Ford v Corvette: Mustang GTD retakes American Nürburgring lap record
Posted by Talbot Payne on April 21, 2026

Driver Dirk Muller with Ford Mustang GTD Competition at Nürburgring.
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For good measure, the Mustang lap also eclipsed the fastest Porsche 911 GT2 lap ever recorded at the Nürburgring by three seconds.
More insanity? The non-street-legal, track-focused version of the mid-engine Ford GT supercar, the GT Mk IV, set the outright American lap record of 6:15.9 minutes last month. It’s the third-fastest lap ever recorded round the ‘Ring behind the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo and VW ID.R race cars.


