Car and driver laguna seca lap times

Laguna seca is perhaps bestremembered as the site of one of the most legendary moments in the history of cart. Jaguar claims the 2019 ipace just set a lap record at laguna. All four corvette racing drivers have won multiple times at laguna seca, and the team has won seven times since 1999. R, qualified third in the gtlm championshipleading entry he shares with antonio garcia. In 2018, randy and the porsche gt2 rs set the production car lap record around laguna seca. Yesterday, tesla ceo elon musk announced a model s had set a lap record around laguna seca, and later released a video allegedly showing the car make a time of 1. The 2019 mclaren senna holds the current production car lap record. Legendary car and driver reunite at laguna seca monterey. Mazda raceway laguna seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near monterey, california, usa. Imsa laguna seca qualifying round up sportscar racing. Tesla model 3 performance shatters alltime ev lap record at. Sep 15, 2018 the laguna seca lap record for a production electric vehicle has changed hands a few times in the past few weeks.

Sep 21, 2019 qualifying saturday for the firestone grand prix of monterey ntt indycar series event on the 2. Several drivers have clinched the indy car title at laguna seca. Weathertech raceway laguna seca weathertech raceway laguna seca. Did a tesla model s really set a lap record at laguna seca. Laguna seca is a tough circuit for a number of reasons. Fastest laptime leaderboard for willow springs track in united states.

Virginia international raceway grand east course post 012014 is a moderately fast track, with overall average speed of 7 kph 85 mph. See how mustangs and camaros have performed in car and driver s lightning lap track test at virginia international raceway, lap time by lap time, since 2016. Intercontinental gt challenge california 8 hours competition heats. It is very difficult to pass around this track if you are racing against someone who runs a defensive line. Colton herta wins indy pole at laguna seca as title. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 012014 is a racing venue in united states with 116 laptimes. Bobby rahal has won four consecutive indy car races at laguna seca raceway, but when he climbs into his red truesports lolajudd for todays champion spark plug race in search of win no. Find out how it beat the porsche 911 gt2 rs right here. Put simply, they make sure the cars are in optimum condition when its time for pro driver randy pobst to lay down his fast lap. Top 100 nurburgring lap times nurburgring lap times. Jan 07, 2016 when motor trend tested the dodge viper ta2. No, mazda raceway laguna seca hasnt been widened and stripped into a 12lane road thank goodness.

Laguna seca feb 12 race results and reports tirerack. Sep 20, 2014 laguna seca lap times for 449 cars and counting. Bmw dtm driver martin tomczyk takes the new bmw m2 around laguna seca and scores a lap time of 1. Laguna seca marketing and communications director art michalik made that point clear in an email to car and driver. Aug 24, 2018 the jaguar ipace has set the best time around laguna seca for an unmodified electric car. Taken as a whole, the comprehensive list of lightning lap times tells a. The 22b is a great car, but a year later subaru released version vi of the sti, the last of the gc generation. Jul 02, 2019 the electric sedans new lap record at laguna seca raceway suggests that the ceos words were accurate, as the vehicles 1.

While the track is a favorite of racers and fans worldwide, many focus on one. At this time the only lap records that are official at weathertech raceway. Pobst, the man who has set more lap records at laguna seca than he can. Tesla didnt have laguna seca officiate its alleged record.

May 12, 2017 tg shows you yet more images of the new 2017 ford gt. Car and driver s annual lightning lap track test is an antidote to questionable record claims, providing thirdparty objectivity and allowing the track performance of more than 200 vehicles to be. Laguna seca raceway branded as weathertech raceway laguna seca, and previously mazda raceway laguna seca is a paved road racing track in central california used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both salinas and monterey, california, united states. Tesla model 3 performance shatters alltime ev lap record. In comparison, pro driver randy pobst went on a lap of 1. Pontiac engineer herb adams turned a dailydriver 1964 tempest into a privateer trans am racer that held its own among the bigmoney factory teams in 1971. Wheeltowheel historic racing at laguna seca hagerty media. Sep 21, 2016 not only did the ss 1le set new alltime camaro records braking, skidpad, figure eight, but it also lowered the camaros lap time around mazda raceway laguna seca, beating those heavy hitters, the 2012 camaro zl1 and 2014 camaro z28. Below are the fastest lap times from each driver for the day. Right now, it might just be the best handling hardcore supercar of them all.

Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca close. But its fun to look at each 2017 best driver s car contenders single best lap as if it were a. Corvette racing also has proven it can win from anywhere on the grid in monterey. I have posted the most recent video, which is of the 2015 nissan gtr nismo. Frederic makowiecki turning the quickest lap time at 1. Aug 16, 2019 laguna seca its hard to tell which is more legendary the car or the driver. Sep 21, 2016 while being tested by motor trend at laguna seca, the 2017 chevrolet camaro 1le ss turned a quicker lap than the 2015 camaro z28 a trackfocused, stripped down muscle car that had more power. Driver randy pobst piloted the unmodified mclaren to a. For the first time ever, as part of the best drivers car competition. The indycar monterey grand prix or known as firestone grand prix of monterey due to sponsorship reason, is an indycar series race held at weathertech raceway laguna seca near monterey. Sep 07, 2018 electric car prototype laps laguna seca faster than mustang boss 302 laguna seca the lucid air, a horsepower electric sedan, just beat a laguna seca lap time set by a specialedition. The mclaren senna is the first production car to break the 1. Electric car prototype laps laguna seca faster than.

Jaguar ipace sets a laguna seca electric car lap record. Im not a fan of laguna seca but i have some good seat time in the veyron, huayra, red. Motortrends 2015 best driver car lap times laguna seca. Motor trend best drivers car 2014 laguna seca hot laps. Sep 27, 2012 if you are fighting a loose car, dont hesitate to unhook your rear sway bar, and adjust the front one to get you balance back. Viper acr stomps corvette z06 at laguna seca torque news. The acura nsx is one of 12 contenders competing for.

Running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over nine events. Tesla reclaims laguna seca record with a model 3 performance. Ferrari claims unofficial lap record at laguna seca autoblog. Veteran race driver howdy holmes suffered a concussion when his indy car crashed and flipped friday during practice for sundays 300kilometer race at laguna seca raceway. I love how a 115hp formula ford is still faster than almost every car on this list and costs tens of thousands. Electric car prototype laps laguna seca faster than mustang.

June, 2017 mazda raceway laguna seca 90 db ranking laptime firstname lastname make model laps 1 01. Aug 20, 2019 which is appropriate, as its the same car that mark donohue used to dominate the 1971 trans am season, winning seven of 10 races. The brand new 2019 jaguar ipace is a very promising electric car, and it just allegedly set a new lap record around laguna seca raceway, beating previous recorded lap times of the tesla model s. Mazda raceway laguna seca lap times car manufacturers wiki. Although tracks like road america reward topend speed, laguna seca has only one long straight, so it rewards corner exit acceleration. Most recently, jaguar grabbed it with an ipace driven by a pro driver. Welcome to the highly anticipated motortrend 2019 best drivers car. Legendary car and driver reunite at laguna seca monterey herald. Fastest laptime leaderboard for laguna seca post 1988 track in united states. Car and drivers annual lightning lap track test is an antidote to questionable record claims, providing thirdparty objectivity and allowing the track performance of more than 200 vehicles to be. Imsa laguna seca qualifying round up sportscar racing news.

Mazda raceway laguna seca lap times car manufacturers. Tire and brake wear are brutal around that track as well. While the track is a favorite of racers and fans worldwide, many focus on one specific sectionofficially turns 8 and 8aor more commonly known as the corkscrew. Laguna seca post 1988 mazda raceway laguna seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near monterey, california, usa. Tesla model 3 performance put to the test on laguna seca. Laguna seca raceway branded as weathertech raceway laguna seca, and previously mazda raceway laguna seca is a paved road racing track in central california used for both auto racing and. Running down this years lap times, plus the results for every car weve run over ten events. In addition, laguna seca was the site of the final indy car race for legend mario andretti, who retired at the end of the 1994 season. Virginia international raceway grand east course post 01.