#065 Manthey Porsche

Last update: October 30, currently 20 models in this collection

Olaf Manthey was a successful racer himself before he founded his own team and specialised in Porsche. The green and yellow Porsches have won the Nürburgring 24-hour race many times. Nowadays Porsche AG has a 51% share in Manthey Tuning and Racing and the team prepares and races the Porsche works cars in Le Mans and FIA WEC.

Early green-yellow “Grello” (2007 – 2009)

2007 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. German team Manthey Racing has ruled the famous 24 hour race at the old Nürburgring for years. They won it the previous year with a yellow and dark green wide-body Porsche 996 GT3 MR. 2007 was the first win for a yellow and bright green 997 nicknamed “Grello”. The 2007 race wasn’t a 24 hour race at all; the weather was so bad that they stopped the race at night for about 6 hours.
#1 Timo Bernhard (D) / Romain Dumas (F) / Marc Lieb (D) / Marcel Tieman (D) – 1st
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 3.8 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 470 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z7S799927

SPARK MM997-AC-24h07 limited 500 pcs (resin)

2008 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. “Grello” was again the best in this year’s Nürburging 24-hours and with exact the same car and driver line-up.
#1 Timo Bernhard (D) / Romain Dumas (F) / Marc Lieb (D) / Marcel Tieman (D) – 1st
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 3.8 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 470 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z7S799927

SPARK MM997-AC-24h08 limited 600 pcs (resin)

2009 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. For the fourth time in a row the Manthey Porsche won at the Nürburgring 24h, this year it had to defeat a large number of works Audi R8 LMS. The drivers were the same as in the previous two victories. By now, “Grello” was well known and feared by the competition.
#1 Timo Bernhard (D) / Romain Dumas (F) / Marc Lieb (D) / Marcel Tieman (D) – 1st
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (997) – 3.8 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 470 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1200 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z8S799920

SPARK MM997-AC-24h09 #092 / 620 pcs (resin)

Some other color schemes (2010 – 2013)

2010 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid. Nowadays we are fully used to hybrid race cars, but in 2010 it was quite new. Panoz built a hybrid racer before in 1998, but Porsche’s 2010 version is much more serious. Instead of batteries an electrical flywheel power generator fitted in the interior next to the driver, delivers energy to the electric motors. Two 60 kW electro engines drive the front wheels and assist the flat-6 that drives the rear axle. The factory car was offered to the experienced Manthey team to test it during the 24 hour race at the Nurburgring. It led the race for 8 hours before it had to retire.
#9 Jörg Bergmeister (D) / Richard Lietz (A) / Marco Holzer (D) / Martin Ragginger (D) – DNF
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid (997) – 3.8 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 470 hp + 2 x 60 kW. Michelin tires. Weight 1325 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #Z9S798266

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2010 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R. Manthey Racing is the most successful team in the history of the Nürburgring 24 hours. It won 4 times in a row between 2006 and 2009. In 2010 it entered no less than5 cars, among which the Porsche GT3 Hybrid racer and this Haribo sponsored car. It retired after 112 laps.
#8 Christian Menzel (D) / Richard Westbrook (GB) / Alexander Margaritis (GR) / Lance David Arnold (D) – DNF
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (997) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 480 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #ZBS799516

SPARK Manthey collection SAM 074 #276 / 500 pcs (resin)

2011 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R. Manthey car didn’t only race in the Nürburgring endurance series but also competed in the Spa 24-hour race of 2011 with only 1 car, this Haribo GT3. It qualified 5th, it didn’t finish the race but was classified 21st because of the distance completed.
#888 Richard Westbrook (GB) / Christian Menzel (D) / Hans Guido Riegel (D) / Mike Stursberg (D)
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (997) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 480 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #ZBS799514

SPARK SB 025 #563 / 750 pcs (resin)

2013 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR. After the victory in Le Mans in 1998, Porsche never entered an official works car in any race. Of course Porsche supported teams that drove their 911 GT3 and RS Spyder by supplying material and factory paid drivers. Porsche announced they would return to Le Mans in 2014 with a LMP1 prototype and already wanted to gain some experience. Porsche developed a RSR version of their new 991 (the successor of the 997 …) and hired Manthey Racing to manage the cars on track. It was a success, the 911’s took double victory in GTE-Pro 50 years after the first 911 was produced.
#92 Romain Dumas (F) Marc Lieb (D) / Richard Lietz (A) – 15th / 1st GTE Pro
Porsche 911 RSR (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 480 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1245 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #ZDS199903

SPARK S3770 (resin)

More green & yellow (2016 – 2018 )

2016 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R. Manthey Racing has won the famous Nürburgring 24-hours race already five times. This year Manthey was fully supported by the Porsche factory so conditions were good for a sixth win however the Porsche wasn’t the fastest car in GT3. But the Nürburgring is always good for surprises. The #911 Porsche qualified 10th fastest and was allowed to participate in the top 30 shootout. Kevin Estre crashed the car in the warming up lap. The mechanics had a long night repairing the car, but in only the 2nd lap of the race Nick Tandy crashed it again. Race over. The #912 lost some time in the early part of the race but recovered brilliantly and Sunday morning it was back in 5th position. Unfortunately the car broke down with 5 hours remaining.
#911 Nick Tandy (GB) / Kevin Estre (F) / Earl Bamber (NZ) / Patrick Pilet (F) – DNF / crash
#912 Richard Lietz (A) / Jörg Bergmeister (D) / Michael Christensen (DK) / Fred Makowiecki (F) – DNF
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 500 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnrs. #ZGS199528 and ZGS199527

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2016 Nürburgring Endurance Championship VLN, Porsche 911 GT3 R. Competition was strong in the 2016 season. Many teams won races such as Phoenix Racing (Audi), Haribo (Mercedes), Fallen (Porsche), Schubert (BMW). Manthey Racing won round 7 with drivers Pilet and Bergmeister. The driver line-up from Manthey changed almost every race. Bamber and Estre drove together in round 8 and finished 2nd.
#911 Earl Bamber (NZ) / Kevin Estre (F) – 2nd
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 500 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown

SPARK Porsche Motorsport MAP 020 185 16 (resin)

2018 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R. The 2018 24-hour race was again a tricky one. The race had been red-flagged for 2 hours because of heavy rain. After that it was a hour-and-a half sprint to the finish which was won by the #912 Manthey Porsche (the green one). It was the 6th win for Manthey Racing and the 12th overall victory for Porsche.
#911 Kevin Estre (F) / Romain Dumas (F) / Laurens Vanthoor (B) / Earl Bamber (NZ) – DNF
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 520 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown

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2018 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R. 2018 was not the best year for “Grello”. It started with a 10 place grid penalty at Spa for a defect speed-limiter on Friday. In the race, the team lost much time and finished only 29th, 18 laps behind the winning pair of BMW’s.
#911 Romain Dumas (F) / Frédéric Makowiecki (F) / Dirk Werner (D) – 29th
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 520 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown

SPARK SB215 (resin)

Spectacular liveries (2018 – 2020)

2018 Nürburgring Endurance Championship VLN, Porsche 911 GT3 R. In the last race of the championship, Manthey entered a car in category SPX instead of SP9 where the GT3 R’s usually run. It was a non-homologated GT3 R from the new 991.2 generation that was wrapped in a kind of camouflage livery. The team finished 13th overall.
#911 Mathieu Jaminet (F) / Michael Christensen (DK) – 13th
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 520 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown

IXO Manthey Grello MG-I-911-18-4311-VLN-TM (diecast)

2018 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR-17. In 2018 the factory Porsches at Le Mans – run by Manthey – raced in historic liveries. One was the Pink Pig from 1971 and another had the 1987 Rothmans colors but without the Rothmans name as tobacco advertising is completely banned.
#91 Richard Lietz /(A) Gianmaria Bruni (I) / Fred Makowiecki (F) – 16th / 2nd GTE Pro
#92 Michael Christensen (DK) / Kevin Estre (F) / Laurens Vandoor (B) – 15th / 1st GTE Pro
Porsche 911 RSR-17 (991) – 4.0 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6, approx. 510 hp. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnrs. #ZJS199903 and …9904

SPARK S7032 & S7033 (resin)

2020 Le Mans 24h, Porsche 911 RSR-19. The RSR-19 was the last evolution version of the RSR in GTE specs. The difference with a GT3 R are numerous but the most important one is that the RSR-17 and RSR-19 were mid-engined cars. The entire engine and gearbox were fitted the other way around for better weight distribution and the opportunity to mount a huge diffuser under the rear. This year the competition was too strong and the Porsche Motorsport / Manthey Porsches finished 5th and 6th in GTE Pro.
#91 Gianmaria Bruni (I) / Richard Lietz (A) / Frédéric Makowiecki (F) – 31st / 5th GTE Pro
#92 Kevin Estre (F) / Michael Christensen (DK )/ Laurens Vanthoor (B) – 35th – 6th GTE Pro
Porsche 911 RSR-19 (991) – 4.2 liter Porsche M97/80 flat-6, approx. 525 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel + aluminum monocoque, chassisnrs. unknown

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Back to “Grello” (2021 – 2023)

2021 Nürburgring 24h, Porsche 911 GT3 R. And again the “Grello” wins at the Nürburgring, It was the 7th overall victory for the Manthey team in this race. The weather was even worse than other years in the Eiffel mountains and the race only lasted about 10 hours because of the rain and fog.
#911 Michael Christensen (DK) / Kévin Estre (F) / Matteo Cairoli (I) – 1st
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 520 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown

IXO Manthey Grello MG-I-911-21-4301-24H (diecast)

2023 DTM Championship, Porsche 911 GT3 R. DTM is no longer a touring car championship, the GT3 have also conquered this racing series. Two sprint races in each weekend with hard fought battles throughout the high class field. Manthey, specialists in endurance racing, prove that they can handle this as well. The “Grello’s” take 1st and 7th places in the championship.
#90 Dennis Olsen (NOR) – 7th
#91 Thomas Preining (D) – 1st
Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) – 4.0 liter Porsche flat-6, approx. 525 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1250 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown