- Five-year-old Zayn Sofuoglu hit 194 mph in a Lamborghini Revuelto
- Zayn also made headlines last year for driving a £1.6m Ferrari around a race track.
- The youngest holds the unofficial record for being the fastest child to drive a car
Meet Zayn Sofuoglu, the five-year-old prodigy who has arguably become the fastest kid in the world.
Dressed in racing gear and a helmet, with his father as co-pilot, Zayn reached a record speed in his father’s Lamborghini Revuelto of 312 km/h (194 mph).
The mind-blowing feat was made possible by Zayn being strapped into a special child seat with the accelerator and brake pedals extended so he could reach them.
The five-year-old’s innate talent and ferocity to get behind the wheel and set the unofficial record for the fastest child to drive a car should come as no surprise considering his father is five-time Supersport World Champion Kenan Sofuoglu.
Kenan, now a Turkish MP, was not exactly known for holding back during his tenacious motorcycling career and it seems he has instilled that same mentality in his mini-me.
Zayn Sofuoglu may have become the world’s fastest child after reaching 192 mph in a car
Five-year-old boy reached mind-blowing speed in £450,000 Lamborghini Revuelto
In the stunning video, Zayn can be seen calmly driving the powerful plug-in hybrid around an empty track.
Despite his hands barely being able to reach the gear shifters as his body vibrates uncontrollably from the speed of the car, Zayn manages to reach 312 km/h according to the dashboard shown in the video.
After the epic sprint down the catwalk, Zayn celebrates by completing multiple doughnuts in the £450,000 supercar, creating a cloud of smoke that quickly engulfs the car.
However, this is not the first time the Turkish child sensation has gone viral.
In 2023, at just three years old, he rose to internet stardom when his parents posted a video on social media of him doing donuts in a Ferrari SF9P Stradale.
Zayn went viral in 2023 for completing donuts in a Ferrari SF9P Stradale at the age of three.
The five-year-old has already enjoyed many successes in the world of motorsport.
In karting, Zayn competes in Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport or bomotorsport for short.
The young man currently competes in both kart and motorcycle racing.
Since then, he has capitalized on his cult following and continued his adventures in motorsport with his many admirers.
Fans are constantly kept up to date with all of Zayn’s sporting success through his Instagram account, which is run by his parents.
The page showcases his impressive talent on both two and four wheels and has now amassed over 3.6 million followers.
Zayn was introduced to the world of motorsport at a very early age thanks to his father’s participation in MotoGP.
His father, Kenan Sofuoglu, is a former professional motorcycle racer.
Kenan is, in fact, the most decorated rider in the Supersport World Championship, with five titles, 43 wins and 84 podiums.
During his time in the sport, he raced for top motorcycle brands such as Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki.
He also competed for Honda in Moto 2 from 2010 to 2010, however he did not make it to the sport’s top competition, Moto GP.
Zayn’s father is former five-time Supersport World Champion Kenan Stefologu.
Kenan is the most decorated driver in the SSP World Championship, with five titles, 43 wins and 84 podiums.
He also competed in Moto 2 in 2010 and 2011, where he rode for Honda.
While it is difficult to predict whether or not Zayn will achieve the same success in motorsport as his father.
If he continues on this trajectory, he could be on track to rival Max Verstappen’s title of being the youngest driver to compete in Formula One.
Verstappen made his Formula One debut for Red Bull in 2015 when he was just 17, however, if the Turkish lad continues to make waves in the world of motorsport, he could be in a position to break the Dutchman’s record.
