Bizarre: Bugatti Chiron at Le Mans faster than LMP1 Audi

Posted on 23-06-2016 at 7:39 by RubenPriest – 36 Comments”

The Chiron gave the racers and the crowd.

The PR-machine of Bugatti runs at full speed. The brand was with Chiron a few weeks ago to be present during the 24h of the Nürburgring and at Le Mans was the 1500 hp which hypercar to be spotted.

Bugatti CEO Wolfgang Durheimer to bounce back on the track with the Chiron and knew a speed of 380 km/h to catch up on the legendary Circuit de la Sarthe. With this result, says the car manufacturer with the fastest car on the circuit of all participating race cars. In the field of lap times it is of course a different story.

Currently it has Audi with the R18 the fastest LMP1-racer in your hands. The German sample of the earth with a speed of 342 km/h on the track. The racers today are more tuned for downforce to be harder through the corners to be able to have a blast. This is turned at top speed. The attempt of Bugatti was, incidentally, including the chicane on the Mulsanne Straight. Might be able to without this chicane at a speed of thick above the 400 km/h to be achieved.