BMW tuner AC Schnitzer has, with much fanfare and many exclamation marks, revealed racing-driver Markus Oestreich lapped the Nürburgring in 8 minutes, 19.8 seconds in an i8 modified with its. Along with races and timing events under the rules of their respective sanctioning bodies, the operators of the track have instituted official rules as of 2019 that govern the measurement and certification of lap time on the Nordschleife, with measurement over the full length of the track timed with a flying start. Timekeeping is supervised by a notary and the vehicles are scrutineered with.
List of fastest lap times for Nürburgring Nordschleife. Updated September 2025. And that brings us to today's Nurburgring demonstration.
With a final time of 8:19.8, this i8 is still slow compared to today's supercars. For example, the Lamborghini Huracan Performante set a. The latest ACS tuned BMW i8 lapped the 22.8 km North Loop (Nordschleife) with a time of 8:19.80 in the hands of Touring Car driver Markus Oestreich, which makes it the fastest BMW i8 ever on the Nordschleife.
But, while the ACS i8 isn't exactly slow, as you might surmise, it isn't exactly fast either - given the (FK8) Honda Civic Type-R completed the North Loop some 30 secs faster, at 7:43.80. AC Schnitzer travelled to the Nurburgring to showcase the benefits of its new performance package for the i8. The BMW tuning specialist took a raft of upgrades to the hybrid two seater to improve.
BLOWN AWAY by BMW i8 (or my driving)! // Nürburgring Misha Charoudin 1.68M subscribers 8.1K. As part of performance testing, the German tuning house AC Schnitzer took the BMW i8 to the Nurburgring, and the lap times might surprise you. The BMW i8 never claimed to be a track weapon, but based on looks at least, it still shouldn't be slower than a SEAT Leon 280 Cupra on the 'Ring, right? The modified BMW i8 is slower on track than you might've thought.
Let's face it, the fastest creation BMW i8 never has an identical twin. This means the German car manufacturer likewise never creates something like the i8. Watch the modified i8 rolling over on the Nurburgring to see for.
