If you are like most of us avid Corvette enthusiasts, you may be inundated with breaking videos and are finding it hard to keep up with all the awesomeness surrounding this epic moment for the Corvette brand. Not surprisingly, the scorching times posted by the ZR1 and ZR1X even got the attention of Ford’s CEO, Jim Farley, after his Mustang GTD got knocked off the fastest American ‘Ring time totem pole by both Chevy Hypercars (yes, I went there!). As with most of CorvSport’s digital content, this ZR1 and ZR1X coverage is FREE and not behind a paywall. If/when any pop-ups appear, please click to dismiss them and continue enjoying the article.
What was the Ford CEO’s reaction after the GTD was ousted as the fastest American car at the ‘Ring? Just hours after Chevy posted their times, Farley commented on the Corvette Instagram page, “Congrats to the Corvette team. Game on!” The Corvette versus Mustang rivalry is heating up like never before, and my daily rounds around social media indicate enthusiasts are LOVING it!
What’s Inside CorvSport’s ZR1 & ZR1X Coverage
- A Refresher: The Top Nürburgring Times
- Homegrown Speed by Chevrolet: The Original Nürburgring Release
- Nürburgring Hot Lap: Corvette ZR1
- ZR1 Hot Lap Analysis From Nürburgring Veteran Misha Charoudin
- Nürburgring Hot Lap: Corvette ZR1X
- A Funny Parody Video
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1) A Refresher: The Top Nürburgring Times
If you happened to miss these blistering times, or our feature titled, The Corvette ZR1 & ZR1X Mop Up The American Nürburgring Record, here is a quick review of the ZR1 and ZR1X’s recently posted times, as well as the C8 Z06, which finally posted an official time.
- 2026 Corvette ZR1X: 6:49.275
- 2025 Corvette ZR1: 6:50.763
- 2025 Corvette Z06: 7:11.826
2) Homegrown Speed by Chevrolet: The Original Nürburgring Release
Video Preview From Chevrolet:
“Three drivers. Three Corvettes. One mission: reinforce Corvette as a dominant force in American performance. Join our homegrown engineering team—and the Z06, ZR1 and ZR1X—as they journey to the Nürburgring to conquer the unthinkable.”
Video Stats (as of 8/06/2025):
- Views: 152,768
- Likes: 5,500
- Comments: 953
- Length: 17:29
Top Video Comments:
- “I’m a Ford guy through and through, but this was awesome. When they showed the leaderboard of times, it made me genuinely happy to see 3 of the top 8 fastest production cars be American cars. Ford and Chevy really out here building some cool stuff.” @synergize548
- “The cost of entry for a sub 7 second production car just got reset. The fact they did it without a professional wheelman is even more impressive and shows there is still more time on the table.” @Better_Car_Control
- “Thank you Vette, for your comeback in the green hell. We’ve been waiting. Amazing production and congratulations.” @Carvlogger
3) Nürburgring Hot Lap: Corvette ZR1
Video Preview From Chevrolet:
“With nothing but our own team, we took the Corvette ZR1 to the Nürburgring to test its speed on the world’s most demanding racetrack. Watch Brian Wallace, our Lead Vehicle Dynamics Engineer, break seven minutes with a lap time of 6:50:763 through the ZR1’s Performance Data Recorder.”
Video Stats (as of 8/06/2025):
- Views: 96,279
- Likes: 2,800
- Comments: 887
- Length: 7:19
Top Video Comments:
- “I’m always impressed that these Corvette lap times are set by their development engineers. Highly skilled drivers. Hands on, they make the Corvette better. Great job Mr. Wallace.” @robertfoster3384
- “Somewhere up in the Big Sky, Zora is damn proud of y’all. Congrats, Team Corvette!” @Lesevesel
- “The mustang GTD with a pro driver did it in 6:52 and this with a development driver and not the higher trim did 6:51. This is wild.” @edwardoaviles
4) ZR1 Hot Lap Analysis From Nürburgring Veteran Misha Charoudin
Nürburgring veteran Misha Charoudin is known on YouTube as one of the most proficient ‘Ring drivers, with scores of videos to prove it. What’s his expert “Monday morning quarterback” opinion of the ZR1’s hot lap? In short, he says a professional driver, versus one of GM’s engineers, could shave TEN seconds off the ZR1’s blistering 6:50.763. Yikes!
Video Stats (as of 8/06/2025):
- Views: 232,735
- Likes: 9,000
- Comments: 1,843
- Length: 29:34
Top Video Comments:
- “It’s crazy, you can tell he’s driving like an engineer, he didn’t even go over one curb. Thanks for the great breakdown, more please!” @Jbpgarage
- “WTF I was expecting Misha to say shave off 3-4 seconds. 10 seconds is balls of steel fast.” @jolmeaki
- “Misha is 1 opinion I care above all else. Was waiting for this one.” @fondfarewell2
5) Nürburgring Hot Lap: Corvette ZR1X
Video Preview From Chevrolet:
“With nothing but our own team, we took the Corvette ZR1X to the Nürburgring to test its speed on the world’s most demanding racetrack. Watch Drew Cattell, a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer, break seven minutes with a lap time of 6:49:275 through the ZR1X’s Performance Data Recorder.”
Video Stats (as of 8/06/2025):
- Views: 300,396
- Likes: 8,100
- Comments: 1,977
- Length: 7:20
Top Video Comments:
- “Let’s not forget this engineer is man handling a 1200 hp car. He may not drive for a living but he’s still an absolute unit on one of the world’s most challenging tracks. He’s many levels levels above your average Joe and not leaving as much time on the table a most would think.” @Gon2thewind1
- “They should let a professional driver do the record lap while it is impressive to see an engineer set such an amazing time there was so much left on the table.” @elisalsa24
- “Thank you good people of bowling Green Kentucky for making such a cool automobile.” @christesterman7163
6) A Funny Parody Video
If you’ve never seen one of these parody videos based on the infamous movie scene from the 2004 movie, Downfall, they can be quite funny, and this one was no exception.
Video Stats (as of 8/06/2025):
- Views: 10,218
- Likes: 166
- Comments: 29
- Length: 3:57
Top Video Comments:
- “I chuckled at the BMW M joke, then looked up their lap times and they’re basically not even top 50.” @club_rcfuji
- “This is the funniest thing I have seen in a while.” @robrodz
- “This is hilarious! Well done!” @CorvetteFun
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