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Czinger 21C Breaks Laguna Seca Production-Car Record With a 1:22.30 Lap

The Czinger 21C HDF set WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca’s official production-car record with a 1:22.30 lap in December 2025. Here’s what the record category, validation process, timeline, and Raceway-listed specifications establish.
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The Czinger 21C High Downforce (HDF) holds WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca’s official production-car track record with a 1:22.30 lap set in December 2025. The mark is a production-vehicle category record—not a claim to the fastest lap across every class at the circuit—and the Raceway’s archive says it was more than two seconds quicker than the previous production-car record. [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca record archive]

Joel Miller drove the lap on December 9, according to Road & Track, which reported that Racelogic verified the time. Laguna Seca recognizes records by category, and its archive cautions that times in different classes are not directly comparable. [Road & Track] [WeatherTech Raceway record information]

What is the Czinger 21C Laguna Seca lap record?

The official production-car mark is 1:22.30, set by the Czinger 21C HDF in December 2025. It is the production-car record listed by WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, not the circuit’s outright lap record across all vehicle classes. [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca record archive]

How the production-car record changed

The Raceway archive lists this progression of Czinger production-car records. It notes that the record briefly passed to Koenigsegg between Czinger’s attempts. [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca record archive]

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Lap time Date Context
1:25.44 2021 Czinger production-car record milestone
1:24.75 August 2024 Czinger production-car record milestone
1:24.39 July 2025 Czinger production-car record milestone
1:22.30 December 2025 Current production-car record listed by the Raceway

The July 2025 time was part of a five-day California production-car record tour, according to Czinger. The company said the tour’s lap times were verified with a Racelogic VBOX GNSS-based system; that earlier result should not be confused with the later 1:22.30. [Czinger’s August 2025 release]

How Laguna Seca validates records

WeatherTech Raceway lists the full circuit as 2.238 miles. Its official record process requires use of the circuit’s official configuration, verified timing and data acquisition, compliance with class requirements, and Raceway validation. The Raceway says final validity is determined jointly with the appointed timing authority. [WeatherTech Raceway record information] [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca record archive]

Those category rules matter when comparing lap times. A production-car time should not be ranked against a race-car, prototype, modified-production, or electric-class record as though all vehicles competed under the same conditions. The Raceway says records in different classes are not directly comparable. [WeatherTech Raceway record information]

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Czinger 21C HDF specifications listed by the Raceway

The Raceway’s archive lists the 2025 Czinger 21C HDF with a hybrid-assisted 2.88-liter twin-turbo V8 and 1,250 horsepower. These are listed vehicle specifications, not independent test results. [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca record archive]

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Specification Raceway archive listing
Engine 2.88-liter twin-turbo V8 with hybrid assistance
Power 1,250 horsepower
Claimed 0–60 mph 1.9 seconds
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What was reported about the December lap?

Road & Track reported that Joel Miller drove the 1:22.30 lap on December 9 and that Racelogic verified the time in an official letter viewed by the publication. The outlet also reported that Czinger co-founder and CEO Lukas Czinger said favorable ambient temperature and sunshine helped the improvement. Treat that as Czinger’s explanation, not as an independent analysis of lap telemetry. [Road & Track]

Road & Track also reported that the team used simulation to target the front straight and the uphill approach to the Corkscrew. This is reported context about the record attempt; the available information does not establish detailed corner-by-corner performance or prove repeatability across track sessions. [Road & Track]

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FAQ

Did the Czinger 21C break the Laguna Seca record?

It set the official production-car track record listed by WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca: 1:22.30 in December 2025. It is not the outright record across all vehicle classes. [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca record archive] [WeatherTech Raceway record information]

Which Czinger 21C set the 1:22.30 lap?

The Raceway archive identifies the record-setting car as the Czinger 21C High Downforce (HDF). [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca record archive]

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Who drove the record lap, and when?

Road & Track reported that Joel Miller drove the 1:22.30 lap on December 9, 2025, and that Racelogic verified the time. [Road & Track]

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How long is WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca?

The Raceway lists its full circuit as 2.238 miles. [WeatherTech Raceway record information]

Is 1:22.30 the fastest lap at Laguna Seca in any class?

No such conclusion follows from the production-car record listing. Laguna Seca recognizes multiple vehicle classes, and the Raceway says records in different classes are not directly comparable. [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca record archive] [WeatherTech Raceway record information]

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