Speed Records

Date	Driver	Nationality	Vehicle	Location	Power	Kilo Speed (mph)	Mile Speed (mph)	Comments
18 December 1898	Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat	French	Jeantaud Duc	Achères, France	Electric	39.24
17 January 1899	Camille Jenatzy	Belgian	CGA Dogcart	Achères, France	Electric	41.42
17 January 1899	Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat	French	Jeantaud Duc	Achères, France	Electric	43.69
27 January 1899	Camille Jenatzy	Belgian	CGA Dogcart	Achères, France	Electric	49.93
04 March 1899	Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat	French	Jeantaud Duc Profilée	Achères, France	Electric	57.65
29 April 1899	Camille Jenatzy	Belgian	CITA No 25 La Jamais Contente	Achères, France	Electric	65.79
13 April 1902	Leon Serpollet	French	Gardner-Serpollet Oeuf de Pacques	Nice, France	Steam	75.06
05 August 1902	William K Vanderbilt	American	Mors Z Paris-Vienne	Ablis, France	IC	76.08
05 November 1902	Henri Fournier	French	Mors Z Paris-Vienne	Dourdan, France	IC	76.60
17 November 1902	M Augières	French	Mors Z Paris-Vienne	Dourdan, France	IC	77.13
17 July 1903	Arthur Duray	Belgian	Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid	Ostend, Belgium	IC	83.46
05 November 1903	Arthur Duray	Belgian	Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid	Dourdan, France	IC	84.73
31 March 1904	Arthur Duray	Belgian	Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid	Nice, France	IC	88.76
31 March 1904	Louis Rigolly	French	Gobron Brillié Paris-Madrid	Nice, France	IC	94.78
25 May 1904	Pierre de Caters	Belgian	Mercedes Simplex 90	Ostend, Belgium	IC	97.25
21 July 1904	Louis Rigolly	French	Gobron Brillié Gordon Bennett	Ostend, Belgium	IC	103.56
13 November 1904	Paul Baras	French	Darracq Gordon Bennett	Ostend, Belgium	IC	104.53
30 December 1905	Victor Héméry	French	Darracq V8 Special	Arles, France	IC	108.58
26 January 1906	Fred H Marriott	American	Stanley Steamer	Daytona Beach, USA	Steam	121.573
08 November 1909	Victor Héméry	French	200hp Benz No 1	Brooklands, Great Britain	IC	125.946	115.930
24 June 1914	L G Hornsted	British	200hp Benz No 3	Brooklands, Great Britain	IC		124.095	First 2-way record
17 May 1922	Kenelm Lee Guinness	British	350hp Sunbeam	Brooklands,Great Britain	IC	133.708	129.171	Last record set on a closed course
06 July 1924	René Thomas	French	Delage La Torpille	Arpajon, France	IC	143.210	143.312
12 July 1924	Ernest A D Eldridge	British	FIAT Special Mephistopheles II	Arpajon, France	IC	146.014	145.896	Last record set on a public road
25 September 1924	Malcolm Campbell	British	350hp Sunbeam Blue Bird	Pendine Sands, Wales	IC	146.157	146.163
21 July 1925	Malcolm Campbell	British	350hp Sunbeam Blue Bird	Pendine Sands, Wales	IC	150.868	150.766
16 March 1926	Henry Segrave	British	4 Litre Sunbeam Ladybird	Southport, Great Britain	IC	152.307
27 April 1926	J G Parry-Thomas	British	Higham-Thomas Special Babs	Pendine Sands, Wales	IC	169.298	168.075
28 April 1926	J G Parry-Thomas	British	Higham-Thomas Special Babs	Pendine Sands, Wales	IC	171.019	170.624
04 February 1927	Malcolm Campbell	British	Campbell Napier Blue Bird	Pendine Sands, Wales	IC	174.883	174.224	Last record set in Europe
29 March 1927	Henry Segrave	British	1000hp Sunbeam 'Slug'	Daytona Beach, USA	IC	202.980	203.792
19 February 1928	Malcolm Campbell	British	Campbell Napier Blue Bird	Daytona Beach, USA	IC		206.956
22 April 1928	Ray Keech	American	White Triplex Spirit of Elkdom	Daytona Beach, USA	IC		207.553
11 March 1929	Henry Segrave	British	Irving-Napier Golden Arrow	Daytona Beach, USA	IC	231.567	231.362
05 February 1931	Malcolm Campbell	British	Campbell Napier Railton Blue Bird	Daytona Beach, USA	IC	246.088	245.733
24 February 1932	Malcolm Campbell	British	Campbell Napier Railton Blue Bird	Daytona Beach, USA	IC	251.341	253.968
22 February 1933	Malcolm Campbell	British	Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird	Daytona Beach, USA	IC	272.465	272.109
07 March 1935	Malcolm Campbell	British	Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird	Daytona Beach, USA	IC	276.165	276.709	Last record set on a beach
03 September 1935	Malcolm Campbell	British	Campbell Rolls-Royce Railton Blue Bird	Bonneville, USA	IC		301.129
19 November 1937	George E T Eyston	British	Thunderbolt	Bonneville, USA	IC	312.000	311.418
27 August 1938	George E T Eyston	British	Thunderbolt	Bonneville, USA	IC	345.206	345.489
15 September 1938	John Cobb	British	Railton	Bonneville, USA	IC	350.068	350.194
16 September 1938	George E T Eyston	British	Thunderbolt	Bonneville, USA	IC	357.338	357.497
23 August 1939	John Cobb	British	Railton	Bonneville, USA	IC	369.741	367.909
16 September 1947	John Cobb	British	Railton 'Mobil' Special	Bonneville, USA	IC	393.827	394.196	First one-way over 400mph
05 August 1963	Craig Breedlove	American	Spirit of America	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet	408.312	407.447	FIM Ratified
17 July 1964	Donald Campbell	British	Bluebird CN7	Lake Eyre, Australia	Gas turbine		403.100	FIA Ratified
02 October 1964	Tom Green	American	Wingfoot Express	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet	415.093	413.199
05 October 1964	Art Arfons	American	Green Monster	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet	434.356	434.022
13 October 1964	Craig Breedlove	American	Spirit of America	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet		468.719
15 October 1964	Craig Breedlove	American	Spirit of America	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet		526.277
27 October 1964	Art Arfons	American	Green Monster	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet	544.134	536.712
02 November 1965	Craig Breedlove	American	Spirit of America - Sonic 1 Turbojet	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet	555.485	555.127
07 November 1965	Art Arfons	American	Green Monster	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet	572.546	576.553
15 November 1965	Craig Breedlove	American	Spirit of America - Sonic 1	Bonneville, USA	Turbojet	600.842	600.601
23 October 1970	Gary Gabelich	American	Blue Flame	Bonneville, USA	Rocket	630.389	622.407
04 October 1983	Richard Noble	British	Thrust 2	Black Rock, USA	Turbojet		633.468
25 September 1997	Andy Green	British	Thrust SSC	Black Rock, USA	Turbofan	713.496	714.144
15 October 1997	Andy Green	British	Thrust SSC	Black Rock, USA	Turbofan	760.343	763.035	First supersonic record (Mach 1.016)