Porsche GT2 RS breaks Top Gear lap record

21 Porsche GT2 RS breaks Top Gear lap record

The 991 Porsche 911 GT2 RS has managed to beat McLaren 675LT production car lap record at Top Gear test track.

Porsche GT2 managed 1:13.4, which improved McLaren time by 0.3 seconds, and now stands as the fastest production car lap time ever, assuming Caparo T1 and Ultima GTR 720 do not fit de-facto definition of "production car".

The Caparo T1 record of 1:10.6 stands since 2007, mostly because none of the recent track-savvy hypercars have been tested at the Dunsfold airfield. McLaren Senna in particular would be great challenger for the record, and I hope it does get featured in future TopGear episode, especially after triumphant appearance at Grand Tour Eboladrome where it managed to absolutely decimate previous track record, beating it by almost 4 seconds.

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Renzone 1y ago

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a28069467/ferrari-488-pista-top-gear-test-track-lap-record/

update the great time of 488 pista , destroying the Gt2 Rs!!! Update, update.

dr. cosimo 1y ago

enjoy yourselves germaniac fanboys :)

goma76 1y ago

https://www.topgear.com/videos/top-gear-tv/ride-along-stig-ferrari-488-pista

Thiago_Lins 1y ago

Ferrari 488 Pista 1:12.70! RECORD!!!

Freedom Rider 1y ago

I agree with you, Dr. Cosimo...Maybe it was the same car they used to set the VRI lightning record of 2.37.8. If so, then it is a "specially" tuned Weissach (per Porsche officials). Whatever that means.

dr. cosimo 1y ago

it turns out the car tested was a factory car with german plates, that should answer all your questions as to why it is on top of the list :)

good luck figuring out why they even bothered to send a factory car instead of using a rhd instead

lap time set with a different car

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... 1y ago

If the McLaren Senna beats the absolute track record of 0:59.0 from the Lotus T125 F1 car from 2011 (series 17 Episode 6), that'd be crazy!

Tupadre 1y ago

Break the record? Really it is breaking record for only 0.3s vs old car lol

Tyrone1 1y ago

To be honest, i am surprised it wasnt quicker. Less than half a second faster than a 675LT?

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FastestLaps 1y ago

I feel bad for Dr Cosimo. He will be even more edgy and more on-edge than usual.

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