Yangwang U9 Xtreme Sets Wild 2:04 Lap In The Rain at Shanghai Circuit

The Yangwang U9 Xtreme returned to the Shanghai International Circuit with a calm confidence that only comes from years of relentless engineering and a team that refuses to let limits stay in their way. On the first day, the car went out for its flying laps with two drivers who did not look stressed, anxious, or even pressed. They simply let the car do what it was designed to do. In a few clean runs, the U9 Xtreme broke the production car lap record at the track, and everyone watching felt that unmistakable spark—you know when a car has more to give.

But the second day was not the day anyone hoped for. The rain did not stop once. Every lap looked risky, and every decision had to be calculated. The mood changed from confident to hoping for one more window, one more dry moment, maybe even a break in the clouds. Instead, the team got one single session on a completely soaked circuit. That one chance could have easily slipped away, but instead it became the moment that defined the car.

Even on a fully wet track, the Yangwang U9 Xtreme delivered a time of 2:04.563 around Shanghai, securing its place as the fastest production car ever to lap the circuit. It is the kind of performance that takes a story full circle—early doubts, years of development, breaking through at the Nürburgring, and then returning home to rewrite the record books. Yangwang pushed every inch of its technical architecture, and this car showed what happens when engineering, courage, and timing come together.