Chevrolet Corvette Demolishes Chevrolet Corvette Record in Canada

The 1,064-horsepower Corvette ZR1 just sliced 3.9 seconds off the production car lap record at Canada's quickest circuit.

We've covered the Corvette ZR1's lap record dominance a few times this year. How could we not, as the 1,064-horsepower American supercar has been laying waste to competitors costing multiple times its $185,395 ($241,789 CAD) starting price. The latest record comes from the far away land of Canada, where the Corvette's latest victim is... a Corvette.

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP, formerly and still regularly referred to as Mosport) is one of the quickest tracks in North America. Comprising 10 corners and 2.459 miles (3.957 kilometers), purpose-built race cars can lap it in barely over a minute. The previous production car record was held by the current Corvette Z06, with Canadian Ron Fellows behind the wheel. He had clocked a 1:22.12 lap time in 2023, so it seems only fair Fellows set the latest record behind the wheel of the ZR1.

In Chevy Canada's accompanying YouTube video, it looks like just seven laps in Fellows had already beat the record by nearly two seconds. There was still time left on the track however, and after clocking well over 1.5 lateral gs in most corners and a wild 178 mph (286 km/h) on the back straight, Fellows and the crew celebrate their 1:18.22 record. For comparison, we were hitting almost 155 mph (250 km/h) at that same part of the track in a CT5-V Blackwing when that car launched. Gulp.

Why are you still reading this? Go watch the video, and maybe let Chevrolet know where it should capture a new record next.

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