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During the testing sessions in which ] records its "Supertest", the track can not be traveled at full speed past "Tribüne 13" (T13, grandstand 13) in order to allow safe access from the old exit/entrance there. The missing {{convert|232|m|abbr=on}} uphill section, from a slow right hand corner, would take in average an extra 7 s compared to a full lap. | ||
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| Since 1995, the magazine also used to run a lap Nordschleife record challenge for the fastest lap time driven with a car that is road legal, having passed German ] and is registered in Germany. The road legality rule also applies for the tires. For many years, this record was held by various Turbo Porsche, of Gemballa and other tuners. Saurma was also among the drivers, but mostly racers were hired to squeeze out additional time. After lap times were in the 7:40 range until the early 2000s, Wolfgang Kaufmann set 7:32,5 with a Gemballa-Porsche. Later, ] spun in an attempt to better this time. Challengers even grinded the tread of new road tyres down to the legal limit of 1.6 mm for extra grip, and they stretched limits elsewhere, too, showing up with large aerodynamic aids which normally are not approved by German TÜV (and not even in VLN7/24h races, were the rules are changed annually to keep speeds in check). People wondered how approval for all kinds of changes could have been achieved. In April 2004, sport auto editor Horst von Saurma set 7:32,3 in a Porsche Carrera GT, and on 25 Oct 2004, Michael Düchting<ref>http://www.donkervoort.de/news.php?tnews</ref> set 7:18,01 in a Donkervoort RS. On 4 August 2005 Patrick Simon with an Edo Competition Porsche 911 GT2R bettered this with 7.15,6 before in October the ] of Michael Düchting was 0,7 sec faster. He remains the current holder. <ref>''die bisherige Rekordmarke, die bei 7.32,3 Minuten lag und noch aus dem April 2004 stammt. Damals wurde der Rekord von sport auto-Chefredakteur Horst von Saurma in einem Porsche Carrera GT aufgestellt. Was den Rekord für straßenzugelassene, aber getunte und somit nicht mehr der serie entsprechenden Autos betrifft, liegt Porsche ebenfalls nicht mehr vorne. Lange Zeit wurde hier der Rekord vom Westerwälder Wolfgang Kaufmann gehalten, der einst auf einem Gemballa-Porsche die Nordschleife in 7.32,5 Minuten umrundet hatte. Dann war der Wiesbadener Patrick Simon an der Reihe. Dem Nordschleifen-Experte gelang in einem Porsche 911 GT2R aus der Tuningschmiede Edo Competition am 4. August 2005 eine Runde in 7.15,6 Minuten. Doch bald darauf konterte der Paderborner Michael Düchting mit seinem Donkervoort D8 RS: um etwas mehr als 0,7 Sekunden unterbot er im Oktober 2005 Simons Bestmarke.'' - Gregor Messer http://www.sportauto-online.de/marken/news/nordschleife-neuer-rundenrekord-fuer-serienfahrzeuge-1045429.html</ref> The sub-7min time set by the Radical SR8 was not recognized as the car was registered outside of Germany.Sport auto has announced to introduce rules according to their Hockenheimring-based Tuner GP event, and nobody seems to have made an attempt since. | |||
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Warning: Display title "<i>Sport auto</i> (Germany)" overrides earlier display title "sport auto (Germany)" (help).| Editor-in-Chief | Horst von Saurma |
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| Categories | Newsmagazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | 59,800 / month |
| Publisher | Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG |
| First issue | 1969 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Language | German |
| Website | sportauto-online.de |
| ISSN | 1158-2111 |
Sport Auto is a German automobile magazine, established in 1969, published monthly by Motor Presse Stuttgart, based in Stuttgart.
The magazine publishes its "Supertest" of cars, featuring the laptime (usually driven by editor-in-chief Horst von Saurma) at the Nordschleife. The magazine also runs a challenge for the fastest lap time driven with a car that is road legal (TÜV) and registered in Germany. The road legality rule also applies for the tires.
Racing participation
The journalists usually enter VLN and 24 Hours Nürburgring races, in cooperation with Honda or Aston Martin. Results are mixed, they caused at least two crashes.
Supertest Nordschleife
During the testing sessions in which sport auto records its "Supertest", the track can not be traveled at full speed past "Tribüne 13" (T13, grandstand 13) in order to allow safe access from the old exit/entrance there. The missing 232 m (761 ft) uphill section, from a slow right hand corner, would take in average an extra 7 s compared to a full lap.
There are 5 sections on the 20,600 m (67,600 ft) long Supertest-Nordschleife:
- The first is 3,850 m (2.4 mi)
- The second is 4,235 m (2.6 mi)
- The third is 4,825 m (3.0 mi)
- The fourth is 4,846 m (3.0 mi)
- The fifth is 2,844 m (1.8 mi)
- The total is 20,600 m (12.800 mi)
In recent tests, about 33 numbers are reported to judge a cars performance on various points of a Ring lap: speeds, braking deceleration and lateral g-forces.
The Supertest driver is almost always editor-in-chief Horst von Saurma. Full sortable list provided online.
| Time | Vehicle | Driver | Issue, (Date of Test), Notes |
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| 7:32 | Porsche Carrera GT | Horst von Saurma | 2004/01 |
| 7:33 | Porsche 997 GT2 | Horst von Saurma | 2007/11, Sport tires |
| 7:33 | Pagani Zonda F | Horst von Saurma | 2006/05 |
| 7:34 | Koenigsegg CCR | Horst von Saurma | 2006/03 (17 October 2005) |
| 7:35 | Porsche 997 Turbo Ruf Rt 12 | Horst von Saurma | 2008/02, Sport tires |
| 7:39 | Ferrari F430 Scuderia | Horst von Saurma | 2008/07, Sport tires |
| 7:39 | Porsche 997 Turbo TechArt GTstreet | Horst von Saurma | 2007/10, Sport tires |
| 7:44 | Pagani Zonda S | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (02/2005) |
| 7:46 | Porsche 911 GT2 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (06/2001) |
| 7:46 | Lamborgini Gallardo Superleggera | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto |
| 7:47 | Porsche 911 GT3 RS | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (08/2004) |
| 7:47 | Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto |
| 7:47 | Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 E-gear | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (01/2007), Sport tires |
| 7:49 | Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (22 June 2007) |
| 7:50 | BMW M3 CSL | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (08/2003) |
| 7:50 | 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (08/2008), PCCB, PDK, Sport Chrono Plus, Michelin Cup tires |
| 7:52 | Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (11/2008), apparently problems with tires and ABS |
| 7:54 | Mercedes CLK DTM AMG | Sport Auto (03/2005) | |
| 7:55 | Ferrari F430 F1 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (01/2006) |
| 7:56 | Porsche 911 Turbo | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (06/2000) |
| 7:56 | Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale f1 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (02/2004), Sport tires |
| 8:03 | Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005) | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (10/2005) |
| 8:03 | Porsche 911 GT3 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (08/1999) |
| 8:04 | Audi R8 | Sport Auto (07/2007) | |
| 8:05 | BMW M3 E92 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (12/2007) |
| 8:09 | Audi RS4 | Sport Auto (06/2006) | |
| 8:09 | BMW M6 E63 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (12/2005), Sport tires, 259 km/h speed limiter. |
| 8:09 | Honda NSX-R | Sport Auto (08/2002), Sport tires, suspension modification. | |
| 8:10 | Chrysler Viper GTS | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (10/1997) |
| 8:10 | BMW Alpina B6 S | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (05/2008) |
| 8:10.08 | Porsche Cayman S | Walter Röhrl | Sport Auto, 19 inch wheels, ceramic brakes. |
| 8:13 | BMW M5 E60 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (12/2004) |
| 8:13 | Ferrari 355 GTB | Sport Auto (10/1994) | |
| 8:13 | Mercedes-Benz_C63 AMG | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (1/2009?) |
| 8:14 | BMW Alpina B3 Biturbo Coupé | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (12/2008) |
| 8:18 | Lexus IS-F | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (9/2008) |
| 8:22 | BMW M3 E46 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (12/2000) |
| 8:22 | BMW M Coupe E36/8 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (10/1998) |
| 8:24 | 2004 Subaru Impreza | Sport Auto (05/2004), Sport tires | |
| 8:25 | Lotus Exige S | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (06/2008) |
| 8:25 | Jaguar XKR | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto |
| 8:25 | Porsche Cayman S | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto |
| 8:24 | Mitsubishi Charisma GT Evo VI | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (11/1999), Sport tires |
| 8:25 | Mitsubishi Charisma GT Evo VII | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (11/2002), Sport tires |
| 8:26 | Audi S5 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (01/2008) |
| 8:26 | BMW 335i E92 Coupe | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto |
| 8:26 | Nissan 350Z | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (10/2003) |
| 8:28 | Porsche 911 Carrera (993) | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (07/1997) |
| 8:29 | Audi TTS Coupé | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (10/2008) |
| 8:32 | Porsche Boxster S | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (12/1999) |
| 8:38 | Honda NSX | Sport Auto, (08/1997) | |
| 8:39 | Honda S2000 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (01/2000) |
| 8:40 | Chevrolet Corvette C5 | Sport Auto (07/1997), automatic transmission | |
| 8:42 | Lotus Exige Mk1 | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (11/2000), Sport tires |
| 8:47 | Honda Civic Type-R | Horst von Saurma | Sport Auto (11/2001) |
| 8:49 | Volkswagen Golf R32 | Sport Auto (09/2006) | |
| 8:51 | Ford Focus ST | Sport Auto (09/2005) | |
| 8:53 | Volkswagen Golf GTI DSG MK5 | Sport Auto (11/2005) | |
| 8:54 | Vauxhall Corsa VXR | Sport Auto (04/2008) | |
| 9:05 | Ford Focus RS | Sport Auto (09/2005) |
5 Supersportler auf der Nordschleife
In 2008, five super sports cars owned by an enthusiast were compared by Porsche factory driver Marc Basseng, winner of several VLN races in Porsche GT3 RSR. Timing was provided by sport auto as in a Supertest. The results were also reported elsewhere.
| Time | Vehicle | Driver | Issue, (Date of Test), Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:24.29 | Maserati MC12 | Marc Basseng | 2008/12, (2008/08) |
| 7:24.44 | Pagani Zonda F Clubsport | Marc Basseng | see above |
| 7:25.21 | Ferrari Enzo | Marc Basseng | see above |
| 7.28.71 | Porsche Carrera GT | Marc Basseng | see above |
| 7:33.55 | Koenigsegg CCX | Marc Basseng | see above |
See also
References
- With Honda NSX in 2003
- http://www.sportauto-online.de/aktuell_U_sport/On-Line/hxcms_article_%20%20502725_14653.hbs
- SUPERTEST Porsche Carrera GT: Lustwaffe
- SUPERTEST Porsche 911 GT2: Im Grinsbereich
- SUPERTEST Pagani Zonda F: Zonda-Wünsche
- SUPERTEST Koenigsegg CCR: Heute ein Koenig
- sportauto - Supertest (02/2008)
- sport auto 07/08
- SUPERTEST TechArt GTstreet: Grüne Hölle
- Sport Auto
- http://www.sportauto-online.de/test_U_technik/fahrberichte/hxcms_article_517606_14469.hbs
- Evo Magazine, Discussion - Evo article
External links
- Website
- market share (motor presse stuttgart)
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