Corvette Racing
Founded | 1999 |
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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 | Earl 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 |
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 several class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Man.[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 one championship in the FIA World Endurance Championship, five championships in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and ten championships in the American Le Mans Series, as well as nine victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, four victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, and 12 victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring.[6][7]
Results
24 Hours of Le Mans
Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2000 | Corvette Racing | 63 | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Chris Kneifel Ron Fellows Justin Bell | LMGTS | 326 | 11th | 4th |
64 | 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 |
64 | Franck Freon Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins | LMGTS | 271 | 14th | 2nd | |||
2002 | Corvette Racing | 63 | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Oliver Gavin | LMGTS | 335 | 11th | 1st |
64 | Franck Freon Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins | LMGTS | 331 | 13th | 2nd | |||
2003 | Corvette Racing | 50 | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Oliver Gavin Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins | LMGTS | 326 | 11th | 2nd |
53 | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Franck Freon | LMGTS | 326 | 12th | 3rd | |||
2004 | Corvette Racing | 63 | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis | LMGTS | 334 | 8th | 2nd |
64 | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen | LMGTS | 345 | 6th | 1st | |||
2005 | Corvette Racing | 63 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis | GT1 | 347 | 6th | 2nd |
64 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
64 | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Max Papis | GT1 | 22 | DNF | DNF | |||
2008 | Corvette Racing | 63 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell Ron Fellows | GT1 | 344 | 14th | 2nd |
64 | 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 |
64 | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Marcel Fässler | GT1 | 311 | DNF | DNF | |||
2010 | Corvette Racing | 63 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Jan Magnussen Johnny O'Connell Antonio García | LMGT2 | 225 | DNF | DNF |
64 | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Emmanuel Collard | LMGT2 | 255 | DNF | DNF | |||
2011 | Corvette Racing | 73 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Tommy Milner Olivier Beretta Antonio García | LMGTE Pro | 314 | 15th | 1st |
74 | 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 |
74 | 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 |
74 | 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 |
74 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
64 | 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 |
2024 | TF Sport[8] | 81 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Rui Andrade[9] Charlie Eastwood[10] Tom van Rompuy[9] | LMGT3 | |||
82 | Sébastien Baud[11] Daniel Juncadella[10] Hiroshi Koizumi[11] | LMGT3 |
Le Mans wins by Corvette Racing generation
Vehicle | Active | Wins |
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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. | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||
2014 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Ryan Briscoe Jordan Taylor | 3 | All 1-4, 7-10, 12-13 1-2, 13 11 | DAY 10 | SEB 8 | LBH 1 | LGA 1 | WGL 1 | MOS 1 | IMS 4 | ELK 6 | VIR 7 | COA 9 | ATL 8 | 317 | 2nd | |
Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Robin Liddell Ryan Briscoe | 4 | All All 1-2 13 | DAY 5 | SEB 6 | LBH 3 | LGA 5 | WGL 5 | MOS 7 | IMS 5 | ELK 7 | VIR 9 | COA 10 | ATL 4 | 291 | 8th | ||||
2015 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Ryan Briscoe | 3 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 1 | SEB 1 | LBH 3 | LGA 7 | WGL 4 | MOS 3 | ELK 4 | VIR 6 | COA 6 | ATL 6 | 295 | 3rd | ||
Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Simon Pagenaud Ryan Briscoe | 4 | All All 1-2 12 | DAY 3 | SEB 9 | LBH 7 | LGA 6 | WGL 7 | MOS 5 | ELK 7 | VIR 8 | COA 8 | ATL 3 | 261 | 8th | |||||
2016 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller | 3 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 2 | SEB 9 | LBH 9 | LGA 4 | WGL 7 | MOS 3 | LIM 2 | ELK 6 | VIR 1 | COA 3 | ATL 4 | 319 | 3rd | |
Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler | 4 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 1 | SEB 1 | LBH 2 | LGA 7 | WGL 4 | MOS 2 | LIM 1 | ELK 1 | VIR 9 | COA 5 | ATL 3 | 345 | 1st | ||||
2017 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller | 3 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 4 | SEB 1 | LBH 5 | COA 1 | WGL 3 | MOS 4 | LIM 4 | ELK 4 | VIR 1 | LGA 4 | ATL 2 | 344 | 1st | |
Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler | 4 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 9 | SEB 10 | LBH 1 | COA 7 | WGL 5 | MOS 8 | LIM 8 | ELK 5 | VIR 6 | LGA 9 | ATL 4 | 276 | 8th | ||||
2018 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller Marcel Fässler | 3 | All All 1-2 12 | DAY 3 | SEB 8 | LBH 4 | MOH 3 | WGL 2 | MOS 2 | LIM 2 | ELK 3 | VIR 2 | LGA 3 | ATL 8 | 322 | 1st | |
Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler | 4 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 4 | SEB 6 | LBH 1 | MOH 8 | WGL 5 | MOS 3 | LIM 4 | ELK 2 | VIR 6 | LGA 5 | ATL 2 | 310 | 3rd | ||||
2019 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio García Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller | 3 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 6 | SEB 3 | LBH 2 | MOH 2 | WGL 2 | MOS 7 | LIM 5 | ELK 4 | VIR 3 | LGA 3 | ATL 4 | 317 | 3rd | |
Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler | 4 | All 1-4, 6, 9-12 1-2, 7-8, 12 | DAY 8 | SEB 8 | LBH 3 | MOH 8 | WGL 8 | MOS 8 | LIM 6 | ELK 6 | VIR 4 | LGA 4 | ATL 7 | 275 | 8th | ||||
2020 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio García Jordan Taylor Nicky Catsburg | 3 | All All 1, 9, 11 | DAY 1 4 | DAY 2 1 | SEB 1 2 | ELK 1 | VIR 1 | ATL 1 5 | MOH 1 | CLT 1 | ATL 2 2 | LGA 2 | SEB 2 5 | 351 | 1st | |
Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Marcel Fässler | 4 | All All 1, 9, 11 | DAY 1 7 | DAY 2 5 | SEB 1 1 | ELK 2 | VIR 4 | ATL 1 2 | MOH 2 | CLT 4 | ATL 2 4 | LGA 6 | SEB 2 6 | 315 | 3rd | ||||
2021 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio García Jordan Taylor Nicky Catsburg | 3 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 1 2 | DAY 2 1 | SEB 4 | BEL 2 | WGL 1 1 | WGL 2 1 | LIM 1 | ELK 2 | LGA 2 | LBH 2 | VIR 2 | ATL 6 | 3549 | 1st |
Nick Tandy Tommy Milner Alexander Sims | 4 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 1 1 | DAY 2 2 | SEB 5 | BEL 1 | WGL 1 4 | WGL 2 2 | LIM 2 | ELK 3 | LGA 1 | LBH 1 | VIR 1 | ATL 4 | 3448 | 2nd | |||
2022 | Corvette Racing | GTD Pro | Antonio García Jordan Taylor Nicky Catsburg | 3 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 1 6 | DAY 2 6 | SEB 1 | LBH 3 | LGA 4 | WGL 6 | MOS 2 | LIM 4 | ELK 3 | VIR 2 | PET 5 | 3rd | 3194 | |
Nick Tandy Tommy Milner Marco Sørensen | 4 | 1 1 1 | DAY 1 7 | DAY 2 10 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 35th | 234 | ||||
2023 | Corvette Racing | GTD Pro | Antonio García Jordan Taylor Tommy Milner | 3 | All All 1-2, 11 | DAY 2 | SEB 5 | LBH 2 | MON 4 | WGL 3 | MOS 1 | LIM 4 | ELK 3 | VIR 1 | IMS 5 | PET 7 | 3rd | 3579 | |
2024 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | GTD Pro | Antonio García Alexander Sims Daniel Juncadella | 3 | All All 1-2, 10 | DAY | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL | ||||
Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Earl Bamber | 4 | All All 1-2, 10 | DAY | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL |
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.
- ^ Dagys, John (7 June 2023). "GM Rules Out Full Factory Corvette GT3 Team in 2024". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kolecki, Scott (2023-08-17). "The Future of Corvette Racing Is Strong With the Z06 GT3.R". CorvSport.com. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ 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.
- ^ McGann, John (Mar 22, 2022). "Corvette Racing Scores Class Win at 12 Hours of Sebring". MotorTrend.
- ^ Dagys, John (28 June 2023). "TF Sport Switches to Corvette for LMGT3 Program". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Graham (11 December 2023). "TF Sport Confirms Eastwood, Andrade And Van Rompuy For #81 Corvette". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ a b O'Connell, RJ (13 November 2023). "Corvette Racing Expands Factory Driver Line-Up For 2024". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b "TF Reveals Second WEC Driver Trio". Dailysportscar. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
- Corvette Racing Archived 2020-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Pratt Miller
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2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Ron Fellows | Antonio García | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Kneifel | Scott Pruett | Oliver Gavin | Alexander Sims | |||||||||||||||||||
Justin Bell | Johnny O'Connell | Richard Westbrook | Ryan Briscoe | Ricky Taylor | Marcel Fässler | Nick Tandy | ||||||||||||||||
Franck Fréon | Jan Magnussen | Nicky Catsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Andy Pilgrim | Olivier Beretta | Jordan Taylor | Mike Rockenfeller | Jordan Taylor | Ben Keating | |||||||||||||||||
Kelly Collins | Max Papis | Marcel Fässler | Emmanuel Collard | Tommy Milner | Nicolás Varrone |