Corvette Racing seeks its 10th ALMS
GT team championship, which it can achieve with a sixth - place class finish or better.
Last season with Mobil 1, Corvette Racing captured their second consecutive ALMS
GT team championship.
Corvette Racing was runner - up in
the GT Team championship, the team's best finish since moving to the GT category in 2009 after winning eight straight GT1 titles.
«It was a total team effort for Chevrolet to win the GT manufacturers» championship, Corvette Racing to win
the GT team championship, and Antonio and Jan to win GT the drivers» championship in the final season of the American Le Mans Series.»
This year the No. 3 Corvette C6.R scored a quartet of Green X Challenge victories at Laguna Seca, Lime Rock, Mosport, and Road America to capture the Green X Challenge
GT team championship and secure the Green X GT manufacturer championship for Chevrolet.
ANSA Motorsports came to Sonoma Raceway third in
the GTS team championship ranking, 46 points behind the leading team.
Not exact matches
The Mucke Motorsport
team has raced with pink cars in the DTM for the last couple of years thanks to their association with the same sponsor, and this year will see the pink BWT - liveries expand into the German Formula 4 and
GT championships as well.
Honda hasn't won a race in Super
GT for two years, and the
team he's joining are currently only 17th in the
championship.
Two
teams will contest this year's FIA
GT championship.
Gavin, Milner and the No. 4 Corvette C7.R lead the
GT Le Mans (GTLM) Driver's and
Team championships, as does Chevrolet in the Manufacturer standings through four races.
The upcoming stretch could play a large role in determining the
GT Le Mans
championships for drivers, manufacturers and
teams.
The
team won the 2015 FIA WRC R -
GT championship in a 997
GT3 R -
GT rally car, and 2017 sees the return of the 997 R -
GT, which will be rallying in the UK and Ireland.
The action is nonstop among the prototype and
GT sports cars when the international drivers and
teams tackle the challenging circuit on their way for
championship points.
Driving a Corvette for the Phoenix Carsport
team in the FIA
GT series, Fassler won the prestigious Spa 24 - hour race in 2007, and continued that success in 2008 with five pole positions and a win in Adria, Italy, finishing fourth in the
championship.
It certainly has helped the
team win three straight events in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, where it leads the Manufacturer's, Driver's and Team championships in the GT Le Mans cl
team win three straight events in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, where it leads the Manufacturer's, Driver's and
Team championships in the GT Le Mans cl
Team championships in the
GT Le Mans class.
Chevrolet Earns Second Consecutive IMSA
GT Le Mans Manufacturer Title Championship No. 12 since 1999 in productionbased racing series With GTLM Driver and
Team championships secured, Chevrolet and Corvette Racing sweep 2017 IMSA GTLM class titles Third Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet to date in 2017 racing season Chevrolet captured sixth consecutive IndyCar Series Manufacturer Championship Camaro
GT4.R secured World Challenge
GTS Manufacturer title for Chevrolet BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 7, 2017)-- Chevrolet earned its second consecutive Manufacturer Championship in the...
Corvette Racing's twin Compuware Corvette C6.Rs will take the plunge through the Corkscrew more than 200 times in the six - hour endurance race that is crucial in the
team's quest for the
GT driver and manufacturer
championships.
Sunday's eighth TUDOR Championship round for Corvette Racing is
GT - only
Team hoping to add second VIR victory to 2012
GT triumph Garcia, Magnussen hold GTLM Drivers Championship lead heading to Virginia race DANVILLE, Va. — Corvette Racing's two Chevrolet Corvette C7.Rs will continue their chase for the TUDOR United SportsCar
GT Le Mans (GTLM)
championships Sunday at Virginia International Raceway.
The car will not only participate in the one - make Lamborghini Super Trofeo series, but it may also compete in international Gran Turismo
championships in the
GT Cup category, and Endurance races, providing more versatility for
teams and drivers.
Now the
team looks poised and ready to reclaim the manufacturer's
championship in the
GTS class with their newly - upgraded V6 TSX race cars.
This year was my fifth year with the
team, and we've already scored two Le Mans wins and an ALMS
GT championship together.
The packed grandstands and estimated crowd of 150,000 enthusiastic fans witnessed a terrific
GT battle which saw Oliver Gavin and his
team mate Jan Magnussen overcome a first - lap incident and the debilitating effects of exhaust fumes to take third place and some valuable points for their
championship title place.
This weekend at Road America, he will once again reprise his role in the # 12 Cadillac CTS - V, helping
Team Cadillac improve their position for the SCCA SPEED World Challenge
GT Manufacturers»
championship.
DETROIT (Aug. 3, 2016)-- Less than two weeks after adding another chapter to its already impressive record book, Corvette Racing rolls into familiar territory in pursuit of strengthening its
GT Le Mans (GTLM)
championship lead and resume as sports car racing's premier
GT team.
Gavin, who is beginning his 13th consecutive season with the
championship - winning
GT team, will once again be paired for the season with his 2012 ALMS
GT co-champion Tommy Milner.
After a disastrous race two weeks ago at Circuit of The Americas in Texas, when the No. 4 Corvette C6.R of Gavin and his
team mate Tommy Milner was retired prematurely due to a gearbox issue, the duo knew that they needed nothing less than a
GT win in order to keep their
championship hopes alive.
GT championship leaders Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen
team with Jordan Taylor in the No. 3 Corvette while Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook pilot the No. 4 entry that opened the ALMS season with a victory at Sebring.
The long - time Corvette Racing factory driver arrived in Texas with a two point advantage in the
GT Drivers»
championship standings but the weekend never ran entirely smoothly for Olly and his
team mate in the No. 4 Corvette C6.R, Tommy Milner.
The Oak Tree Grand Prix on Saturday, Oct. 5 could see the ALMS
GT team and manufacturer
championships wrapped up.
Following a victory in the last round at Watkins Glen International, Corvette Racing will arrive at the circuit formerly known as Mosport International Raceway with
championship leads in the TUDOR
Championship's
GT Le Mans (GTLM) driver,
team and manufacturer standings.
The
GT - spec C6.R won 12 times from 2009 through 2013, plus a 2011 win at Le Mans, leading Corvette Racing and Chevrolet to
team and manufacturer
championships in 2012 and 2013.
The British Corvette Racing driver, together with his 2012
championship - winning
team mate Tommy Milner, is now second in the
GT points» standings and only 5 points behind BMW's Dirk Müller.
Two weeks after both its Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars completed the Le Mans 24 Hours, Corvette Racing returns stateside to continue defense of its
GT driver,
team and manufacturer
championships in the American Le Mans Series.
Just one year removed from winning a driver,
team and manufacturers»
GT championship in the Pirelli World Challenge, K - Pax Racing is switching to Bentley Continental
GT3 cars for the 2018...
The Chevy
team leads the driver,
team, and manufacturer
championships in the
GT class, and can clinch the titles at VIR.
They head into Memorial Day Monday's doubleheader third in the SprintX
GT Pro driver and
team championship standings.
The RAC Tourist Trophy race, round 3 of the FIA
GT championship was the first opportunity to see an Aston Martin Works
team competing on UK soil since 1989.
BRASELTON, Ga. — Petit Le Mans, the finale of the 2012 American Le Mans Series, will crown a season that has seen Corvette Racing score four victories in nine ALMS races and sweep the
GT driver,
team, and manufacturer
championships.
It was the fourth of the year for the duo and delivered three additional trophies: ALMS
GT driver, manufacturer and
team championships.
In 2012, the Small Block - powered Corvette Racing C6.R beat Ferrari, BMW and Porsche to sweep the drivers»,
team, and manufacturer
championships in production - based American Le Mans Series
GT class.
Plans for Wayne Taylor Racing to expand into the
GT Daytona class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship have been put on hold, according to
team owner Wayne Taylor, as the reigning Prototype
championship - winning squad is set to focus on its title defense with its Cadillac DPi - V.
Former
GT Academy winner Ricardo Sanchez is set to make his U.S. race debut this weekend at Virginia International Raceway as the Always Evolving / AIM Autosport
team returns to Pirelli World Challenge action in the SprintX
championship.
The Chevy
team has scored nine victories there since 2001, including its maiden win in the
GT category in 2009 and a breakout victory last season that propelled Oliver Gavin and Jan Magnussen to a runner - up finish in the
GT championship.
LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Two weeks after both its Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars completed the Le Mans 24 Hours, Corvette Racing returns stateside to continue defense of its
GT driver,
team and manufacturer
championships in the American Le Mans Series.
Team Mola
GT - R with drivers Ronnie Quintarelli and Masataka Yanagida got back to back
championships in both
Team and Driver in the Super
GT500.
Today, a year later, the Huracán
GT3 is ready for a global challenge: it has been chosen by more than 20 customer
teams, with 40 cars competing over 78 race weekends in 13 of the most prestigious
GT championships worldwide: from IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the United States to Asian
Championships such as SuperGT, Asian Le Mans Series and
GT Asia, through Europe's major series such as Blancpain
GT, ADAC
GT Masters, British
GT Championship, Campionato Italiano
GT, International
GT Open, International Endurance Series and Michelin
GT3 Cup.
With a win in the GTE Pro class at Le Mans and runner - up finishes in the ALMS
GT team and driver
championships last year, America's premier production sports car
team has focused on improving all aspects of its performance as it prepares its Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars for the 2012 campaign.
Garcia, driving Sunday with Jan Magnussen, set a lap of 2:02.608 (118.857 mph) in the Corvette C7.R that leads the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship's
GT Le Mans (GTLM) Driver's and
Team championships.
In the hyper - competitive world of
GT racing, keeping the finer details of a car like the C7.R under lock and key might give this factory
team an advantage, so GM has directed its Corvette drivers and personnel to maintain silence when asked about the replacement for its
championship - winning C6.R chassis.
Now we are heading to VIR, where Tommy and I won four years ago and won the ALMS
GT Driver's and
Team championships as well as the Manufacturer Championship for Chevrolet in the process.