While the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro scored an overall victory at this year's Le Mans 24 Hours race, the 911 RSR finished first and second in GTE-Pro class. This result was a pretty successful one for Porsche->ke1, especially when you consider that this marks the company's first run in Le Mans since 1998.

The 911 RSR that took first place in the GTE-Pro class was entered by the Porsche AG Team Manthey and was driven by Porsche factory drivers Romain Dumas (France), Marc Lieb (Germany) and Richard Lietz (Austria). The second 911 RSR was driven by Joerg Bergmeister (Germany), Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Patrick Pilet (France). The Porsche team had strong opposition from Aston Martin->ke13, Chevrolet->ke199, Ferrari->ke252 and SRT->ke4431.

There was a third 911 RSR entered by Porsche customer team, IMSA Performance Matmut, and driven by Frenchmen Raymond Narac, Jean-Karl-Vernay and Christophe Bourret.

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Porsche 911 RSR

2013 marks Porsche's return to the famous Le Mans 24 Hour race for first time since 1998. The company sent a total of three 911 RSR models, all specially developed for the 24-hours race.

The RSR is powered by a 4.0-liter six-cylinder boxer engine that delivers a total of 460 horsepower and is offered with a series of upgrades specially required by a racecar. These updates include: a new wishbone front suspension replacing the previously used McPherson struts and a lightweight racing gearbox.