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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
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R driven by Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating, and Nicolás Varrone in 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 Mans.[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

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24 Hours of Le Mans

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Officially debuting in 2000, Corvette Racing has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times. From 2024, Corvette Racing supports customer team TF Sport for Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship.[5]

Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2000 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R United Kingdom Justin Bell
Canada Ron Fellows
United States Chris Kneifel
LMGTS 326 11th 4th
64 United States Kelly Collins
France Franck Fréon
United States Andy Pilgrim
327 10th 3rd
2001 United States Corvette Racing Pratt 63 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
United States Scott Pruett
LMGTS 278 8th 1st
64 United States Kelly Collins
France Franck Fréon
United States Andy Pilgrim
271 14th 2nd
2002 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Canada Ron Fellows
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Johnny O'Connell
LMGTS 335 11th 1st
64 United States Kelly Collins
France Franck Fréon
United States Andy Pilgrim
331 13th 2nd
2003 United States Corvette Racing 50 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R United States Kelly Collins
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Andy Pilgrim
LMGTS 326 11th 2nd
53 Canada Ron Fellows
France Franck Fréon
United States Johnny O'Connell
326 12th 3rd
2004 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Italy Max Papis
LMGTS 334 8th 2nd
64 Monaco Olivier Beretta
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Denmark Jan Magnussen
345 6th 1st
2005 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Italy Max Papis
LMGT1 347 6th 2nd
64 Monaco Olivier Beretta
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Denmark Jan Magnussen
349 5th 1st
2006 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Italy Max Papis
LMGT1 327 12th 7th
64 Monaco Olivier Beretta
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Denmark Jan Magnussen
355 4th 1st
2007 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Canada Ron Fellows
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell
LMGT1 342 6th 2nd
64 Monaco Olivier Beretta
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Italy Max Papis
22 DNF DNF
2008 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Canada Ron Fellows
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell
LMGT1 344 14th 2nd
64 Monaco Olivier Beretta
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Italy Max Papis
341 15th 3rd
2009 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell
LMGT1 342 15th 1st
64 Monaco Olivier Beretta
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
311 DNF DNF
2010 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Johnny O'Connell
LMGT2 225 DNF DNF
64 Monaco Olivier Beretta
France Emmanuel Collard
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
255 DNF DNF
2011 United States Corvette Racing 73 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Monaco Olivier Beretta
Spain Antonio García
United States Tommy Milner
LMGTE Pro 314 11th 1st
74 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
211 DNF DNF
2012 United States Corvette Racing 73 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Jordan Taylor
LMGTE Pro 326 23rd 5th
74 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
215 NC NC
2013 United States Corvette Racing 73 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Jordan Taylor
LMGTE Pro 312 19th 4th
74 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
309 22nd 7th
2014 United States Corvette Racing 73 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Jordan Taylor
LMGTE Pro 338 16th 2nd
74 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
333 20th 4th
2015 United States Corvette Racing – GM 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Australia Ryan Briscoe
Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
LMGTE Pro 0 WD WD
64 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
United States Jordan Taylor
337 17th 1st
2016 United States Corvette Racing – GM 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Ricky Taylor
LMGTE Pro 336 25th 7th
64 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
United States Jordan Taylor
219 DNF DNF
2017 United States Corvette Racing – GM 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
United States Jordan Taylor
LMGTE Pro 340 19th 3rd
64 Switzerland Marcel Fässler
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
335 24th 8th
2018 United States Corvette Racing – GM 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
LMGTE Pro 342 18th 4th
64 Switzerland Marcel Fässler
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
259 DNF DNF
2019 United States Corvette Racing 63 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
LMGTE Pro 337 28th 8th
64 Switzerland Marcel Fässler
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
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 States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
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 States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
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

Le Mans wins by Corvette Racing generation

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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)

IMSA racing results

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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(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 11 12
2014 United States Corvette Racing GTLM Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Australia Ryan Briscoe
United States 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
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom Robin Liddell
Australia 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 United States Corvette Racing GTLM Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Australia 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
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
France Simon Pagenaud
Australia 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 United States Corvette Racing GTLM Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany 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
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
Switzerland 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 United States Corvette Racing GTLM Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany 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
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
Switzerland 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 United States Corvette Racing GTLM Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Switzerland 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
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
Switzerland 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 United States Corvette Racing GTLM Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Germany 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
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
Switzerland 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 United States Corvette Racing GTLM Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
Netherlands 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
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner
Switzerland 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 United States Corvette Racing GTLM Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
Netherlands 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
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
United States Tommy Milner
United Kingdom 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 United States Corvette Racing GTD Pro Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
Netherlands 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
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
United States Tommy Milner
Denmark Marco Sørensen
4 1
1
1
DAY 1
7
DAY 2
10
SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
35th 234
2023 United States Corvette Racing GTD Pro Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor
United States 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 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
5
SEB
10
LGA
5
DET
10
WGL
MOS
ELK
VIR
IMS
PET
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Tommy Milner
New Zealand Earl Bamber
4 All
All
1-2, 10
DAY
8
SEB
11
LGA
3
DET
9
WGL
MOS
ELK
VIR
IMS
PET

References

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