1 Min 42 Secs : Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Sets New Lap Record For Electric Cars At Interlagos

1 Minutes 42 Seconds : Porsche Taycan Turbo GT sets new lap record for electric cars at Interlagos.

Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package shaved almost eight seconds off Taycan Turbo S’s 1:49.8 minutes set in 2022.

Interlagos’ lap record follows on from three other records for the Taycan Turbo GT, set by Porsche development driver Lars Kern.

The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach package has set a new lap record for electric cars at Interlagos, São Paulo, after lapping the 4.3-kilometre circuit in a record time of 1:42.1 minutes seconds on 5 February 2025.

Behind the wheel is Felipe Nasr, three-time IMSA champion and three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, who not only shaved almost eight seconds off the record set by the Taycan Turbo S in 2022 (1:49.8 minutes) but also beat the production-car lap record set by the 911 Turbo S (1:43.087 minutes) by just under a second.

“Coming to Interlagos and getting behind the wheel of the Taycan Turbo GT right after winning the 24 Hours of Daytona was an incredible experience,” says Porsche works driver Nasr.

“It’s amazing how brutally the car accelerates and delivers its power,” continues the Porsche Penske Motorsport team driver.

“The steering of the Taycan Turbo GT was very precise in the slow corners and remained stable even under heavy braking. The balance, the grip – a real performance machine.”

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“Our goal was to set a new record to show the strengths of the new Taycan model series – just in time for its debut on the Brazilian market,” says Peter Vogel, CEO of Porsche Brazil. “The outstanding performance of the Taycan Turbo GT is truly impressive.”

Officially known as the Autodrome José Carlos Pace, the circuit is Brazil’s home of Formula 1 and the FIA Endurance Championship (WEC). The circuit is known globally for the successes of national hero Ayrton Senna in the races of the early 1990s.

São Paulo’s lap record follows on from three other records for the Taycan Turbo GT, set by Porsche development driver Lars Kern, including the 2:11.28 minutes around the Shanghai International Circuit in October 2024.

In spring 2024, Kern set new lap time of 1:27.87 minutes at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in California while a pre-production version of this model lapped the Nordschleife in just 7:07.55 minutes.

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