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Record Breakers

Here are the Supercar record breakers, the fastest and the firsts for speed, acceleration and power.
Click on any of the car names below for a full supercar profile.


First 150mph car First 200mph car First 250mph car
Mercedes 300SL Gullwing
165mph in 1957
Ferrari F40
201mph in 1987
Dauer 962LM
251mph in 1996
 
First 300mph car First sub 5 sec
0-60mph
First sub 4 sec
0-60mph
Bugatti Chiron Supersport 300+
304mph in 2019**
AC Cobra 427
4.2sec in 1965
Porsche 959
3.9sec in 1986
 
First sub 3 sec
0-60mph
First sub 2 sec
0-60mph
First sub 10 sec
0-100mph
Dauer 962LM
2.6sec in 1996
Aspark Owl
1.7sec in 2020
Panther 6
8.0 sec in 1977*
 
First sub 5 sec
0-100mph
First sub 10 sec
0-100-0mph
First sub 10 sec
1/4 mile
Bugatti Veyron Supersport
4.9sec in 2010
Ultima GTR 640
9.8sec in 2004
Ultima GTR 720
9.9sec in 2006
 
First sub 7 min Ring Lap First 500bhp car First 1000bhp car
Radical SR8
6:55 in 2005
Panther 6
~600bhp in 1977
Koenig Competition Evolution
1000bhp in 1990
 
First 1500bhp car First 2000bhp car First 1000bhp/ton car
Mansory Carbonado
1578bhp in 2014
Devel Sixteen
3000bhp in 2022
Weineck Cobra 760 CUI
1117 bhp/ton in 2005

Top Speed History
year mph car
1954 165 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing
1962 170 Ferrari 250GTO
1966 171 Lamborghini Miura P400
1968 175 Ferrari Daytona
1970 176 Lamborghini Miura S
1971 180* Monteverdi Hai 450SS
1977 200* Panther 6
1979 205* Koenig Ferrari 512BB
1984 189 Ferrari 288GTO
1986 197 Porsche 959
1987 201 Ferrari F40
1988 213 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
1990 230* Koenig Competition Evo
1991 237* Koenig C62
1991 217 Jaguar XJ220
1991 218 Bugatti EB110
1994 240 McLaren F1
1996 251 Dauer 962LM
2005 253 Bugatti Veyron
2006 256 SSC Ultimate Aero TT
2008 257 9FF GT9-R
2010 268 Bugatti Veyron Supersport
2012 270* Hennessey Venom GT
2012 272 9FF GT9 Vmax
2014 273* Koenigsegg One:1
2017 278 Koenigsegg Agera RS
2019 304** Bugatti Chiron SSport 300+
2021 295 SSC Tuatara
2025 308 Yangwang U9 Xtreme

 

Standing 1/4 History
year sec car
1960 14.5 Aston Martin DB4 Zagato
1966 12.4 Ford GT40
1987 12.0 Ferrari F40
1988 11.7 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
1990 11.2* Vector W8
1991 11.6 Jaguar XJ220
1994 11.1 McLaren F1
2000 11.1 Stealth B6
2001 10.7 Hennessey Venom 800
2004 10.5 Ultima GTR 640
2005 10.2 Bugatti Veyron
2006 9.9 Ultima GTR 720
2006 9.9 SSC Ultimate Aero TT
2010 9.9 Bugatti Veyron Supersport
2012 9.6 9FF G-Tronic
2015 9.2 Ultima Evolution
2019 9.2 Ultima RS
2020 8.7 Aspark Owl
2021 8.6 Rimac Nevera
2022 8.0** McMurtry Speirling
2025 7.9 Rimac Nevera R

 

Nurburgring Lap History
year time car
1989 8:05 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
1991 7:46** Jaguar XJ220
1993 7:44 Bugatti EB110 SS
1996 7:11* McLaren F1
2002 7:44 Pagani Zonda C12S
2003 7:32 Porsche Carrera GT
2004 7:28 Porsche Carrera GT
2004 7:18 Donkervoort D8 RS
2005 6:55 Radical SR8
2009 6:48 Radical SR8 LM
2010 6:47** Pagani Zonda R
2017 6:45** NIO EP9
2017 6:43 McLaren P1 LM
2018 6:38 Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR
2022 6:24 Mercedes AMG One
0-60mph History
year sec car
1954 7.2 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing
1959 5.9 Chevrolet Corvette C1
1960 5.8 Aston Martin DB4 Zagato
1965 4.2 AC Cobra 427
1979 4.0* Koenig Ferrari 512BB
1986 3.9 Porsche 959
1987 3.9 Ferrari F40
1988 3.7 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
1990 3.5* Koenig Competition Evo
1991 3.4* Koenig C62
1991 3.6 Jaguar XJ220
1992 3.0* Schuppan 962CR
1992 3.5 Caterham 7 JPE
1994 3.2 McLaren F1
1996 2.6 Dauer 962LM
2005 2.5 Bugatti Veyron
2007 2.5* Caparo T1
2010 2.4 Ariel Atom 500 V8
2010 2.4 Bugatti Veyron Supersport
2012 2.4* 9FF G-Tronic
2014 2.2 Porsche 918 Spyder
2021 1.7 Aspark Owl
2022 1.4** McMurtry Speirling
2023 1.6 Dodge Challenger SRT 170
2025 1.6 Rimac Nevera R

 

0-300kmh History
year sec car
1990 16.0* Koenig Competition Evo
1994 22.0 McLaren F1
2003 17.0 Lotec Sirius
2005 16.7 Bugatti Veyron
2005 10.0* Weineck Cobra 760 CUI
2008 15.8 9FF GT9-R
2010 14.5 Bugatti Veyron Supersport
2011 14.5 Koenigsegg Agera R
2012 12.8 9FF GT9 Vmax
2014 11.9 Koenigsegg One:1
2021 9.7 Aspark Owl
2021 9.2 Rimac Nevera
2022 8.4* Hennessey Venom F5
2024 7.9 Rimac Nevera R

 

Max Power History
year bhp car
1954 240 Mercedes 300SL Gullwng
1960 314 Aston Martin DB4 Zagato
1964 390 Iso Grifo 400
1965 485 AC Cobra 427
1977 600* Panther 6
1979 650 Koenig Ferrari 512BB
1990 1000 Koenig Competition Evo
2003 1200* Lotec Sirius
2005 1001 Bugatti Veyron
2005 1100 Weineck Cobra 760 CUI
2006 1183 SSC Ultimate Aero TT
2010 1183 Bugatti Veyron Supersport
2012 1244 Hennessey Venom GT
2012 1381 9FF GT9 Vmax
2014 1578 Mansory Carbonado GT
2021 1953 Aspark Owl
2022 3006* Devel Sixteen
2025 2959 Yangwang U9 Xtreme
0-100mph History
year sec car
1961 16.5 Jaguar E-Type (Mk I)
1962 12.6 Ferrari 250GTO
1965 10.2 AC Cobra 427
1977 8.0* Panther 6
1986 8.6 Porsche 959
1987 7.8 Ferrari F40
1988 6.8 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
1994 6.3 McLaren F1
2000 6.3 Stealth B6
2000 6.3* TVR Cerbera Speed 12
2001 5.9 Hennessey Venom 800
2003 5.9* Lotec Sirius
2004 5.5 Ultima GTR 640
2005 5.5 Bugatti Veyron
2006 5.3 Ultima GTR 720
2009 5.0* Caparo T1
2010 4.9 Bugatti Veyron Supersport
2013 4.8 McLaren P1
2014 4.7 Ferrari LaFerrari
2018 4.4 Bugatti Chiron Sport
2020 4.4 McLaren 765LT
2021 3.2 Rimac Nevera
2022 2.6** McMurtry Speirling
2025 2.9 Rimac Nevera R

 

0-100-0mph History
year sec car
1987 13.7 Ferrari F40
1992 12.4 Caterham 7 JPE
1995 11.5 McLaren F1 LM
1999 11.3 Caterham R500
2003 11.0 Ferrari Enzo
2004 10.7 Caterham R500 Evo
2005 9.8 Ultima GTR 640
2006 9.4 Ultima GTR 720
2015 8.8 Ultima Evolution
2018 8.5 McLaren Senna
2020 7.9 Ferrari SF90 Stradale

 

Max Torque History
year lb/ft car
1954 210 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing
1960 278 Aston Martin DB4 Zagato
1965 480 AC Cobra 427
1977 600* Panther 6
1990 738 Koenig Competition Evo
2001 900 Hennessey Venom 800
2005 922 Bugatti Veyron
2005 1299 Weineck Cobra 760 CUI
2015 1475 Koenigsegg Regera
2021 1475 Aspark Owl
2021 1696 Pininfarina Battista
2021 1696 Rimac Nevera
2023 2581 Koenigsegg Gemera

Top Speed by Decade
decade mph top 3 cars
1960's 175 Ferrari Daytona
171 Lamborghini Miura P400
170 Ferrari 250GTO
1970's 205* Koenig Ferrari 512BB
200* Panther 6
180* Monteverdi Hai 450SS
1980's 213 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
201 Ferrari F40
200 Lister Le Mans
1990's 251 Dauer 962LM
240 McLaren F1
237* Koenig C62
2000's 257 9FF GT9-R
256 SSC Ultimate Aero TT
255* Hennessey Venom 1000
2010's 295 SSC Tuatara
278 Koenigsegg Agera RS
273* Koenigsegg One:1
2020's 308 Yangwang U9 Xtreme
304** Bugatti Chiron SSport 300+
281* Czinger 21C
0-60mph by Decade
decade sec top 3 cars
1960's 4.2 AC Cobra 427
5.3 Ford GT40
5.7 Alfa Romeo T33 Strad
1970's 4.0* Koenig Ferrari 512BB
4.8* Panther 6
4.8* Monteverdi Hai 450SS
1980's 3.7 Ruf CTR Yellowbird
3.9 Ferrari F40
3.9 Porsche 959
1990's 2.6 Dauer 962LM
3.0 Schuppan 962CR
3.1 LeBlanc Caroline
2000's 2.5 Bugatti Veyron
2.5* Caparo T1
2.6 Ultima GTR 720
2010's 2.2 Porsche 918 Spyder
2.3 Bugatti Chiron
2.3 Mansory Carbonado GT
2020's 1.4** McMurtry Speirling
1.6 Rimac Nevera R
1.6 Dodge Challenger SRT 170
Max Power by Decade
decade bhp top 3 cars
1960's 485 AC Cobra 427
390 Iso Grifo GL400
385 Bizzarrini Strada 5300
1970's 650 Koenig Ferrari 512BB
600* Panther 6
450 Monteverdi Hai 450SS
1980's 650 Aston Martin Bulldog
496 Lister Le Mans
478 Ferrari F40
1990's 1000 Koenig Competition
850 Lotec C1000
730 Dauer 962 LM
2000's 1200* Lotec Sirius
1183 SSC Ultimate Aero
1120 9FF GT9-R
2010's 1750 SSC Tuatara
1578 Mansory Carbonado GT
1479 Bugatti Divo
2020's 3006* Devel Sixteen
2959 Yangwang U9 Xtreme
2300 Koenigsegg Gemera
   * claimed or unofficial
   ** not fully road legal, or not in standard road spec



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