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Lowest average race speed (winner) without a red flag: 98.701 km/h (61.330 mph) 1950 Monaco Grand Prix (Juan Manuel Fangio) [16] Highest average race speed (winner) 247.586 km/h (153.843 mph) 2003 Italian Grand Prix (Michael Schumacher) [17] Highest average fastest lap (race) 257.321 km/h (159.892 mph) 2004 Italian Grand Prix (Rubens ...
In 2005, Mclaren recorded a record top speed of 372.6 km/h (231.5 mph) during testing, which was officially recognised by the FIA as the fastest speed ever achieved by an F1 car. [76] At the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix, the Williams of Valtteri Bottas reached a top speed of 372.54 km/h (231.49 mph) in racing conditions.
The record consisted of an independently measured 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h) two-way average with the peak speed of 243 mph (391 km/h) measured by McLaren [54] with the rev-limiter raised to 8,300 rpm. [55] As of 2022, the F1 remains the fastest naturally aspirated production car in the world, a record that has been held for 24 years.
Some publications cite the F1's timed top speed as 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h). This speed was achieved by a modified F1 with the rev limiter raised from 7500 rpm to 8300 rpm, not a production car. [ 21 ] The F1 in an unmodified state is gear limited at 221 mph (356 km/h).
The Williams FW38 is a Formula One racing car designed by Williams to compete in the 2016 Formula One season.The car was driven by Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas.. During qualifying for the 2016 European Grand Prix, the FW38 set the highest ever recorded speed of a Formula One car during an official session, at 378 km/h (235 mph).
During qualifying for the 2016 European Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas set a record top speed of 378 km/h (234.9 mph). [212] 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.
Highest top speed (forced induction petrol engine) – Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ – 490.48 km/h (304.77 mph) [57] Highest top speed (naturally aspirated engine) – McLaren F1 – 355–386 km/h (221–240 mph) Highest top speed (forced induction diesel engine) – BMW Alpina D5 S – 286 km/h (178 mph) [58] [59]
The Mercedes-Benz W196 (sometimes written as the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R [1]) was a Formula One racing car produced by Mercedes-Benz for the 1954 and 1955 F1 seasons. Successor to the W194, in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss it won 9 of 12 races entered and captured the only two world championships in which it competed.