Chevrolet’s 1,250 HP Corvette ZR1X Just Obliterated Pike’s Peak Hill Climb Record

Published on June 23, 2026

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The Chevrolet C8 Corvette ZR1X continues to widen the gap between it and the rest of the field of American-made sports cars.

The range-topping version of the eighth-generation ‘Vette demolished the production car record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb this past weekend. The mark further solidifies the hybrid’s position as the closest thing any of the Big Three makes to a genuine hypercar.

The record was set on Saturday during the 104th running of the famous hill climb. IndyCar veteran J.R. Hildebrand was behind the wheel of the ZR1X and was able to guide it up the 12.42-mile course and its 156 turns in just 9:30.104 minutes, according to Road & Track. That beats the previous Pikes Peak-certified record, which was set by a 992.1-generation Porsche 911 Turbo S in 2021 during a non-race run, by more than 23 seconds.