List of fastest-selling albums in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of fastest-selling albums in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Below are the highest-selling albums in the week of their release selling over 200,000.
Artist Album Sales
1. Oasis Be Here Now 696,389*
2. Coldplay X&Y 464,471
3. Take That The Circus 432,490
4. Dido Life for Rent 400,351
5. Leona Lewis Spirit 375,872**
6. Robbie Williams Intensive Care 373,832
7. Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 363,735
8. U2 Rattle and Hum 360,000
9. Michael Jackson Bad 350,000
10. Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 347,000
11. Madonna The Immaculate Collection 340,000
12. Boyzone By Request 329,176
13. Robbie Williams Greatest Hits 320,081
14. The Beatles 1 319,126
15. The Prodigy The Fat of the Land 316,951
16. Robbie Williams Sing When You're Winning 313,585
17. Oasis Standing on the Shoulder of Giants 311,265
18. Hear'Say Popstars 306,631
19. Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends 302,074***
20. Robbie Williams Swing When You're Winning 295,024
21. Simply Red Life 290,000
22. Scissor Sisters Ta-Dah 288,167
23. George Michael Older 281,000
24. George Michael Patience 274,816
25. Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head 273,924
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Fastest lap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fastest lap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Fastest lap
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In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. Some series, like A1 Grand Prix and the GP2 series, award bonus points to the driver/team with the fastest lap. In Formula One, where until 1960 drivers were awarded a point for setting fastest lap, Michael Schumacher holds the current record for the most fastest laps with 76.

In Grand Prix motorcycle racing, which includes the 80cc, 125cc, 250cc, 350cc, and 500cc/MotoGP classes, no point is awarded for the fastest lap. Giacomo Agostini holds the current record for the most fastest laps with 117. Valentino Rossi, who still actively races in MotoGP, is in fourth place with 77 fastest laps.

[edit] Top ten drivers in Formula 1 with fastest laps

(drivers in bold are currently active)
Place Driver Fastest laps
1 Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher 76
2 Flag of France Alain Prost 41
3 Flag of Finland Kimi Räikkönen 35
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 30
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark 28
6 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen 25
7 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda 24
8= Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 23
8= Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet 23
10 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berg"

Fastest production car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a history of the world's fastest mass produced, street-legal cars (as opposed to concept cars or modified cars).

The first automobile ever produced was the Benz Patent Motorwagen, built in 1885 and unveiled in 1886 by Karl Benz. Unique and consequently the fastest, it established a record speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). More than a century later, in September 2007, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT registered the latest record, for a production car, of 412 km/h (256.18 mph).

It is of note that the base model of many of the vehicles listed is vastly lower in maximum speed than limited edition or very rare production models, which may in themselves not fall into the category of 'production car'

Fastest production car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Record holders
Date Car Speed
km/h mph
1901 Mercedes 35 hp 85 53
1903 Mercedes 60 hp 96 60
1921 Bentley 3 Litre Super Sports 160 100
1926 Bentley 4½ Litre 160 100
1929 Duesenberg Murphy Roadster 210 130.5
1929 Bentley 4½ Litre Supercharged 222.02 137.96
1932 Duesenberg SJ 217 135[1]
1953 Pegaso Z-102 Supercharged 244.62 152[2]
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL 250 155[3]
1955 Ferrari 410 Superamerica 261 162.2 [4]
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO 279.06 173.4 [5] A homologation car of which just 36 were produced
1968 Ferrari Daytona GTB/4 281 175[6]
1970 Monteverdi Hai 450 283 176 [7]
1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV 288.07 179 150 built. (385HP)
1984 Ferrari 288 GTO 304 189[8] 272 built, was to compete in the new Group B Race series, but the series was soon abandoned and the 288 GTO never raced thus all 272 cars built remained purely road cars. (400HP)
1987 Ferrari F40 324 201[9] 1350 built, the F40 was the last car commissioned by Enzo before his death and was debuted during Ferrari's 40th anniversary. The F40 is also the first road legal production car to surpass the 200 mph (320 km/h) mark. (470HP)"