Watch The Porsche 911 GT2 RS Lay Down A Record-Breaking 6:47 'Ring Lap
Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to your new Nurburgring production car lap record holder: the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. The time it managed? Six minutes, 47.3 seconds - nearly five seconds faster than the Lamborghini Huracan Performante.
Yes, we know the all-electric Nio EP9 went slightly faster with a 6min 45sec lap set earlier this year, but with only a handful being made to order, it’s not exactly a production car, is it?
What’s particularly impressive about the GT2’s time is it beats the 6min 48sec lap set by the Radical SR8 LM, another car with dubious ‘production car’ pretensions due to the fact it was an actual racing car with number plates. The GT2 on the other hand is a proper road car with an actual roof and an ability to navigate things like speed bumps and pot holes - it just happens to also be staggeringly fast.
On 20 September Porsche sent out its factory driver Nick Tandy (who came straight to the ‘Ring from the World Endurance Championship round in Austin, Texas) and test driver Lars Kern to chase the record. The GT2 RS set a 6min 52.01sec lap on the first attempt, with Kern eventually setting 6min 47sec on a lap that began at 19:11 during “ideal outdoor conditions.” The average speed for the GT2 - running Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres at the time - was 114.4mph.
If you’re not impressed yet, make sure you watch the video at the top of this page. It’s mesmerising stuff.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Maclaren p1 lm did it in 6:43, beats both?
Apples to oranges,my friend.
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Gfys, you robot. Qian Li Mr.PurpleV12
Almost as fast as the Nio EP9, but unlike that car, it would manage another lap without overheating
A car with a big crack on its windscreen is definitely a cool one.
Anyone wondering where the passenger seat went and where the driver racing seat came from? It ain’t a stock seat.
They usually change the seats for safety. There was a post a long time ago about the Civic type R doing the same thing.
Such a red interior, what a car!! the way the gear changes damn
How’d they do it??
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Meanwhile General Motors are still testing their ZR1 C7 for like 2 years to no avail
Nio shall better wake up or he will get rekt by ICE