Manthey Celebrates 30 Years With Two Ultra-Rare Limited-Edition Porsche Race Cars
Manthey Racing marked the DTM season finale at Hockenheim on October 9, 2026, by unveiling two anniversary special editions built to close out its 30th year: the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup MR 30 and the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport MR 30. Each is capped at just 15 units, for a combined run of 30 cars tied to the milestone.
These aren’t retro tributes built for a parking lot. The 911 GT3 Cup MR 30 packs a bored-out 4.2-liter flat-six making 560 PS, while the 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport MR 30 caps a decade of mid-engine racing development at 500 PS. Both lean on aerodynamics and cooling concepts Manthey has already validated on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the team’s home track and the proving ground behind its entire reputation.
The Cup MR 30 Bridges Old Engine Tricks And New Aero
The 911 GT3 Cup MR 30 starts from a fully revised 992.1-generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and borrows an approach that goes back to Olaf Manthey’s early 996 and 997 projects, where engine work was the main lever for extracting more performance. This new car folds that displacement-first philosophy back into the holistic Cup MR formula that Manthey built around aerodynamics, suspension, cooling, and balance, aimed at slotting between a stock 911 GT3 Cup and the far more serious 911 GT3 R.
The water-cooled flat-six grows to 4.2 liters for 560 PS, sent to the rear axle through a sequential six-speed gearbox. The aero and cooling package riding on top of it isn’t a paper exercise. The underlying development car already ran a 7:58.605 lap at the 24.358-kilometer Nordschleife configuration used in NLS competition, and it did that with less power than this production version makes. Carbon-fiber front and rear bodywork, a front splitter with an integrated underbody, new flics, and a reworked rear wing with larger end plates all push downforce up, while a central radiator layout, a Manthey signature since the 991-generation Cup MR cars, improves exhaust flow and reduces the odds of a radiator getting knocked out in contact. Track width grows 20mm up front and 50mm out back, and a bespoke forged wheel set shaves 3.8 kg.
The Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport MR 30 Closes Out A Decade
The 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport MR 30 tells a different story: the end of a ten-year chapter rather than a new combination of old ideas. Manthey’s mid-engine racing program traces back to the homologation kit it built for the original 981-generation Cayman GT4 Clubsport, a car that opened the door to GT4 competition worldwide and led Manthey to launch its own Cayman GT4 Trophy on the Nordschleife, now running as the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring. Everything from the Trackday MR to the GT4 RS Clubsport Leichtbau fed into this final version.
Carbon-fiber fenders, a bonnet with a central radiator vent, a redesigned rear section, and a new splitter and diffuser cut 5.7 kg versus the standard car, letting the 500 PS mid-engine platform work with less mass to haul around. Brake cooling ducts borrowed from the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport EVO program manage heat, and the development car behind this special edition backed up the engineering with a top-20 overall finish at the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring.
Anniversary Livery, Orders, And Delivery Timing
Both cars wear a white-and-red anniversary livery inspired by historic Porsche race cars, echoing the scheme Manthey ran on its number 911 at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours, plus bespoke 30th-anniversary badging and embroidered interior details. Manthey Racing Managing Director Nicolas Raeder was direct about the intent behind both cars: they weren’t built to celebrate a birthday, they were built for the racetrack, and the anniversary editions are simply where that development work landed.
Order requests are open now and close October 30, 2026, after which Manthey will finalize allocation given the limited run. Deliveries of the 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport MR 30 begin in November 2026, with the 911 GT3 Cup MR 30 following in the first quarter of 2027.
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