Porsche develops new 911 Cup race car ahead of 2026 season

MANILA: Porsche has developed a new 911 Cup race car to be used in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and in selected Carrera Cup series from the start of the 2026 season. 

According to the German carmaker, work on the new Porsche 911 Cup race car started in January 2024 at the marque’s motorsport facility in Weissach. 

Like its predecessors, the new machine once again combines series production technology with high-caliber motorsport attributes, transforming it more than ever into a thoroughbred racing car. 

Porsche pointed out that among other things, development focused on improving the aerodynamics of the front end, which has a positive effect on driveability. 

Further, the Stuttgart-headquartered automaker noted that the new Porsche 911 Cup car saw numerous improvements in areas such as safety and electronics, brakes, power transmission, and the six-cylinder boxer engine, as well as vehicle handling.

“We are already operating at a very high-performance level with the current 911 GT3 Cup,” Porsche Motorsport Project Manager for GT Racing Cars Jan Feldmann said in a press release. 

“This has allowed us to focus more on feedback from the global one-make cups and develop a racing car that has been refined in many areas compared to the current Cup 911,” he added. 

Porsche 911 in numbers 

Performance figures for the new Cup car have not been released. But for comparison’s sake, here are the current-generation Porsche 911 GT3’s powertrain specifications: 

Engine	4.0-liter naturally-aspirated gasoline engine
Transmission	Seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung automatic or six-speed GT sports manual transmission
Maximum power output (in horsepower)	502
Maximum torque (in Newton-meters)	450
Top speed (in kilometers per hour)	311-313

Built side-by-side 

Per Porsche, its Cup cars — as is the case with the newly-developed racing machine — are built side-by-side with current production 911 series models. 

The vehicles are made in the company’s main plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.

Porsche stated that production of a 911 GT3 Cup car of the 992.1 generation takes under eight hours.

Porsche 911 models in PH 

Based on Porsche Philippines’ website, the 911 model is sold in six variants in the country. Below are the available iterations of the iconic nameplate: 

• Coupe 
• Cabriolet 
• Targa 
• Turbo Coupe 
• Turbo Cabriolet 
• GT 

Porsche is distributed in the country by PGA Cars, Incorporated. The firm also manages the sale of other upmarket marques in the Philippines, like Audi, Lamborghini, and Bentley.

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