Porsche Carrera GT improves its Nurburgring lap time by 16 seconds

In October, Porsche introduced the launch of a brand new ultra-high-performance tire for the Carrera GT, 20 years after it went out of manufacturing. The brand new rubber, developed in partnership with Michelin, has now demonstrated how a lot tire know-how has progressed during the last couple of many years.

Sport Auto took the Carrera GT to the Nurburgring to see for themselves how a lot of a distinction the brand new Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires made. With Porsche manufacturing unit driver Jorg Bermeister on the wheel, the supercar accomplished a lap in 7 min 12.69 seconds.

To place that into perspective, in 2004, Walter Rohrl managed to set a lap time of seven min 28 seconds. With the brand new tires, the Carrera GT was 16 seconds sooner!

In accordance with Michelin, the tires are made utilizing two totally different rubber compounds. Silicic acid is used on the inside shoulder to get one of the best compound for higher grip on moist surfaces, whereas the compound on the outer shoulder is designed for dry surfaces.