evo Leaderboard lap times – the world's fastest cars tested on track

Welcome to the evo Leaderboard, a timing board for the world’s fastest and most exciting performance cars. We’ve been lapping the UK’s fast car elite at leading circuits for nearly 30 years and the resulting lap times form a fascinating insight into the capabilities of these models.

Lapping a closed circuit is a critical part of getting under the skin of any performance car – and gives us a solid basis to objectively understand how different cars drive up to and over the limits reachable on road. The evo Leaderboard is the definitive guide to how the fastest cars in the world perform on track, featured both in print and on video via our YouTube channel.  

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This is not an entirely scientific exercise: different days, drivers, weather and track conditions will and do vary timings, but in the hands of our experienced drivers it’s a valuable baseline to work from, and a whole lot of fun at the same time. 

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Most of our evo Leaderboard lap times are set at the Anglesey coastal circuit, but we’ve also used the Bedford Autodrome and Blyton Park for timings, so have included those in separate lists, too. The drivers are all evo staff members and regular

Across all the circuits we’ve used, we sometimes lap individual cars, or pit rival models against each other in Head-to-Head battles, or feature giant track tests like Track Car of the Year to let the stopwatch decide a winner – it never lies, after all.

Anglesey Coastal Circuit | evo Leaderboard

• Anglesey, UK. GPS: 53.188372, -4.496385. Length: 1.55 miles

In 2024, the evo Leaderboard gained its fastest time yet, set by James Taylor in the Revolution 500 Evo track car, that he then raced at Zandvoort in 2025. It’s worth noting that the British-built, 608bhp/ton Revolution is a dedicated track and race car, and is not road-legal. Its scorching lap time of 1:05.3 is seriously impressive, however. It’s followed by another British track car, the rapid Radical SR3 XXR.

Behind the Revolution and Radical, the top spot for a road-legal car on our leaderboard is occupied by a British-built favourite, the single-seater BAC Mono R. That lap time was set on slick tyres, however, meaning the fastest lap for a road-legal car on road-legal tyres is another single-seat BAC model: the Mono 2.5. The latest inductee is the Dallara EXP, which matches the Mono 2.5, albeit on slick tyres.

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In addition to the new hybrid 911 GTS, we have the Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RS joining the leaderboard alongside a fresh time for the standard 911 GT3 RS. 

Needless to say it was very interesting to pit the standard car against the MR. The Manthey Racing car managed a 1:09.9 – making it the fastest road-legal two-seater car we’ve yet timed, ahead of the 1:10.0 time set by Steve Sutcliffe in the Ferrari’s SF90 Assetto Fiorano on Michelin Cup 2 R tyres – while the standard car’s updated time is 1:11.2. For context, the lighter and more focused Ariel Atom 4R managed a 1:11.1. The 911 GTS meanwhile managed a 1:15.3.

The SEAT Leon Cupra Sub8 still holds the benchmark lap for a hot hatchback, although many of its contemporary rivals have yet to set a time in Wales.

Fastest cars at Anglesey 

• Fastest lap: Revolution 500 Evo
• Fastest lap by a road-legal car: BAC Mono R
• Fastest lap by a road-legal two-seater car: Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RS
• Fastest lap by a hot hatch: SEAT Leon Cupra Sub8

Click on the links in the table below to find out more about the fastest evo Leaderboard cars and watch the lap videos...

• * Not road legal
• # On slick tyres

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Why choose the Anglesey circuit?

Noise restrictions, cost and availability are the prosaic considerations; circuit design and lap length the critical attributes that need to suit the very particular demands of testing and filming.

Though we also use both Bedford Autodrome and Blyton Park for certain lap timing comparisons, Anglesey’s Coastal Circuit on the North Wales coast is the perfect home for our Leaderboard series, thanks to its ideal combination of compact 1.55-mile lap length, challenging layout and utterly breathtaking backdrop. That it’s just a stone’s throw from some of the UK’s best driving roads is a welcome bonus.

The lap itself is a challenge for both car and driver. Not so much that it pushes the machinery beyond what’s reasonable or rewards excessive risk-taking from the driver, but enough to test the limits of grip and braking, punish poor traction and allow power and torque to make a difference, but not dominate.

At Anglesey as on the road, confidence and consistency are key, thanks to a satisfying blend of corners with fast turn-in points that place an emphasis on balance and feel, together with slow, technical elements requiring precision. Linked by a long enough straight (albeit a curved one!) that allows the quickest cars to breach 150mph, the Coastal Circuit is just about perfect for our needs.

Which bits present the biggest challenges? Well, much like any other circuit the quick stuff gets your attention, but it’s the slower sections where you can make or lose the most time.

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About the track

The lap starts with Target, a tricky medium quick left-hander usually taken in 3rd gear. You want a settled, neutral balance here that allows you to carry some speed as you turn-in, then get back on the power as soon as you can and let the car run to the generous exit kerbing.

You then need to coax the car back to the left-hand side of the track for before the big braking zone into The Hairpin, which is slightly banked to help fire you out onto the short straight like a roulette ball. Depending on the car you’ll be up into the top-end of fourth gear before Church. If it’s a quick car you’ll need to brake and possibly shift down a gear before carrying as much speed as you dare on turn-in. Too much and you’ll waste time trying to balance the car, but too little and you’ll know it immediately. Either way you’ll be cursing all the way to the School kink, which is one of those just flat corners, even in something as quick as a GT3. 140+mph never feels quicker than here...  

That’s why the rush up the hill after School is the most unforgiving of mistakes, as the braking area switches from a helpful uphill gradient to a tricky plateau just when you need to gather things up for the tight left-hander at Rocket In. And all the while you’re busily downshifting and trying to keep the car as far to the right as possible.

The transition into the right-hand hairpin at Rocket Out requires patience and discipline in order to get a clean exit for the short climb to Peel. Harder than it looks thanks to an inviting entry and a slightly tighter apex-to-exit placed on a crest that falls away as you chase the throttle, this is where we got those smokey slow-mo shots.

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The downhill braking area into to the Corkscrew complex tends to tie every car in a knot, as you’re simultaneously braking and turning slightly left. It’s the one place you’ll feel the ABS kick-in, or lock an inside front wheel. If you can hit the left-hand kerb then the sharp right element is pretty straightforward. Just stay off those jagged saw-tooth kerbs!

The final turn onto the Pit Straight is frustrating for it always tempts you to carry slightly too much speed in, which compromises your exit speed for the dash to the line. Hold your nerve and don’t turn-in too early and all that’s left is to run two wheels over the smooth exit kerbing to complete the

Bedford Autodrome West Circuit | evo Leaderboard

• Bedfordshire, UK. GPS: 52.235133, -0.474321. Length: 1.8 miles

Bedford Autodrome may be lacking any gradient and features but the circuit combines a variety of challenging corners that need skill to master. At the same time there's plenty of room to pick your lines and learn the car you're driving.

It also happens to be the lynchpin of our annual evo Track Days series and a stone’s throw from the evo editorial office. For our Leaderboard timed laps we favour the west circuit configuration.

Fastest cars at Bedford Autodrome 

• Fastest lap: Porsche Cayman GT4 PDK
• Fastest lap by a four-door car: BMW M3 xDrive
• Fastest lap by a hot hatch: Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition

Blyton Park Outer Circuit | evo Leaderboard

• Lincolnshire, UK. GPS: 53.460093, -0.688666. Length: 1.6 miles

One of the UK’s newer circuits Blyton Park, near Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, opened its pit lane in 2011. The 1.6-mile lap was designed by ex-touring car ace Eugene O’Brian with a little help from our very own John Barker. It’s been used regularly for Leaderboard laps over the years and been the venue for a few of our Track Car of the Year tests. The current record time was set by Ariel’s Atom 3.5R. Even fellow track specialists like the Radical RXC Turbo and BAC Mono couldn’t match its sub-one minute mark.

The track is a real challenge, featuring everything from a tight, low-speed chicane to a fearsome high-speed esses section. By missing out the chicane along the straight, the big-hitters can really open their lungs, too.

Fastest cars at Blyton Park 

• Fastest lap: Ariel Atom 3.5R
• Fastest lap by a hot hatch: Renaultsport Mégane 275 Trophy-R

Jump back up the page for more evo Leaderboard lap times with these links...

• Anglesey evo Leaderboard
• Bedford evo Leaderboard
• Blyton evo Leaderboard

To try your own quick laps at some of the UK's top race circuits, find out more about evo Track Days.

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