Porsche is marking the Nürburgring’s upcoming centennial with a particularly appropriate 911 GT3. Limited to 100 examples exclusively for Germany, the new Porsche 911 GT3 100 Jahre Nürburgring combines the current GT3 with an extensive package of details referencing the circuit’s history, plus the option of a color-matched Manthey Kit for owners intending to put the car to work on the Nordschleife.
The special edition made its public debut during the Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Deutschland weekend at the Nürburgring on August 15-16. Orders open in September 2026, with all 100 cars scheduled for delivery during the circuit’s 100th anniversary year in 2027.
“There’s a little bit of Nürburgring in every Porsche – especially in this edition,” said Porsche Deutschland CEO Robert Ader. Given the Nordschleife’s longstanding role in Porsche road-car development and the particularly close relationship between the circuit and Porsche’s GT department, the choice of a GT3 as the basis for the anniversary model is fitting.
Green Hell Details
Porsche will offer the 911 GT3 100 Jahre Nürburgring in White or GT Silver Metallic. White references the neutral color traditionally used for competition cars before team liveries and sponsorship were applied, while GT Silver draws its inspiration from Porsche Cup cars.
Both are contrasted by Green accents referencing the Nordschleife’s famous “Green Hell” nickname. Green protective film covers sections of the front and rear, recalling the contrasting markings once used by factory teams to distinguish individual race cars.
Historic Nürburgring logos appear on the front fenders, while owners can specify their own competition number from 0 to 999 for the hood, doors and rear window. The numbers use a handwritten-style typeface inspired by the graffiti covering sections of the Nordschleife. A windshield sun strip adds gold Porsche lettering.
The color scheme continues through the details. Mirror caps combine body color and Green, while the GT3’s staggered 20- and 21-inch forged aluminum wheels are finished in high-gloss California Gold with satin Black center locks. B-pillar badges combine “GT3 100 Jahre Nürburgring” lettering with a gold circuit outline.
The GT3’s rear wing receives gold Porsche lettering underneath, Green sideplates and another gold Nürburgring emblem.
A Manthey Kit Made to Match
The more consequential option is a color-coordinated Manthey Kit.
Developed for drivers interested in using the anniversary GT3 on track, the package combines modified suspension and optimized braking components with a substantial aerodynamic package. Porsche says it generates as much as 540 kilograms – nearly 1,200 pounds – of downforce at 285 km/h, or 177 mph.
Its potential has already been demonstrated at the track the car celebrates. Reigning DTM champion Ayhancan Güven recorded a 6:50.853 Nürburgring Nordschleife lap with the Manthey-equipped GT3.
Green screw-in towing eyes can be fitted at either end of the car for circuit use, with racing-style white arrows marking their locations.
It’s a distinction that gives this particular special edition more substance than the typical anniversary color-and-trim package. The Nürburgring references are largely cosmetic, but Porsche has also provided the means to configure the car specifically for serious use at the circuit.
Green Hell Inside
The Nürburgring theme becomes even more detailed inside.
“Welcome to the Green Hell” appears on illuminated black anodized aluminum door sills, while door projectors cast an outline of the Nürburgring onto the ground.
The cabin is trimmed extensively in black leather and Race-Tex, with special cross-pattern stitching across the upper dashboard and doors. Three rows of black stitching and one in GT Silver reference the circuit’s curbing.
The rear roll cage is Green, as is the backing material beneath the perforated center and bolster sections of the driver’s lightweight bucket seat. The driver’s headrest carries an embroidered Nürburgring logo while the passenger seat receives GT3 lettering.
Even the controls get the treatment. The steering wheel’s mode button reads “Grüne Hölle,” its push-to-pass button is Green and the dashboard trim is finished in high-gloss Green.
Buyers retain the important choice between Porsche’s seven-speed PDK and six-speed manual transmission. Both receive Green gear markings, while the manual gets a walnut shift knob similar to that used in the 911 Carrera T.
A Day With Manthey
Porsche and Manthey are adding an experiential component exclusively for buyers.
The Sonderwunsch Manthey Experience will take place during the Nürburgring’s anniversary year and provide owners with behind-the-scenes access to Manthey’s motorsport operations and technical experts.
The location is particularly appropriate. Manthey is headquartered in Meuspath, immediately alongside the Nürburgring, and has become one of Porsche’s most important motorsport and high-performance development partners. Porsche has held a majority stake in the company since 2013.
And, Naturally, a Watch
Porsche Design has also created a matching Chronograph 1 available only to buyers of the Nürburgring GT3.
Its black-coated titanium case contains Porsche Design’s COSC-certified WERK 01.140 movement, with a rotor designed to match the car’s California Gold wheels. A historic Nürburgring logo appears on the matte-black dial.
The black leather strap uses Porsche interior leather with perforations revealing Green textile beneath, mimicking the driver’s seat, while GT Silver stitching carries over another detail from the car.
100 Years at the Nürburgring
The Nürburgring officially opened on June 18, 1927, and Porsche’s relationship with the circuit reaches almost to the beginning of the sports-car manufacturer itself.
Porsche first contested the Eifelrennen with the 550 Spyder on May 31, 1953. Just weeks later, during practice for the German Grand Prix, a 550 took to the circuit with Porsche’s newly developed Type 547 four-cam engine for the first time. Better known today as the Fuhrmann engine, it would become one of the foundations of Porsche’s early motorsport success.
Porsche scored its first victory in the Nürburgring 1,000-kilometer race with the 910 in 1967. In 1983, Stefan Bellof recorded his legendary 6:11.13 lap aboard a Porsche 956, while Timo Bernhard reset the outright benchmark in 2018 with a 5:19.546 lap in the unrestricted Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo.
Beyond competition, the Nordschleife has become an integral part of Porsche’s road-car development process. Between March and October, prototypes undergo endurance running, chassis development, aerodynamic evaluation and functional testing over the circuit’s 20.8 kilometers, 73 corners and roughly 300 meters of elevation change.
That makes the 911 GT3 100 Jahre Nürburgring less a celebration of a famous circuit than of Porsche’s relationship with it.
And for the 100 owners who add the Manthey Kit, Porsche has created an anniversary model that can do more than simply reference the Nürburgring’s history. It can go back onto the Nordschleife and add to it.
