Corvette C8 ZR1 Nürburgring Hot Lap Beats GTD

[Arthonon]

Faster than the GTD, for what it's worth.

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[Cz_Ziemniak]

Yeah, they left a lot of time on the table. Very impressive car

 

[Q6543]

Damn, I went right to the back straight… came into the straight at almost 120… ripped right to 190 and peaked 199…. Sooo close to 200 on the back stretch

And you could hear the wind fighting the car… badass car, badass driver… big balls

Edit… I rewatched the GTD… it peaked @ 301kmph…. 187mph… 13mph slower

 

[Arthonon]

Damn, I went right to the back straight… came into the straight at almost 120… ripped right to 190 and peaked 199…. Sooo close to 200 on the back stretch

And you could hear the wind fighting the car… badass car, badass driver… big balls

Edit… I rewatched the GTD… it peaked @ 301kmph…. 187mph… 13mph slower

Someone in the comments said that the GTD cornered faster, but that the C8 outran it in the straights. Assuming the C8 driver(s) were not top-end race drivers as was said, I suppose it's possible that the C8 could go faster in the corners. I'm not sure how much is left in the GTD.

 

[Zig]

Faster than the GTD, for what it's worth.

No matter how you slice it, that was fun, ok ford, your turn.

 

[Q6543]

The power and weight advantage the ZR1 has really makes the GTD even more impressive… I think people thought it was gonna be some blowout number… not the case at all

And as seen in the dragtimes vids, once that ZR1 gets hot… it slows right the F down..

 

[Junkyard Dog]

What tires are on the ZR1 making the run in the video?

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Apparently, GM and Michelin spec'd two special tires with special TPC codes.

I do not know which one of those two was on that run.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/09/2025-corvette-zr1-features-improved-tire-spec-over-c8-z06/

 

[Junkyard Dog]

Damn, I went right to the back straight… came into the straight at almost 120… ripped right to 190 and peaked 199…. Sooo close to 200 on the back stretch

And you could hear the wind fighting the car… badass car, badass driver… big balls

Edit… I rewatched the GTD… it peaked @ 301kmph…. 187mph… 13mph slower

Watch the rest of it. He hits 186 mph before two minutes are up in a curvy section.

 

[Dragster]

What tires are on the ZR1 making the run in the video?

I would assume they’re the Cup2 R tires that come on the ZTK package.

 

[LouG]

An interesting analysis by a 'ring vet.

 

[Wiley Marmot]

I only watched the first couple of minutes. What impressed me was how well planted it seemed to that point.

@Arthonon ---thanks for the post and link!

 

[Junkyard Dog]

An interesting analysis by a 'ring vet.

He asks folks watching the video if they want him to do a similar video analyzing the Ford Mustang GTD lap.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

He asks folks watching the video if they want him to do a similar video analyzing the Ford Mustang GTD lap.

 

[Zig]

Didn’t they pull off a 6:52?

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