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title: "Watch a Stock Porsche 911 GT2 RS Claim Road America’s Production Car Lap Record"
description: "The top-dog 911 went 'round the 4.048-mile Wisconsin track in just 2:15.17, besting the old record (also set by a GT2 RS) by more than two seconds."
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# Watch a Stock Porsche 911 GT2 RS Claim Road America’s Production Car Lap Record

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The [Porsche 911 GT2 RS](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27035/porsche-to-restart-911-gt2-rs-production-after-cargo-ship-sinks-with-cars-on-board>) is on a bit of a warpath, racking up records left and right. Its latest conquest? Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin's Road America. The amped-up 911 recently lapped the 4.048-mile track in just 2:15.17, successfully claiming the production car lap record for yet another major North American circuit.

The car was piloted by 24 Hours of Daytona and Le Mans class winner [David Donohue](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/12027/watch-david-donohues-porsche-911-turbo-attack-the-pikes-peak-hillclimb-from-inside-the-car>), who apparently clinched the record in just two laps, highlighting—according to Porsche—"not just the track capability, but also the approachability of the car." Ensuring us that no tire-based trickery was involved, Porsche says the lap was done on a set of street-legal, factory-optional Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R N0 rubber.

https://youtube.com/embed/8-OoSWhIukM

To provide a frame of reference (and because, well, why not?), Porsche also sent a GT3 RS around Road America's 14 turns on the same rubber. It did it in 2:18.57, more than three seconds slower than the GT2 RS.

So, the more powerful and expensive Porsche is the faster one around the track. Shocker.

A month ago, the mighty 911 GT2 RS [broke the production car lap record at Road Atlanta](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27173/watch-a-porsche-911-gt2-rs-dance-around-road-atlanta-set-the-production-car-lap-record>). It's also the fastest production car to lap both Willow Springs and Laguna Seca. An example modified by Manthey Racing officially holds the title of the [fastest road-legal car to go around the Nürburgring](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24652/this-modified-porsche-911-gt2-rs-is-now-the-fastest-road-legal-car-around-the-nurburgring>).

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At this rate, it might become easier to list the tracks this car *doesn't* hold a record at rather than name the ones where it does.

The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is propelled by a 700-horsepower, twin-turbo 3.8-liter flat-six based off the engine found in the 911 Turbo S. Unlike the Turbo S, this one is purely rear-wheel drive.

The outright lap record at Road America is held by legendary racing driver Dario Franchitti, who lapped the famous circuit in just 1:39.866 back in 2000 with his CART racer. Yes, that's more than 36 seconds faster than the GT2 RS' lap time.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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