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United States Corvette Racing
Founded1999
Team principal(s)Doug Fehan
Current seriesFIA World Endurance Championship
IMSA SportsCar Championship
Former seriesAmerican Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
Noted driversEarl Bamber, Nicky Catsburg, Antonio García, Daniel Juncadella, Tommy Milner, Alexander Sims
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
One of Corvette Racing's Chevrolet Corvette C6.R cars being raced at Laguna Seca in the American Le Mans Series in 2006.
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R driven by Marcel Fässler, Oliver Gavin, and Tommy Milner in 2017

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 was originally the official racing program for General Motors and their Chevrolet Corvette production car until the end of the LM GTE class in 2023, 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 yellow livery and its American fanbase.[2]

Corvette Racing closed out its direct factory operation at the end of 2023, as General Motors will solely focus on customer teams with the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Beginning in 2024, Pratt Miller will continue the racing team under the name Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports for the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and TF Sport will be supported by Corvette Racing for the FIA World Endurance Championship, both with limited GM factory support.[3][4][5]

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, one championship in the FIA World Endurance Championship, five championships in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and ten championships in the American Le Mans Series.[6]

Results

24 Hours of Le Mans

Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2000 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R United States Chris Kneifel
Canada Ron Fellows
United Kingdom Justin Bell
LMGTS 326 11th 4th
64 France Franck Freon
United States Andy Pilgrim
United States Kelly Collins
LMGTS 327 10th 3rd
2001 United States Corvette Racing Pratt 63 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Canada Ron Fellows
United States Scott Pruett
United States Johnny O'Connell
LMGTS 278 8th 1st
64 France Franck Freon
United States Andy Pilgrim
United States Kelly Collins
LMGTS 271 14th 2nd
2002 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
LMGTS 335 11th 1st
64 France Franck Freon
United States Andy Pilgrim
United States Kelly Collins
LMGTS 331 13th 2nd
2003 United States Corvette Racing 50 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Andy Pilgrim
United States Kelly Collins
LMGTS 326 11th 2nd
53 Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
France Franck Freon
LMGTS 326 12th 3rd
2004 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Denmark Jan Magnussen
LMGTS 334 8th 2nd
64 Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Italy Max Papis
LMGTS 345 6th 1st
2005 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Italy Max Papis
GT1 347 6th 2nd
64 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Denmark Jan Magnussen
GT1 349 5th 1st
2006 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Italy Max Papis
GT1 327 12th 7th
64 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Denmark Jan Magnussen
GT1 355 4th 1st
2007 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell
Canada Ron Fellows
GT1 342 6th 2nd
64 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Italy Max Papis
GT1 22 DNF DNF
2008 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell
Canada Ron Fellows
GT1 344 14th 2nd
64 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Italy Max Papis
GT1 341 15th 3rd
2009 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell
Spain Antonio García
GT1 342 15th 1st
64 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
GT1 311 DNF DNF
2010 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell
Spain Antonio García
LMGT2 225 DNF DNF
64 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Monaco Olivier Beretta
France Emmanuel Collard
LMGT2 255 DNF DNF
2011 United States Corvette Racing 73 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R United States Tommy Milner
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Spain Antonio García
LMGTE Pro 314 15th 1st
74 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Denmark Jan Magnussen
LMGTE Pro 211 DNF DNF
2012 United States Corvette Racing 73 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R United States Jordan Taylor
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Spain Antonio García
LMGTE Pro 326 23rd 5th
74 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
United States Tommy Milner
LMGTE Pro 215 NC NC
2013 United States Corvette Racing 73 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R United States Jordan Taylor
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Spain Antonio García
LMGTE Pro 312 19th 4th
74 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
United States Tommy Milner
LMGTE Pro 309 22nd 7th
2014 United States Corvette Racing 73 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R United States Jordan Taylor
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Spain Antonio García
LMGTE Pro 338 20th 2nd
74 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
United States Tommy Milner
LMGTE Pro 333 20th 4th
2015 United States Corvette Racing – GM 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
Spain Antonio García
Australia Ryan Briscoe
LMGTE Pro WD WD WD
64 United States Jordan Taylor
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
LMGTE Pro 337 17th 1st
2016 United States Corvette Racing – GM 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Ricky Taylor
Spain Antonio García
LMGTE Pro 336 25th 7th
64 United States Jordan Taylor
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
LMGTE Pro 219 DNF DNF
2017 United States Corvette Racing – GM 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Jordan Taylor
Spain Antonio García
LMGTE Pro 340 19th 3rd
64 United States Jordan Taylor
United States Tommy Milner
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
LMGTE Pro 335 24th 8th
2018 United States Corvette Racing – GM 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Spain Antonio García
LMGTE Pro 342 18th 4th
64 Switzerland Marcel Fässler
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
LMGTE Pro 259 DNF DNF
2019 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Spain Antonio García
LMGTE Pro 337 28th 9th
64 Switzerland Marcel Fässler
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
LMGTE Pro 82 DNF DNF
2021 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
LMGTE Pro 345 21st 2nd
64 United Kingdom Nick Tandy
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
LMGTE Pro 313 44th 6th
2022 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
LMGTE Pro 214 DNF DNF
64 United Kingdom Nick Tandy
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
LMGTE Pro 260 DNF DNF
2023 United States Corvette Racing 33 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Ben Keating
Argentina Nicolás Varrone
LMGTE Am 313 26th 1st
2024 United Kingdom TF Sport[7] 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Angola Rui Andrade[8]Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood[9]Belgium Tom van Rompuy[8] LMGT3
82 France Sébastien Baud[10]Spain Daniel Juncadella[9]Japan Hiroshi Koizumi[10] LMGT3

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)
Corvette Z06 GT3.R 2024– 0

IMSA racing results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Year Entrant Class Drivers No. Rds. Rounds Pts. Pos.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2024 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports GTD Pro Spain Antonio García

United Kingdom Alexander Sims Spain Daniel Juncadella

3 All

All 1-2, 10

DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg

United States Tommy Milner New Zealand Earl Bamber

4 All

All 1-2, 10

DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL

References

  1. ^ Galanos, Louis (7 December 2012). "1956 Sebring 12 Hours Grand Prix – Race Profile". Sports Car Digest. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cain, Holly (August 4, 2022). "Corvette Racing Thrives on Representing 'America's Sports Car'". IMSA.
  3. ^ Dagys, John (7 June 2023). "GM Rules Out Full Factory Corvette GT3 Team in 2024". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ Miller, Pratt (2023-06-23). "Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports to campaign two GTD PRO Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs in 2024". Pratt Miller. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ^ Kolecki, Scott (2023-08-17). "The Future of Corvette Racing Is Strong With the Z06 GT3.R". CorvSport.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Dagys, John (28 June 2023). "TF Sport Switches to Corvette for LMGT3 Program". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (11 December 2023). "TF Sport Confirms Eastwood, Andrade And Van Rompuy For #81 Corvette". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b O'Connell, RJ (13 November 2023). "Corvette Racing Expands Factory Driver Line-Up For 2024". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b "TF Reveals Second WEC Driver Trio". Dailysportscar. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.