RSR Intelligence
RSR Intelligence · Issue 018
Porsche extends its IGTC lead at Suzuka as Indianapolis entries emerge. Plus AMG’s Silverstone breakthrough, Preining’s DTM advantage and the Zandvoort watch.
Jean-Paul Hackett
Nürburgring 24 Hour
What the Nürburgring series delay settles for teams
ADAC Nordrhein’s series delay clarifies part of teams’ 2027 planning. The Qualifiers’ points status and the longer-term organising structure remain open.
Explainer
What Manthey gives Porsche
Porsche owns 51% of Manthey but still calls it a customer team. RSR examines what that unusual structure gives Porsche, and where the evidence stops.
RSR Intelligence
RSR Intelligence · Issue 017
Comtoyou won from pole at the Nürburgring. Winward crossed the line in sixth, was classified fourth and clinched the title. The gap between those outcomes explains endurance value.
RSR Intelligence
RSR Intelligence · Issue 016
Three GT3 case studies test how Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-AMG preserve competitive value when penalties, disruption and programme uncertainty remove a clean result.
RSR Intelligence
RSR Intelligence · Issue 015
From Oschersleben to Tokyo, Porsche supplied speed and breadth while Mercedes converted more of its opportunity. BMW recovered and Audi found direction.
Analysis
WEC preserved its finale, but shortened the road back
WEC’s move to Barcelona and Monza preserved eight rounds but removed six racing hours and one third of the points from its original finale.
RSR Intelligence
RSR Intelligence · Issue 014
BMW won in WEC, Mercedes-AMG won in IMSA, and Porsche recovered in both. The teams look stronger, but the manufacturer order remains unsettled.
Analysis
BMW answered Interlagos. The two-car question remains
The #15 BMW strengthened WRT’s repeatability case at São Paulo. Cadillac’s errors and the #20’s different weekend keep the wider verdict open.
Explainer
BoP is governance, not an excuse
Balance of Performance does not erase competition. It governs it, which means results need to be read with discipline rather than blamed.
RSR Intelligence
RSR Intelligence · Issue 013
Porsche converted at Spa, Manthey answered at Watkins Glen, Mercedes-AMG split its Pro case, and BMW showed depth without control.
Analysis
Porsche did not win Spa by counting cars
Porsche had 15 cars at Spa, but the evidence sits with three Pro entries. The #80 Lionspeed GP Porsche started from the pit lane, climbed from 15th at six hours to fifth at 12 hours and then won the race. That is more useful than the scale story.