Speed Record Club
- speed on wheels, water and wings
Land Speed Record
Notes:
- The records listed below are those recognised by the FIA, FIM and their predecessors
- All Speeds in miles per hour
- IC refers to Internal Combustion Piston Engines
| Date |
Location |
Driver |
Country |
Vehicle |
Power |
Kilo
Speed |
Mile
Speed |
Comments |
|
0
- 100mph
|
| 18 Dec 1898 |
Achères, France |
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat |
France |
Jeantaud Duc |
Electric |
39.24 |
|
|
| 17 Jan 1899 |
Achères, France |
Camille Jenatzy |
Belgium |
CGA Dogcart |
Electric |
41.42 |
|
|
| 17 Jan 1899 |
Achères, France |
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat |
France |
Jeantaud Duc |
Electric |
43.69 |
|
|
| 27 Jan 1899 |
Achères, France |
Camille Jenatzy |
Belgium |
CGA Dogcart |
Electric |
49.93 |
|
|
| 4 Mar 1899 |
Achères, France |
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat |
France |
Jeantaud Duc Profilée |
Electric |
57.65 |
|
|
| 29 Apr 1899 |
Achères, France |
Camille Jenatzy |
Belgium |
CITA No 25 La Jamais Contente |
Electric |
65.79 |
|
First record over 100km/h |
| 13 Apr 1902 |
Nice, France |
Leon Serpollet |
France |
Gardner-Serpollet Oeuf de Pacques |
Steam |
75.06 |
|
|
| 5 Nov 1902 |
Ablis, France |
William K Vanderbilt |
USA |
Mors Z Paris-Vienne |
IC |
76.08 |
|
|
| 5 Nov 1902 |
Dourdan, France |
Henri Fournier |
France |
Mors Z Paris-Vienne |
IC |
76.60 |
|
|
| 17 Nov 1902 |
Dourdan, France |
M Augières |
France |
Mors Z Paris-Vienne |
IC |
77.13 |
|
|
| 17 Jul 1903 |
Ostend, Belgium |
Arthur Duray |
Belgium |
Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid |
IC |
83.46 |
|
|
| 5 Nov 1903 |
Dourdan, France |
Arthur Duray |
Belgium |
Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid |
IC |
84.73 |
|
|
| 31 Mar 1904 |
Nice, France |
Arthur Duray |
Belgium |
Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid |
IC |
88.76 |
|
|
| 31 Mar 1904 |
Nice, France |
Louis Rigolly |
France |
Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid |
IC |
94.78 |
|
|
| 25 May 1904 |
Ostend, Belgium |
Pierre de Caters |
Belgium |
Mercedes Simplex 90 |
IC |
97.25 |
|
|
|
100
- 200mph
|
| 21 Jul 1904 |
Ostend, Belgium |
Louis Rigolly |
France |
Gobron Brillié Gordon Bennett |
IC |
103.56 |
|
|
| 13 Nov 1904 |
Ostend, Belgium |
Paul Baras |
France |
Darracq Gordon Bennett |
IC |
104.53 |
|
|
| 30 Dec 1905 |
Arles, France |
Victor Héméry |
France |
Darracq V8 Special |
IC |
108.58 |
|
|
| 26 Jan 1905 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Fred H Marriott |
USA |
Stanley Steamer |
Steam |
121.57 |
|
|
| 6 Nov 1909 |
Brooklands, Great Britain |
Victor Héméry |
France |
200hp Benz No 1 |
IC |
125.94 |
115.93 |
|
| 24 Jun 1914 |
Brooklands, Great Britain |
L G Hornstead |
Great Britain |
200hp Benz No 3 |
IC |
|
124.09 |
First 2-way record |
| 17 May 1922 |
Brooklands, Great Britain |
Kenelm Lee Guinness |
Great Britain |
350hp Sunbeam |
IC |
133.70 |
129.17 |
Last record set on a cloosed course |
| 6 Jul 1924 |
Arpajon, France |
René Thomas |
France |
Delage La Torpille |
IC |
143.21 |
143.31 |
|
| 12 Jul 1924 |
Arpajon, France |
Ernest A D Eldridge |
Great Britain |
FIAT Special Mephistopeles II |
IC |
146.01 |
145.89 |
Last record set on a public road |
| 25 Sep 1924 |
Pendine Sands, Wales |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
350hp Sunbeam Blue Bird |
IC |
146.15 |
146.16 |
|
| 21 Jul 1925 |
Pendine Sands, Wales |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
350hp Sunbeam Blue Bird |
IC |
150.86 |
150.76 |
|
| 16 Mar 1926 |
Southport, Great Britain |
Henry Segrave |
Great Britain |
4 Litre Sunbeam Ladybird |
IC |
152.30 |
149.32 |
|
| 27 Apr 1926 |
Pendine Sands, Wales |
J G Parry-Thomas |
Great Britain |
Higham-Thomas Special Babs |
IC |
169.29 |
168.07 |
|
| 28 Apr 1926 |
Pendine Sands, Wales |
J G Parry-Thomas |
Great Britain |
Higham-Thomas Special Babs |
IC |
171.01 |
170.62 |
|
| 4 Feb 1927 |
Pendine Sands, Wales |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Campbell Napier Blue Bird |
IC |
174.88 |
174.22 |
Last record set in Europe |
|
200
- 300mph
|
| 29 Mar 1927 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Henry Segrave |
Great Britain |
100hp Sunbeam 'Slug' |
IC |
202.98 |
203.79 |
|
| 19 Feb 1928 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Campbell Napier Blue Bird |
IC |
|
206.95 |
|
| 22 Apr 1928 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Ray Keech |
USA |
White Triplex Spirit of Elkdom |
IC |
|
207.55 |
|
| 11 Mar 1929 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Henry Segrave |
Great Britain |
Irving-Napier Golden Arrow |
IC |
231.56 |
231.36 |
|
| 5 Feb 1931 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Campbell Napier Railton Blue Bird |
IC |
246.08 |
245.73 |
|
| 24 Feb 1932 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Campbell Napier Railton Blue Bird |
IC |
251.34 |
253.96 |
|
| 22 Feb 1933 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird |
IC |
272.46 |
272.10 |
|
| 7 Mar 1935 |
Daytona Beach, USA |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird |
IC |
276.16 |
276.71 |
Last record set on a beach |
|
300
- 400mph
|
| 3 Sep 1935 |
Bonneville, USA |
Malcolm Campbell |
Great Britain |
Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird |
IC |
|
301.129 |
|
| 19 Nov 1937 |
Bonneville, USA |
George E T Eyston |
Great Britain |
Thunderbolt |
IC |
312.00 |
311.41 |
|
| 27 Aug 1938 |
Bonneville, USA |
George E T Eyston |
Great Britain |
Thunderbolt |
IC |
345.20 |
345.48 |
|
| 15 Sep 1938 |
Bonneville, USA |
John Cobb |
Great Britain |
Railton |
IC |
350.06 |
350.19 |
|
| 16 Sep 1938 |
Bonneville, USA |
George E T Eyston |
Great Britain |
Thunderbolt |
IC |
357.33 |
357.49 |
|
| 23 Aug 1939 |
Bonneville, USA |
John Cobb |
Great Britain |
Railton |
IC |
369.74 |
367.91 |
|
| 16 Sep 1947 |
Bonneville, USA |
John Cobb |
Great Britain |
Railton 'Mobil' Special |
IC |
393.82 |
394.19 |
First one-way over 400mph |
|
400
- 500mph
|
| 5 Sep 1963 |
Bonneville, USA |
Craig Breedlove |
USA |
Spirit of Americ |
Turbojet |
408.312 |
407.447 |
Ratified by FIM as vehicle has 3
wheels |
| 5 Oct 1964 |
Bonneville, USA |
Tom Green |
USA |
Wingfoot Express |
Turbojet |
415.093 |
413.199 |
|
| 7 Oct 1964 |
Bonneville, USA |
Art Arfons |
USA |
Green Monster |
Turbojet |
434.356 |
434.022 |
|
| 13 Oct 1964 |
Bonneville, USA |
Craig Breedlove |
USA |
Spirit of America |
Turbojet |
|
468.719 |
|
|
500
- 600mph
|
| 15 Oct 1964 |
Bonneville, USA |
Craig Breedlove |
USA |
Spirit of America |
Turbojet |
|
526.277 |
|
| 27 Oct 1964 |
Bonneville, USA |
Art Arfons |
USA |
Green Monster |
Turbojet |
544.134 |
536.710 |
|
| 2 Nov 1965 |
Bonneville, USA |
Craig Breedlove |
USA |
Spirit of America - Sonic 1 |
Turbojet |
555.485 |
555.485 |
|
| 7 Nov 1965 |
Bonneville, USA |
Art Arfons |
USA |
Green Monster |
Turbojet |
572.546 |
576.553 |
|
|
600
- 700mph
|
| 15 Nov 1965 |
Bonneville, USA |
Craig Breedlove |
USA |
Spirit of America - Sonic 1 |
Turbojet |
600.842 |
600.601 |
|
| 23 Oct 1970 |
Bonneville, USA |
Gary Gabelich |
USA |
Blue Flame |
Rocket |
630.389 |
622.407 |
|
| 4 Oct 1983 |
Black Rock, USA |
Richard Noble |
Great Britain |
Thrust 2 |
Turbojet |
|
633.468 |
|
|
over
700mph
|
| 25 Sep 1997 |
Black Rock, USA |
Andy Green |
Great Britain |
Thrust SSC |
Turbofan |
713.496 |
714.144 |
|
| 15 Oct 1997 |
Black Rock, USA |
Andy Green |
Great Britain |
Thrust SSC |
Turbofan |
760.343 |
763.035 |
First supersonic record (Mach 1.016) |
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