Best Porsche 911 in CSR2: All 58 Records Ranked

Few cars have as many versions in CSR2 as the Porsche 911. Our CSR2 world records sheet has 58 records for it: 51 in Tier 5 and seven in Tier 4, from 1970s classics and RWB customs to the latest GT3 RS. With that many to choose from, picking the right 911 matters more than for almost any other car, and the famous names aren't where you'd expect.

The best Porsche 911s in Tier 5

911	Record	Rank in Tier 5
911 GT3 R Rennsport	6.769	82
911 GT1 Straßenversion	6.818	117
911 GT3 R (992)	6.838	130
911 Carrera RS 2.7 (E.C. Level 36)	6.918	196
911 GT3 RS 3.8 (997.2)	6.973	250
Manthey 911 GT3 RS (992.1)	7.013	276
911 GT3 RS (992)	7.100	323
911 Turbo 3.3 Cabriolet ‘Flachbau’	7.159	345
911 GT2 RS Clubsport	7.160	347
RWB 911 (964)	7.181	366

Best record per version at the time of writing, out of 890 timed Tier 5 cars. All purple-star records except the GT3 RS (992), a gold star.

Only one 911 makes the top 100

For a car with 51 Tier 5 records, the 911's showing at the top is thin. Only the GT3 R Rennsport, at 82nd, gets into the Tier 5 top 100, and the typical 911 record ranks around 631st, in the bottom half of the tier.

Look at the top three and a pattern appears. The GT3 R Rennsport and GT3 R (992) are race cars, and the GT1 Straßenversion is the road version of a Le Mans racer. If you want a 911 that can run with Tier 5's best, it's a race car. Even then, Porsche’s fastest cars aren't 911s at all: the 963 (16th), the ‘Hoonipigasus’ SVRSR (40th) and the Bisimoto 935 K3V (49th) all beat every 911. Our Ferrari vs Porsche comparison covers those.

The famous names rank low

The 911s that headline magazine tests are mostly mid-table or worse in CSR2:

• GT2 RS: the real-world “fastest 911” ranks around 631st in its Weissach Package versions and 675th as the plain GT2 RS. The GT2 RS Clubsport is far better, at 347th; the 991 Clubsport is 554th.
• Turbo S: the newest 992.2 Turbo S is 513th, the 992 around 701st and the 991 around 757th.
• GT3: the 992 GT3, GT3 Touring and S/T all share a time around 617th to 620th. The GT3 Weissach Package (992.2) is better, at 352nd.

If you want a famous road 911 that can still race, the GT3 RS family is the place to look: the 997.2 GT3 RS 3.8 at 250th, the Manthey GT3 RS at 276th, and the 992 GT3 RS at 323rd.

A 1973 classic beats them

The surprise of the list is the 911 Carrera RS 2.7, a 1970s classic. At Elite Customs Level 36 it ranks 196th, the fourth-best 911 in the game and well ahead of every GT2 RS and Turbo S. The same car at Level 0 is 834th, near the bottom of the tier. That record was also set at a lower star level, so not all of the gap is Elite Customs, but it shows what the upgrades can do for an older car. Our Elite Custom tokens guide covers what it takes.

Star level matters on 911s

The bottom of the 911 list is mostly cars recorded below five stars. The 911 R at four stars ranks 871st, the four-star GT3 RS 865th, and the original 911 GT3 sits around 853rd to 859th. Star level pulls a car down a long way, so if you're comparing 911s, compare cars at the same star level. Our maxed cars guide explains what full upgrades do and don't change.

RWB 911s and their odd tune

Rauh-Welt Begriff’s widebody 911s are a fan favourite, and the RWB 911 (964) and Hoonigan RWB 911 Turbo share a 7.181 record at 365th and 366th. Their tune is unusual: they run the tyre setting reversed, 100/0, which only 13 of the 890 Tier 5 records use. The Manthey GT3 RS is another one to tune carefully, with a 53/47 tyre split and a long, soft nitrous setting. Our best tune study shows how these compare with the usual Tier 5 setup.

Tier 4 911s

Seven 911 records sit in Tier 4, and the best two are custom builds:

• 911 ‘277’ Urban Outlaw: 56th of 232.
• RWB 911 (F-Series) Narro Style: 57th as a purple star, 66th as a gold star.
• Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition and Carrera 4S Cabriolet: level with each other around 103rd to 110th.

Which 911 should you build?

• The fastest: the 911 GT3 R Rennsport, 82nd in Tier 5.
• A road-legal 911: the GT1 Straßenversion (117th), or the GT3 RS 3.8 (997.2) if you want a road car you'd recognise.
• A classic: the Carrera RS 2.7, but only with Elite Customs.
• For Tier 4: the ‘277’ Urban Outlaw or the RWB Narro Style.
• Skip for records: the GT2 RS (non-Clubsport), the older Turbo S models and any four-star 911.

Every 911 linked above is in our Porsche collection, deliverable stock or fully maxed. For how Porsche compares with other brands, see the fastest car from every brand and our German cars ranking.

The verdict

The best Porsche 911 in CSR2 is the GT3 R Rennsport, 82nd in Tier 5 and the only 911 in the top 100. The race-derived 911s lead, the GT3 RS family is the best of the road cars, and the famous GT2 RS and Turbo S rank surprisingly low. Look past the badge: a 1973 Carrera RS 2.7 with Elite Customs beats almost all of them.