Not so long ago I was waxing lyrical about my first proper blast in the new GT3 RS. And I seem to remember suggesting a little trip to the track might be in order. I’ve been a tad busy, as have our GT3s you may have noticed, but the planets aligned and there we were: a closed Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit, unbroken sunshine and a GT3 RS all to myself.

Now this place is pretty special to me, as it’s where I won my first F1 Grand Prix back in 2009. It’s always good to be back, but it’s especially good when you have a device that’s going to the surroundings justice.
Tennis star Angelique Kerber wanted to see the GT3 RS for herself, too

The GT3 RS has borrowed heavily from our race car programmes, and the fact that the underpinnings are now all rose jointed, and that it’s running such massive downforce, is testament to how seriously the GT division in Weissach have approached this car. No stone has been left unturned in improving traction and handling or reducing weight. This particular car also came equipped with the Weissach pack, which swaps in carbon fibre anti-roll bars and roof, a titanium roll cage and even thinner carpets. That all saves another 18kg, and I’ll take that any day of the week.

You all know how proud I was of the GT2 RS last year, and with that Nordschleife lap record now safely under its belt, you’d be forgiven for thinking there was nowhere left to go. But you’d be reckoning without my buddy Andreas Preuninger and his very busy little team.
The GT3 RS lapped the Nordschleife in well under seven minutes