PORSCHE | 911 991-2 RSR-19 4.2L TEAM GR RACING GULF N 86 24h LE MANS 2023 BEN BARKER - RICCARDO PERA - MICHAEL WAINWRIGHT - ORANGE LIGHT BLUE BLACK

Gulf orange and powder-blue returned to La Sarthe in style when Riccardo Pera grabbed the class pole on Thursday night, his 3 min 55.3 blast lighting the Porsche Curves in retro neon.
At the Saturday start Ben Barker surfed a rain-slick Mulsanne, flat-six barking at 9,000 rpm while orange tear-offs fluttered past drenched grandstands celebrating the centenary edition.
Team owner-driver Michael Wainwright nursed the car through a Slow-Zone-heavy dusk, dodging Ferrari debris at Arnage and radioing, “The Gulf colours make the marshals smile—let’s keep her clean.”
Just after midnight a left-rear puncture shredded bodywork; the crew riveted on a spare diffuser in eight frantic minutes and sent Barker back out, still on the lead lap.
Dawn found #86 in a knife-fight with Iron Dames and TF Sport, Pera’s triple-stint on worn Michelins edging the Porsche into podium position as Corvette disappeared into the distance.
Twenty-four hours and 3,200 km later, the Gulf 911 crossed P3 in class—its flanks streaked with Bugatti-blue rubber, diffuser scorched, but heritage stripes shining under fireworks.
This 1 : 18 replica locks in every endurance scar: duct-tape patches around the wheel arch, bug-spattered nose, and the pit-lane “Centenary 100” decal mechanics added beneath the rear wing before the final splash.
Park it beside your classic Gulf 917 and watch half a century of orange-and-blue resilience come full circle in modern GT warfare.

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