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Porsche Customer Teams Reveal Three Retro Liveries and World Champions for Suzuka 1000km

Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific is sponsoring a series of throwback color schemes to celebrate privateer success at the Suzuka 1000km

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Overview

  • Absolute Racing’s No. 7 Porsche 911 GT3 R will carry a NewMan-inspired yellow and black livery styled after Joest Racing’s Le Mans-winning 956B.
  • Factory stars Laurens Vanthoor, Kévin Estre and Patrick Pilet have been tapped to drive the #7 entry at the 14 September event.
  • Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific is supporting at least three customer teams with heritage schemes to tie the Suzuka round into Porsche’s privateer legacy.
  • Phantom Global Racing’s Porsche 911 GT3 R carries a Pink Pig design tribute to the 917/20 that ran at Le Mans in 1971.
  • Origine Motorsport has unveiled a Kremer 935 K3-inspired livery to honor Porsche’s 1981 Suzuka 1000km victory.