As you know the McLaren P1 has been sighted at the Nürburgring recently. And earlier this week performance figures for the hybrid hypercar were confirmed, with one notable omission: it’s Nordschleife lap time.
A new spy video (see below) alleges the P1 has lapped the Nürburgring in 6 minutes 47 seconds. We’re not taking that as gospel until McLaren themselves make an official statement, but we do concede such a time from the 908hp petrol-electric weapon is feasible.
A 6:47 lap time would undercut the road-ready Porsche 918 by 10 seconds and matches the track-only Pagani Zonda R.
Watching the tail end of this video also gives some idea as to what an annoyance amateur spy photographers must be at times for manufacturers going about their daily work.
6 replies on “Rumour: McLaren P1 laps Nürburgring in 6:47”
First of all, the McLaren doesn’t sound anywhere as good as the Porsche or Ferrari, and secondly, the track setting on McLaren’s suspension lowers the car down to an illegal, track only, race car like ride height. So unlike the Porsche, it’s not really road legal from that perspective.
What a ridiculous comment.
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