Porsche 718 GT4 racing car

Date of unveil by Porsche AG: January 2, 2019
Premiere: January 2, 2019, Daytona, USA
Market launch: February 2019

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car — © Porsche

Technical specification and comparison

Model	Gen.	Engine	Power	Torque	Gearbox	Weight	Power-to-weight ratio
2019 718 Cayman GT4 racing-version	982	3.8B6	313 kW	313 lb-ft 425 Nm	PDK 6-speed	1320 kg 2910 lb	108 W/lb 237 W/kg
2016 Cayman GT4 racing-version	981	3.8B6	283 kW	309 lb-ft 420 Nm	PDK 6-speed	1300 kg 2866 lb	99 W/lb 218 W/kg

Like with its predecessor, the car's name is again very long and rather confusing. The official marketing names are "718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Trackday version" and "718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Competition version". Neither of them is street legal, something a "Clubsport" used to stand for in the past. The base version is called "Trackday" which used to be the synonym for club sport anyway. The 17% more expensive Competition variant is a real racer made for national and international racing events. Most of the cars will naturally be sold in the Competition trim as for a track day you typically want a street legal car. Many track day organizers demand a street legal car.

Trackday version	Competition version
Pre-installed mounting points for 3-piston air jack system	3-piston air jack system
80-litre FT3 safety fuel cell with cut-off safety valve	115-litre FT3 safety fuel cell with cut-off safety valve
Fixed shock absorbers	3-way shock absorbers with rebound and 2-stage compression adjustment, high and low speed
70 Ah lead acid battery mounted in passenger footwell, leak-proof	Lightweight 60 Ah lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) battery mounted in passenger footwell, leak-proof
Handheld fire extinguisher	Central fire extinguishing system in accordance with FIA regulations
	CFRP steering wheel with quick release coupling
	Brake balance adjustment via a balance bar system

While the 2016-2023 Porsche 718 is internally called as "982", Porsche Motorsport calls the 982 GT4 racing car as "9F2". Although the 982 GT4 is a bit heavier than the 981 GT4 was, the newer car is significantly more powerful and that translates to 9% better power-to-weight ratio. The tyre and brake sizes remained the same as before.

The 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport is the first ever production race car to feature body parts made of natural-fibre composite material. The doors and the rear wing are made of an organic fibre mix, which are sourced primarily from agricultural by-products such as flax or hemp fibres.

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car natural fibre door panel — Natural-fibre composite door© Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car front spoiler lip — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car, rear spoiler — © Porsche

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2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car diffusor — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car exhaust ends — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car swan-neck rear spoiler — Swan-neck mounts of the rear spoiler allow undisturbed air flow under the spoiler. The rear spoiler is basically a reversed wing and therefore it's lower surface adds to the aerodynamic downforce. © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car cockpit — Competition version can be told by the CFRP (carbon-fibre reinforced plastic) steering wheel © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Competition steering wheel — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car multifunction display — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car centre console buttons — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 racing car drifting — Drifting can look cool, but it is not racing. Drifting is more ballet than motorsport. It is rather hard to see such a waste of tyres as a mature thing.© Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, AWA Racing — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, Bodymotion Racing — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, Nolasport Racing — © Porsche

2019 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, Park Place Motorsports — © Porsche

2019 Nürburgring, Porsche 718 GT4 — 2019 Nürburgring 24 hour race CUP 3 class winning 718 GT4 (29th overall) was driven by Marc Keilwerth, Marcos Adolfo Vazquez, Rüdiger Schicht and "Montana"© Porsche

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