Dumas sets new Goodwood electric car record

July 18, 2018 0 Comments

Romain Dumas set a new record for electric cars of 43.86 seconds in the Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak racing car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Following his record-breaking exploits at the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb just three weeks before, Dumas beat the previous fastest time for electric cars on the Goodwood Hillclimb, which has stood since 2013, by 3.48 seconds.

The all-time record still belongs to Nick Heidfeld. The former Formula 1 driver completed the 1.86-kilometre route in 41.6 seconds at the wheel of a McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13 Formula 1 car in 1999. Whilst Dumas failed to break the overall record, he did set the third fastest time ever recorded up the Hill.

“Goodwood is an absolutely fantastic event and I am more than happy that we won in front of such a great crowd of motorsport enthusiasts,” said Dumas, who wears a Stilo ST5 F Zero 8860 helmet. “The hill climb track is short but often dirty and therefore you should definitely not underestimate it. In any case it is a great honour to drive here at Goodwood. You meet so many fantastic drivers, and the cars and motorcycles here span a century of motorsport. It is one of a kind.”

“Although the route is not even two kilometres long, we once again showed what the I.D. R Pikes Peak is capable of,” added Volkswagen Motorsport Director Sven Smeets. “Volkswagen is committed to electromobility and we want to take every opportunity to show how emotional this topic can be, before Volkswagen launches its first fully-electric range as of 2020.”