| Date | Location | Driver | Driver Country | Vehicle | Power | Speed over 1 Km |
Speed over 1 Mile |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 18, 1898 | Achères, France | Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat | France | Jeantaud Duc Fulmen Battery Electric |
Electric | 39.24 mph (63.15 km/h) | ||
| January 17, 1899 | Achères, France | Camille Jenatzy | Belgium | CGA Dogcart | Electric | 41.42 mph (66.66 km/h) | ||
| January 17, 1899 | Achères, France | Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat | France | Jeantaud Duc Fulmen Battery Electric |
Electric | 43.69 mph (70.31 km/h) | ||
| January 27, 1899 | Achères, France | Camille Jenatzy | Belgium | CGA Dogcart | Electric | 49.93 mph (80.35 km/h) | ||
| March 4, 1899 | Achères, France | Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat | France | Jeantaud Duc Profilée Fulmen Battery Electric |
Electric | 57.65 mph (92.78 km/h) | ||
| April 29, 1899 | Achères, France | Camille Jenatzy | Belgium | CITA No 25 La Jamais Contente Single Action 4-cylinder |
Electric | 65.79 mph (105.88 km/h) | First record over 100km/h | |
| April 13, 1902 | Nice, France | Leon Serpollet | France | Gardner-Serpollet Oeuf de Pacques Single Action 4-cylinder |
Steam | 75.06 mph (120.80 km/h) | ||
| November 5, 1902 | Ablis, France | William K. Vanderbilt | USA | Mors Z Paris-Vienne | IC | 76.08mph (122.44 km/h) | ||
| November 5, 1902 | Dourdan, France | Henri Fournier | France | Mors Z Paris-Vienne 4-cylinder in-line |
IC | 76.60 mph (123.28 km/h) | ||
| November 17, 1902 | Dourdan, France | M. Augières | France | Mors Z Paris-Vienne 4-cylinder in-line |
IC | 77.13 mph (124.13 km/h) | ||
| July 17, 1903 | Ostend, Belgium | Arthur Duray | Belgium | Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid 4-cylinder in-line |
IC | 83.46 mph (134.32 km/h) | ||
| November 5, 1903 | Dourdan, France | Arthur Duray | Belgium | Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid | IC | 84.73 mph (136.36 km/h) | ||
| January 12, 1904 | Lake St. Clair, USA | Henry Ford | USA | Ford Arrow 4-Cylinder in-line |
IC | 91.37 mph (147.05 km/h) | On frozen lake | |
| Jan 28, 1904 | Daytona Beach, USA | William K. Vanderbilt | Mercedes 90 4-cylinder in-line |
IC | 92.299 | |||
| March 31, 1904 | Nice, France | Arthur Duray | Belgium | Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid | IC | 88.76 mph (142.85 km/h) | ||
| March 31, 1904 | Nice, France | Louis Rigolly | France | Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid 8-cylinder opposed piston |
IC | 94.78 mph (152.53 km/h) | ||
| May 25, 1904 | Ostend, Belgium | Pierre de Caters | Belgium | DMG Mercedes Simplex 4 - cylinder inline |
IC | 97.25 mph (156.50 km/h) | ||
| July 21, 1904 | Ostend, Belgium | Louis Rigolly | France | Gobron Brillié Gordon Bennett 8-cylinder opposed piston |
IC | 103.56 mph (166.66 km/h) | First to exceed 100 mph. | |
| November 13, 1904 | Ostend, Belgium | Paul Baras | France | Darracq Gordon Bennett | IC | 104.53 mph (168.22 km/h) | ||
| January 24, 1905 | Daytona Beach, USA | Arthur MacDonald | France | Napier 6 6-cylinder in-line |
IC | 104.65 mph (168.42 km/h) | ||
| January 24, 1905 | Daytona Beach, USA | Herbert Bowden | USA | Mercedes Flying Dutchman 2 x 4 cylinder inline |
IC | Bowden broke the Napier 6 record, but was disqualified because the vehicle exceeded weight limit of 2204.6 lbs. This forced an organization to be made for the United States, Great Britain and France | ||
| December 30, 1905 | Arles, France | Victor Héméry | France | Darracq V8 Special 90 degree V-8 |
IC | 108.58 mph (174.74 km/h) | ||
| January 26, 1906 | Daytona Beach, USA | Fred H. Marriott | USA | Stanley Rocket Twin-Cyl Steam |
Steam | 121.57 mph (195.65 km/h) | ||
| January 26, 1906 | Daytona Beach, USA | Fred H. Marriott | USA | Stanley Rocket Twin-Cyl Steam |
Steam | 127.600 mph | Record was not recognized by French who only credited him the speed over a Kilo not the mile | |
| January 24, 1907 | Ormond Beach, Florida | Glenn Curtiss | USA | Curtiss V8 40hp (30kW) motorcycle | IC | 136.27 mph (219.31 km/h) | ||
| November 6, 1909 | Brooklands, Great Britain | Victor Héméry | France | 200hp Benz No 14-cylinder in-line |
IC | 125.94 mph (202.68 km/h) | 115.93 mph (186.57 km/h) | |
| March 23, 1910 | Daytona Beach, USA | Barney Oldfield | Blitzen Benz #1 4-cylinder in-line |
IC | 131.275 mph | |||
| April 23, 1910 | Daytona Beach, USA | Bob Burman | USA | Blitzen Benz #1 4-cylinder in-line |
IC | 141.370 mph | Was not recognized by the AIACR (Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus), based in Paris. After this run AIACR laid down a new and fair rule for record attempts. They stipulated that attempts must be made in two directions to rule out any assist from wind. Americans however did not recognize this rule. | |
| June 24, 1914 | Brooklands, Great Britain | L. G. Hornstead | Great Britain | 200hp Benz No 3 4-Cylinder in-line |
IC | 124.096 mph (199.70 km/h) | First 2-way record | |
| February 12, 1919 | Daytona Beach, USA | Ralph de Plama | USA | Packard 905 V-12 |
IC | 149.875 mph (241.200 km/h) | De Palma did not make second run according to rules of AIACR, Americans still did not enforce this rule, instead of making a second run he keeps the recognition of the record in the US | |
| April 17, 1920 | Daytona | Tommy Milton | USA | Duesenberg 2 8-cyl in-line |
IC | 156.047 mph | On his attempt vehicle caught fire and was unable to make 2nd pass, so he kept the land speed record in the US | |
| 1922 | Daytona Beach | Sig Haugdahl | USA | Wisconsin Special 6-cylinder in-line |
IC | 180+ | This basically is to state vehicle did exist with potential of going way faster during this time period. He made runs according to his statement of 180 mph, the press said 170 mph. None had ever been confirmed. Why is his name in here, like they said vehicle was built, did race, and was capable of being the fastest vehicle in the world at that time. | |
| May 17, 1922 | Brooklands, Great Britain | Kenelm Lee Guinness | Great Britain | 350hp Sunbeam | IC | 133.70 mph (215.17 km/h) | 129.17 mph (207.88 km/h) | Last record set on a closed course |
| June 23, 1922 | Fanoe | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Sunbeam Bluebird 60 degree V-12 350hp |
IC | 137.720 mph | Speed was not recognized because the AIACR did not approve timing apparatus. | ||
| July 6, 1924 | Arpajon, France | René Thomas | France | Delage La Torpille 60 degree V-12 |
IC | 143.21 mph (230.47 km/h) | 143.31 mph (230.64 km/h) | |
| July 6, 1924 | Arpajon | Ernest A. D. Eldridge | Fiat 60 degree V-12 |
IC | 146.800 mph | Speed was objected because did not have reverse gear, the AIACR accepted the objection | ||
| July 12, 1924 | Arpajon, France | Ernest A. D. Eldridge | Great Britain | FIAT Special Mephistopeles II 60-degree V-12 |
IC | 146.01 mph (234.98 km/h) | 145.89 mph (234.79 km/h) | Last record set on a public road |
| September 25, 1924 | Pendine Sands, Wales | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | 350hp SunbeamBlue Bird V-12 |
IC | 146.15 mph (235.21 km/h) | 146.16 mph (235.22 km/h) | |
| July 21, 1925 | Pendine Sands, Wales | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | 350hp SunbeamBlue Bird V-12 |
IC | 150.86 mph (242.79 km/h) | 150.76 mph (242.62 km/h) | First person ever officially to go over, and set record in excess of 150 mph |
| March 21, 1926 | Southport, Great Britain | Henry Segrave | Great Britain | 4 Litre Sunbeam Ladybird 75 degree V-12 |
IC | 152.30 mph (245.10 km/h) | 149.32 mph (240.31 km/h) | |
| April 27, 1926 | Pendine Sands, Wales | J. G. Parry-Thomas | Great Britain | Higham-Thomas Special Babs 45 degree V-12 |
IC | 169.29 mph (272.45 km/h) | 168.07 mph (270.48 km/h) | |
| April 28, 1926 | Pendine Sands, Wales | J. G. Parry-Thomas | Great Britain | Higham-Thomas Special Babs 45 degree V-12 |
IC | 171.01 mph (273.60 km/h) | 170.62 mph (274.59 km/h) | |
| February 4, 1927 | Pendine Sands, Wales | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | Campbell Napier Blue Bird Napier W-12 Cylinder |
IC | 174.88 mph (281.44 km/h) | 174.22 mph (280.38 km/h) | Last record set in Europe |
| March 29, 1927 | Daytona Beach, USA | Henry Seagrave | Great Britain | 100hp Sunbeam 'Slug' 2x Sunbeam V-12 |
IC | 202.98 mph (326.66 km/h) | 203.79 mph (327.97 km/h) | Became first man ever to exceed 200 mph |
| February 19, 1928 | Daytona Beach, USA | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | Campbell Napier Blue Bird Napier W-12 Cylinder |
IC | 206.95 mph (333.05 km/h) | ||
| April 22, 1928 | Daytona Beach, USA | Ray Keech | USA | White Triplex Spirit of Elkdom 3x Liberty V-12 |
IC | 207.55 mph (334.02 km/h) | ||
| April 25, 1928 | Daytona | Frank Lockhart | USA | Stutz Black Hawk V-16 Duesenberg |
IC | Frank Lockhart made an attempt on the record at Daytona, lost control and ended up in the sea, he was rescued, Keech then broke the record, then Frank tried again blew a tire and lost his life. | ||
| March 11, 1929 | Daytona Beach, USA | Henry Segrave | Great Britain | Irving-Napier Golden Arrow Napier Lion W-12 Cylinder |
IC | 231.56 mph (372.66 km/h) | 231.36 mph (372.34 km/h) | |
| February 5, 1931 | Daytona Beach, USA | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | Campbell Napier Railton Blue Bird 12 cyl SC |
IC | 246.08 mph (396.03 km/h) | 245.73 mph (395.46 km/h) | |
| February 24, 1932 | Daytona Beach, USA | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | Campbell Napier Railton Blue Bird Rolls Royce V-12 |
IC | 251.34 mph (404.49 km/h) | 253.96 mph (408.71 km/h) | |
| February 22, 1933 | Daytona Beach, USA | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird Rolls Royce V-12 |
IC | 272.46 mph (438.48 km/h) | 272.10 mph (437.90 km/h) | |
| March 7, 1935 | Daytona Beach, USA | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird Rolls Royce V-12 |
IC | 276.16 mph (444.44 km/h) | 276.71 mph (445.32 km/h) | Last record set on a beach |
| September 3, 1935 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Sir Malcolm Campbell | Great Britain | Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird Rolls Royce V-12 |
IC | 301.129 mph (484.620 km/h) | First person to break 300 mph barrier | |
| November 19, 1937 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | George E. T. Eyston | Great Britain | Thunderbolt 2x- Rolls Royce - SC V-12 |
IC | 312.00 mph (502.11 km/h) | 311.41 mph (501.17 km/h) | |
| August 27, 1938 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | George E. T. Eyston | Great Britain | Thunderbolt 2x- Rolls Royce - SC V-12 |
IC | 345.20 mph (555.55 km/h) | 345.48 mph (556.00 km/h) | |
| September 15, 1938 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | John Cobb | Great Britain | Railton Napier Lion 2x V-12 |
IC | 350.06 mph (563.37 km/h) | 350.19 mph (563.58 km/h) | First Record Holder to use 4 wheel drive |
| September 16, 1938 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | George E. T. Eyston | Great Britain | Thunderbolt 2x- Rolls Royce - SC V-12 |
IC | 357.33 mph (575.07 km/h) | 357.49 mph (575.32 km/h) | |
| August 23, 1939 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | John Cobb | Great Britain | Railton Napier Lion 2x V-12 |
IC | 369.74 mph (595.04 km/h) | 367.91 mph (592.09 km/h) | Last record set in Utah |
| September 16, 1947 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | John Cobb | Great Britain | Railton 'Mobil' Special 2x Napier Lion V-12 |
IC | 393.82 mph (633.79 km/h) | 394.19 mph (634.39 km/h) | First one-way over 400mph. |
| September 5, 1963 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Craig Breedlove | USA | Spirit of America J-47 Jet Engine |
JT Turbojet |
408.312 mph (657.114 km/h) | 407.447 mph (655.722 km/h) | First person to set record over 400 mph, first to use Jet Engine Record not accepted by FIA as the car was three wheeled and not powered through its wheels but it was recognised by the FIM as a 'motorcycle and sidecar' |
| July 17, 1964 | Lake Eyre, Australia | Donald Campbell | Great Britain | Bluebird Proteus CN7 Bristol-Siddeley Protsud Turbine |
T | 403.135 | ||
| October 5, 1964 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Tom Green | USA | Wingfoot Express J-46 Jet Engine |
JT Turbojet |
415.093 mph (668.027 km/h) | 413.199 mph (664.979 km/h) | |
| October 7, 1964 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Art Arfons | USA | The Green Monster J-79 Jet Engine |
JT Turbojet |
434.356 mph (665.231 km/h) | 434.022 mph (664.694 km/h) | October 1964 FIA (Federation Internationale de L'Automobile) took over for the AIACR finally made two classes one for cars with at least two driven wheels and the other for cars powered by jet engines |
| October 13, 1964 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Craig Breedlove | USA | Spirit of America - Sonic 1 J-79 Jet Engine |
JT Turbojet |
468.719 mph (754.330 km/h) | ||
| October 15, 1964 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Craig Breedlove | USA | Spirit of America - Sonic 1 J-79 Jet Engine |
JT Turbojet |
526.277 mph (846.861 km/h) | On that run both parachutes failed, disk brakes burned out and Breedlove wrecked the car ending up in irrigation ditch. | |
| Oct 22, 1964 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Bobby Tatroe | Wingfoot Express II 25 Jato Rockets |
JT Turbojet |
Walt Arfons vehicle Wingfoot Express II reached speeds in excess of 580 mph but the rockets ran out of thrust before the driver could finish thru the measured mile or kilo | |||
| October 27, 1964 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Art Arfons | USA | The Green Monster | JT Turbojet |
544.134 mph (875.699 km/h) | 536.710 mph (863.791 km/h) | |
| November 2, 1965 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Craig Breedlove | USA | Spirit of America - Sonic 1 J-79 Jet Engine |
JT Turbojet |
555.485 mph (893.966 km/h) | 555.485 mph (893.966 km/h) | First person over 500 mph |
| November 7, 1965 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Art Arfons | USA | The Green Monster | Turbojet | 572.546 mph (921.423 km/h) | 576.553 mph (927.872 km/h) | |
| Nov 12, 1965 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Bob Summers | USA | Goldenrod 4x - V-8 Chryslers |
IC | 409.277 mph | This car is now the fastest for wheel driven and piston engines. | |
| November 15, 1965 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Craig Breedlove | USA | Spirit of America - Sonic 1 J-79 Jet Engine |
JT Turbojet |
600.842 mph (966.961 km/h) | 600.601 mph (966.574 km/h) | First person over 600 |
| October 23, 1970 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Gary Gabelich | USA | Blue Flame Reaction Dynamics Liquid fuel Rocket |
JT Rocket |
630.389 mph (1014.52 km/h) | 622.407 mph (1001.67 km/h) | First record over 1000km/h First record set by a rocket powered car. |
| August1971 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Jack Reed | USA | SilverEagle | Electric | 146.437mph | ||
| August23, 1974 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Roger Hedlund | USA | Battery Box | Electric | 175 mph | ||
| December 17, 1979 | Edwards AFB, USA | Stan Barrett | USA | Budweiser Rocket | Rocket | Questionable supersonic top speed claim not officially recognized due to non-standard measurements and doubted by many experts. | ||
| October 4, 1983 | Black Rock Desert, USA | Richard Noble | Great Britain | Thrust2 Rolls Royce Avon Jet Engine |
JT Turbojet |
633.468 mph (1019.47 km/h) | ||
| Aug 21, 1991 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Elwin Teague | USA | Speed0Motive | IC | 409.978 mph | Set new wheel driven and piston engine mark. | |
| September 25, 1997 | Black Rock Desert, USA | Andy Green | Great Britain | ThrustSSC 2 Rolls Royce Jet Engines |
JT Turbofan |
713.496 mph (1148.26 km/h) | 714.144 mph (1149.30 km/h) | Andy Green first person thru 700 mph barrier |
| October 15, 1997 | Black Rock Desert, USA | Andy Green | Great Britain | ThrustSSC 2 Rolls Royce Jet Engines |
JT Turbofan |
760.343 mph (1223.65 km/h) | 763.035 mph (1227.99 km/h) | First supersonic record (Mach 1.016) First person to set a record over the speed of sound by a land vehicle. |
| October 15, 1997 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Ed Rannberg | USA | Lightning Rod | Electric | 215.3 mph | First over 200 mph | |
| 22 October of 1999 | Bonneville Salt Flats, USA | Pat Rummerfield | USA | White Lightning | Electric | 245.523 mph | ||
October 18, 2001 |
USA |
Turbinator |
T |
|
458.440 |
Set new mark for wheel driven vehicles powered by a Turbine engine |
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2002 |
|
Parts Peddler |
IC |
|
413 |
Not recognized by FIA |
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October 16, 2004 |
USA |
Burkland's Streamliner |
IC |
|
417.020 |
Not recognized by the FIA |
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2004 |
USA |
Electric |
|
271.459 flying kilo |
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2005 |
USA |
Electric |
|
300+ |
Not FIA |
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August 22 2006 |
UK |
Diesel |
|
328 mph |
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IC - Internal Combustion | T - Turbine Powered | JT - Jet Vehicles | ST - Steam Powered | EL - Electric
