FALKEN Motorsports Team has confirmed it will start the 2016 season fielding an all-new car. The FALKEN Porsche 911 GT3 R, which brought the team so many successes from its first appearance in 2010, will be replaced by a new GT3 car with over 386 kW/500hp.

The new car features a water-cooled six-cylinder engine and weighs 1,220kg. Compared to its predecessor, the wheelbase is 8.3cm longer for more balanced weight distribution. Extensive use of carbon fibre and Kevlar sees the roof, front lid, front end, wings, doors, side panels, rear clip and lid now manufactured in composites. All windows are made of ultra-light polycarbonate. The three radiators used in Falken’s previous vehicle aren replaced by a single unit. As a result of these extensive measures, the new car is almost 60kgs lighter than its predecessor.

Following testing at Portimao in early December, FALKEN’s new car is being prepared at the workshops of FALKEN Motorsports’ team principal, Sven Schnabl.  Meanwhile in Japan, FALKEN’s tyre experts are engaged in advanced development of the tyres that will be fitted to the car in the upcoming racing season.