- Ford returned to the Nürburgring earlier this year to improve on the 2025 Mustang GTD’s 6:57.685 lap from last August.
- The return was worth it, with the GTD team shaving more than 5.5 seconds off its previous attempt and setting an improved time of 6:52.072.
- As with the first run, the GTD was piloted by Ford factory driver Dirk Müller, who now holds the fourth fastest time around the ‘Ring in a production sports car.
UPDATE 5/6/25: This story has been updated to include a video of the Mustang GTD’s full Nürburgring lap.When Ford announced that the 2025 Mustang GTD set a time of 6:57.685 at the Nürburgring, it was clear the company was more than a little unhappy with the result. Despite becoming the first American-made production car to break the seven-minute barrier around the Nordschleife, a mixture of high temperatures and soggy conditions held the GTD back. At the time, the automaker confirmed plans to return for another run. That mission has been accomplished. FordFordThe Mustang GTD’s new official time around the Nürburgring Nordschleife is 6:52.072—more than 5.5 seconds faster than Ford’s previous attempt. As with the first run, Ford had factory driver Dirk Müller complete the lap.The faster time wasn’t just the result of better weather. According to Ford, the GTD team updated the powertrain calibration, stiffened up the chassis with more torsional rigidity, reworked the ABS and traction-control behavior, and refined aerodynamic elements. FordMüller’s lap from August landed the GTD fifth fastest among production sports cars on the Nürburgring’s list of official records. The new run places the GTD ahead of the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 with the Manthey Performance Kit and its time of 6:55.737, but leaves it a fair stretch behind the 6:49.328 set by the 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. While the GTD’s time counts as an official production-car record, the model hasn’t yet officially entered production for customers. According to Ford, that will start this spring, with pricing starting somewhere North of $300,000. This story was originally published on May 1, 2025.More on the Mustang GTDJack Fitzgerald’s love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1.
After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn’t afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf.
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