Facts about the Porsche 911 GT3

• The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the 996.
• The racing versions of the GT3 have won several major 24h races outright, and mainly dominated their class at Le Mans.
• The engine of the GT3 is actually based on the original air-cooled 911's versatile, true dry-sump crankcase, with an external oil tank. The original version of the GT3 had 360 PS (265 kW; 355 hp), compared to the 300 PS (221 kW; 296 hp) of the regular 996.
• The Porsche 911 GTI won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998 and Porsche chose not to enter the '99 Le Mans due to not having a factory vehicle that was good enough to defend the overall win against the competition by major automakers.
• The Porsche 911 GT3 continued the 25 year tradition of low-weight RS models that was ended with the 993 RS.
• The new Porsche 997 GT3 R Hybrid made its debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
• The hybrid technology featured in the car was developed by the Williams Formula One Team and is based on their F1 Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems.