Le Mans VS F1

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen

At least 345 km/h, but the ACO reported the Dome ran 358 km/h, although that figure sounds a bit fishy.

Don't F1 cars achieve that sort of speeds at Monza too?

[RacingManiac]

in the V10 days, I am not sure about the current V8 cars...

[Jack_Bauer]

Last year at Monza, using the V8 engines, the better F1 cars were being timed in the region of 349 km/h.

As a comparison, the diesel LMP cars at Monza in April were making about 322 km/h top speed on the straights.

At the end of the V10 era F1 cars were making >360km/h at Monza.

[Jack_Bauer]

Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen

At least 345 km/h, but the ACO reported the Dome ran 358 km/h, although that figure sounds a bit fishy.

Whereabouts does the ACO locate their speed trap? At the very bottom before braking for Mulsanne corner? Before the first chicane?

[RacingManiac]

before the first chicane I think.....the leadup is the longest and Tetre Rouge is not that slow of a corner....

[DanWheldon]

in this link you find all the speed records since 1961 in La Sarthe

in 1988 the WM P88 recorded 405 km/h and 400 km/h in 1989 was achiveved by Sauber Mercedes in tests

in 1985 Nelson Piquet said that was fun to drive the Brabham in Monza at 350 km/h and the Porsche 956 achieved 372 km/h in the same year

today even the average and top speeds are better in F1

[Bleeding Heart]

LeMans Prototype cars may be faster on a straight line but F1 cars corner and turn like demons...

[Drones]

Potentially, LMP1 faster than F1, at the prototype motor greater volume, and better aerodynamics.
But all impinges on the rules and conditions of the race (marathon)