Czinger 21C | Breaking Laguna Seca's Lap Record

The Czinger 21C has reclaimed the Laguna Seca lap record in its home state of California. 🇺🇸
On Monday, August 26, the Czinger 21C, driven by Joel Miller, set a new production car lap record time of 1:24.75, marking the third major track record for Czinger brand this summer. The 21C set the first and fastest official production car lap record at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) on July 24, 2024, with a time of 2:10.7. A week earlier, the 21C shattered the Goodwood Hillclimb record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, completing the run in 48.82 seconds. These back-to-back victories confirm Czinger's position as the leader in hypercar performance on the global stage.
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[@sidthiru1509]

Czinger really ain’t letting that Jesko record slide 😂

[@HectorVo-rr1ik]

Great jobs guys

[@WAOF1_Toby]

Only beat the Jesko by 0.11 seconds though. The Jesko could destroy this lap if they tried again

[@lukecarroll19]

​@@WAOF1_TobyThis is the definition of coping cause you could use the same logic for the Czinger if the Jesko happens to overtake.

[@WAOF1_Toby]

@EricGunggiShow Goodwood doesn’t mean much, any car can be quicker up there. It’s down to the driver more than the car.

[@mansnilssonmoraeus1447]

@@lukecarroll19 No you cant because czinger has been here many times while it was the jesko drivers first time here, they could probably improve my a second or two while the czinger cant

[@matteosiefert846]

Love this back and forth of Laguna Seca records, well done!

[@SuvroSawon]

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[@aku1561]

1.24.86 made by the jesko, 1.24.75 made by the czinger. Just wow

[@sapo229]

i think the jesko can get it back easily, its very close and the driver of the jesko said it was hes very first time at laguna seca

[@HurstTheHybrid]

​@@sapo229 also they did say the driver only had 5 minutes of track diagram preview. The driver babied the jesko. So Cainger had to get a driver with over 900 hours of experince to even beat the jesko... Czinger trying to get clout over a babied jesko 😂

[@WAOF1_Toby]

@@HurstTheHybrid yeah it’s crazy, Jesko could be in the 23s if it tried

[@herr_bouchnak]

@@WAOF1_Toby a second is alot at those speeds, its not something you shave off easy. but cudos to both brands for pushing the limits of science and driving.

[@WAOF1_Toby]

@@herr_bouchnak it wasn't a second, it was a tenth of a second. but yeah ig fair play to both companies

[@StephenWilsonDuraiA]

Czinger old record was beaten by jesko and now they are breaking jesko 's record 😂😂

[@realname5332]

I was on vacation in Monterey this week and took a trip up to Laguna on Monday. I saw the very same car on the track. Super cool

[@StephenWilsonDuraiA]

@@realname5332 Nice! 💛 😉

[@justincharles6585]

As they should

[@corystansbury]

That's how records work

[@SuvroSawon]

And Mcmurtry can do it in 1.18

[@philstubblefield]

A few years ago, it was Koenigsegg and Bugatti going back and forth with various records, and now it's Czinger and Koenigsegg! 😁

[@MistyTires_YT]

but is this car street legal?

[@djroboscope]

@@MistyTires_YTyes it is

[@matmul4850]

But it's a hybrid unlike Bugatti and the Jesko.

[@Rngh00101]

​​@@matmul4850 Bugatti and Koenigsegg Have Hybird cars as well

[@feld3d]

@@djroboscope Im pretty sure its not. Since its a single seater in the middle. Even the Mclearn speed tail couldn't get it due to the seat in the middle. The Mclearn F1 car got it years ago.. but things have changed since then.

[@adonislimes6156]

Keoingsegg: New track record!! Czinger: *And I took that personally*

[@realname5332]

I just happened to be on vacation in Monterey this week, and I’ve always wanted to see Laguna, so I went up there on Monday and saw this exact car on the exact date they beat the record! That’s so cool.

[@shadowdraco8660]

LUCKY! I wish I was there😭

[@davecech4741]

I love living here...the car scene is just part of it though. You should plan to come during car week, check out the "Exotics on Broadway" event that is on Saturday. It's free and it's hard to believe how much car eye candy there is. It really blew up this year, I couldn't believe how many people were there.

[@shadowdraco8660]

@@davecech4741 I’ll take a look. Thanks.

[@realname5332]

@@shadowdraco8660 I was the only one there. Nobody else was walking around the track at the time. Just me and the squirrels lol. The pits were off limits though. I tried to walk in and they told me it wasn’t allowed that day. I can see why now.

[@realname5332]

@@davecech4741 I unfortunately missed car week by a few days. It was a family golfing trip, except I don’t golf, so I spent the whole time wandering around Monterey/Carmel. I knew I had to take an uber up to Laguna once I saw how close it was to Spanish Bay.

[@armankiarmankii]

Competition breeds Progress and Innovation. Super awesome to see Czinger, a relatively young company beat records. Keep up the great work! 🌟

[@ajayjuneja7841]

It's so wonderful to see this friendly competition! Yay!!

[@Tom-gh6qo]

Absolutely brilliant. Well done Czinger.

[@tomchristensen4829]

But Koenigsegg jesko record is 1:24:86 in street mode and it dont got 3 electric motors and a v8 with 950 hp so Koenigsegg jesko is all v8 motor with 1600 hp so czinger just proved how impressive Koenigsegg's record is.

[@Tom-gh6qo]

@@tomchristensen4829 electric motors are not going to be an easy advantage, especially for track times. they are a lot of weight. for example, the rimac nevera laps the nurburgring slower than a porsche gt2 rs, with a lot lot less power

[@volgaksoy]

Would've expected much better lap time around 1:23. It looked like the car was struggling to rotate and understeering. The Vmins on each turn weren't even that high for a car that's supposed to have crazy aero and so light.

[@padreccraccsocks]

For the uninitiated, claiming it won only by tenths, less than a second. Leguna Seca is a lot shorter track compared to the Nurburgring Laptimes that we're used to seeing. Hence why we dont see the time difference in seconds. Here even Tenths account for Years in car time. Excited to see them both push limits.

[@kovyrshinv]

CVK is already rolling another Jesko on plane ramp as we all watch this video.

[@patrickrosington1174]

Koenigsegg is way more impressive anyways. This is a full on race car lmao Might as well just run the 919 evo at that point. You cant daily this(lets be real itd be fucking AWFUL) no creature comforts etc. Jesko is a fucking LUXURY car thats beating record after record. This is a race car they BARELY made street legal.

[@Vincent_Stevens]

@@patrickrosington1174 Astronomical Cope ngl. You aint doing 300 mph anywhere on the street. And Koenigsegg has been around since 2005, to think that a start up manufacturer used 3D printing to set production car lap records is brilliant. Yall Koenigsegg fans simply glaze too much. Automotive tech and innovation will always be impressive, no matter the brand. Reviewers have driven the 21C on road and its pretty compliant to the surface changes. And no, the Jesko is NOT a luxury hypercar. That goes to Pagani and Bugatti. No one would try to daily a Koenigsegg 7 days of the week, keep it real. Stiffer ride than the Utopia and Chiron, and you really think it's a luxury car 😂

[@Arithmophobia]

@@patrickrosington1174 koenigsegg fans stay coping

[@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale]

​@@Vincent_StevensKoenigseggs have used 3d printed exhaust manifolds and such for over a decade. FYI. Why doesnt this POS even have full carbon rims? lol

[@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale]

And it is a single seater, lmao

[@ted_nemeth]

I LOVE the Czinger story. Father /son project…vision, execution. Made in America. I can not fathom making SUCH a complicated product like a road-legal car….made in America. A huge accomplishment. And damn that look beautiful in green. I’d love to shoot a video for you guys one day. Keep pushing.

[@Girlandsilly]

How is it single seater and still road legal

[@ted_nemeth]

@@Girlandsilly - two things: it is legal to have a single seater car in the United States. Second…the Czinger does have two seats. The passenger seat is directly behind the driver.

[@Your-Local-RX-Guy]

Props to the video editor. This is short, sweet, and professional. I am now a Czinger fan.

[@nighttrain1565]

Probably has 3 or 4 more seconds in it with proper setup. Driver was fighting catastrophic understeer. I felt the fear through the screen lol

[@declanhawken5367]

that long turn 3 and 4 right hander had me honestly thinking he was going to understeer off the track >.

[@alexupton4030]

1:46 understeer missed that one by a mile lol

[@flyingphoenix113]

Quite a sloppy lap overall tbh. Probably a full second still on the table.

[@areenbhalekar949]

@@flyingphoenix113they really did try to set her up best time possible as they were testing for 3-4days, looks like this was the best it could do, This video was posted 4 days after the record (record was made on 26th Aug), whereas koe posted that video just the day after the record

[@zinkyyyyyyyyyy]

@@areenbhalekar949 cope

[@areenbhalekar949]

@@zinkyyyyyyyyyy xd

[@douglasgrossnickle3614]

What? Haha, keyboard drivers with tier peanut gallery comments.

[@sebastienb899]

Thanks for showing the unedited simple onboard.

[@djrixxard]

Wonderful lap

[@ericgordon4746]

Wow, my favorite track. It is great to watch it all fold out lately 👍

[@radekszafran1896]

Koenigsegg today be like: "finally a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!"

[@t_q1799]

First time hearing about this car, and wow I am blown by it's styling, performance, acceleration etc!

[@TheRoggan123]

Well done, awesome car!

[@adityamahajan322]

Congratulation guys!

[@Arf3114]

Bravo to Czinger and the Driver! But don’t expect it to last, Koenigsegg wasn’t trying their hardest at all. They will come back, and they will shatter these records to oblivion. Saying this respectfully, we witnessed their record lap in person. They have so much room to improve already with what they have and didn’t have to use their resources to the extreme. The driver was inexperienced on the track and so was the car, but this is the start to a great rivalry I believe. Keep pushing the limits! We love this as Motorsport enthusiasts

[@duaneedwards5439]

Long live the KING! Bravo gentlemen!!!!

[@malcolmar]

Well done Czinger. Well done! BTW that seating position is perfect for the track. It is like you are in an enclosed formula 1 car. Wow!

[@TranscendedEngineering]

Czinger - 1:24.75 vs Koenigsegg Jesko 1:24.86. Amazing cars _ but for me it's Koenigsegg all the way.

[@A.Majeed_]

congratulations!

[@akshatjohri5241]

Wow 11 milliseconds faster than jesko, jesko can take it back anyday

[@K3Vz0]

Especially when you think about that it was the first time the drivers drove on that track

[@lukecarroll19]

And the Czinger could also take back the Jesko's record if that happens. But the fact is, currently, one car has a faster record than the other.

[@betelgeuse227]

11 Hundrwths not miliseconds

[@origaminefretami3480]

They will.

[@Shadowboost]

1.1 tenths of a second. That's not 11 milliseconds

[@salahdehina9733]

Someone, who's not a professional driver, went out in a McMurtry Speirling Pure for the first time, running only 50% power and downforce and accidentally broke this record by several seconds. Let that sink in. Fans are truly OP

[@joydash6622]

the car has some more time in it!! Really smooth

[@djrixxard]

I think the limitation is the road legal tires.

[@lukecarroll19]

​@@djrixxardgood point

[@alim7502]

YES YES I love this rivalry

[@Mario_RX7]

So awesome to think that these are road legal cars!🏎️

[@boatymcboatface666]

Game on! Curious, is this beast homologated world wide?

[@diemes5463]

So glad to see this, grew up going to Laguna seca for moto gp, nice to see a local manufacturer hold the record! Excited to see what comes next!

[@Tommyrot28]

Why is this company so underrated?

[@2fast2nick]

Just a smaller company

[@timwilson1339]

Give it a year- There'll be a Czinger in every other driveway.

[@kingofspies1]

It just feels like it is plastic quality. Since most of the cars built very differently, they feel like a hypercar McLaren from what I have seen.

[@UKBUILT]

Because their new and unknown to many. They are proving themselves to be good competition 😎👍

[@K3b1bisLtu]

They're relatively new

[@AErealm]

Amazing car, Jesko is amazing as well. I hate the idea of losing my passion of internal combustion engines though the McMurtry "accidental" flying lap 6 seconds faster than this record is crazy.

[@StephenWilsonDuraiA]

Keep going czinger u can do it i believe in czinger this is an underrated company for sure❤❤❤❤

[@yan4ncrosss974]

Now this is good competition! Congrats to the team!!!

[@helfmeyerglenn491]

So cool to watch the onboard, as I've driven this track in Playstation.... love Laguna Seca. ❤

[@Sunedosa]

Gotta say that i reckon if they go back again with the Jesko and use a driver that has previous experience of the track other than on playstation plus a proper harness (they used a regular seatbelt) i think they could definatly move the goalpost again with a larger margin than -0.00.09 .

[@TurninTrackOut]

Kinda blew T2/4/10 so 1:24 is very fast. Awesome engineering.

[@beetalius]

I've driven this track before. Those speeds are astonishing.

[@jaybrown4246]

This is the new " Ring " for track records....

[@markhylton5734]

Awesome job, Team! Well done!

[@Jdman9477]

That green is phenomenal

[@maxxedredlineproductions]

Honestly, I could see the top speed version of the Czinger being the world record in the near future. They should go for it! I cannot wait to see what comes from this brand next.

[@carfanatic3661]

I timed the McMurtry Spëirling while they were doing an exhibition lap during the Rolex reunion at 1:18 I guess it’s not really in production yet?

[@DaMasterChief94]

It's a track only vehicle and all the laps they show are from the track only vehicle. The Pure "production" version is not out yet .

[@4literv6]

@@DaMasterChief94 I thought the records being set by mcmurty this year were all from a production intent speirling pure? That's still only making about 80% of max power and down force per max Chilton their main development driver whose from f1. 🤔

[@WeirdBrick]

@@DaMasterChief94 I think it’s the production car but it’s not a actually out yet! Also running at lower power. Either way I still put it in a category of its own tbh even if it is a production car.

[@MonicaHolly143]

​@@4literv6 they should sell first before calling any of their car production spec. U can call a top fuel dragster a production spec car but as long as it isnt on sale it is still not production car and just experimental/track only

[@carfanatic3661]

They also said when I talked to the mechanics that their pro driver wasn’t there until the following week. One of them was going to drive it.

[@machspeed20]

Koenigsegg fans are insufferable in here. Both cars have a lot more time that can be made. Dont have to rage and spred misinformation because your favorite car brand lost a record.

[@cheddarcultist]

Brother, you should see some of the reasons the Egg Fanboys 🍳 gave and I am dead serious when I say this. 1.From Jesko being 100 hp less some 400 hp less during record run. 2. To single seater 3. To Not roadlegal 4. To test driver 5. To None sold. 6. One evey brought up "Crashtest databases" 😂😭😭 And that's just from what I remembered. They can't just accept it for some reason, it's like they're held hostage. Both cars efforts should be respected.

[@machspeed20]

@@cheddarcultist early 2010s bugatti fanboy vibes from them.

[@cheddarcultist]

@@machspeed20 Also similar to the Tiktok JDM fanboys. Braincell slaughter fr 🙏

[@r7cardosuarez806]

​@@cheddarcultistand they are all valid. None of these cars are sold.

[@alpacaman6256]

This is my second time watching this lap. It almost looks slow with how smooth and stable it is. And then you look at the speeds it's pulling on corner exit and from 100-140 mph.

[@TylerKoven]

Time to update Wikipedia!

[@supercars_worldwide570]

Damn this thing is fast🔥🗿

[@robertojofre15]

what a beast!! congrats!

[@adrian9098]

Absolute Monster 🤯 and I see room for improvement too 👍

[@DvlNarsist]

Competition is all i want, Czinger is 🔥

[@funny_river9119]

Fr I'm not like protecting Koenigsegg or being strictly Czinger fan, I like both and it's good that they compete because then they have a reason to upgrade

[@dinushasampath923]

Congratulations !!!

[@Skippy2Ton]

Impressive time. The McMurtry was quicker (6s) but it's not a production car, and the Czinger isn't a fan car. For what this is it's really quite amazing.

[@sangamum9192]

USA 🇺🇸🎖️🦅🦅🦅⚠️💥💥💥

[@roblogan6703]

I know I'll never be able to afford one, but...USA USA USA USA!!!

[@petersafwat8228]

oh boi CvK wont be happy about this

[@andrijaandjelkovic5751]

CvK probably already have Jesko on a plane to Laguna

[@SynchroFPS]

So obviously GTE/GTD cars are race cars that don't have to abide by production car regulations, but how does a car that weighs the same or a bit more, has half the horsepower, and cost 3x less have a faster lap time around here? What is the difference?

[@DVGMACMUSIC]

And the battle begins

[@alvinmvula7013]

Czinger is amazing

[@leeaxon01]

vs 1:24.86 😆 Love it. He's so right...the track is the ultimate leveller. I'm sure CVC will enjoy this little back and forth. Great work everyone.

[@Aeroswine1776]

Well done 🏆 🎉 I hope you can keep it up

[@RorZFilms1]

Congrats!

[@robertmoore119]

Looks excellent! Record time also!

[@bluesky6361]

Production car? How many have they built? One?

[@Radke32]

The only time rpm dropped below 5K was entering the corkscrew, that's was sick!

[@WeylandLabs]

Nürburgring were coming for you !

[@ZisWile]

Are Czingers fully homolugated?

[@r7cardosuarez806]

Nope.

[@greatwallofmeat]

Insane lap, though Koenigsegg can easily take it back. Still, very impressive cor a street legal car to pull more than 2 g's.

[@chevyfan029]

Did I see over 2 lateral Gs at one point? Insane!

[@M1710]

You can see how much better lines Joe Miller is doing with the Czinger 21C compared to the ones done by the Jesko driver. I believe a more seasoned driver with the Jesko would go sub 1:24 mark or at least nudging it.

[@homestyle2000]

despite this, there was still a lot of understeer through T4... both cars still have some lap time to pick up.

[@hugo-pg5tv]

The Jesko didn't even run a setup for the track and he used regular seatbelts.

[@skyrunner37]

Individual efforts? Thanks to your team...

[@DriveManual]

such a cool camera angle

[@35degC]

that green carbon fiber and the car itself is beautiful af

[@turcenoarthurjamil4364]

is it still a protype or in production?

[@MOTOMAD555]

Why are the speed and rev overlays so miss matched to the image and sound?

[@Brikzilla]

Both Koenigsegg and you guys better watch out when I bring my 350z back to Laguana🤪

[@wxyz2589]

holy f the speed in that t1 is insane

[@niransilva777]

I agree the record broken is too close to call it a big win...but what a beautiful car and what an achievement to a smaller company...just an amazing 3D printed car!

[@jansefran1752]

This is not driving ... This is flying. 🚀🛸✈

[@Brian_McWilliams]

Hard to believe less than 10 years ago the record was held by a viper 🤣 this thing seems comparatively alien.

[@MeowTown433]

The first turn was epic 160mph slowed down like it was nothing. That new 3D technology is really effective i See never seen a car approach a turn that fast before

[@299kmh9]

Interessant wäre welche Reifen verwendet wurden?

[@mpalaouros21]

Czinger's position as the leader in hypercar performance on the global stage.

[@lukeaddison96]

Exceptionally quick lap but not a super well driven lap as first 2 sectors had lots of room for improvement. There is at least a low 24 in it 🏁

[@olo398]

Nice! Great job ya'll.

[@everythingNotHere]

Me:👀 Also me: jumps in the sim rig, loads track That was a kick ass lap!

[@Cheaphorsepower]

Sounded like there was more left on the table at the line too

[@paulmickle1135]

Corkscrew at 50+ is like going left 2 lanes, right 2 lanes, at freeway speeds, over a crest

[@kingarturo458]

This car is awesome it's like a LMP1 car and a F1 car had a baby plus it's road legal 🙏❤️

[@94carbonteg]

Awesome

[@dustinfaulkner2624]

Koenigsegg is the shit and is by far my favorite automotive manufacturer. This car is one of the coolest cars out all year. Solid work. Respect.

[@mak450]

There's alot of Koenigsegg fanboy excuses in these comments 🤣

[@MrConraA]

That thing is stretching the line between production car and track day weapon

[@MaeveSterling]

That's -0.00.09 faster than jesko

[@budokpantai]

I honestly thought Czinger can go at least 1 sec faster than Jesko Attack record since it's lighter and more track bias compared to a Jesko Attack. If that's their best time, I reckon Koenigsegg can go back and put a pro driver, and easily get better lap time.

[@svenlarsson803]

Koenigsegg is in another league . The comparison is joke. If you get it you get it.

[@Sunedosa]

@@svenlarsson803 True, the Jesko even had regular seatbelts and no harnesses. Like budokpantai said they could easily get a better time with a pro driver WITH a harness. Marcus said that his ass left the seat going over the hump at the starting line lol xD

[@cheddarcultist]

​@@budokpantai Brother tenths matter alot in Laptimes, also the Czinger was working with alot less power (1200 v 1600)hp. Both cars are great.

[@budokpantai]

@@cheddarcultist I never said it doesn't matter. My point is Koenigsegg can easily break that record with another attempt, especially with a pro racing driver. Also, I wasn't underestimating Czinger, I just thought they would be significantly faster than a Jesko Attack.