#lap record

[f0point5]

How? Does? He? Do? This?

[petit-papillion]

Charles's fastest lap at Albert Park (🔊 sound up) | Australian Grand Prix | 24 March 2024

It is also a new race lap record:

🎥 F1 📸 Wikipedia

[none-ofthisnonsense]

Lewis holds the lap record in:

Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)

Japan (Suzuka)

Imola

Monaco

Hungary (Budapest)

The Netherlands (Zandvoort)

Singapore

Valtteri holds the lap record in:

Canada (Montreal)

Belgium (Spa)

Mexico (Mexico City)

Brazil (Interlagos)

Max holds the lap record in:

Miami

Spain (Barcelona)

The UK (Silverstone)

Qatar (Lusail)

Abu Dhabi

Between them that's 16 tracks, which is two-thirds (66.666....%) of the 2024 calendar. If you add Charles (Australia, Azerbaijan, Austin), you're up to 80%.

Not for any particular reason, just pointing it out.

(These are only the official track records as found on Formula One's website. I know that *actual* lap records are different.)

[ledepassionne]

Davey Todd prepping his 1929 BMW R 57 Kompressor...

385K views · 7.1K reactions | WHAT A LAP! Davey Todd goes almost 2 seconds clear | The @TTRacesOfficial hero @DaveyToddRacing has just set a

The @TTRacesOfficial hero @DaveyToddRacing has just set a lap 1.5 seconds faster than everyone else. Incredible. Not only that, but just che

[topvehicles]

In Honor Of The New Nürburgring Lap Record: The Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo

via reddit

[itracing]

Porsche 911 GT2 RS Sets New Nürburgring Lap Record

Porsche set a new record for road-approved sports cars on the 20.6-kilometer Nürburgring Nordschleife in the 911 GT2 RS on September 20, 2017. The record time of 6 minutes and 47.3 seconds was achieved in the presence of a notary and surpassed even Porsche’s own expectations. Frank-Steffen Walliser, Vice President Motorsport and GT Cars, said: “At the start of the development process, we set ourselves a lap time target for the GT2 RS of less than 7 minutes and 5 seconds. The credit for beating this target by 17.7 seconds goes to our development engineers, mechanics and drivers, who demonstrated an exceptionally strong team performance. This result makes it official: The GT2 RS is not only the most powerful, but also the fastest 911 ever built”.

This record was not a one-off: Lars Kern from Germany and Nick Tandy from the UK broke the previous record for road-approved sports cars (6:52.01) in their first attempt & subsequently finished five laps in under 6 minutes, 50 seconds. 

Porsche factory driver Tandy traveled straight from a six-hour race in Austin, Texas to the Nürburgring, swapping the Le Mans prototype Porsche 919 Hybrid for the 515-kW (700-hp) 911 GT2 RS with Michelin Pilot Cup 2 tires in impressive style. It was Lars Kern, a Porsche test driver by trade with a passion for racing, who ultimately set the final record time. Alongside the Carrera Cup Australia, Kern regularly competes in the VLN Endurance Championship on the Nürburgring and knows the Nordschleife inside out. The subsequent record lap began at 7:11 pm and finished 6 minutes and 47.3 seconds later in ideal outdoor conditions. As is customary for record drives, the time was measured along the 20.6-kilometer stretch. The vehicle’s average speed was 184.11 km/h.

[satanslifecoach]

Seb setting absolute lap record in Melbourne is the type of quality content i want to see this season! 

[siegeofthefaeriefields]

🥹

That lap had my stomach in my throat!