Sanrivatti Apex Position triples driver visibility

ARNHEM, NETHERLANDS, October 14, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Sanrivatti Apex Position, a revolutionary head-forward driver positioning system, has been tested in virtual track simulations, revealing a significant improvement in the driver's view of the road and track ahead. The new engineering analysis from Sanrivatti has shown that its unique architecture enables the driver to see 3.2 times more of the circuit itself, compared to benchmark hypercars and track cars positioned at the same point.

The findings, conducted at the historic Silverstone Circuit, involved 10 benchmark hypercars and track cars positioned at precisely the same point. Sanrivatti's Apex Position system, which places the driver further forward in a distinctive head-forward position, has enabled the driver to see 3.2 times more of the circuit itself. This is a dramatic improvement over conventional head-down cockpit designs, which often limit the driver's view to a narrower range.

The significance of the findings is not simply that the driver can see more; crucially, it is what they can see more of. Rather than simply measuring the overall view through the cockpit, Sanrivatti engineers focused on the amount of actual racing surface visible from the driver's eye point, including the sections of track that help define how a corner is read and approached, from braking and turn-in through to apex and exit. A broader view was also taken into account during simulation testing, which gives the driver more of the surrounding visual context used to judge position, timing, and what is coming next on track.

Separate analysis found that Apex Position removes structural obstruction from the driver's horizontal view across the full peripheral-vision range tested. Put simply, the car gets out of the way, leaving the driver's own natural field of vision as the limiting factor.

For Sanrivatti, the results of virtual simulation testing underscore one of the defining principles behind Apex Position and the wider philosophy of the brand. Instead of placing the driver deep within a conventional cockpit, the revolutionary architecture moves them further forward in a distinctive head-forward position, bringing their eyeline, body, and senses closer to the action ahead.

The result is a clearer, more intuitive view of the road or circuit ahead, helping the driver place the car more precisely, with greater confidence, while creating the immediacy and involvement at the heart of the Sanrivatti driving experience.

Engineering the view

To help further develop that unique experience, Sanrivatti has created a dedicated digital development simulator, allowing its engineering team to explore driver eye point, sightlines, peripheral vision, positioning, and vehicle architecture before any engineering decisions are committed to physical hardware. Alongside the high-tech digital development simulator sits a new-generation dedicated physical simulator, providing a real-world environment in which the team can experience, validate, and continually refine the position that's being developed in the digital space. Together, the two tools allow Sanrivatti to move repeatedly between virtual engineering and physical evaluation, with lessons from each feeding directly into the next stage of development.

The latest analysis has also looked beyond the racing line to examine the driver's wider view from within the car. A separate CAD-based analysis of vertical visibility provides another indication of the difference created by the Sanrivatti architecture. Apex Position achieved a 28-degree vertical field of view, compared with 15.5 degrees for the benchmark hypercar used in the study, representing an increase of 80.6%.

From simulation to reality

Findings from Sanrivatti's simulator programme are already being incorporated into the company's first physical prototype, as Apex Position develops alongside the car's structural, aerodynamic, and ergonomic architecture. New prototype hardware and subsystems, including aerodynamic components and their mounting structures, are beginning to turn the principles established virtually into a physical machine, providing new opportunities to validate and refine the architecture as the programme progresses.

Sanrivatti is a new high-performance automotive project founded by Santiago Sánchez Rivero, who grew up in Uruguay and pursued automotive engineering in the Netherlands to realise a lifelong ambition: to create his own car brand. Bringing together a young and international team of engineers and designers, the company today operates with a global mindset from its base at Cleantech Park Arnhem in the Netherlands. Driven by a shared curiosity about how a car should feel as much as how it performs, Sanrivatti takes a fundamentally different approach to performance car architecture. Rather than beginning with the machine, it begins with the human experience of driving - radically redefining how posture, balance, and control influence the connection between driver and machine.