Is F1 the fastest motorsport...?

[SideWinder]

A very broad question i know.

Fastest - By this i mean 0-60 times, pit times, top speed etc.

I am watching CSI Miami and they are showing an episode about a form of 'F1 style' racing and talking about $250k engines and i was just wondering how F1 compares?

 

[233]

250k would be pocket money compared to the engine costs in F1


deffo one of if not the fastest form of motorsport(although i believe indycar is not a million miles off and some of the nascar speeds were silly before they started fitting the restrictor plates but in terms of cost yup F1> everyrthing

 

[Slinky1989]

Fastest top speed is probably top fuel drag racing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel

Over 300mph in 1/4 mile!

F1 is definitely most expensive. The figure I heard for a cheap team to run for a year is £40 million.

 

[233]

ok i take that back

in terms of cost F1 is bleeding ludicrous compared to anythign else

i cite this source but surely it cant be right
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7718682.stm

£4million for an engine down from £16 million wtf?

 

[arknor]

only allowed to use 8 engines over a season though

 

[Skeeter]

DTM beats F1 for pit stop time
Drag racing beats F1 for acceleration
Le Mans Prototypes beat F1 for top speed

I think F1 is pretty much untouchable in terms of cornering speeds though

 

[breadturbo]

for pure acceleration it has to be top fuel, for circuits then F1 is very much in the lead id say.

Im not an expert but due to lack of traction you could probably spend £15k on the engine of an old r32 gtr and beat an F1 car on the 1/4

 

[Flibster]

ok i take that back

in terms of cost F1 is bleeding ludicrous compared to anythign else

i cite this source but surely it cant be right
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7718682.stm

£4million for an engine down from £16 million wtf?

Thats for the seasons worth of engines.

8 race engines plus testing and demo units. Maybe 15 at the most.

Certainly better than BMW's first year when it returned to F1 in '99, 300 engines were supplied iirc. *that number does include rebuilds of the original 50 engines though*

 

[Evoss]

Air Racing is probably the fastest motor sport. Probably the most dangerous too, multiple planes meters apart from each other, racing around an air track. Bet the adrenaline rush is awesome

 

[Reaper 392]

DTM beats F1 for pit stop time
Drag racing beats F1 for acceleration
Le Mans Prototypes beat F1 for top speed

I think F1 is pretty much untouchable in terms of cornering speeds though

aside from the already mentioned red bull air races where you can get cornering forces of over 12g nothing wheel driven comes close to that kind of cornering.

however, i'm pretty sure top fuel dragsters will easily out do an F1 car in top speed even on their tiny 400m drag strip. not sure how fast le mans cars go, but the fastest car to meet the FIA's F1 spec managed 247mph. it was a honda so it was probably around 2004

 

[breadturbo]

4.428 @ 327mph 1/4 mile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Qnoz_HyK8&feature=related

 

[Jono8]

In terms of getting round a race track with proper corners then yes it is the fastest, easily.

 

[Skeeter]

aside from the already mentioned red bull air races where you can get cornering forces of over 12g nothing wheel driven comes close to that kind of cornering.

however, i'm pretty sure top fuel dragsters will easily out do an F1 car in top speed even on their tiny 400m drag strip. not sure how fast le mans cars go, but the fastest car to meet the FIA's F1 spec managed 247mph. it was a honda so it was probably around 2004

Have you seen that Honda though? It was a project they built and ran on the salt flats in America. It has an aero setup that would be un-usable on track (no rear wing, tiny front wing, etc). A Le Mans car in race trim has a higher top speed than an F1 car due to reduced drag from much lower downforce and covered wheels.

I know a top fuel dragster will also beat an F1 car at top speed, but I was going for 1 critera per car.

 

[BigglesPiP]

Fastest is hard to define, it's total apples and pear shaped elephant steak, all depends how much you'd weight each discipline. But in terms to attention to detail all round the car, F1 > all.

 

[Dr. Pain]

I thought Indycars were much faster than F1?

On some of the ovals, they average over 200mph.

 

[pcoltrane]

I thought Indycars were much faster than F1?

On some of the ovals, they average over 200mph.

If you put a F1 car and an indycar around the same road course, the difference in speed would be massive. I believe even GP2 cars are quicker.

If you set up an F1 car properly for an oval it would be no doubt faster than the indycar too.

 

[Ben Cole]

Fastest is hard to define, it's total apples and pear shaped elephant steak, all depends how much you'd weight each discipline. But in terms to attention to detail all round the car, F1 > all.

This says it quite well. There are other motorsports that might top F1 in a few aspects but F1 is the pinnacle. Of that there is no doubt at all.

 

[Skii]

DTM beats F1 for pit stop time

I never knew this, but then again I don't follow DTM.

Amazing though - I gather this is down to the tyres being smaller and lighter thus easier to change quickly ?

 

[Mr Jack]

A very broad question i know.

Fastest - By this i mean 0-60 times, pit times, top speed etc.

For any given stat, no, F1 is probably not the fastest (wheeled) motorsport. However, on any given F1 track, F1 cars are almost certainly complete a lap considerably faster than any other formula. F1 cars are incredible at cornering, and it's the speed they can carry through the twisties that makes them the best.

 

[Duke]

I never knew this, but then again I don't follow DTM.

Amazing though - I gather this is down to the tyres being smaller and lighter thus easier to change quickly ?

I think they have the pneumatic jacks built into the car as they do in WTCC/BTCC? So the car just stops and raises itself.