Automotive Engineering

Ultimate Drag Race: Red Bull F1 Car vs MotoGP Bike vs Rally Car!

Red Bull brought its entire lineup of race vehicles to the track to demonstrate which is really the quickest in a standing-start drag race.

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

November 27, 2023

Which of these amazing vehicles can beat a Formula 1 car?!

Red Bull teamed up with @carwow to race a @KTM MotoGP Bike, a World Rally Championship car, a World Rallycross car, and a crazy Ford SuperVan 4.2 in a 5-way drag race.

@redbullracing 2012 F1 world championship-winning RB8 car – driven by @alphataurif1 F1 driver Liam Lawson 🇳🇿

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s RC16 MotoGP bike – ridden by Spanish MotoGP legend Dani Pedrosa 🇪🇸
A 600 horsepower, 2.0L engine Rallycross car – driven by 2019 FIA World Rallycross champion Timmy Hansen 🇸🇪
A 550 horsepower World Rally Championship car – driven by M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s Adrien Fourmaux 🇫🇷 @MattJones 🇬🇧 and CarWow's Mat Watson 🚙
A 1,500kW (equivalent to 2,040 horsepower) Ford SuperVan 4.2 – driven by Romain Dumas 🇫🇷

About the Author

Dan Carney

Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

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