Highest average lap speed at a Formula One Grand Prix
- Who
- Max Verstappen
- What
- 264.682 kilometre(s) per hour
- Where
- Italy
- When
- 06 September 2025
The highest average lap speed at a Formula One Grand Prix is 264.682 km/h (164.466 mph), achieved by Max Verstappen (Netherlands, b. Belgium) for Red Bull Racing at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy, on 6 September 2025.
Max Verstappen produced the fastest lap in F1 history during qualifying for the 2025 Italian Grand Prix, completing a circuit of the “Temple of Speed” in 1 minute 18.792 seconds. Both he and Lando Norris broke Lewis Hamilton’s previous record of 264.362 km/h, also set at Monza in 2020.