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The 919 Tribute Tour: On-board record lap, Nordschleife.

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What it is

Onboard footage of Timo Bernhard driving the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo to an all-time Nurburgring Nordschleife record lap of 5:19.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as the benchmark lap record and recommends it even to non-car fans for its sheer speed and precision.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “If anyone hasn't seen this, I highly recommend it, even if you're not a car fan.”

    Record 5:19 lap, worth watching even for non-car fans.

    lossolo, 2025-10 · Strong recommendation · in “BYD builds fastest car”

  2. “Any car lover who doesn't know that vid can safely watch it.”

    Porsche's record 5:19 Nordschleife lap, a must-know video.

    TacticalCoder, 2026-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Porsche will contest Laguna Seca in historic colors of the Apple Computer livery”

  3. “And it is ridiculous...”

    Porsche 919 record lap showing extreme human driving skill.

    RaceWon, 2018-09 · Recommendation · in “Apple self-driving car in accident: California DMV filing”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: porsche 919, nordschleife, onboard, motorsport, timo bernhard

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