Our goal was to set new lap records for a front-wheel drive car at 5 of Europe’s legendary race circuits. Thanks to the winning combination of 5 top racing drivers and our standard Type R, the challenge was a complete success.
Where next after Europe? Well, there’s one track that former World Champion, Jenson Button – driving a Formula One car at a promotional event – holds the unofficial lap record. It’s known as Bathurst, Mount Panorama… and it’s in Australia.
Formula One star, Jenson Button completed a successful record-breaking lap of this iconic circuit in Bathurst, Australia; showcasing what is possible from a production-specification Civic Type R on road tyres. Here’s how he achieved it.
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Lap record number 1: WTCC driver Esteban Guerrieri (02.01.51)
Lap record number 2: NSX Super GT star Betrand Baguette (02.53.72)
Lap record number 3: BTCC legend Matt Neal (02.31.32)
Lap record number 4: WTCC driver Tiago Monteiro (02.01.84)
Lap record number 5: Former Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button (02.10.19)
In April 2017, the Civic Type was the fastest front-wheel drive production car ever around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with a lap time of 7min 43.8seconds.
“Anything you drive around Mount Panorama is pretty amazing. Up across the top of the mountain, the Type R is so fast through there … it was really good fun,” Jenson Button
Created to be the most exhilarating and rewarding drive in the hot-hatch arena, the same specification Type R is available in the showroom. You can arrange to test drive this exciting car by contacting one of our dealers.
