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Fastest race cars

The 7 quickest race cars to 60 mph in the set. The Porsche 917/10 Spyder leads at 1.82 s.

The fastest race car here is the Porsche 917/10 Spyder (1971), which reaches 60 mph in 1.82 s — but over a standing quarter mile the Mclaren MCL39 is quicker still, at 8.63 s. The highest trap speed of any race car here is the Mercedes-Benz W17’s 181.7 mph.

Simulated, not measured — every car computed from its published kerb mass, rated power and drivetrain, then fitted to its own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Porsche 917/10 Spyder Mclaren MCL39

Starts with the quickest here against its closest rival from another marque. Pick any two from the list below, shuffle for a random pair, or change the surface, the weather and the distance once it is running.

Every one, quickest first

Race #CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
1Porsche 917/10 Spyder19711.82 s8.70 s170.9 mph1,000 bhp
2Mclaren MCL3920252.22 s8.63 s179.3 mph1,035 bhp
3Audi R10 TDI20062.32 s9.32 s158.5 mph650 bhp
4Mercedes-Benz W1720262.41 s8.83 s181.7 mph1,038 bhp
5Toyota GT-One TS02019993.37 s10.56 s147.7 mph591 bhp
6Porsche 935 J19793.72 s11.46 s134.6 mph675 bhp
7Lola T296 BMW19763.76 s11.29 s132.1 mph380 bhp

Tap + on any two rows to put them on the line together, or the name for that car’s own figures.

Questions

What is the fastest race car?
The Porsche 917/10 Spyder (1971), which reaches 60 mph in 1.82 s. It is the quickest of the 7 race cars listed here. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Which race car is quickest over the quarter mile?
The Mclaren MCL39, in 8.63 s at 179.3 mph. That is a different car from the 0-60 leader, the Porsche 917/10 Spyder: a quick launch and a quick quarter mile are not the same thing. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Which race car has the highest trap speed?
The Mercedes-Benz W17 at 181.7 mph through the quarter-mile lights. Trap speed tracks power against weight, so it rewards a different car from the one that launches best. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How many race cars are listed?
7, ranked by simulated 0-60 mph time, from the Porsche 917/10 Spyder at 1.82 s to the Lola T296 BMW at 3.76 s.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure here is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. Each car is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces its own published acceleration figures. Because every car is run in identical conditions — dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout — the ranking is a fair comparison even though no individual time is a timing slip.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.