One for the record books.
Production car lap records at Laguna Seca typically change hands quietly, if at all. Improvements tend to come in tenths, sometimes hundredths, and often after years of gradual development. That’s why Czinger Vehicles’ latest visit to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca stands out. On December 9, 2025, the Czinger 21C recorded a blistering 1:22.30 lap time, reclaiming the production car lap record and doing so by a margin that feels significantly substantial. Nearly two seconds quicker than the previous best set by Koenigsegg, it’s the kind of result that forces a second look, even from people who thought they were already paying attention.
The lap was driven by Joel Miller in a production-spec 21C, running on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires, and verified independently by Racelogic using VBOX GNSS-based data. Just as important, this wasn’t a single-purpose record attempt. The same car had recently completed the California Gold Rush Rally, covering roughly 1,000 miles between tracks while setting five lap records in five days. That detail matters because it reinforces what Czinger has been trying to prove since the beginning, which is that the 21C isn’t a fragile, barely road-legal car. It’s meant to function as a real car that happens to be extremely fast when the perfect opportunity arises.
If Czinger still feels like a new name, that’s because it is, at least by hypercar standards. Founded in Los Angeles by Kevin and Lukas Czinger, the company adopted a distinct approach to building performance cars, combining additive manufacturing, AI-driven design, and in-house production techniques. The 21C, their first road car, mirrors that approach. It uses a bespoke twin-turbo V8 paired with electric motors in a longitudinal layout, focusing on weight distribution and aerodynamics rather than chasing headline power figures alone.
Laguna Seca has become a familiar battleground for this. Since 2021, the production car lap record has been held by Czinger and Koenigsegg, with each new benchmark typically shaving fractions of a second. Czinger’s own progression from a 1:25.44 in 2021 to 1:24.39 earlier in 2025 follows that pattern. The 1:22.30 lap breaks it. As Lukas Czinger noted after the run, the team always believed the 21C was capable of more under the right conditions, and this lap finally shows it.
Source: Czinger Vehicles
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