8.7.2019. Electric race car for the first time, faster than formula 1: The Volkswagen ID.R has placed at the ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’ in a new total record, and thus made Motorsport history is written.
Romain Dumas completed the 1.86 kilometre circuit in the South of England in 39,90 seconds. Thus, the 500 kW (680 HP) improved-performance electric racing car, the 20 years of existing best time by 1.7 seconds. In addition, he celebrated the victory in the ‘Sunday Shootout’ on Sunday. In 1999, Nick Heidfeld, in is around 574 kW (780 HP) had made a strong McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 with a combustion engine, the previous record at the prestigious mountain race.
“With the new overall record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed’ has the ID.R once again proved that the electric drive of a Volkswagen can outperform even the most powerful conventional powertrains,“ said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets. “Romain Dumas has on this short but tricky route, the potential of the ID.R perfectly used, and after the victory at Pikes Peak and the E-record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, a further milestone for the electrical mobility is retracted. Not least, it was a strong performance of our entire team, for the ‘Festival of Speed’ in the shortest possible time, a lightweight variant of the ID.R on the wheels has made.“
“With the ID.To have the overall record in Goodwood placed in, makes me very proud. The short mountain race is a very special challenge. Because the track is so short, I could not allow me to make the smallest driving mistake, and also in the fine-tuning of the ID.R had to fit every Detail. This was particularly challenging, because we were previously unable to test on the track.“, Romain Dumas, who had already run in 2018 at the same place with the electric-best time overall victory said.
The sprint version of the ID.R for attack on the formula 1 record
Volkswagen Motorsport had the ID.R for the ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed’ selectively modified. In comparison to the records at Pikes Peak and Nürburgring, the latest evolution version of the electric racing car is what, among other things, to the lower weight. “We have used in comparison to the Nürburgring, a smaller battery and the power output optimized. As a result, the new sprint weighs version of the ID.R including a driver less than 1,000 kilograms,“ said François-Xavier Demaison, Technical Director of Volkswagen Motorsport. In addition, the ID completed.R is the record drive without the for the high-speed sections of the Nurburgring-developed Drag-Reduction-System (DRS), which was not needed due to the track characteristics in Goodwood.
In addition, technology partner Bridgestone introduced, in 1999, a supplier of Goodwood-record travel, a special tire for the 1,86 kilometers Sprint available. “We are proud to be a part of this project and the new record at Goodwood. The Volkswagen ID.To give R the best tires for this track, we have developed a specially soft variant of the Bridgestone Potenza Slick,“ said Mark weaver, Vice President of OE Bridgestone EMEA. “And, of course, pleased that Bridgestone continues to be the Mature the Record-breaking car, even after more than 20 years.”
Around 180,000 visitors learn electric vehicles the ID. Family
The ‘Goodwood Festival of Speed recorded over the weekend, around 180,000 visitors. You Volkswagen also offered in addition to the racetrack, an exciting look into the future of electro-mobility. The brand gave a first public preview of the ID.3, the 2020 is the first model of the new ID. Family wants to come on the market. With the study ID. BUZZ and ID. VIZZION granted, Volkswagen is also an Outlook on other upcoming variants of the all-electric series.
Volkswagen ID.R (Photo: Volkswagen)
