Haven't signed into your Scholastic account before?
Teachers, not yet a subscriber?
Subscribers receive access to the website and print magazine.
You are being redirecting to Scholastic's authentication page...
Announcements & Tutorials
Renew Now, Pay Later
Sharing Google Activities
2 min.
Setting Up Student View
Exploring Your Issue
Using Text to Speech
Join Our Facebook Group!
1 min.
Subscriber Only Resources
Access this article and hundreds more like it with a subscription to Science World magazine.
Article Options
Presentation View
LEGO Race Car
JEFF MOORE/THE LEGO GROUP
OUT FOR A SPIN: Formula 1 driver Lando Norris takes the LEGO P1 around the Silverstone racetrack in the United Kingdom.
JOHN GAFFEN/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
SUPER CAR: The McLaren P1, which inspired the LEGO racer’s build
Builders from the LEGO Group have created a life-sized, drivable race car out of more than 300,000 LEGO pieces! The car’s design is based on the McLaren P1, which can reach speeds of 349 kilometers (217 miles) per hour. It took about 20,000 hours to plan and assemble the LEGO car. The build required real tires, a metal frame, and an electric battery—almost everything else was made of LEGO pieces!
After the car was assembled, Formula 1 race car driver Lando Norris took it out for a lap around a real racetrack. While the LEGO P1 can’t compete with its real-life counterpart, it was able to reach an impressive speed of 64 kph (40 mph).