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Originally Posted by AU N EGL
Look at the Circuit LaSarth. P1 cars are allowed to run down to 3:30 per lap, no faster. With top speeds just under 200+/- mph on the straights. Several years ago 240-260 mph was realistic, but rules and safety ( plus chicanes) slowed the P1 cars down
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But again it depends what you mean by 'slowed'.
The Group C Nissan in 1990 did a 3.27 in qualifying with 1200bhp, but was running 3.35-40 race pace.
The R10/908 with 700bhp ran 3.26 qualifying and 3.26-3.35 race pace.
The fastest ever qualifying lap was a 3.21 by a Peugeot 905 in '92 (way quicker than even the Toyota TS010), but during the race it again was running 3.32-3.40 laps.