What is the fastest motorsport?

Drag Racing
The top cars can hit over 325mph. They are the fastest accelerating machines in the world, capable of reaching 100mph in under a second. Races last only a few seconds and drivers are subjected to up to 4Gs.
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Whats faster F1 or Nascar?

These cars can achieve the top speed of just over or 212mph, accelerating from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds. In addition, while F1 cars reach 200mph in just 9 seconds, NASCAR vehicles will only attain 160mph in that same duration. In short, F1 cars are faster than NASCAR cars in terms of outright top speed.
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Which is faster F1 or IndyCar?

F1 cars are built for speed through corners and turns, and can accelerate faster than IndyCar vehicles. IndyCar, though, may have the higher top speed. The top speed record in a Formula 1 race is 231.4 mph, set by Valtteri Bottas in 2016.
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Which race series is fastest?

The starting point is F1. There's no question that it's the fastest category in the world. Therefore, it automatically assumes an index of 100.000, with everything else measured against that. The first task was to take F1's fastest qualifying times at each circuit from 2021.
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Is there anything faster than F1?

Porsche's new 919 Hybrid Evo Le Mans Car is Faster than an F1 Car​ After retiring from the top tier of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) last year, Porsche have released their LMP1 car of any regulations and made it faster than an F1 car. Now, that's how to have 'one last hoorah'.
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Formula 1 Speed Compared to Other Race Cars



Is MotoGP faster than F1?

At 221.5 mph on a bike to 234.9 mph in an F1 car, Moto GP is slower, but both are incredible speeds to hit in the heat of competition and while utilising the skill required to navigate tracks and other drivers. As reaffirmed by Red Bull, F1 cars can go faster around a track than MotoGP motorbikes.
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Is the Porsche 919 faster than F1?

The wheels of the Porsche 919 Evo may not be running anymore, but when they did, they ran the fastest, with speeds akin to Formula 1 cars.
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Is Formula E faster than F1?

Are Formula 1 cars faster than Formula E cars? Yes, Formula 1 cars are faster — although thanks to constant technological innovation, Formula E cars are making big strides.
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What is the easiest motorsport?

1. Autocross. One of the cheapest and easiest ways to get started in motorsports. You can take your own street car racing.
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What is the best motorsport?

The Most Popular Motorsports in the World
  • Formula 1. Formula 1, or F1, is the most popular racing series in the world right now. ...
  • NASCAR. NASCAR is the 2nd most popular motorsport series in the world and the top-watched motorsport series in the United States of America. ...
  • IndyCar. ...
  • MotoGP.
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Is NASCAR faster than IndyCar?

At the Indy 500, cars can exceed 240 mph entering Turn 1 or Turn 3. Because the race is on an oval, there is more sustained speed, especially on the ⅝-mile straightaways. Scott Dixon won the pole position with a four-lap qualifying run averaging 234.046 mph. NASCAR Cup cars can top 220 mph on a straightaway.
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Are Formula 1 cars the fastest?

Is a F1 car the fastest car on track? The fastest single-seater race car is the IndyCar, not Formula 1. IndyCar's Top track speed is 380km/h (20km/h faster than F1).
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Is NASCAR bigger than Formula 1?

With Formula 1 attendance achieving around 4 million people per year in total, and NASCAR achieving around 3.5 million people per year. According to statistics the global TV viewership's for Formula 1 in 2019 stood at 471 million. The same source claims that TV viewership for NASCAR stood at 2.92 million in 2019.
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Are F1 cars faster than supercars?

Nothing can lap faster than an F1 car. Although there are some supercars that are able to hit higher top speeds, lap time is made up in the corners. F1 cars simply produce so much downforce that they can corner at much higher speeds even than other open wheelers like IndyCars.
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Is F1 the fastest motorsport?

While this is certainly fast, F1 cars aren't quite the fastest single-seaters – that accolade goes to IndyCar. While F1 isn't as quick in a straight line, the series' focus on downforce and cornering speeds means that F1 cars are generally faster over an entire lap.
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Can an F1 car beat a NASCAR?

F1 cars would beat a NASCAR around a superspeedway oval track. The open-wheel, high downforce design of the F1 car would allow it to maintain a fairly constant speed around the oval, while stock cars lose speed on the banks, leading to a faster lap time.
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Which motorsport has the best drivers?

Formula one racing is called the pinnacle of driving. Millions of dollars are invested in Formula One cars, and their drivers are some of the best in the world.
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What is the cheapest form of motorsport?

Go-karting is known far and wide as the world's most affordable motorsport. While this may be the case, the price of competitive racing varies greatly depending on your category. To start off in go-karting though you should be able to buy a go-kart, safety gear and pay the additional participation fees for under $5K.
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What is the easiest racing to get into?

Autocross. Autocross is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to get into racing. Typically, autocross is where an organization rents a parking lot and sets up a temporary racetrack using cones.
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Why is Formula E so boring?

Its graphics and visualization looks childish. They count drivers' names down with an 360 degree animation of each, the font and colors ressemble an animated movie instead of an actual racing event. The cars are much slower than its ICE brother, Formula 1. It looks a bit uninteresting.
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Is Tesla in Formula E?

Tesla has also dabbled in electric racing. Despite not entering any Formula E races, the company's high-end Model S Plaid went around the Nürburgring's Nordschleife in September, reportedly scoring a lap record for electric vehicles.
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Why is F1 faster than Fe?

Formula 1 cars produce a lot more downforce than Formula E cars, allowing them to corner faster. In fact, cornering speeds are a Formula 1 car's biggest strength, and if you compare it to any other car around a circuit, the fast corners are where Formula 1 cars gain the most time.
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What does GTD mean in racing?

GT Daytona (GTD)

The GT Daytona cars are enhanced (not defined by) technology and utilize the global FIA-GT3 specification. The GTD class consists of cars from leading manufacturers such as Acura, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG, and Porsche.
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Is Audi going to F1?

Audi and Porsche will both enter Formula 1, Herbert Diess, CEO of parent company Volkswagen Group, has confirmed. During an online 'Dialogue with Diess' question-and-answer session, Diess said the group's Audi and Porsche brands will both join the sport.
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Why did Porsche leave F1?

At the end of the season, Porsche withdrew from F1 due to the high costs, just having acquired the Reutter factory. Volkswagen and German branches of suppliers had no interest in an F1 commitment as this series was too far away from road cars. Privateers continued to enter the outdated Porsche 718 in F1 until 1964.
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