Sentences with phrase «manufacturers championship»

Corvette Racing swept the GT1 manufacturers championship, the drivers championship, the team championship, and the pit crew championship — along with victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Petit Le Mans.

They won both the drivers and manufacturers championship in the Touring Car category last year with race - prepped versions of these things.

With three victories this year, Chevrolet leads the manufacturers championship and Corvette Racing is first in the team standings.

Corvette Racing had an outstanding year in 2005, sweeping the American Le Mans Series GT1 manufacturers championship, the drivers championship, the team championship, and the pit crew championship.

Cadillac is second in the manufacturers championship, seven markers behind Porsche (52 - 45).

ALMS president and CEO Scott Atherton (left) and IMSA executive director Doug Robinson (right) presented the GT1 manufacturers championship trophy to Mark Kent, director of GM Racing.

First came the Oldsmobile's IMSA World Sports Car program that put the Aurora V - 8 in the winner's circle at the Daytona 24 - hour and Sebring 12 - hour endurance races, took the Oldsmobile marque to Le Mans, and won the 1996 WSC drivers and manufacturers championship.

«With the way the season began for our Daytona Prototype program it was great to see how our teams rebounded and were in serious contention for the DP manufacturers championship until the end of the season.

«Winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been the primary objective of the Corvette Racing program since its inception, but of equal importance is winning the ALMS GT manufacturers championship,» Fehan explained.

After two of 10 rounds, Chevrolet is tied with BMW for first place in the manufacturers championship at 40 points.

«Chevrolet races to win in every series, so it's a great day when Chevy wraps up its fifth consecutive ALMS manufacturers championship,» said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan.

Corvette Racing clinched the 2005 GT1 manufacturers championship for Chevrolet at Road America in August, the fifth straight title for Chevy.

In 2011 the team returns with its Civic to defend its Team and Manufacturers championship again with the Neil and Shedden pairing.

Such was the competitiveness of the Civic in its first two - season, 2004 saw five teams enter Civics, allowing the model to secure second in the manufacturers championship.

In 2010 Honda returned to the BTCC as a «works» team with Team Dynamics using Civics to win the 2010 manufacturers championship.

A.132 - second victory by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R over their Corvette Racing teammates Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell mathematically clinched the GT1 manufacturers championship for Chevrolet and the team championship for Corvette Racing.

Johnny O'Connell will lead the charge for Chevrolet's sixth consecutive GT1 manufacturers championship after qualifying his No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R second in the GT1 class at 1:21.229 (99.18 mph).

It's important to stay focused on winning the manufacturers championship for Chevrolet, and in doing that Olivier and I can then clinch the drivers championship.»

«Winning a sixth straight GT1 manufacturers championship for Chevrolet is our primary focus,» said Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan.

«More than anything, we want to get the manufacturers championship wrapped up, and a first or second tomorrow would go a long way toward securing it for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing.»

The Corvette crew has won eight consecutive ALMS GT1 team and manufacturers championships.

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.

The penultimate race of the season pays bonus points that could determine the driver, team and manufacturers championships.

Co-developed with 2015 Corvette Z06, sharing chassis, engine technologies and aerodynamics strategy Makes competition debut Jan. 25 at the 52nd Rolex 24 At Daytona Continues legacy of Corvette Racing, which includes 90 global victories and 10 manufacturer championships since 1999 DETROIT — Chevrolet today unveiled the Corvette C7.R race car, which was co-developed with the all - new 2015 Corvette Z06.

Since that first race, the team has competed in more than 160 events around the globe with 94 victories worldwide — including the overall win in the 2001 Rolex 24 — along with 10 team and manufacturer championships in the American Le Mans Series and seven victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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.

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.

Chevy leads both the Prototype engine manufacturer championship and the auto manufacturer standings in GT Le Mans (GTLM).

The result meant that Chevrolet fell out of the lead in the GTLM manufacturer championship.

In total, GM Racing scored five manufacturers championships and eight drivers titles — building on the success of the previous years and setting the stage for 2007.

The Oak Tree Grand Prix on Saturday, Oct. 5 could see the ALMS GT team and manufacturer championships wrapped up.

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.

I'm very happy after all these years that I have helped to contribute to big race wins and manufacturer championships for Chevrolet.

At the season's midpoint, Corvette Racing and Chevrolet stand atop the driver, team, and manufacturer championship standings.

It won 39 GT1 races in the ALMS and delivered driver, team and manufacturer championships every year from 2005 to 2008.

First in the driver, team and manufacturer championship is a good place to be.»

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.

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Four consecutive manufacturers championships put an exclamation point on Corvette Racing's success under Fehan.

Now after racing on high - speed courses in Sebring, Fla., and Atlanta, Chevy's factory road racing team is aiming to extend its lead in the drivers and manufacturers championships on the tight 13 - turn Mid-Ohio circuit.

The Chevy team leads the driver, team, and manufacturer championships in the GT class, and can clinch the titles at VIR.

Earlier this year, Chevrolet also earned manufacturer championships in the Verizon IndyCar Series and the Pirelli World Challenge's GTS class.

Corvette Racing technical partner Michelin won the GT Tire Manufacturer championship on the final lap of the final race.

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.

Since Corvette Racing made its debut in 1999, Chevrolet's factory team has won 49 races (including five class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, four class wins in the Sebring 12 - hour race and an overall win in the Daytona 24 - hour race), five American Le Mans Series manufacturers championships and four ALMS drivers 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.

Chevrolet, Corvette bring driver, team and manufacturer championship lead to COTA debut DETROIT — Corvette Racing's chase for another American Le Mans Series championship next moves to Texas for the eighth round of the ALMS season.

The positions are solid ones for Corvette Racing and Chevrolet, both of which are leading in the American Le Mans Series» team and manufacturer championships.

(On the GT championship with four rounds remaining) «The manufacturer championship is most important to us.

With victories in five events this season — including four in the last five events — Chevrolet has taken control of the engine manufacturer championship.