Corvette ZR1 Shatters Lap Records Across Five U.S. Tracks

The Corvette ZR1 continues to redefine performance, setting five new production car lap records at top U.S. racetracks with four General Motors drivers at the wheel. This impressive feat highlights the car’s engineering excellence and reinforces its dominance on the track.

Driving a pre-production Corvette ZR1 equipped with the optional ZTK Performance Package, GM’s expert test drivers pushed the limits across five circuits:

• Watkins Glen Long Course – 1:52.7 | Driver: Bill Wise, Lead Performance Engineer, Chassis Controls
• Road America – 2:08.6 | Driver: Brian Wallace, Lead Vehicle Dynamics Engineer
• Road Atlanta – 1:22.8 | Driver: Chris Barber, Lead Development Engineer
• VIR Full Course – 1:47.7 | Driver: Aaron Link, Global Vehicle Performance Manager
• VIR Grand Course – 2:32.3 | Driver: Aaron Link

The ZTK Package enhances aerodynamics with a high-downforce carbon fiber rear wing, front dive planes, and underbody strakes, while stiffer springs and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R ZP tires further elevate handling. These lap times prove that even non-professional drivers can unlock the 1,064-horsepower ZR1’s full potential.

With 65 years of combined GM Level 6 driving experience, the team behind the wheel has mastered the art of high-performance driving, holding Nürburgring Industry Pool certifications and pushing the ZR1 to its limits on some of the fastest, most demanding tracks in the U.S.

“Corvette ZR1 continues to showcase how this nameplate elevates at every corner,” said Corvette Executive Chief Engineer Tony Roma. “From design, engineering, and development to validation and setting records like these – we do it all in-house.”
The Corvette ZR1 with the ZTK Package boasts a top speed of 233 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds, and a quarter-mile time of 9.6 seconds. No other production car under $1 million rivals its performance.

MSRP for the 2025 Corvette ZR1 starts at $174,995 (including destination charge) for the 1LZ coupe and $184,995 for the 1LZ hardtop convertible. Production begins in Q2 2025 at GM’s Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky, with orders opening later this month.

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