lap time

Single circuit's clock

Lap time is the duration required to complete one circuit of a racecourse or track.

In motorsports, cycling, and running, lap times measure performance and determine qualifying positions: She posted the fastest lap time in practice.

Competitors and coaches analyze lap times to identify where speed is gained or lost.

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personal best · track record · acceleration · qualifying · aerodynamics · circuit · telemetry · sector · average speed · pit stop · delta · karting · pole position · race pace · traction · weather conditions · swimming · clock

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measurement scope

lap timefinish time

When something ends

elapsed time · total time · race time

performance quality

lap timecool-down lap

Post-effort deceleration circuit

warm-up lap · parade lap

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time, lap

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