--- title: Andreas Preuninger · HICONIUM description: "Director of Porsche's GT Model Line at Weissach. From the 997 GT3 RS 4.0 to the 911 S/T — the six files in the HICONIUM register built under his GT road-car programme." canonical_url: https://hiconium.dev/people/andreas-preuninger image: https://hiconium.dev/og/people/andreas-preuninger.png --- > HICONIUM · Index: https://hiconium.dev/llms.txt · Every page: append `.md` or send `Accept: text/markdown`. > Path: [Home](https://hiconium.dev/) › [People](https://hiconium.dev/people) › Andreas Preuninger > On this page: [From the 4.0 to the S/T](#from-the-40-to-the-st) · [997 GT3 RS 4.0](#997-gt3-rs-40) · [991 GT3 RS](#991-gt3-rs) · [911 R](#911-r) · [991 GT2 RS](#991-gt2-rs) · [992 GT3 RS](#992-gt3-rs) · [911 S/T](#911-st) · [The manual, the wing, the rev limit](#the-manual-the-wing-the-rev-limit) · [Race to road](#race-to-road) · [The manual case](#the-manual-case) · [Function-led aero](#function-led-aero) · [The high rev](#the-high-rev) · [GT beyond the 911](#gt-beyond-the-911) · [Road, Touring, track](#road-touring-track) · [Prints from Weissach](#prints-from-weissach) · [From the 996 GT3 RS to the GT4 RS](#from-the-996-gt3-rs-to-the-gt4-rs) # Andreas Preuninger · HICONIUM ![Andreas Preuninger standing beside a Porsche 992 GT3 RS under a single spotlight](https://hiconium.dev/_derived/images/people/andreas-preuninger/hero.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) AI-generated People · Engineer · b. 1965 Andreas aus dem Rennsport, für die Straße | Label | Value | | --- | --- | | Born | 1965 | | Department | Porsche GT Model Line | | At Weissach | Since 2000 | | In the register | Six files | The series-keeper Preuninger did not author the first GT3 of 1999 — his work is everything since. From the second-generation 996 GT3 onward he has run Porsche’s GT road-car programme as one continuous line: race-car technology transferred directly, with road usability and driver engagement held as explicit requirements, not casualties. He freelanced for auto motor und sport while studying, spent two years at a Porsche supplier, then joined Porsche’s engineering consultancy before moving to Weissach in 2000. There the GT department keeps race and road engineers in the same rooms — and keeps the manual gearbox on the option sheet by conviction. The rail below holds the six files where the method is documented. The register ## From the 4.0 to the S/T One department, one unbroken line. Every file below carries the GT Model Line’s stamp; the rail runs in build order. 1. [![Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 staged in a darkened scene](https://hiconium.dev/_derived/images/cars/porsche-997-gt3-rs-4-0/hero-wide-2560.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) 2011 ### 997 GT3 RS 4.0 GT road-car project leader · Porsche The final 997 RS enlarged the Mezger-family engine to four litres around race-derived internals. It paired 500 PS and a six-speed manual with carbon front panels and the most aggressive factory aero then fitted to a road-going 997. Open the file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/porsche/997-gt3-rs-4-0) 2. [![Porsche 991 GT3 RS staged in a darkened scene](https://hiconium.dev/_derived/images/cars/porsche-991-gt3-rs/hero-wide-2560.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) 2015 ### 991 GT3 RS Director, GT Model Line · Porsche A 4.0-litre naturally aspirated engine, the wide body and a fixed wing, paired with rear-axle steering and PDK. The 2018 facelift added 520 PS and revised aero; neither series was a numbered limited edition. Open the file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/porsche/991-gt3-rs) 3. [![Porsche 911 R staged in a darkened scene](https://hiconium.dev/_derived/images/cars/porsche-911-r/hero-wide-2560.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) 2016 ### 911 R Director, GT Model Line · Porsche Shown at Geneva in 2016: the GT3 RS engine handed to a manual gearbox, lightweight glass, reduced sound insulation and no RS rear wing. Production was capped at 991 cars — the purist file of the lineage. Open the file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/porsche/911-r) 4. [![Porsche 991 GT2 RS staged in a darkened scene](https://hiconium.dev/_derived/images/cars/porsche-991-gt2-rs/hero-wide-2560.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) 2017 ### 991 GT2 RS Director, GT Model Line · Porsche Revealed at Goodwood in 2017, it combined a larger-turbo Turbo S engine with rear-wheel drive, PDK and the wide GT body. Its launch narrative centred on a 6:47.3 Nürburgring lap. Open the file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/porsche/991-gt2-rs) 5. [![Porsche 992 GT3 RS staged in a darkened scene](https://hiconium.dev/_derived/images/cars/porsche-992-gt3-rs/hero-wide-2560.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) 2022 ### 992 GT3 RS Director, GT Model Line · Porsche The 2022 RS gained 525 PS, but its defining change was active front and rear aero, a central radiator and cockpit-adjustable chassis systems. Series production, not a numbered edition. Open the file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/porsche/992-gt3-rs) 6. [![Porsche 911 S/T staged in a darkened scene](https://hiconium.dev/_derived/images/cars/porsche-911-s-t/hero-wide-2560.jpg.w1920.q75.webp) 2023 ### 911 S/T Director, GT Model Line · Porsche A 60th-anniversary model limited to 1,963 units for the 911’s launch year. GT3 RS power in a GT3 Touring-type body — manual transmission, no rear steer, reduced rotating mass. The road-led end of the rail. Open the file](https://hiconium.dev/vehicles/porsche/911-s-t) Signature moves ## The manual, the wing, the rev limit ### Race to road Race-car and GT-road-car engineers sit in the same teams at Weissach — Porsche quotes him calling it the most direct technology transfer there is. ### The manual case Purist, lightweight manual specifications where they fit the car’s purpose — argued for the Cayman GT4, restated by the 911 R and the S/T. ### Function-led aero GT3 development runs on simulation and wind-tunnel work with race-derived wing logic. The 992 RS made the aero active; the function stayed first. ### The high rev High-revving naturally aspirated powertrains held in the GT3 and 718 GT4/Spyder programmes while the rest of the range turbocharged. ### GT beyond the 911 The GT treatment extended to the mid-engined Cayman platform — the GT4 line as a deliberate second front, not a diluted one. ### Road, Touring, track Use cases separated on purpose rather than treating lap time as the sole objective — one engine, three honest specifications. The archive ## Prints from Weissach Press photographs from the GT department’s launches — choose a print and it pushes the others aside. Up the hill in the 997 GT3 3.8, Goodwood 2009. Ian McWilliams, CC BY 2.0. Beyond the register ## From the 996 GT3 RS to the GT4 RS Selected works under his documented GT-programme leadership — a department’s output, not a claim of sole authorship. ### '03–'10 #### 996.2 GT3 The second-generation GT3 — the point where the continuous programme under Preuninger begins. #### 996 GT3 RS One of his first Porsche projects, and the first RS of the water-cooled GT line. #### 997 GT3 · GT3 RS The Mezger-engined generations carried forward toward the 4.0. #### 997 GT2 RS The turbocharged RS treatment, ahead of the 991 file in the register. ### '13–'17 #### 991 GT3 · 991.2 GT3 The GT3 renewed twice under his model line. #### Cayman GT4 The GT treatment reaching the mid-engined platform for the first time. #### 991 GT3 Touring Package The wingless, manual GT3 — the use cases formally separated. ### '19–'21 #### 718 Cayman GT4 · 718 Spyder The naturally aspirated, high-revving answer within the 718 range. #### 992 GT3 The current GT3, developed with race-derived aero logic. #### 718 Cayman GT4 RS The RS method applied to the mid-engined car. In his words “A bit of every victory from racetracks all over the world is contained in every GT3.” Andreas Preuninger · Porsche, 25 years of the 911 GT3, 2024