Ferrari 296 GTB / Nordschleife 6.58,70 min / First Sub 7 Ferrari / HOT LAP sport auto

Car: Ferrari 296 GTB Assetto Fiorano Paket
Driver: sport auto's Test Driver Christian Gebhardt
Tyre: Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R
Track: Nordschleife
Time: 06.58,70 min
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[@mgcharoudin]

Wild🔥 Fantastic drive!

[@12345678939218]

Misha, that isnt the full lap right? 200m missing. But its a really good One, congrats to Ferrari.

[@amarjit_singh_]

@@12345678939218 Sport Auto configuration is 20.6 km.

[@ionutmacri]

Misha what is your personal record and on what car?

[@coolguy_2997]

Seems like the sf90 you drove was much more stable overall on the track and much faster accelerating out of the slow corners and had no such understeer - it was probably due to the fact that the sf90 has awd, wider tires front and rear and more aero. Or maybe the suspension alignment on this 296 was off as on all Ferraris from factory

[@bikemike1118]

One hell of an ugly looking Ferrari! Shame on you, Ferrari!

[@andreasbeaufort3594]

Flugplatz at over 180km/h and over 330km/h (dash) on the straight. This car is a masterpiece and this driver is a BEAST!

[@clkgtr12]

And that's just the gtb when the special version comes out it'll be mental

[@elijahprasad7884]

@@clkgtr12 Even more mental is what the LaFerrari successor will be.

[@trumanhw]

​@@elijahprasad7884 ... exactly. 202 mph on the back straight & over 1.5G turns. And YET..? The naturally aspirated Flat-6, no hybrid-BS GT3 RS CRUSHED this time. Viper ACR was ~15 sec slower, but with a manual gearbox. Could be close w a DCT

[@Wickedsight]

Always interesting to see how close actual racing drivers are to the steering wheel when compared to regular people trying to drive sporty.

[@Fester_]

That's because they're tiny and pedals only adjust so much.. Ever see a 6 year old child steering while seated on someone's lap? (I don't know if that's true, but, what the heck).

[@jirilzicar5995]

@@Fester_ nope, it's because sitting upright and close to the steering wheel gives you the most control.

[@GuilNascimento]

The basic rule is thumb is you stretch your arm with your shoulder touching the seat and your wrist should touch the top of the steering wheel.

[@GuilNascimento]

@@Fester_ sorry mate, not right there at all.

[@homehome6739]

Have you seen the height of the driver in the end! That's why he is so close. Thank me later!

[@MarMPB]

Sensational video! That Supertest is very important after the victory of the 296 GT3 on the 24H Nurburgring race. That’s an excellent performance for a sport car with such clean and subtle aerodynamics (no enormous rear wing, front spoiler, canards, extractors, etc.). The 296 GTB design is very elegant and streetable. As it is, it’s not a track car. I think that with some set up improvements it can do even better! 🏆

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

I wouldnt say its not a track car. Its a Ferrari, Ferraris arent daily cars, they are cars meant to be driven like this. What is a GT, or a daily car is just a Ferrari way to distinguish their cars from each other. Although to be fair, Ferraris track cars are not street legal cars, like the 599XX.

[@elwingy]

@@emiliospowerballer1441 It depends on the ferrari model we are talking about. The 296 in this form is not a track oriented car. Its is meant more as a daily gran turismo driver rather than a track focused one. Which is why Ferrari will release the "Pista" version of it in due course like it did with other models. Even these Pista ones are not hardcore track cars like the McLaren Senna for example. Ferrari doesnt use rear wings and big spoilers etc, not often at least. It prefers a clean design. It is indeed impressive for that 296 gtb with RW drive to manage such a time. And I would argue that the time could be better as there were a few occasion where there were small errors.

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

@@elwingy I see your point, but personally, it's just something that I disagree with, for a few reasons. 1) Ferrari produces high end sports cars. So the justification that they are not 'track' enough seems absurd to me. But I do, absolutely agree with you that the cars they test on the Nurburgring can be a lot more 'track focused'. But if you consider that the 296GTB produces 830PS, while its slower than a Lamborghini Huracan, it seems to me that Ferrari doesn't do enough to be competitive. Rather, because it sells 'exclusivity' it focuses more on sales volume than competitive performance 2) For an 830PS sports car, the 296GTB is relatively slow. However, I'm certain just like you, that if Ferrari cherry picks a few things including the driver, a 6:50ish isn't unreliastic. But also keep in mind, the flag sports car of the Ferrari, the SF90 has not been tested on the Nurburgring. I reckon it probably could beat the Lamborghini Aventador. I get what you are saying, but beyond 700PS, a car just can not be a normal daily, or even a GT car. I love Ferrari, I know everything there is to know about Ferrari, but I can see through their BS sometimes. Their marketing department is really good, but in reality, they only sell exclusivity with the idea that if you dont like our products, go somewhere else

[@MyRealName]

​@@emiliospowerballer1441 You have a very free definition of a track car. By your definition every fast sports car is a track car. That's like putting a Porsche Turbo in the same brackets with the GT3 rs. Yes, turbo is also fast on track, but it's not a track car. Also, why did you pick 700 hp as a boundary? Would an 800 hp bentley not be a gt car? It's a track car because it's powerful? Can't be driven daily because it's powerful? Or driven gently on long trips? Cmon man have some common sense. This Ferrari is not a track car, it's a supercar that's fast on track. Like many other supercars which are not track cars.

[@elwingy]

@@emiliospowerballer1441 I am sorry but I do not understand why you seem to contradict yourself. Let me explain: 1) You say 296GTB is slower than a Huracan... yet you seem to forget that you are not talking about the Normal Huracan version, but the Performante one. And you specifically use Nurburgring as the only metric here, which is also not correct. You seem to judge cars basis a simple number, horsepower. It doesnt work like that. Its not just horsepower. Its power to weight ratio, its set up of the car, its tyres, its gearing ratio, its aerodynamics its a ton of things. 2) This is the normal 296gtb version. It is absurd to call that car slow. It is of course usable on track and it offers a great experience, but it is not track FOCUSED car. Permormante is a track focused version of the Huracan. I mean it is literally marketed as such... you are comparing apples to oranges. Other than that the 296gtb is a crazy fast car, in terms of straighline acceleration it is one of the fastest cars out there. But this version is not the "track" version. Even track version of these cars like the Pista or Performante are a joke compared to actual PROPER track versions of these cars like the Huracan GT3 evo or the 296 GT3. Hell an old ferrari 430 gt3 will absolutely destroy the Performante and the 296 pista version on any track out there...

[@nabushdinosaure]

The 296 pista will be crazy fast...This is already crazy fast though. Straight line speed is insane...

[@gcscr]

At least 5-7 seconds faster than the GTB

[@joaodaniel5098]

yeah, the 296 i has a very good platform.the car looks dope with rear spoiler, hope they bring it in the sportiest version

[@defnotatroll]

probably wont call it the pista. they always change names

[@Shaf-ci4om]

​@@defnotatrollwish they just made a 296 gt3 stradale or some sort. That car was crazy good in 24 hr nurburgring

[@roletnabih]

Crazy straight line performance. Holy crap actually at some of the speeds.

[@enzoracer5323]

Because hes dont have rear wing and big tires.

[@beanapprentice1687]

I’m surprised, how is this car faster around the ring than the SF90?

[@Luke-cb3ly]

The acceleration of this car is insane. 296GTB was faster than SF90 and 765LT from a roll.

[@coolguy_2997]

@@beanapprentice1687 what are you talking about? The sf90 was never clocked even slightly properly around the NR. Around the small Fiorano the sf90 is the whole 2 sec quicker than a 296gtb. And if you’ve seen Misha’s lap in the sf90 with a passenger, it was much more stable and faster out of the slow stuff than this one due to awd, wider tires front and rear and more aero

[@coolguy_2997]

@@Luke-cb3ly it’s marginally faster in a roll, not a big deal, they all run 100-200 in a 4.3 area depending on the conditions. I’ve seen a stock 765lt was measured 4.0sec with Draggy on a colder weather. But in the real life streets and out of slower stuff the sf90 is definitely faster due to awd

[@ep3137]

The way this car grips and steers mid-corner is something different. Looks sensational!

[@jpracing893]

Wouldn’t say that, look at how much steering lock and tyre squeal there’s so much understeer there. Ferrari and McLaren always do this put skinny front tyres on makes the car understeer more for the average buyer. Still an impressive lap though.

[@poltorakmdracing4595]

@@jpracing893that’s because of engine layout… and skinnier tires give more steering feel, more finesse let’s say. Those cars have inherently great balance and don’t need very wide front tires

[@jpracing893]

⁠@@poltorakmdracing4595but clearly less grip. There’s a reason the lap record holders ( Porsche and AMG) use 265+ tyres because they actually perform. Ferrari , Lamborghini, McLaren all use 235/45 because they know the majority of owners won’t know how to drive so understeer is safe. GT3 Ferrari 296 for example use 300MM front because they actually perform. Feel is nothing when all you feel is understeer which from this lap is abundant mid corner.

[@annonymously331]

Sport Auto: .........Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series: 6:52.54 (Cup2 R MO1A) .............................Porsche 992 GT3 RS: 6:54.99 (Cup2 R) ..........................Porsche 991.2 GT2 RS: 6:58.28 (Cup2 R) .....................................Ferrari 296 GTB: 6:58.70 (Cup2 R)

[@nevenblaskovic7627]

For a car without big wings and spoilers its very fast nice lap.

[@Itz_Yun]

The secret for it is underbody aero, low center gravity and low drag

[@mariokajin]

Faster than a 2000 hp Rimac Nevera. Congratulazioni.🍾

[@Supcharged]

That thing is an overweight whale

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

I wanted one of these 296 GTB's the moment I laid eyes on it, it's gorgeous, they really remind me of the old Ferrari race cars of the 60s.....then I heard one with Tubi exhaust and almost died.... it sounded absolutely amazing..... and now I watch this, a sub-7 on the 'Ring.... this thing is a masterpiece, why anyone would choose the SF90 over this is beyond me 😅 I mean, look at those hips 😍

[@mikekuridza7760]

This is just regular 296.....crazy performance .....waiting for special version of 296

[@AP13P]

It has a Ferrari press car package.

[@gavcom4060]

@@AP13PAF package isn’t a full blown performance package though. Subtle tweaks. Imagine a 296 PISTA or speciale whatever with ACTUAL aero tweaks

[@MrSilverfish12]

I just love that Ferrari never actually do ring test on their cars. They just focus on making great cars that can be pushed hard anywhere and the quality really shows here. Enzo would be proud

[@Shaf-ci4om]

Pretty impressive lap time for a car with no big wing and all that hp in the rw. I wished the 296 gt3 had a road version. That would have been really quick here

[@Kmaaq]

Should be out in 2025, but it'd be more "pista" than GT3

[@elwingy]

for a car with rear wheel drive and no wings whatsoever this is a mighty lap time indeed!

[@CAR_NL]

I compared the lap against the GT3RS. The GT3RS takes middle long corners about 30km/ph faster then the 296. Just before the straight part, the 296 is about 10 seconds behind. But it takes some much back at the straight. Where it can stretch it legs a bit, it is just crazy fast. With a bit of arrow this car is an absolute weapon. On the other hand: it doesn't need it. It's more then fast enough with a playfull caracter. Great job from Ferrari!

[@zix_zix_zix]

The GT3 RS did a 6.54,99 min lap time in Sport Auto, with the same driver. This is less than 4 seconds quicker than the 296 GTB, which is a base version of the entry level Ferrari.. Being so close to the most hardcore, track-focused Porsche, in their home turf, is quite an accomplishment!!

[@mikemoggerson6651]

@@zix_zix_zixentry level Ferrari? No. This car is a lot more expensive than a GT3 RS too, and has 330 more HP. They are two totally different cars, and shouldn’t really be compared

[@zix_zix_zix]

@@mikemoggerson6651 Yes, they're different. And yes, the 296 GTB is more expensive but I would say it is fairly priced for a Ferrari, given that it is a completely new platform which is loaded with innovations and new technology, that costed a lot of money to develop. I am not sure that I can say the same about the GT3 RS.. no matter how quick it is at the racetrack.. Moreover, IT IS the entry-level Ferrari model and, in specific, the base version of that model. Ferrari will no doubt develop other more track-focused versions of the 296 in the future. Then, there's their flagship model, the SF90; a track-focused version of that model (probably named "SF90 LM") will be unveiled in a few months. I am pretty sure all those cars will be a lot faster than the 296 GTB on the racetrack.

[@mikemoggerson6651]

@@zix_zix_zix the Roma is the entry level Ferrari. Not the 296 LMFAO. A simple google search would fix your confusion

[@Tom_22]

@@zix_zix_zixwill be unveiled tomorrow…

[@statesidesupercars]

great drive!

[@lovelehstuff]

All this without any large wings and relatively soft suspension

[@JCviggen1]

You can always compensate for lack of corner speed with MOAR POWAH which is what's happening here. The minimum speeds in faster corners are extremely low, below regular people driving boring GT3s but then it accelerates so quickly it still does a good lap time.

[@AndrewLewer90]

@@JCviggen1 As Enzo Ferrari said: "Aerodynamics is for people who don't know how to build engines"

[@Supcharged]

@@AndrewLewer90that sounds American before all else. All straights no corners.

[@cicciointernazionale]

I loose my breath whatchiing that... What a pilot!! And what a car... 😮 An AMAZIG Lap!! Thank you for this emotion!!

[@abelluque8611]

Faster than the 488 pista is actually insane

[@Maximilian745]

Yes but slowly than Aventador which was made 10 years ago, and gt2 rs

[@rapide12345]

​@@Maximilian745yeah but this did it without any aero at all, no wings plus this isn't a track focused version, this is just the regular GTB and a magazine did it not the manufacturer itself which makes it more impressive :)

[@zix_zix_zix]

@@Maximilian745 Not slower than the GT2 RS; in Sport Auto testing, with the same driver, the two cars had roughly the same lap time. And the Aventador was an SVJ (i.e. most track-focused version of their flagship model) and it was a factory official test, not a Sport Auto test. The SVJ debuted in 2019 btw; not 10 years ago.

[@mugen2401]

Gt3 6min 55, gt3 rs 6min 45 avec moins de puissance. La 296 gtb n est pas impressionnante.

[@zix_zix_zix]

​@@mugen2401 "La 296 gtb n est pas impressionnante"??? First of all, the lap times you mentioned are from official Porsche conducted tests - NOT Sport Auto tests. In Sport Auto tests, the 296 GTB is FASTER than the GT3 and very close to GT 3RS in lap times. Actually the 296 GTB was even faster than the GT3 MR in Sport Auto's Nordschleife lap (GT3 MR did 6.59 mins).

[@horsepower523]

What a beautiful and amazing speed machine the 296 GTB is. Ferrari is still the benchmark in beauty and performance.

[@andrecarrato6359]

INSANE LAP

[@user-mn5ov9xw9j]

Congrats on SUB 7! Fantastic DRIVE 🤩

[@senadhasanbasic260]

Faster than a Rimac Nevera.

[@MartlRS]

Der schlägt aber einige Male hart durch 😮 Vorallem bei 285 am Schwedenkreuz bestimmt angenehm 😅 Ansonsten geile Runde und Ferrari kann eben doch was am Ring.

[@omue]

Frikadelli, Frikadelli....🎉

[@christianodornatore5602]

der "schlägt" nicht durch sonder schleift nur etwas

[@SuperGeronimo999]

Überzeugt mich nicht. Das schafft heutzutage jeder Porsche (ab Carrera aufwärts) und der 918 vor 10 Jahren ebenso.

[@omue]

@@SuperGeronimo999 oh....weiß das Ferrari? Sie werden den Verkauf wahrscheinlich umgehend einstellen.... Wie Schade 😦

[@Masterblasster]

@@SuperGeronimo999Und La Ferrari hat dein 918 schlafen gelegt!😂😂😂

[@riccardozamprogno5824]

Ferrari casually going sub 7 with no wings and without bragging lol

[@derbigpr500]

488 Pista was already capable of well under 7 min judging by how its laptimes compared to other car on other tracks. It was over 3 seconds per lap faster than a 911 GT2 RS at Magni Cours F1 track driven by the same GT3 pro race driver on the same day and same exact tires. Over 5 seconds faster than 911 GT3 RS and 4 seconds faster than Huracan Performante. Ferrari just doesn't care about bragging about lap times because they realize it's irrelevant since most owners can't drive the cars to anywhere near the limits and they tune their cars to be fun to drive on the road, which is why they're so soft. But they're still extremely capable on track, in fact, they're kind of a benchmark for others.

[@emirkaracaoglu]

ferrari just better

[@AB-fr2ei]

It has 830 HP for 1470 KG Its kinda normal

[@ericship8383]

@@AB-fr2ei this isn’t a track focused car though like some of the other competitors

[@BobbyDazzler888]

@@AB-fr2eiweight is more. The figure is dry weight

[@chriskopka-trackdayengineer]

"By accident" the video takes 9:11 min. Hahaha😂 Anyways great driving, as always. ❤ Only displaying the longitudinal acceleration from race navigator must be inverted. This way always looks awkward

[@rolandschlichting4707]

Danke fürs mitnehmen, geile Runde. Richtig Arbeit im Vergleich zum GT3 MR ;-).

[@loveobd628]

Eingang Karussell wirklich auf allerletzter Rille angebremst. Bis auf den einen Quersteher hätte man da aus dem Auto und der Runde nicht mehr viel rausholen können. Gute Zeit 👍🏻

[@denoslife7136]

Sehr eindrucksvolle Runde! Aber heftig wie der aufsetzt 😂 Nach der Runde sind die Reifen bestimmt runter und der Unterboden kann auch einmal neu.

[@AnDre_-mw4lh]

Its normal

[@ericship8383]

Remember this is only the gtb model it’s impressive how it’s 3700 lbs and did under 7 mins I mean even the pista was capable of under 7 mins so this is insane I’m guessing the sf90 is around a 6:53?

[@emirkaracaoglu]

I think it can easily go below 6:50

[@lovelehstuff]

​@Tuatara Aggressor that's the track oriented stock model, there'll be a specials version

[@alekosalekadis6095]

Sf90 is slower than gtb and heavier for the track

[@emirkaracaoglu]

@@alekosalekadis6095 nah man sf90 just better than 296

[@alekosalekadis6095]

@@emirkaracaoglu go watch carwow 296gtb vs sf90. Then kiss me.

[@lcofficial3084]

what an amazing machine, Ferrari just knows how to build dreamcars

[@coolguy_2997]

@sportauto could you please tell in what mode it was driven? Performance or qualifying? On one snap shot in the video it was in performance - does this mean that it couldn’t do a full lap in qualifying mode?

[@Bug4life]

Shmee did a full lap of the Nordschleife in qualifying mode in his 296 and had full battery left.

[@ringfazer]

Gratulation zu der schönen Runde! So eine freude am ende sieht man selten.

[@novrahadi8568]

Ferrari is even surprised by their own mid level product performance.

[@fqeagles21]

The GT3 of this car won the 24h of Nurbungring ❤

[@soawn29]

Still its insane this is first ferrari that finished under 7 minutes

[@_AmarjitSingh]

Not the first Ferrari but the first road legal Ferrari with a lap time of under 7 min at Nordschleife.

[@chrizzzleshizzle]

Das Auto ist ein Meisterwerk! Ferrari weiß wirklich wie man schöne und zugleich schnelle Autos baut. Die Siege in Le Mans und bei den 24h am Nürburgring belegen dies eindrucksvoll.

[@MaxB00M]

Tolles Auto was Ferrari auf die Beine gestellt hat; simples aber wunderschönes Design, tolles Antriebskonzept, nutzbar auf der Straße, und trotzdem schnell auf der Strecke. Alles was ein Supersportwagen sein soll.

[@v055]

Witzig, das Video ist 9:11 lang.

[@Onkel_Richard]

[@arndtenhagen-krabbe5554]

Wenn man es anschaut weiss man auch warum!

[@gmastevlad1258]

I can't stop watching this

[@derbigpr500]

I wonder if they ran this in bumpy road mode since the suspension is so soft and compliant. Never seen a car bottom out this much.

[@memememine1]

The AF package comes with fixed DSSV multmatic dampers like the Camaro zl1 1le and ford GT as well as many race cars. These dampers however are not actively adjustable/adaptable like the magnetic dampers so many Ferraris use and thus wouldn't have the bumpy road mode. Edit: wow yeah it does bottom out pretty hard esp at the 4:35 mark.

[@zakelwe]

@@memememine1 It seemed to have slight understeer but then later the car bottomed out, it undloaded the rear wheels and he had snap oversteer. It would be interesting to see what the standard car would do on bumpy road setting and perhaps traction control off, but leaving stability control on. Not me driving it obviously ...

[@AnDre_-mw4lh]

​@@zakelwethey use small front tires compered whit other car

[@comeberza]

Its interesting because cars have not been getting faster max speeds since many years ago, it is now not that big of a deal but the rate at which they reach them is insane. The way this picks up from 200 to 310 is stupid, the hybrid definitely comes in handy

[@Oli_swiss_mk7r]

Liebe Sportauto lieber Christian... Wieso?!? Immer noch diese Audio Aussetzer am Anfang der Runde? Wiiiiiesooo?!? 🤨🤔🤨

[@deadmoldable]

tbh the car seems to behave like a widowmaker. i can see why the driver was careful and lifting in some corners.

[@heinedenmark]

That's a nice little PHEV

[@zoobi27]

IDK if that's the camera or something, but I have that same exact feeling like in gran turismo sport when you have a track very very bumpy on a section but you feel like the car is still glued and not caring about the bump and you be like " welllll, that's not realistic, wtf GT Sports... AC / ACC / iRacing is more realistic !!" Well... I kinda have that feeling that it's not unrealistic at all and that nowadays tires, aero and everything is so at a high level of performance that... supercars are REALLY glued to the track... WOW

[@muldix]

4:34 - it was crash :-O …with track. Awesome driving as always!

[@chijen2010]

This is the best production car in the world right now. I’m not counting the Koenigseggs, which probably can’t even do this time. Can’t wait for the Hybrid 911’s to come out.

[@Atombender]

That is almost 30 sec faster than the 812, but still well behind the Huracan Performante.

[@zix_zix_zix]

The Lamborghini Huracán Performante did a 7.07,99 min lap time, in the Sport Auto test, with the same driver. The only faster lap time was an official Lamborghini conducted test, during which it did a 6:52 min. Therefore, the 296 GTB is faster.

[@RajeshSingh-rt4rx]

@@zix_zix_zix Then say the same for the aventador hahaha

[@tsorpniala9820]

Masterpiece of car. However, another proof of how good bargain the GT3 RS is (faster lap time with less power and lower top speed on long straight).

[@Tom_22]

With a wing too, though…

[@j.m.4444]

...und der Nächste dann bitte mit 4-Zylinder und noch mehr Clownslackierung. Aber bitte das verchromte Plastik im Innenraum beibehalten.

[@user-gw7km6tq9y]

It was the correct answer to install a super wide bang engine. It is true that the advantage of having a low center of gravity led to this time. Because it is a hybrid, there is also an advantage in acceleration. Although there is a disadvantage in terms of weight, it will be a plus material in total. Personally, I'm hoping for a V8 wide bank engine vehicle.

[@zix_zix_zix]

Low center of gravity was definitely very important. It also helped the 296 GT3 to win the 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring and the 499P to win the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.

[@dariobaruk1849]

Expert driver , amazing road tyres .... Hot lap ! Congrats !

[@iJmoney210]

Impressive. I felt like I was watching at 1.5x playback speed lol.

[@GT4-CS]

Glückwunsch zu der super Zeit. Der Fahrer ist Spitze. 318 km/h unter der Brücke. Krass. 20 Sekunden vom Audi-Gan bis Brücke. Wahnsinn

[@derbigpr500]

Front end grip is amazing, you can actually hear the how hard tires claw into the road.

[@Luke-cb3ly]

it's actually the opposite. The front grip is bad, that's why the Cup 2 R's tires are making such a noise. not only that, look at the difference in cornering between the 296 and any other Supercar and you will see that even with the asseto Fiorano package this car was not made for the nurburgring. when you hear tires like these making that much noise it means they are overloaded and struggling for grip

[@derbigpr500]

@@Luke-cb3ly False.

[@dr.deekhounds5339]

I followed this corner by corner with a GT3. It's cornering speeds are 7-15 km/h slower at each corner. And it's not even a GT3 RS with a huge wing. It manages to pull through straights maintaining a 20-30 km/h advantage. Nordschleife is a particularly difficult track. On something like a Grand Prix circuit (or most other tracks for that matter, all of them with loooong straights and not so tight corners), the 296 would be much faster than a GT3. Still I'd pick a GT3. Unless you have the patience to make frequent visits to a Ferrari service center.

[@subzero1803]

Ich frage mich, wie schnell der neue Hardcore-SF90 wohl auf dem Ring sein wird

[@jurgenwerner8404]

< 6:30min

[@red-bullred-bull3789]

@@jurgenwerner8404 Welche Drogen nimmst du?

[@DevKumar-bi2ld]

@@jurgenwerner8404 agreed

[@drivelogic3841]

Damnn ~ Thats a FAST Ferrari ~ without being a special edition ~!!

[@samuelele]

It‘s astonishing how much more power this car has and still is 9 seconds slower than a porsche gt3rs

[@mikemoggerson6651]

Gt3 cars “only” have 500 HP but around a circuit would obliterate just about any road car. Downforce and then power to weight ratio are the two most important things for most circuits. High powered cars, if they aren’t setup for the track, will usually be beaten by lower powered, lighter cars with a track setup. Considering this car’s aero and lack of wing, this time is extremely impressive

[@stxdrago]

you see that you don't know much about cars. except it's not 9 seconds. moreover, this is a car for road use, not a track-ready car like the gt3rs which has a spoiler behind it to put all my mum's ironing. when ferrari makes the track version of this 296 then we'll talk about it again, apart from the fact that this track is very anomalous in the sense that if you take the 296 gtb vs porsche gt3 rs most of the normal circuits ferrari plays them heavily. 

[@jdmlajdm]

This magazine conducted a test with the gt2rs and only got a laptime of 6:58.2 Of course the gt2rs was able to go faster in the hands of other people so it is not fair to compare the laptimes of these supertests to laptimes anywhere else

[@AndrewLewer90]

That's because, as the name suggest, the 296 GTB is a "Gran Turismo Berlinetta" not a track-focused car like the GT3RS. If anything, the GT3RS lap time will be smashed if the 296 GTB had any aero.

[@amarjit_singh_]

@@jdmlajdm 👌🏻Not everyone understands the difference between a magazine lap and a factory lap even though experts like Misha explained them multiple times.

[@a.r.4767]

The performance of the car seems to be more unsettled when compared to the 488 Pista, even with the same driver and on the same track. Surprisingly, the 296 only manages to achieve a mere 1.6-second improvement over the 488, despite the latter having 710 horsepower instead of the 296's 830 horsepower. It appears that the 296 suffers from inferior aerodynamics (it looks nervous on curves) and carries a higher weight, which could explain its comparatively slower pace.

[@enkynakamura8040]

I couldn't have explained it better myself, it's the same impression I had when comparing the two videos of Christian Gebhart with 296gtb and 488 pista.

[@zix_zix_zix]

Well, the 296GTB was faster than the 488 Pista and it is only the base version. The Pista version is going to be even faster, for sure.

[@fqeagles21]

Let's wait for the new 296 because the Race GT3 296 proved It self on the ring ❤

[@cristicristiii]

That pulls like a train, omg!

[@mikelelvira7764]

Ich muss ehrlich sagen ich bin etwas enttäuscht. Diesmal ist nichts von der Sonnenblende gefallen, Scheibe nicht beschlagen oder Ähnliches 😆. Jetzt im Ernst, geiles Video, könnte ich 1000 mal anschauen. Wie schnell ist das!!!

[@trumanhw]

RIDICULOUS. Hitting 202 on the back straight!!! And smooth turns up to 1.7G peaks And YET ...? The naturally aspirated Flat-6, no hybrid-BS GT3 RS CRUSHED its time.

[@maxhofer3223]

all about power on the straights, difficult handling in corners…respect to the driver….!!!!

[@ang9222]

Too expensive to do full send? 500hp GT3 RS did 6.54🤔

[@RafalGT3rs]

manettino knob position on what traction setting?

[@noelht1]

Considering traction was off the grip on that thing is Savage. It was pulling two Gs in some of the corners!

[@Mehmet-papa]

Excellent lap. But i wish has the carbon fiber chassis and naturally aspirated engine but besides that this car both beatiful and scary fast.

[@MarcusSlater]

Under 7 is wild. Fast freaking car, so much powe.

[@guillaumesandmayer7053]

Sub 7 minute time from something that can be purchased from a showroom and then run on premium pump gas. Madness.

[@barrytunzelmann6010]

Awesome run. Another barrier broken. Enzo would have been proud and I bet Piero is proud too of this awesome machine.

[@Daness74]

Delivery as it's best , awesome machine(s) !! ☝️👏🤘🏁😘

[@gianluca5689]

the camera should be placed in the center of the passenger compartment, not on the right

[@Jabukon]

It seems like the laptime starts at the end of the straight and ends directly after the curve (where laptimes usually start/finish). Why‘s that? I think going to the point the clock started would‘ve resulted in more of a 7:01

[@CTP1111]

I can't imagine being a passenger during this run lol I'd shit my pants

[@radicaljohn1]

Just need another 15seconds to catch the svj.

[@lateral-g8847]

this is impressive time

[@3d-geo-radar274]

Top Fahrt. Sieht den Bäumen nach zu schließen noch etwas frisch aus. Somit Grip der Reifen vermutlich nicht optimal. Daher geht bei optimaleren Bedingungen vermutlich noch ein klein wenig mehr. Fahrzeug schlägt auch oft durch! Eher was für ebene Rennstrecken! NOCHMALS -> TOP FAHRT.

[@Sunsetseeker24]

Eine Rennversion mit Spoiler, weniger Gewicht usw. würde dann vermutlich den GT3RS schlagen, welche "nur" 4 Sekunden schneller als dieser Serien Ferrari ist...

[@FlatSix71]

Ganz brutal. Christian, mega gefahren!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@joaodaniel5098]

well done... not on the limit but still very solid

[@SmallBlogV8]

I don't like this 'cheat distance' where you miss out the middle of the pit straight (I don't care what the reason is). It looks like it would've added around 3 seconds to include that little straight, thus ticking just _over_ 7 minutes, which is perhaps why you didn't bother quoting a 100% distance lap time...

[@florian_montuzet]

It has the stock alignment ?

[@artyomisaev]

Спасибо команде sport auto за проделанную работу:)

[@andreasankara]

Тихие украинцы, наконец, освободят вас от тех мафии, которая командует вам, так что вы можете насладиться тем, чего никогда не пробовали, свобода, и вы наконец -то можете увидеть Ferrari

[@Alexander-zs5rj]

Das erst Sport Auto Magazin kaufte ich 1995 glaub ich mit dem Ferrari 456GT oder F355 abgebildet.. Von damalige Sportwagen Zeiten um die 8 Minuten und mittlerweile 30 Jahre Später sind es um die 7 min . Brutal schneller Geworden mit starken abzügen im Klang. Der getestete Ferrari fehlen 2 bis 6 Zylinder... Warum baut Ferrari den nicht lieber einen 2.5L V8 oder V12 mit Turbo's ?! Macht doch viel mehr Sinn wenn der Klang wesentlich an die Marke noch erinnert. Zumindest bei Ferrari

[@alexluke84]

Love this mini supercar 💪💪💪

[@michaelromano1153]

I wanna know what kinda time the sf90 lemans would pull

[@johannessimmer9623]

Hammer Runde !! Top Driving-Skills ;-)

[@OmarWafaa]

Amazing A pillar Lap

[@khunttardpigsanus3886]

Great lap, well done mate👍

[@annonymously331]

Holy crap. Pretty much As fast as a gt2rs and this isn’t even a track focused car!

[@cpmotori848]

Der beschleunigt ja übelst gut .An Motorpower fehlt es nicht !!!

[@williamfischer3990]

The first Rarri to beat the 7 minute mark. I can’t wait for the Laferrari successor

[@_AmarjitSingh]

Heard about the 599XX?

[@williamfischer3990]

@@_AmarjitSingh Technically you’re right mate, but the 599XX isn’t road legal.

[@_AmarjitSingh]

@@williamfischer3990 That's still a Ferrari and the first Ferrari to lap the Nordschleife in sub 7 minutes.

[@alexwong9852]

they had not test the laferrari here

[@gt3076rCA]

MEGA! Top driving!

[@lonley29]

messt doch auch mal den Puls des Fahrers! Würde mich mal interessieren

[@Scafatiello]

What about the sf90?

[@apexglide3191]

Still waiting for the SF90 Stradale setting a time on nordschleife

[@Astons_Martin]

Not sure it will be faster....😬🤷

[@Tom_22]

Sf90lm will have a huge wing, waiting for that…

[@ju_tub]

Imagine new SF90 special series,i havee seen some photos,it looks incredible,its gone be really special car,first time Ferrari with wing,its gone break a lot of records. Pista is incredible fast on the track,on many track it is faster than GT2 RS and GT3 RS,pretty faster than both of them,cant wait for SF90 LM.

[@zix_zix_zix]

The new "special version" of the SF90 is going to be the SF90 LM - the one with the aggressive aero and the huge wing..

[@keywaspoppin]

@@zix_zix_zixYou were wrong about the name, Ferrari decided to go for a name of a club (XX club) that you’re not allowed to enter with the new one but your paying the price for it.

[@zix_zix_zix]

@@keywaspoppin Oh well.. Ferrari surprised everyone with the name, I guess, but who cares if the car is fast and sexy!

[@guillaumesandmayer7053]

Huge balls at the 4:35min mark - could've gone wrong, really wrong at this point...