diff --git a/packages/server/src/controllers/LapController/LapController.ts b/packages/server/src/controllers/LapController/LapController.ts
index 5be946a6..46132b32 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/controllers/LapController/LapController.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/controllers/LapController/LapController.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export class LapController implements LapControllerType {
   // this function is for calling when lap completes via lap digital being true
   public async handleLapData(lapData: ILapData) {
     await this.backendController.socketIO.broadcastLapData(lapData);
+    await this.backendController.mqtt.publishLapData(lapData);
     await this.backendController.dynamoDB.insertLapData(lapData);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/datasources/SolarMQTTClient/SolarMQTTClient.ts b/packages/server/src/datasources/SolarMQTTClient/SolarMQTTClient.ts
index fb628287..aa0a0009 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/datasources/SolarMQTTClient/SolarMQTTClient.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/datasources/SolarMQTTClient/SolarMQTTClient.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ import {
 
 import { createLightweightApplicationLogger } from "@/utils/logger";
 
-import { validateTelemetryData } from "@shared/helios-types";
+import { ILapData, validateTelemetryData } from "@shared/helios-types";
 
 const {
   carConnect,
   carDisconnect,
+  lapdataTopic,
   packetTopic,
   pingTopic,
   pongTopic,
@@ -68,6 +69,14 @@ export class SolarMQTTClient implements SolarMQTTClientType {
     }, milliseconds);
   }
 
+  public async publishLapData(lapdata: ILapData) {
+    try {
+      this.client.publish(lapdataTopic, JSON.stringify(lapdata));
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error("Error publishing lap data: ", error);
+    }
+  }
+
   public async connectToAedes(options: IClientOptions) {
     try {
       this.client = connect(options);
diff --git a/packages/server/src/datasources/SolarMQTTClient/SolarMQTTClient.types.ts b/packages/server/src/datasources/SolarMQTTClient/SolarMQTTClient.types.ts
index 14642d3d..3454f7d6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/datasources/SolarMQTTClient/SolarMQTTClient.types.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/datasources/SolarMQTTClient/SolarMQTTClient.types.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const options: IClientOptions = {
 export const topics = {
   carConnect: "carConnect",
   carDisconnect: "carDisconnect",
+  lapdataTopic: "lapdata",
   packetTopic: "packet",
   pingTopic: "ping",
   pongTopic: "pong",