GMA T.50 Niki Lauda units new lap document at Bahrain Worldwide Circuit
The Gordon Murray Automotive’s (GMA) T.50 Niki Lauda has been greenlit for manufacturing, and as Dario Franchitti was finishing the ultimate laps in the course of the Manufacturing Approval Check on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, he went on to set a brand new lap document.
The GMA T.50 Niki Lauda accomplished the lap in 1 min 53.03 seconds. That’s sooner than the quickest GT3 race automobile that has ever lapped this observe.
“The T.50s is probably the most partaking automobile I’ve ever pushed. For pure enjoyable issue, it surpasses all different track-only fashions, my favorite supercars of all time, and even the race vehicles I drove to a number of world championship wins,” Franchitti stated.
“Gordon got down to create the best on-track driving expertise ever. The crew has greater than delivered. The suggestions, responsiveness, efficiency, sound, visibility, braking, stability… every little thing… it’s simply excellent.”
The T50 Niki Lauda makes use of a 3.9-litre, naturally aspirated V12 engine that makes 711 hp @11500 rpm and 358 lb-ft @ 9000 rpm. The engine drives the rear wheels by way of a 6-speed paddle shift gearbox. The automobile weighs simply 852 kg and has a power-to-weight ratio of 835 hp/tonne.
