The ten fastest production car laps of the ‘Ring

TopGear.com's covering the 24 Hours Nurburgring race this weekend, which diffuses thousands of horsepowers across the Nordschleife (the bit the public can drive on for €24 a lap) for 1440 SOLID minutes.

In anticipation, we thought we'd take a look at the ten fastest production cars to make it round the 15.5-mile track. It'll certainly put this weekend's lap times into perspective. And, indeed, Sabine Schmitz's staggering effort in a Ford Transit van.

Before you click on, we should point out why the GT-R's suspiciously low down the list - it was a wet lap. A WET LAP! And why the Zonda R's record-breaking run doesn't feature: it's too rare to count as a 'production' car. We'll also leave the argument of whether the Radicals are ‘proper' production cars alone...

10. Nissan GT-R

Time: 7:24.22
Driver: Toshio Suzuki
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9. Porsche 911 GT2 RS

Time: 7:24.00
Driver: Horst von Saurma

8. Dodge Viper ACR

Time: 7:22.10
Driver: Tom Coronel
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7. Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1

Time: 7:19.63
Driver: Jim Mero
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6. Donkervoort D8 RS

Time: 7:18.10
Driver: Michael Düchting

5. Porsche 911 GT2 RS

Time: 7:18.00
Driver: Timo Kluck

4. Donkervoort D8 RS

Time: 7:14.89
Driver: Michael Düchting
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3: Gumpert Apollo Speed

Time: 7:11.57
Driver: Florian Gruber
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2. Radical SR8

Time: 6:55.00
Driver: Michael Vergers
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1. Radical SR8 LM

Time: 6:48.00
Driver: Michael Vergers
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