Hot lap

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Hot lapping is the action of driving a vehicle on a race track without actually competing for a position or any other recording of performance. Multiple vehicles will be on the track typically, but no passing is allowed, nor any contact. Even though the main purpose is not competitively oriented, many clubs will record lap times so you can measure whether or not you're improving. Cars may be classified for different levels of performance potential so you're on the track with similarly capable cars and drivers. However, with no specific rules about car modifications, there's really no meaningful competition as the cars may have significantly different potential to start with. A competition in which time is used as a competitive element is called time trialing.

Is often called simply Lapping.