Since 1993 the Porsche Michelin Supercup has run as support to the FIA Formula One World Championship.

A roll cage serves as a carbon-fibre space frame chassis and is covered by a multiple-gauge sheet metal body.

Compared to the road car the Cup race car features a similarly stripped-out interior and retains the catalytic converter, 18 inch magnesium wheels and ABS but was lowered by 20mm, featured a full roll cage and no passenger seat.

Updated in 1995 with aero parts from the new Carrera RS, followed by a five-horsepower increase to 315 PS (232 kW; 311 hp) at 6,200 rpm in 1996.

For the 2001 season the GT3 Cup received modified aerodynamics including an enlarged rear wing and improved cooling.

Engine output is increased to 280 kW (381 PS; 375 bhp) and 380 N⋅m (280 lbf⋅ft), further changes include improved transmission cooling, a lightened exhaust system and other light-weighing measures across the car.

Based on 997.2 GT3 RS, the car features a new 3.8 litre engine, an enlarged rear wing adopted from 911 GT3 Cup S measuring 1.70 m (67 in), additional Unibal joints on the track control arms and front and rear sword-shaped anti-roll bars with seven position settings each and a steering wheel mounted Info Display with 6 switches.

Based on the latest 911 GT3 road car it features a larger 4.0-litre flat-six boxer engine, improved aerodynamics and an enlarged escape-hatch in the roof and is priced at €189,900 excluding taxes.

The mechanical limited-slip differential is also allowed and constant velocity joint tripod driveshafts are also used.

All Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup cars are also equipped with Cosworth Omega Intelligent Colour Display units since 2013 until 2020 season until it was replaced by all-new larger in-house Porsche Motorsport display units from 2021 season onwards.

The fire extinguisher of all Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup cars are included in the bottom right-hand side underneath.

The cockpit of all Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup cars are fully protected by doors, windshields and roofs (shielded by polycarbonate glass for windscreen, side windows and rear windows including also windshield wipers for rain weather only in the windscreen) because of current coupé-type car.

In the case of a tie, Porsche Supercup will determine the champion based on the most first-place finishes.

The winner of the rookie classification receives an additional prize of 30,000 Euros providing he/she reregisters for the following year’s Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

At the Grand Prix circuits during 2006 an average of 125,000 spectators witnessed the action from the grandstands at each round.

According to Porsche AG races attracted 22 million TV viewers worldwide, most of them in Europe where Eurosport provided regular coverage.

[15] Porsche also runs many regional and national one-make production racing series around the globe.