2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport

The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport paired the 982 customer-racing platform with a four-litre engine and seven-speed PDK. Unveiled at Los Angeles in November 2021 for the following competition period, it is recorded here under its 2022 racing-programme reference. Porsche’s North American announcement stated 500 hp and described a car homologated for customer racing. This is a distinct programme from the earlier 3.8-litre Clubsport and from the road-going GT4 RS.

A November reveal before the 2022 competition period

Porsche’s launch release places the RS Clubsport’s unveiling at the 2021 Los Angeles show and describes the new customer-racing vehicle. The inventory’s 2022 date is retained as the competition-period reference rather than represented as its first public appearance. This distinction keeps the chronology useful without creating a second profile for the reveal car. The road GT4 RS was introduced alongside it, but road and competition specifications remain separate despite the shared name and generation.

Porsche: RS Clubsport launch, technical specification and predecessor-count context

The engine and gearbox step beyond the earlier Clubsport

The factory description identifies a four-litre six-cylinder engine derived from the 911 GT3 Cup, replacing the predecessor’s 3.8-litre unit. Its North American release gives 500 hp and specifies seven-speed PDK instead of the earlier six-speed arrangement. This makes a generic GT4 Clubsport technical table insufficient. When describing a surviving chassis, retain the exact model and original build specification before adding engine hours, rebuilds or subsequent updates from its individual competition history.

Competition equipment as part of the factory car

The launch dossier describes adjustable racing suspension, a track-specific braking and stability-control package, and revised aerodynamic details. These belong to a factory customer race car rather than an ordinary Cayman with a cage fitted later. A real photograph illustrates the physical programme, but does not certify a current seat, harness, fuel-cell service life or race eligibility. Those are individual operating records that need dates and applicable series documentation rather than assumptions drawn from appearance.

Porsche: RS Clubsport launch, technical specification and predecessor-count context

Why the predecessor figures cannot count this model

The announcement discusses 421 earlier 981 Clubsports and approximately 500 examples of the subsequent pre-RS 718 generation as historical context. Neither figure is the RS Clubsport’s completed total. Transferring them to the new model would be a clear scope error. This profile leaves a numerical cap and completed count unassigned. It follows a documented factory customer-racing programme without manufacturing rarity from an older construction figure, one event’s entry list or an arbitrary livery subset.

Porsche: RS Clubsport launch, technical specification and predecessor-count context

Identifying an original RS Clubsport

Use the factory competition identity, delivery specification and chassis records to separate an RS Clubsport from a road car or the earlier Trackday/Competition programme. Preserve dated records of major repairs, engine and gearbox replacements, and any changes for a particular championship. The supplied racing photograph is a model illustration rather than an authentication of an original winning chassis. No ordinary road-production total is increased by this Archive record, and no road-registration entitlement is inferred from its Cayman body shape.

Specifications and identity reference

Rarity and production scope

Verified 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport customer-racing programme. The 2022 reference follows its November 2021 unveiling. No numbered cap or completed total is assigned; predecessor Clubsport counts and road GT4 RS figures are excluded, and the Archive record does not enter ordinary road-production totals.

This is an Archive record. Concepts, restored heritage vehicles, works cars and competition programmes are not added to customer road-production totals. A programme profile does not establish how many physical chassis were made, and repeated exhibition appearances do not create additional vehicles.

What the photograph represents

The RS1 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport during the pre-race grid walk for the 2023 Sahlen’s 120 at Watkins Glen. Later competition-programme illustration, distinct from the 2019 3.8-litre Clubsport and road GT4 RS; the image does not authenticate original components or current safety-equipment condition.

Related Porsche heritage profiles

• 2021 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS — Road Model
• 2021 Porsche Mission R — Electric Racing Concept

Frequently asked questions

Does the earlier approximately 500-car figure count RS Clubsports?

No. In the release it describes the preceding 718 GT4 Clubsport generation.

Is the pictured vehicle a road GT4 RS?

No. It illustrates the separate factory customer-racing model.

What is the production-count boundary for this profile?

Verified 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport customer-racing programme. The 2022 reference follows its November 2021 unveiling. No numbered cap or completed total is assigned; predecessor Clubsport counts and road GT4 RS figures are excluded, and the Archive record does not enter ordinary road-production totals.

Sources and further reading

1. Porsche: RS Clubsport launch, technical specification and predecessor-count context

Research checked 17 October 2026. Linked factory announcements and heritage records support the specifically attributed claims. Photographic descriptions identify the illustrated subject. Design analysis and suggested authentication steps are editorial interpretation.