Civil War: 2019 Corvette ZR1 outpaces Ford GT Supercar by six seconds at Virginia International Raceway during Car and Drivers 2018 Lightning Lap competition

Car and Drivers 2018 Lightning Lap competition is in the books, and the $120,000 2019 Corvette ZR1 took the $500,000 2017 Ford GT to the woodshed. According to the Lightning Lap competition results, the ZR1 was able to rip off a lap that was six seconds faster than the 2017 Ford GT. The ZR1 outpaced the Ford GT with a hot lap of 2:39.5, compared to the Ford GT’s 2:45.5 lap, respectively.

There were a few other surprises as well, including a 2:53.8 hot lap pulled off by the 2018 Ford Mustang GT, with the Performance Pack 2 equipped. This time is a full three seconds faster than the 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS’s 2:56.7 hotlap.

And the most inspirational award goes to the 2018 Honda Accord Sport 2.0T, with a blistering lap time of 3:18.4

View the full lap time chart down below, or head on over to the Car and Driver website for the full break down.

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