McLaren P1 'Has Beaten' Porsche's Nürburgring Lap Record By 10 Seconds

McLaren's unofficial time of 06:47 means the P1 is 10sec quicker than the Porsche 918

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McLaren has reportedly snatched the Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap record for production cars by a massive 10 seconds from Porsche.

Porsche's lap record looks to be in jeopardy... Porsche's lap record looks to be in jeopardy...

The McLaren P1's unofficial time of 06min 47sec tears the crown off the 918 Spyder hypercar's head, a record it's only had to its name since September 4 2013.

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While McLaren remains tight-lipped about the lap record, we're expecting a glowing press release and accompanying official video of the lap to be with us in the coming weeks.

Watch A McLaren P1 Break Every British Speed Limit.

Until then, here's amateur video footage of the unofficial 06:47 lap time as uploaded by YouTuber Swsthebest1994.

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McLaren's official stats of the P1 hypercar make for some interesting reading. The car's 3.8-litre, twin-turbocharged V8 and electric motor produce a combined 908bhp.

The P1 can hit 0-62mph in just 2.8secs, 124mph in 6.8secs and will top out at a limited 217mph. Crucially too, the hypercar's massive stoppers enable the P1 to decelerate from 62-0mph in just 30.2m – less than a third of the distance required by the Highway Code. Just the thing for a Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap record, then...

Well done McLaren, you've unofficially done Britain proud!

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