918 Spyder Testing At The Nürburgring
Everybody knows about the 6 minutes 57 seconds Porsche 918 run, but did you know that a prototype 918 managed to do a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time of 7 minutes and 14 seconds. It happened in 2012, on September 18 with Marc Lieb behind the wheel. The 918 Spyder prototype achieving a 7:14 lap time on Nürburgring Nordschleife and the video shows Walter Röhrl and Chris Harris among the others.
The Porsche 918 was initially designed to be able to lap Nordschleife in 7:22. Considering its heavy weight, it would be a good result, but as Porsche already had a faster car, the 911 997 GT2 RS with it’s 7:18 lap record, the Weissach engineers had to push the 918 further. The Weissach edition of the 918 Spyder was able to lap the Nordschleife in only 7:14 on September 18, 2012. This of course with the street legal Michelin tyres. And this time even from the standing start!
The fins behind the rear wheels are part of the Weissach racing package. © Porsche
991 rear lamp used on the 918 prototype. © Porsche2012 September 18: 918 Spyder prototype achieving a 7:14 lap time on Nürburgring Nordschleife. Video shows Walter Röhrl and Chris Harris among the others.
