Lamborghini shocked the car world back in March when it set a 6:52.01 lap time around the Nurburgring Nordschleife in the Huracan Peformante, besting the 918 Spyder and setting a new production car record. Now, according to a report from Bridge to Gantry, it seems Porsche is hard at work trying to reclaim the top spot at the Green Hell.

Pictured above: the GT2 RS at the Nurburgring, as captured by YouTuber Supercarsfromeu.



Bridge to Gantry's Dale Lomas, a friend of the site, was at the Nurburgring today when he spotted a new Racing Yellow GT2 RS lapping the track by itself. Curious to see what sort of lap time the car would set, Lomas snapped a photo of the car going past at turn 13 (the first turn for the Nordschleife) at the beginning of a lap, and again as the Porsche came back around.

When Lomas compared the timestamps on his photos, he saw that less than seven minutes had elapsed between passes, indicating that the GT2 is capable of a seriously quick lap time. Lomas even thinks it could beat the Huracan Performante.

It's worth noting, however, that from Lomas' position, it's impossible to see the exact start/finish line, meaning the timing indicated by his photos isn't 100-percent representative. There's also no way to prove the car did the entire lap from his pictures, as there's no onboard footage.

Still, it's hard to believe the new GT2 RS won't crack the seven-minute barrier. Porsche Motorsport boss Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser said earlier this year that the GT2 RS should run a sub-seven lap, and factory driver Mark Webber said he saw an absurd 209 mph on the Nordschleife's final straight.

Guess we'll have to wait to find out what the GT2 RS is capable of. In the meantime, here's a video of the car going past "YouTube corner" during one of its laps.

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