Honda Australia has set a new lap record for a front-wheel drive production car at The Bend Motorsport Park (The Bend), with the Civic Type R Limited Edition lapping the International Circuit in 2 minutes 12.260 seconds, lowering the previous benchmark by over two seconds.

Driven by former Super2 and Australian GT Endurance Champion, and 2019 TCR Australia Series runner-up, Tony D’Alberto, a regular Civic Type R was first to break the existing lap record of 2 minutes 14.316 seconds set in late 2019, with the Racing Blue car achieving a 2 minute 13.251 second lap time (2:13.251) to undercut the previous mark by over one second.

The Honda TCR driver then got behind the wheel of the Civic Type R Limited Edition to lower the reference point even further, cutting another second from the lap time he had just logged, setting a new lap record of 2 minutes 12.260 seconds (2:12.260) for a front-wheel drive production car around The Bend’s challenging International Circuit.