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Sometimes an additional term is written next to the time (such as Hot). This indicates that The Stig and the Top Gear team consider that the prevalent weather conditions have affected the lap time or car's performance. The time on the board is not changed: e.g. 1:50 MM (Mildly Moist) is deemed to be equivalent to 1:48 on a normal dry track.
The German magazine sport auto publishes its "Supertest" of cars, in which the lap time (usually driven by editor-in-chief Horst von Saurma) at the Nordschleife is the most discussed result. The magazine also runs a challenge for the fastest lap time driven with a car that is road legal and registered in Germany. The road legality rule also ...
The Ford Mustang GTD has set a 6:57.685 lap at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It's the fastest American production car ever at the track, and the 5th fastest sports car.
The Lotus Evija X just ran the third-fastest recorded time at the Nürburgring's 12.9-mile Nordschleife circuit. Lap records at the Nürburgring can be a bit like statistics thrown out by ESPN ...
1952 German Grand Prix sport car race: Fastest lap [31] 3 August 1952: 10:05.1: 135.7: Ferrari 500: Alberto Ascari: 1952 German Grand Prix (Formula 2 cars) Fastest lap 2 August 1953: 9:56.0: 137.8: Ferrari 500: Alberto Ascari: 1953 German Grand Prix (Formula 2 cars) Fastest lap 30 August 1953: 10:23.0: 131.75: Lancia D24: Robert Manzon: 1953 ...
When we started Lightning Lap 18 years ago, a 2006 Ford GT claimed the fast time with a 3:00.7. Today, that lap doesn’t even land in the fastest third of a record book that includes 330 vehicles ...
The Top Gear test track located at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, United Kingdom was used by the BBC automotive television programme Top Gear. The track was designed by Lotus Cars as a testing facility, with many of its Formula One cars tested there.
A car's time on the circuit is commonly used as a benchmark for its overall performance, and cars from disparate marques or time periods may be directly compared via their lap times. Since 2019, two times have been recorded: one for the whole length of the track, and another for a traditional, slightly truncated layout.