How Fast Does A Formula 1 Car Go And How Fast Does it Run ?
How Fast Does A Formula 1 Car Go And How Fast Does it Run ?
The high speeds that are developed in Formula 1 are one of the most striking aspects for fans of the competition, and in DAZN we are going to detail how much the single-seaters run in the ‘Grand Circus’.
Every race weekend, Formula 1 brings together millions of fans around the world. The passion for the four wheels and everything that surrounds the ‘Gran Circo’ arouses an unusual interest in every corner of the planet.
One of the data that most attracts the attention of fans, whatever their condition, is the maximum speed that a Formula 1 single-seater is capable of reaching.
The extremely high speeds at which the cars, driven by talented drivers who demonstrate their tenacity and skills on circuits all over the world, are one of the most striking aspects of the World Championship.
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For all these reasons, we at DAZN are going to solve some of the questions that most interest Formula 1 fan and we are going to break down what are the top speeds reached by F1.
378, A FIGURE FOR HISTORY
The highest speed ever reached by a Formula 1 car is nothing less than 378 kilometers per hour. The dizzying record was set by Valtteri Bottas, aboard a Williams, in qualifying for the 2016 European GP, held in Azerbaijan.
The long straight at the Baku Street Circuit allowed the Finn, aided by Max Verstappen’s slipstreaming, to smash the previous record, held by Juan Pablo Montoya since 2005, when he reached 372.6 kilometers per hour.
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In the case of the Colombian driver, he achieved the highest speed in the history of Formula 1 in a private test at Monza, when he reached a dizzying speed in a McLaren.
Curiously, the two highest speeds in the history of F1 are the work of a Mercedes engine, since both Montoya’s McLaren and Bottas’ Williams were powered by the same brand, even though in the case of the Finnish driver it is a hybrid engine.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A FORMULA 1 CAR TO GO FROM 0 TO 100?
Formula 1 single-seaters set most of the speed records in the world championships held in all sports. The acceleration of the cars is one of the most developed aspects and, throughout history, they have left data to remember.
In this regard, it has been proven that a Formula 1 car goes from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in less than three seconds. Specifically, it takes 2.8 seconds to reach a three-digit speed. From 0 to 200, on the other hand, it takes about five seconds and, to reach 300 kilometers per hour, it takes about ten seconds.