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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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