Porsche narrowly missed out on claiming its 13th overall victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours after an almost flawless performance. The latest generation of the @Porsche 911 GT3 R with the starting number 911 fielded by Manthey-Racing GmbH had held the lead for 105 of the 157 laps and ultimately had to settle for second place. Three hours before the end of the race, the team lost the top spot after receiving a time penalty and was unable to make up lost ground despite setting the fastest pace in the field. Driver Mentor of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada, Kévin Estre, made a sensational overtaking maneuvre to take the lead after five hours of racing - he also set the fastest race lap (8:17.745 minutes) in the last stint with the final effort to regain first position. Unfortunately, a time penalty of 5:32 minutes, caused by an overlooked yellow flag by the team, dashed all hopes of winning.