At the end of last month, the Porsche 919 Evo obliterated the Nordschleife lap record. It was a record that took 35 years to beat, but it seems challengers are already looking for a way to dethrone it as the King of the Ring.
When Stefan Bellof set a 6:11 lap around the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 1983 driving a Porsche 956, many considered that record to be unbeatable. For 35 years, it has been.
After three Le Mans victories and six World Championship titles, the Porsche 919 retired from competitive racing last year. Now it’s doing a victory lap — or more appropriately, laps, as it travels the globe in 2018. The goal? Outright lap records at some of the world’s greatest circuits.