sole access to great driver with plenty of Nurb laps under his belt in addition to possibly using soft compound tires not for street legal use.

[@DISOPtv]

Wow driver was so smooth! Kudos!

[@derrickgreen9020]

Just Stunning…this download is a keeper!

[@robertbennett7393]

PORSCHE,THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE

[@currycel470]

Roller coaster 😆🔥

[@gooo1762]

An insane car. Pure perfection

[@georgberger1436]

This man knows what he`s doing XP

[@WaiIpChungFMOclinic]

Take that, Mercedes (and everyone else)! Porsche forever!

[@alanmay7929]

Wtf!? Does porsche has G wagen or sprinter or unimog or f1 vehicles!? Uhm nope

[@ronaldyousif7517]

this man is a legend

[@Dontevista4]

And we’re back !!!!!

[@toaster6805]

Any company: we are the Best at tracking Porsche: how DARE a mortal stand against me

[@rayantbs1]

The best car! Congratulations on the car.