Wereldsnelheidsrecord op land
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Het (ongelimiteerde) wereldsnelheidsrecord op land (voor auto's) heeft een lange geschiedenis. Sinds de uitvinding van de automobiel, heeft men getracht zo snel mogelijk met deze wagens te gaan.
| Datum | Naam | Auto | Snelheid (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-12-1898 | G. de Chasseloup-Laubat | Jeantaud Electric | 63,158 |
| 17-01-1899 | G. de Chasseloup-Laubat | Jeantaud-Electric | 70,313 |
| 27-01-1899 | C. Jenatzy | Jenatzy-Electric | 80,357 |
| 04-03-1899 | G. de Chasseloup-Laubat | Jeantaud-Electric | 92,784 |
| 29-04-1899 | C. Jenatzy | Jenatzy-Electric | 105,882 |
| 13-04-1902 | L. Serpollet | Serpollet-Steamer | 120,805 |
| 05-08-1902 | W.K. Vanderbilt | Mors | 122,449 |
| 05-11-1902 | H. Fournir | Mors | 123,288 |
| 17-11-1902 | M. Augières | Mors | 124,138 |
| 05-11-1903 | A. Duray | Gordon-Brillié | 136,364 |
| 31-03-1904 | L. Rigolly | Gordon-Brillié | 152,542 |
| 15-11-1905 | F. Dufaux | Dufaux | 156,522 |
| 31-12-1905 | V. Héméry | Darracq | 174,757 |
| 26-01-1906 | F. Marriott | Stanley Rocket | 195,652 |
| 08-11-1909 | V. Héméry | Benz | 202,691 |
| 16-03-1910 | B. Oldfield | Benz | 211,988 |
| 17-05-1922 | K. Lee Guinness | Sunbeam | 215,182 |
| 06-07-1924 | R. Thomas | Delage | 230,638 |
| 12-07-1924 | E. Eldrigde | FIAT | 234,980 |
| 25-09-1924 | M. Campbell | Sunbeam | 235,227 |
| 21-07-1925 | M. Campbell | Sunbeam | 242,751 |
| 16-03-1926 | H. Segrave | Sunbeam | 245,115 |
| 28-04-1926 | J.G. Parry | Thomas Higham | 275,229 |
| 19-02-1928 | M. Campbell | Napier-Campbell | 281,447 |
| 29-03-1928 | H. Segrave | Sunbeam | 327,973 |
| 19-02-1928 | M. Campbell | Napier-Campbell | 333,063 |
| 22-04-1928 | R. Keech | White Triplex | 334,024 |
| 11-03-1929 | H. Segrave | Irving-Napier | 372,671 |
| 05-02-1931 | M. Campbell | Napier-Campbell | 396,040 |
| 24-02-1932 | M. Campbell | Napier-Campbell | 408,722 |
| 22-02-1933 | M. Campbell | Campbell - Rolls-Royce | 438,490 |
| 07-03-1935 | M. Campbell | Campbell - Rolls-Royce | 445,322 |
| 03-09-1935 | M. Campbell | Campbell - Rolls-Royce | 484,621 |
| 19-11-1937 | G.E.T. Eyston | Thunderbolt | 502,442 |
| 27-08-1938 | G.E.T. Eyston | Thunderbolt | 556,011 |
| 15-09-1938 | J.R. Cobb | Railton Special | 563,583 |
| 16-09-1938 | G.E.T. Eyston | Thunderbolt | 575,336 |
| 23-08-1939 | J.R. Cobb | Railton Special | 595,041 |
| 16-09-1947 | J.R. Cobb | Railton-Mobil Special | 634,398 |
| 17-07-1964 | D. Campbell | Bluebird II | 648,784 |
| 02-10-1964 | T. Green | Wingfoot Express | 664,980 |
| 05-10-1964 | A. Arfons | Green Monster | 699,029 |
| 13-10-1964 | C. Breedlove | Spirit of America | 754,331 |
| 15-10-1964 | C. Breedlove | Spirit of America | 846,961 |
| 27-10-1964 | A. Arfons | Green Monster | 875,699 |
| 02-11-1965 | C. Breedlove | Spirit of America | 893,966 |
| 07-11-1965 | A. Arfons | Green Monster | 927,873 |
| 15-11-1965 | C. Breedlove | Spirit of America | 966,962 |
| 23-10-1970 | G. Gabelich | The Blue Flame | 1001,671 |
| 04-10-1983 | R. Noble | Thrust II | 1019,468 |
| 27-09-1997 | A. Green | Thrust SSC | 1227,985 |
