Porsche has smashed the record for the Nurburgring for a production car lap at the famous 12.8 mile German circuit with a lap of 6 minutes, 57 seconds in its 918 Spyder.

Marc Lieb set the time on MIchelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires – dipping below the magical seven minute barrier for the first time for a car with global road homologation.

Rally legend and Porsche test driver Walter Rohrl and the company’s test driver Timo Kluck were also on hand for the test – all recording laps under the seven minute mark.

The radical hybridisation of the 918 Spyder from the very outset is what made this lap record possible” says Dr. Frank Walliser, head of the 918 Spyder project.

“The lap time on the Nordschleife is and remains the toughest measure of a super sportscar. Posting a time of 6.57 minutes, we achieved a result of which everyone in the development team and at Porsche as a whole is rightly proud.”

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