Christoph Gröner (54) proudly shows off his Porsche collection. Value: around 20 million euros Photo: Anika Dollmeyer
By Jerome Nussbaum
When Christoph Gröner (54) steps on the gas, the first set of tires has to be changed after just 30 kilometers…
The Berlin real estate entrepreneur (CG Group, including the conversion of the Steglitz roundabout) had his private Porsche fleet of 41 (!) speedsters unloaded at the Porsche factory in Leipzig on Monday to let fellow entrepreneurs do a few laps with them – for a good one Purpose.
Because for every lap over the 3.7-kilometer course, donations were brought in for “Wirtschaft kann Kinder”, Gröner’s foundation against child poverty. In the past two years, 700,000 euros have already been raised.
At the end of the second day of racing on Monday another 400,000 euros landed in the pot.
Gröner’s favorite car – the 911 GT3 (520 hp). He owns that one in different colors, always with special equipment. “The green one costs 250,000,” he says at 210 km/h on the long straight. Some models are only available three times in the world. His collection should now have a total value of up to 20 million euros! Gröner’s total fortune is estimated at 80 million.
He already has 41 vehicles, the (so far) last one from the Opera Ball for 120,000 euros Photo: Anika Dollmeyer
However, he did not buy the luxury cars as an investment. “Entrepreneurs have so much freedom where they do nonsense,” admits Gröner. “I would never manage to drive all of them. With the Charity Race we have created a very good cause.”
And after all: The return from the race is around four percent, which benefits children’s hospices and street workers.
