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Old 29 Sep 2019, 23:36 (Ref:3930981)   #2
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Here's the listing of quite a few of the more significant rovals. Not being as familiar with the British GT field, I left both driver last names listed for the Rockingham lap records. For a few of the others as well, I took an educated guess as to which driver set the quick time. Also, not surprisingly, the Brooklands info is a bit more iffy; the year isn't an absolute certainty, and the lap speed is taken from a book I have, from which I calculated the lap time; the Grenzlandring speed is calculated, too.

Adelaide Int'l Raceway
1.498 miles (2.410 km), 9 turns
Record: Peter Brock, 51.100 (105.534 mph); Chevrolet Monza, 1982 (Group 5)

Atlanta Motor Speedway
2.522 miles (4.059 km), 15 turns
Record: P.J. Jones, 1:12.104 (125.918 mph); Eagle GTP Mk.III Toyota, 1993 (IMSA GTP)

AVUS
1.640 miles (2.639 km), 7 turns
Record: Bernd Schneider, 57.020 (103.543 mph); Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo2, 1992 (DTM)
3.032 miles (4.880 km), 7 turns
Record: Hans-Joachim Stuck, 1:30.050 (121.213 mph); Audi V8 Quattro, 1991 (DTM)
5.039 miles (8.110 km), 7 turns
Record: Volkert Merl, 2:02.130 (148.534 mph); Porsche 956, 1983 (DRM Group C)
5.157 miles (8.300 km), 5 turns
Record: Gerhard Koch, 2:13.500 (139.065 mph); Porsche 906, 1967 (Group 6)
11.987 miles (19.290 km), 5 turns
Record: Luigi Fagioli, 4:08.200 (173.865 mph); Auto Union Type C Streamliner, 1937 (F. Libre)
12.163 miles (19.573 km), 5 turns
Record: Hans Stuck, 4:31.100 (161.515 mph); Auto Union Type B, 1935 (F. Libre)

Brooklands
3.369 miles (5.422 km), 9 turns
Record: N/A
2.267 miles (3.648 km), 9 turns
Record: Raymond Mays, 1:44.913 (77.790 mph); ERA B, 1937 (Voiturette)

California Speedway
2.880 miles (4.635 km), 21 turns
Record: Didier Theys, 1:29.151 (116.297 mph); Dallara SP1 Judd, 2002 (GA LMP900)

Charlotte Motor Speedway
2.260 miles (3.637 km), 14 turns
Record: J.J. Lehto, 1:04.096 (126.935 mph); BMW V12 LMR, 2000 (ALMS LMP900)
2.250 miles (3.621 km), 12 turns
Record: Al Holbert, 1:04.920 (124.769 mph); Porsche 962, 1985 (IMSA GTP)

Daytona Int'l Speedway
3.560 miles (5.729 km), 17 turns
Record: Oliver Jarvis, 1:33.685 (136.799 mph); Mazda RT24-P, 2019 (IMSA DPI)
3.560 miles (5.729 km), 17 turns
Record: P.J. Jones, 1:33.875 (136.521 mph); Eagle GTP Mk.III Toyota, 1993 (IMSA GTP)
3.870 miles (6.228 km), 14 turns
Record: Mario Andretti, 1:50.989 (125.526 mph); Porsche 962, 1984 (IMSA GTP)
3.840 miles (6.180 km), 11 turns
Record: Bob Wollek, 1:42.155 (135.324 mph); Porsche 935 L, 1983 (IMSA GTX)
3.810 miles (6.131 km), 11 turns
Record: Mark Donohue, 1:41.250 (135.467 mph); Ferrari 512 S/M, 1971 (WSC Group 6)

Grenzlandring
5.700 miles (9.173 km), 5 turns
Record: Toni Ulmen, 2:35.454 (132.000 mph), Veritas RS 2000 BMW, 1951 (S2.0)

Homestead-Miami Speedway
2.300 miles (3.701 km), 11 turns
Record: Darren Law, 1:11.806 (115.311 mph); Riley Mk.XI Porsche, 2010 (GA DP)
2.300 miles (3.701 km), 11 turns
Record: Didier Theys, 1:10.108 (118.103 mph); Dallara SP1 Judd, 2002 (GA LMP900)
2.210 miles (3.556 km), 14 turns
Record: Ricardo Zonta, 1:14.298 (107.082 mph); Mercedes-Benz CLK LM, 1998 (FIA GT1)

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.530 miles (4.071 km), 13 turns
Record: N/A, 2020 (FIA GT3)
2.439 miles (3.925 km), 14 turns
Record: Ryan Dalziel, 1:17.603 (113.145 mph); HPD ARX-03b, 2014 (IMSA Prototype)
2.534 miles (4.078 km), 13 turns
Record: Scott Pruett, 1:22.191 (110.990 mph); Riley Mk.XXVI BMW, 2013 (GA DP)

Iowa Speedway
1.300 miles (2.092 km), 9 turns
Record: Michael Valiante, 41.624 (112.435 mph); Riley Mk.XI Lexus, 2007 (GA DP)

Kansas Speedway
2.370 miles (3.814 km), 9 turns
Record: Scott Pruett, 1:09.745 (122.331 mph); Riley Mk.XXVI BMW, 2013 (GA DP)

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
2.500 miles (4.023 km), 16 turns
Record: N/A, 2019 (FIA GT3)
2.250 miles (3.621 km), 12 turns
Record: Allan McNish, 1:06.628 (121.571 mph); Audi R8, 2000 (ALMS LMP900)
2.150 miles (3.460 km), 11 turns
Record: Wayne Taylor, 1:10.198 (110.260 mph); Ferrari 333 SP, 1998 (IMSA WSC)
1.940 miles (3.122 km), 11 turns
Record: Butch Leitzinger, 1:05.117 (107.253 mph); R&S Mk.III Ford. 1997 (IMSA WSC)

Lausitzring
2.817 miles (4.345 km), 14 turns
Record: Jan Lammers, 1:38.173 (103.299 mph); Dome S101 Judd, 2003 (FIA SCC LMP900)

Mallory Park
1.350 miles (2.173 km), 6 turns
Record: Les Aylott, 46.000 (105.652 mph); Ardua Ford, 1971 (Group 6)

Michigan Int'l Speedway
1.900 miles (3.058 km), 11 turns
Record: Klaus Ludwig, 1:05.016 (105.205 mph); Ford Mustang GTP, 1984 (IMSA GTP)
3.000 miles (4.828 km), 15 turns
Record: Denny Hulme, 1:32.500 (116.757 mph); McLaren M8B Chevrolet, 1969 (Can-Am)

Montlhery
4.850 miles (7.805 km), 22 turns
Record: Helmut Marko, 2:30.300 (115.856 mph); Porsche 917 Spyder, 1971 (Group 6)

Monza Combined
6.276 miles (10.100 km), 19 turns
Record: Pedro Rodriguez, 2:48.100 (134.406 mph); Ferrari 312 P, 1969 (WSC Group 6)
6.214 miles (10.000 km), 11 turns
Record: Mike Parkes, 2:46.900 (134.035 mph); Ferrari 275 P2, 1965 (WSC Group 7)

Ontario Speedway
2.940 miles (4.731 km), 13 turns
Record: Michael Keyser, 1:43.604 (102.158 mph); Chevrolet Monza, 1976 (IMSA GTO)

Phoenix Int'l Raceway
1.510 miles (2.430 km), 13 turns
Record: P.J. Jones, 49.669 (109.445 mph); Eagle GTP Mk.III Toyota, 1992 (IMSA GTP)

Pikes Peak Int'l Raceway
1.289 miles (2.074 km), 9 turns
Record: Andrea Montermini, 48.716 (95.254 mph); Ferrari 333 SP, 1997 (IMSA WSC)

Pocono Raceway
2.800 miles (4.506 km), 9 turns
Record: Pete Halsmer, 1:20.701 (124.906 mph); Porsche 962, 1985 (IMSA GTP)

Rockingham Motor Speedway
1.940 miles (3.122 km), 12 turns
Record: Johnston/Adam, 1:16.075 (91.804 mph); Aston Martin Vantage GT3, 2016 (BGT GT3)
2.050 miles (3.299 km), 13 turns
Record: Attard/Sims, 1:22.280 (89.694 mph); BMW Z4 GT3, 2015 (BGT GT3)
1.950 miles (3.138 km), 14 turns
Record: Mullen/Marchos, 1:20.379 (87.366 mph); Ferrari F430 GTC, 2006 (BGT GT2)
2.450 miles (3.943 km), 15 turns
Record: Balfe/Derbyshire, 1:36.869 (91.051 mph); Mosler MT900R, 2003 (BGT GT)
2.560 miles (4.120 km), 16 turns
Record: McKellar/Erdos, 1:39.352 (92.761 mph); Saleen S7-R, 2002 (BGT GT)

Talladega Superspeedway
4.000 miles (6.437 km), 18 turns
Record: Peter Gregg, 1:52.364 (128.155 mph); Porsche 935, 1978 (IMSA GTX)

Texas Motor Speedway
2.324 miles (3.740 km), 13 turns
Record: Allan McNish, 1:12.716 (115.056 mph); Audi R8, 2000 (ALMS LMP900)

Texas World Speedway
1.920 miles (3.090 km), 10 turns
Record: Wayne Taylor, 55.057 (125.543 mph); R&S Mk.III Oldsmobile, 1996 (IMSA WSC)
3.000 miles (4.828 km), 14 turns
Record: Denny Hulme, 1:31.600 (117.904 mph); McLaren M8B Chevrolet, 1969 (Can-Am)

Hope you enjoyed some of the drivers and machines that set some of those benchmarks.

Last edited by Purist; 30 Sep 2019 at 00:01.
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