Porsche 911 GT3 1:24.639 Road Atlanta

Porsche said on May 20 that its Manthey-equipped 2026 911 GT3 lapped Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in 1:24.639 during benchmark runs at the Georgia circuit. The company said Porsche brand ambassador and former factory driver Jörg Bergmeister set the time on May 19. Porsche also disclosed two quicker laps from the same test day: a 1:23.932 in a 2025 911 GT3 RS with Manthey Kit and a 1:22.649 in a 911 GT2 RS with Manthey Kit. ### Why is the 1:24.639 lap getting attention if two other Porsches were quicker? The 1:24.639 time matters because it is Porsche’s new public benchmark for the 992.2-generation 911 GT3 with the Manthey Kit at Road Atlanta. Porsche said the lap was set by the updated GT3, not the more extreme GT3 RS or the turbocharged GT2 RS, placing it in the middle of the three-car comparison the company staged. (newsroom.porsche.com) Road Atlanta has become a prominent U.S. proving ground for high-performance production cars. Porsche framed the GT3’s run as part of a broader set of benchmark laps by Manthey-equipped 911 models at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. ### What exactly is the Manthey Kit Porsche is talking about? (newsroom.porsche.com) Manthey is Porsche’s long-time motorsport and performance partner, and the company’s Road Atlanta announcement centered on cars fitted with Manthey performance upgrades. Porsche said the GT2 RS ran on road-legal, Porsche-approved Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R N0 tires, and outside reports described the Manthey package as focused on suspension and aerodynamic changes rather than added engine output. (newsroom.porsche.com) Hagerty reported Porsche brought three 911s with Manthey performance enhancements to the track, all driven by Bergmeister. That made the Road Atlanta session less a single-model launch than a controlled comparison across three versions of Porsche’s GT-car lineup. ### Which of the three cars set the headline record? The 911 GT2 RS with Manthey Kit produced the fastest lap of the day at 1:22.649, according to Porsche. (newsroom.porsche.com) Porsche said that time beat the previous production-car lap record at Road Atlanta by 0.2 seconds. Autoweek reported the prior mark belonged to the Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1. (hagerty.com) The 2025 911 GT3 RS with Manthey Kit posted 1:23.932, which Porsche and other outlets described as a naturally aspirated production-car benchmark at the track. That left the new GT3 at 1:24.639 as the slowest of the three on outright pace, while still giving Porsche a fresh reference point for the newest GT3 generation. (newsroom.porsche.com) ### Who drove the laps, and when were they set? Jörg Bergmeister drove all three cars during the Road Atlanta benchmark runs, Porsche said. The company identified him as a Porsche brand ambassador and former factory driver. Porsche said the laps were recorded on May 19 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. (newsroom.porsche.com) The company published the results on May 18 on its global newsroom page and in the U.S. newsroom listing surfaced this week, while third-party reports on May 19 and May 20 repeated the same times and the comparison with the Corvette record. ### Where does this leave Porsche’s GT lineup in the U.S. track-time contest? Road Atlanta is now the site of three fresh Manthey-linked Porsche benchmarks from the same day: 1:22.649 for the GT2 RS, 1:23.932 for the GT3 RS, and 1:24.639 for the 2026 GT3. Porsche’s published release is the primary source for the lap times, the track, the date and Bergmeister’s role in the runs. (newsroom.porsche.com) The next concrete reference point is Porsche’s own newsroom material on the Manthey-equipped cars and any future U.S. pricing or availability details Porsche provides for the 2026 911 GT3 and its Manthey package. (newsroom.porsche.com)