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Corvette Racing
Founded	1999
Folded	2023
Team principal(s)	Doug Fehan
Current series	FIA World Endurance Championship; IMSA SportsCar Championship
Former series	American Le Mans Series; Rolex Sports Car Series
Noted drivers	Nicky Catsburg, Antonio García, Ben Keating, Tommy Milner, Jordan Taylor, Nicolás Varrone
Teams'; Championships	American Le Mans Series: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013; IMSA SportsCar Championship: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021; FIA World Endurance Championship: 2023
Drivers'; Championships	American Le Mans Series: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013; IMSA SportsCar Championship: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021; FIA World Endurance Championship: 2023

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Corvette Racing is an American auto racing team established in 1999 by General Motors and Pratt & Miller for the purposes of competing in sports car racing internationally. Corvette Racing is an official racing program for General Motors and their Chevrolet Corvette production car, having utilized four generations of the Corvette to develop racing cars, although racing programs involving the Corvette have been endorsed by General Motors to varying degrees since 1956.^[1] The team is known for its iconic yellow livery and its passionate American fanbase.^[2]

Corvette Racing has had multiple successes across multiple championships, including nine victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, four victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, ten championships in the American Le Mans Series, and five championships in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, of which they are the defending champions after 2021.^[3] Corvette Racing currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship with the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R.^[4]

Corvette Racing will close out its factory operation at the end of 2023, as General Motors will solely focus on customer teams with the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.^[5]

Results

24 Hours of Le Mans

Year	Entrant	No.	Car	Drivers	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2000	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chris Kneifel Ron Fellows Justin Bell	LMGTS	326	11th	4th
2000	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Franck Freon Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	LMGTS	327	10th	3rd
2001	Corvette Racing Pratt	63	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Ron Fellows Scott Pruett Johnny O'Connell	LMGTS	278	8th	1st
2001	Corvette Racing Pratt	64	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Franck Freon Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	LMGTS	271	14th	2nd
2002	Corvette Racing Pratt	63	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Oliver Gavin	LMGTS	335	11th	1st
2002	Corvette Racing Pratt	64	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Franck Freon Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	LMGTS	331	13th	2nd
2003	Corvette Racing Pratt	50	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Oliver Gavin Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	LMGTS	326	11th	2nd
2003	Corvette Racing Pratt	53	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Franck Freon	LMGTS	326	12th	3rd
2004	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	LMGTS	334	8th	2nd
2004	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis	LMGTS	345	6th	1st
2005	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis	GT1	347	6th	2nd
2005	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	GT1	349	5th	1st
2006	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis	GT1	327	12th	7th
2006	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen	GT1	355	4th	1st
2007	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	GT1	342	6th	2nd
2007	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Max Papis	GT1	22	DNF	Ret
2008	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows	GT1	344	14th	2nd
2008	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Max Papis	GT1	341	15th	3rd
2009	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell Antonio García	GT1	342	15th	1st
2009	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Marcel Fässler	GT1	311	35th	DNF
2010	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell Antonio García	LMGT2	225	Ret	Ret
2010	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Emmanuel Collard	LMGT2	255	Ret	Ret
2011	Corvette Racing	73	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Tommy Milner Olivier Beretta Antonio García	LMGTE Pro	314	15th	1st
2011	Corvette Racing	74	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook Jan Magnussen	LMGTE Pro	211	DNF	DNF
2012	Corvette Racing	73	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Jordan Taylor Jan Magnussen Antonio García	LMGTE Pro	326	23rd	5th
2012	Corvette Racing	74	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook Tommy Milner	LMGTE Pro	215	NC	NC
2013	Corvette Racing	73	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Jordan Taylor Jan Magnussen Antonio García	LMGTE Pro	312	19th	4th
2013	Corvette Racing	74	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook Tommy Milner	LMGTE Pro	309	22nd	7th
2014	Corvette Racing	73	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jordan Taylor Jan Magnussen Antonio García	LMGTE Pro	338	20th	2nd
2014	Corvette Racing	74	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Oliver Gavin Richard Westbrook Tommy Milner	LMGTE Pro	333	20th	4th
2015	Corvette Racing-GM	63	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jan Magnussen Antonio García Ryan Briscoe	LMGTE Pro	WD	WD	WD
2015	Corvette Racing-GM	64	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jordan Taylor Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin	LMGTE Pro	337	17th	1st
2016	Corvette Racing-GM	63	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jan Magnussen Ricky Taylor Antonio García	LMGTE Pro	336	25th	7th
2016	Corvette Racing-GM	64	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jordan Taylor Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin	LMGTE Pro	219	DNF	DNF
2017	Corvette Racing-GM	63	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jan Magnussen Jordan Taylor Antonio García	LMGTE Pro	340	19th	3rd
2017	Corvette Racing-GM	64	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jordan Taylor Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler	LMGTE Pro	335	24th	8th
2018	Corvette Racing-GM	63	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller Antonio García	LMGTE Pro	342	18th	4th
2018	Corvette Racing-GM	64	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Marcel Fässler Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin	LMGTE Pro	259	DNF	DNF
2019	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller Antonio García	LMGTE Pro	337	28th	9th
2019	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Marcel Fässler Tommy Milner Oliver Gavin	LMGTE Pro	82	DNF	DNF
2021	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Jordan Taylor	LMGTE Pro	345	21st	2nd
2021	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	Nick Tandy Tommy Milner Alexander Sims	LMGTE Pro	313	44th	6th
2022	Corvette Racing	63	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	Nicky Catsburg Antonio García Jordan Taylor	LMGTE Pro	214	DNF	DNF
2022	Corvette Racing	64	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	Nick Tandy Tommy Milner Alexander Sims	LMGTE Pro	260	DNF	DNF
2023	Corvette Racing	33	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	Nicky Catsburg Ben Keating Nicolás Varrone	LMGTE Am	313	26th	1st

Le Mans wins by Corvette Racing generation


Vehicle	Active	Wins
Corvette C5-R	2000–2004	3 (2001, 2002, 2004)
Corvette C6.R	2005–2013	4 (2005, 2006, 2009, 2011)
Corvette C7.R	2014–2019	1 (2015)
Corvette C8.R	2021–2023	1 (2023)

References

^ Galanos, Louis (7 December 2012). "1956 Sebring 12 Hours Grand Prix – Race Profile". Sports Car Digest. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Cain, Holly (August 4, 2022). "Corvette Racing Thrives on Representing 'America's Sports Car'". IMSA.
^ James, Richard S. (14 November 2021). "WeatherTech Porsche endures in GTLM; night setup key to Heart of Racing's GTD triumph". Racer. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Dagys, John (11 November 2021). "Corvette Confirms Parallel IMSA, WEC Efforts; GT3 Car for 2024". Sportscar365. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Dagys, John (7 June 2023). "GM Rules Out Full Factory Corvette GT3 Team in 2024". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

External links

Corvette Racing Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
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[1956_Sebring-1] Galanos, Louis (7 December 2012). "1956 Sebring 12 Hours Grand Prix – Race Profile". Sports Car Digest. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[:0-2] Cain, Holly (August 4, 2022). "Corvette Racing Thrives on Representing 'America's Sports Car'". IMSA.

[Corvette_PLM_2021-3] James, Richard S. (14 November 2021). "WeatherTech Porsche endures in GTLM; night setup key to Heart of Racing's GTD triumph". Racer. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[Corvette_2022-4] Dagys, John (11 November 2021). "Corvette Confirms Parallel IMSA, WEC Efforts; GT3 Car for 2024". Sportscar365. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[Corvette_2024-5] Dagys, John (7 June 2023). "GM Rules Out Full Factory Corvette GT3 Team in 2024". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

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-| driver titles  = '''American Le Mans Series:''' [[2002 American Le Mans Series|2002]], [[2003 American Le Mans Series|2003]], [[2004 American Le Mans Series|2004]], [[2005 American Le Mans Series|2005]], [[2006 American Le Mans Series|2006]], [[2007 American Le Mans Series|2007]], [[2008 American Le Mans Series|2008]], [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]], [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]<br>'''IMSA SportsCar Championship:''' [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2016]], [[2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2017]], [[2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2018]], [[2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2020]], [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2021]]
+| driver titles  = '''American Le Mans Series:''' [[2002 American Le Mans Series|2002]], [[2003 American Le Mans Series|2003]], [[2004 American Le Mans Series|2004]], [[2005 American Le Mans Series|2005]], [[2006 American Le Mans Series|2006]], [[2007 American Le Mans Series|2007]], [[2008 American Le Mans Series|2008]], [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]], [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]<br>'''IMSA SportsCar Championship:''' [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2016]], [[2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2017]], [[2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2018]], [[2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2020]], [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2021]]<br>'''FIA World Endurance Championship:''' [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|2023]]
-| team titles    = '''American Le Mans Series:''' [[2001 American Le Mans Series|2001]], [[2002 American Le Mans Series|2002]], [[2003 American Le Mans Series|2003]], [[2004 American Le Mans Series|2004]], [[2005 American Le Mans Series|2005]], [[2006 American Le Mans Series|2006]], [[2007 American Le Mans Series|2007]], [[2008 American Le Mans Series|2008]], [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]], [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]<br>'''IMSA SportsCar Championship:''' [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2016]], [[2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2017]], [[2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2018]], [[2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2020]], [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2021]]
+| team titles    = '''American Le Mans Series:''' [[2001 American Le Mans Series|2001]], [[2002 American Le Mans Series|2002]], [[2003 American Le Mans Series|2003]], [[2004 American Le Mans Series|2004]], [[2005 American Le Mans Series|2005]], [[2006 American Le Mans Series|2006]], [[2007 American Le Mans Series|2007]], [[2008 American Le Mans Series|2008]], [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]], [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]<br>'''IMSA SportsCar Championship:''' [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2016]], [[2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2017]], [[2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2018]], [[2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2020]], [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2021]]<br>'''FIA World Endurance Championship:''' [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|2023]]
 | folded         = 2023
 }}

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