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Special off-road Porsche for German WRC: Cayman GT4 Clubsport set to light up the field

Fans are in for a real treat at the German WRC (August 16 - 19); A very special course car, the Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, will run ahead of the starter field.

For Porsche, the entry of a concept study for the FIA R-GT category based on the near-production GT circuit race car is a critical test under real conditions. Whether this turns into a rally project for customers with a similar vehicle in the medium term will be decided at a later stage.

A rich racing history

Driving the vehicle is Porsche works driver Romain Dumas (France), who is considered one of the best all-rounders in the motor racing scene. For the last twelve years, the Le Mans winner has contested rallies around the world with his own team.

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Dumas has also won the legendary Pikes Peak hill-climb four times and holds the course record there. The factory drivers Richard Lietz (Austria) and Timo Bernhard (Germany) are also seasoned rally drivers and were involved in the test programme with the Cayman GT4 Clubsport concept rally car.

The Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport, which has been campaigned at clubsport level worldwide since the 2016 season, is powered by a 283kW 3.8-litre flat-six engine.

The mid-mounted engine drives the rear wheels. The vehicle features Porsche dual clutch transmission (PDK) with shift paddles on the steering wheel.

For rallying, full underbody protection has been fitted. An energy-absorbing foam element, as used in WRC cars, has been mounted in the doors.

                                                                       Image: The NewsMarket

Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT Cars: "We’re looking forward to seeing how the rally world responds to our FIA R-GT concept study. I would like to invite every interested driver and team principal to visit the service park and take a close look at our rally concept car.

Based on the feedback and the interest from potential customers, we will then decide by the end of the year whether we’ll develop in the mid-term a competition car for near-standard rallying based on a future Porsche model." 

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