Sentences with phrase «alms class victories»

Corvette Racing has 78 ALMS class victories, including four in 2012, making it the most successful team in American Le Mans Series history.

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Beretta Takes Lead on Late - Race Restart, Notches Record 40th Career ALMS Win MONTEREY, Calif. — Corvette Racing ended its final full season in the GT1 class of the American Le Mans Series with Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta claiming victory in the season - ending Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

The first - generation car scored 35 victories in 55 races, won its class at the 12 Hours of Sebring three consecutive years, posted three 1 - 2 finishes in the GTS class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and earned four consecutive ALMS manufacturers championships for Chevrolet.

In the six years that followed, Corvette Racing scored 35 ALMS victories, including an overall victory in the Daytona 24 - hour race, three 1 - 2 finishes in the GTS class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and three consecutive class wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring.

In recent times, Corvette Racing has scored six ALMS victories at Road America in the GT1 class with Corvette standouts Andy Pilgrim, Ron Fellows, and Johnny O'Connell at the wheel.

The GT1 Championship Editions were coming at a time that Corvette Racing was moving from the GT1 class down to GT2 and so the car celebrated the race team's eight ALMS GT1 Manufacturers and Team Championships, five 24 Hours of Le Mans class wins, and a total of 74 victories.

Joerg Bergmeister was leading the GT class when the running order was frozen, claiming Porsche's first ALMS victory of the year.

Since then, 24 Corvettes have scored class or category victories in this legendary endurance race, including seven ALMS class wins by Corvette Racing.

The span includes six class victories in the ALMS along with a plethora of pole positions and fastest race laps.

Corvette Racing has won the last eight ALMS GT1 team and manufacturer championships and posted 75 class wins worldwide including a record 69 ALMS victories.

ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. — Chevrolet captured a fourth - straight ALMS GTS Manufacturers» championship on Saturday with a class victory by the factory - backed Corvette C5 - R race cars at Road America.

Johnny is a Two - time ALMS GT1 champion, 35 career ALMS wins, seven Sebring 12 - hour class victories, holds ALMS records for most starts (93) and most podium finishes (70).

The 2012 and 2013 championships build on a long history of success for Corvette Racing that includes eight consecutive ALMS GT1 titles from 2001 to 2008 and seven class victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2001.

Corvette Racing had also used the same oil to win eight ALMS GT1 titles from 2001 to 2008 and seven class victories in the 24 Hours of LeMans since 2001.

While Lola has had limited success in the top class of the sport versus factory cars like the BMW V12 LMR and Audi R8, Lola has enjoyed periods of dominance in the second class (formerly LMP675, now LMP2), including championship class victories in the American Le Mans Series, although this has been threatened in the ALMS LMP2 by works - supported entries from Acura and Porsche.

The Dane drove Stevenson Motorsports» Camaro to a GT class victory in the Grand - Am Memorial Day Classic at Lime Rock five weeks ago, and hopes to continue that momentum when the ALMS arrives.

Michelin teams combined for victories in all three ALMS open competition classes and took the top four positions overall here at the third stop on the 2013 ALMS season, as the P2 class - winning Level 5 squad of Marino Franchitti, Scott Tucker and Ryan Briscoe combined to finish third and fourth overall.