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This is a list of race records in the FIA World Championships, since 1950. This page is accurate as of the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
10.1 s at 221.9 km/h (137.9 mph) [98] [xv] — McLaren Senna: 2019 ICE 10.1 s at 237.3 km/h (147.5 mph) [81] — [xiv] 500 Ferrari 488 Pista: 2019 ICE 10.1 s at 231.9 km/h (144.1 mph) [65] 10.2 s at 230 km/h (142.9 mph) [99] — Lamborghini Huracán Performante [vii] 2018 ICE 10.2 s at 218.9 km/h (136 mph) [15] 10.26 s at 220.7 km/h (137.1 mph ...
Formula One. A Formula One car or F1 car is a single-seat, open-cockpit, open-wheel formula racing car with substantial front and rear wings, and an engine positioned behind the driver, intended to be used in competition at Formula One racing events.
The record consisted of an independently measured 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h) two-way average (peak speed 243 mph (391 km/h) measured by McLaren) [54] with the rev-limiter raised to 8,300 rpm.
During qualifying for the 2016 European Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas set a record top speed of 378 km/h (234.9 mph). [205] A BAR-Honda Formula One car, running with minimum downforce on a runway in the Mojave Desert achieved a top speed of 415 km/h (258 mph) in 2006. According to Honda, the car fully met the FIA Formula One regulations.
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [2] The Formula One World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held ...
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeled motor racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [ 1 ] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [ 2 ] The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built ...
The history of F1 engines has always been a quest for more power, and the enormous power a Formula One engine produces had been generated by operating at a very high rotational speed, reaching over 20,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) during the 2004-2005 seasons. This is because an engine, theoretically, produces double the power when operated twice as fast if combustion (thermal) efficiency ...