Faster than Formula 1 | New record for the Volkswagen ID.R at Goodwood

Volkswagen ID.R once again makes motorsport history with a new record in Goodwood
First electric race car to hold the all-time record at the ‘Festival of Speed’
Romain Dumas (F) breaks long-standing Formula 1 record by 1.7 seconds

The first electric race car to beat Formula 1: The Volkswagen ID.R has made motorsport history again by setting a new all-time record at the ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’. Romain Dumas (F) completed the 1.86-kilometre track in the south of England in just 39.90 seconds. In doing so, the 500-kW (680-PS) electric race car broke the previous record, which had stood for 20 years, by 1.7 seconds. He also took victory in the ‘Sunday Shootout’. The previous record at the famous hillclimb was set in 1999 by Nick Heidfeld (D) in a 574-KW (780-PS) McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 with a combustion engine.

“In setting the new all-time record at the ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’, the ID.R has once again shown that Volkswagen’s electric powertrain can outperform even the most powerful conventional powertrains,” said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets. “Romain Dumas exploited the full potential of the ID.R on this short but tricky track. After the victory on Pikes Peak and the e-record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, he has now achieved another milestone for electromobility. It was a strong performance from our whole team, which only had a very short time, in which to get a lightweight variant of the ID.R up and running for the ‘Festival of Speed’.”