Land Speed Record History

Fastest speed achieved by a vehicle on land.The current record holder is ThrustSSC , which has achieved 763 mph, or bit less than 1228 km/h over one mile, breaking the sound barrier.

OFFICIAL LAND SPEED RECORD

DATE DRIVER COUNTRY CAR TYPE OF CAR LOCATION SPEED (mph) Date Driver Country Car     SPEED (mph) October 15, 1997 Andy Green Great Britain  Thrust SSC     766.609 October 4, 1983  Richard Noble  Great Britain  Thrust 2      633.470  October 23, 1970  Gary Gabelich  USA  Blue Flame      622.407  November 15, 1965  Craig Breedlove  USA  Spirit of America Sonic 1      600.601  November 13, 1965  Bob Summers  USA  Goldenrod      409.277  November 7, 1965  Art Arfons  USA  Green Monster      576.553  November 2, 1965  Craig Breedlove  USA  Spirit of America Sonic 1      555.485  October 15, 1964  Craig Brzeedlove  USA  Spirit of America      526.277  October 13, 1964  Craig Breedlove  USA  Spirit of America      468.719  October 5, 1964  Art Arfons  USA  Green Monster      434.022  October 5, 1964  Tom Green  USA  Wingfoot Express      413.199  July 17, 1964  Donald Campbell  Great Britain  Bluebird      403.135  August 5, 1963  Craig Breedlove  USA  Spirit of America      407.447  September 16, 1947  John Cobb  Great Britain  Railton      394.196  August 23, 1939  John Cobb  Great Britain  Railton      369.741  September 16, 1938  George Eyston  Great Britain  Thunderbolt      357.497  September 15, 1938 John Cobb  Great Britain  Railton      350.194  August 27, 1938  George Eyston  Great Britain  Thunderbolt      345.489  November 19, 1937  George Eyston  Great Britain  Thunderbolt      312.203  September 3, 1935  Sir Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Bluebird      301.129  March 7, 1935  Sir Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Bluebird      276.710  February 22, 1933  Sir Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Bluebird      272.465  February 24, 1932  Sir Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Bluebird      253.968  February 5, 1931  Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Bluebird      246.088  March 11, 1929  Henry Segrave  Great Britain  Golden Arrow      231.362  April 22, 1928  Ray Keech  USA  Triplex      207.553  February 19, 1928  Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Bluebird      206.956  March 29, 1927  Henry Segrave  Great Britain  Sunbeam      203.793  February 4, 1927  Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Bluebird      174.883  April 28, 1926  Parry Thomas  Great Britain  Babs      171.019  April 27, 1926  Parry Thomas  Great Britain  Babs      169.298  March 16, 1926  Henry Segrave  Great Britain  Sunbeam      152.307  July 21, 1925  Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Sunbeam      150.766  September 25, 1924  Malcolm Campbell  Great Britain  Sunbeam      146.163  July 6, 1924  René Thomas  France  Delage      143.312  May 17, 1922  Kenelm Lee Guinness  Great Britain  Sunbeam      133.788  April 27, 1920  Tommy Milton  USA  Duesenburg      156.047  February 17, 1919  Ralph de Palma  USA  Packard      149.875  June 24, 1914  L.G Hornsted  Great Britain  Benz      124.095  April 23, 1911  Bob Burman  USA  Benz      141.732 March 3, 1910  Barney Oldfield  USA  Benz      131.267 November 8, 1909  Victor Héméry  France  Benz      125.946  January 23, 1906  Fred Marriot  USA  Stanley      121.573  December 30, 1905  Victor Héméry  France  Darracq      109.589  January 25, 1905  Arthur Macdonald  Great Britain  Napier      104.651  November 13, 1904  Paul Baras  France  Darracq      104.530  July 21, 1904  Louis Rigolly  France  Gobron-Brillié      103.561  May 25, 1904  Baron Pierre de Caters  France  Mercedes      97.258  March 31, 1904  Louis Rigolly  France  Gobron-Brillié      94.785  January 27, 1904  William K Vanderbilt  USA  Mercedes      92.308 January 12, 1904  Henry Ford  USA  Ford      91.371 November 5, 1903  Arthur Duray  Britain  Gobron-Brilli      84.732  July 17, 1903  Arthur Duray  Britain  Gobron-Brilli      83.468  November 17, 1902  Augières  France  Mors      77.136  August 5, 1902  William K Vanderbilt  USA  Mors      76.086  April 13, 1902  Leon Serpollet  France  Serpollet      75.065  April 29, 1899  Camille Jenatzy  Britain Jenatzy      65.792  March 4, 1899  Gaston Chasseloup-Laubat  France  Jeantaud      57.653  January 27, 1899  Camille Jenatzy  Britain  Jenatzy      49.932  January 17, 1899  Gaston Chasseloup-Laubat  France  Jeantaud      43.690  January 17, 1899  Camille Jenatzy  Britain  Jenatzy      41.425  December 18, 1898  Gaston Chasseloup-Laubat  France  Jeantaud      39.245