New Mount Panorama Lap Record
13 November 2011 The outright lap record at Bathurst’s Mount Panorama has been broken – and not by a V8 Supercar.
Danish Driver ‘Aussie’ Allan Simonsen, piloting a brand new Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, broke the 2:06.801 lap record – set by Craig Lowndes in 2010 – with a blistering 2:04.956.
The lap shaves 1.8 seconds off the record, meaning it will likely stand for some time.
It appears that the Ferrari made up the time through higher cornering speeds and a much increased top speed down Conrod Straight – in the region of 340km/h – compared with a V8 Supercar top speed of around 290km/h.
Simonsen was driving the Ferrari at the Sprint Bathurst event in preparation for the Bathurst 12 hour.
Story courtesy of the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd
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