Abarth is celebrating achieving a new Guinness World Record after one of its 124 Spider models achieved the 'fastest figure of eight, five times between two cars' in 45.66 seconds. At the wheel of the completely standard car was world-renowned stunt driver Alastair Moffatt. The record was set during the 2018 Chateau Impney Hill Climb in July this year, but has only now been officially recognised by the famous world record organisation.

Alastair executed the astonishing manoeuvre of a figure of eight, sliding neatly between two other Abarth 124 Spiders, five times in succession.

The vehicle used had no modifications made to the engine, gearbox, chassis or brakes. The car's electronic stability program was also turned off to allow the Abarth 124 Spider to be controlled using the handbrake, and the tyre pressures were increased to compensate for the abrasiveness of the surface.