The hot hatch set a new lap record of two minutes and 31.32 seconds, beating the benchmark set by the previous generation Civic Type R. Three-time British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) winner Matt Neal was behind the wheel during the Civic Type R's record-breaking lap run on Silverstone.
This marks the fourth lap record set by the Civic Type R, but Honda plans to smash more lap time records as its Type R Challenge 2018 continues. The driver line-up for the remaining Type R Challenge 2018 will include Formula 1 Champion and current NSX Super GT driver Jenson Button and World Touring Car Championship driver Tiago Monteiro.
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