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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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RSR Intelligence · Issue 012
BMW moved from promise to pressure, Porsche lost its fallback route, and Mercedes-AMG still needs Spa to answer the GT3 question.
Analysis
Le Mans asks three German questions
Le Mans 2026 is not asking whether Germany is present. BMW, Porsche and Mercedes-AMG all have routes into the race, but each faces a different test of authority.
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GT3 became the centre by staying useful
GT3 became endurance racing’s centre because it remained useful to manufacturers, teams, promoters, events and drivers.
Analysis
Porsche was right about the rules. Leaving Le Mans is harder to defend
Porsche’s 2026 Le Mans Hypercar absence is a rules, value and leverage story. The 963 still had performance. The problem was what WEC made that worth.