CORVETTE RACING AT BAHRAIN: No. 33 Takes P6 in Finale
Hard-fought race to close FIA WEC season for TF Sport Corvettes
SAHKIR, Bahrain (November 8, 2025) – TF Sport’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating closed their season Saturday with a sixth-place LMGT3 finish in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Eight Hours of Bahrain.
It was the first points-scoring finish since July for the No. 33 Corvette trio, which opened the season in February with a class victory at Qatar and entered Bahrain with hopes of fighting for top-three finish in the class championship.
Fortunes weren’t any better for the No. 81 Corvette of Charlie Eastwood, Jonny Edgar and Tom Van Rompuy. Winners in the previous WEC round at Fuji, they arrived this week with an outside chance at the LMGT3 title. However they finished 11th on Saturday and out of the points to place fifth in the class standings, one spot ahead of their teammates.
There were different tire and driver rotation strategies throughout the LMGT3 race. For the two Corvette, Keating and Van Rompuy started with each doing a triple-stint in the heat. Keating took tires on his first stop in an effort to gain track position and doubled those to the driver change just past the 2.5-hour mark while Van Rompuy double stinted his opening set and got fresh tires for his final run.
Edgar and Andrade had to suffer with tire-saving as well with the goal of being able to have three fresh sets of tires for both Corvettes at the end. Both double-stinted one set of tires and then took a split set shortly after the restart following the first of two Safety Car periods. The final driver swaps came inside the final two hours, 45 minutes with Eastwood climbing into the No. 81 Corvette first followed by Juncadella in the No. 33.
A late safety car period created some drama but ultimately the pace of the leading cars was too much for the Corvettes to overcome.
TF Sport and the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program will start the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship with the 1812KM of Qatar on March 28.
TF SPORT POST-EVENT QUOTES
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "That's the season for us in WEC. Unfortunately it wasn't what I expected from this season. It was looking good after Qatar with the first win but unfortunately the rest of the season we struggled to match the pace of the cars up front. Today we could only manage P6 after struggling in the last stint and sixth in the championship result. A disappointing result but a lot of positives to take into next season."
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The safety car was pretty unlucky with the timing of it. We were on pretty good tires at the time but had to put a set on during the Safety Car because otherwise on the restart we would have dropped to the back. We had a set on from qualifying because you have to use them at some point. But that stint was pretty OK. To make sure we have tires left to the end we had to put on a set from my stint back on, so they were more than a half-stint old compared to others. As everyone’s tires wore, my pace got closer and closer. Overall I'm pretty happy all things considered. It was a shame about the Safety Car timing. A stint later or earlier probably would have helped us more, but what happened probably helped a few competitors catch up.”
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I feel good. It was a lot of fun out there. It was kind of hot in the beginning. Everybody has such different strategies in a long race. You have to double-stint tires at some point so everyone is doing a whole different combination of things. I'm really proud of the TF Sport guys because I think they called it really well. I had a lot of fun, but it's mayhem. I think I had contact five or six times. Thank goodness the Corvette is such a strong car! It was beautiful because we all kept it straight and on the track. This was the kind of racing where it's fun and you enjoy it."
(On the strategy) "I was saving fuel a lot because it was also saving the tires. We were doing longer stints than most of the other cars and trying to save my tires for the third stint. I was pretty happy and did a decent lap at the very end of the double-stint. So the strategy was good."
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A tricky day for us. We obviously were carrying ballast from the previous success we've had in the last few rounds. We just missed a podium for the championship. It is what it is and we didn't have the pace. Still, it was an amazing year with everyone from TF Sport and Corvette Racing. The jump that we made from last season to here is huge, and hopefully we can go and gain a couple more steps next year."
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A difficult finish with how we came into the weekend. Both cars had a bit more exceptions. We were fighting for the championship and the 33 was fighting for the top-three. Unfortunately we just didn't have the pace all weekend. We tried a risky strategy to save tires early in the race and try to be competitive late. Even this didn't pay off, even with a safety car. We got bunched up and the other cars were a bit too quick for us. But it was a good season with a lot of positives to take away. We can all be pretty happy. The drivers and team did a great job. From where we were last year to coming here to fight for the championship after race wins and podiums, it was a big step forward. Everyone should be proud."
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Not the result we were hoping for. We just missed out on the third position in the championship with not scoring points today. It was a tough race for us with the pace we had and also struggling with the tires. We tried to maximize what we had. We took a gamble on the strategy but the race didn't come to us. It's been a nice two years with TF Sport, Corvette and Pratt Miller. I'd like to thank all the people involved for all their efforts. It was a nice adventure and I hope someday it will continue. I'm looking back on two great seasons and had big fun. So today wasn't the result we were hoping for but that's racing."
Pair of TF Sport Corvettes eager to turn fortune around after WEC qualifying
SAKHIR, Bahrain (November 7, 2025) – TF Sport and its two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will look to race their way toward the front Saturday in search of another race win and championship in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Eight Hours of Bahrain.
Both of the yellow Corvettes missed out on the Hyperpole portion of LMGT3 qualifying Friday. The No. 33 Z06 GT3.R of Ben Keating, Jonny Edgar and Daniel Juncadella – winners to start the season in Qatar – is the highest-starting of the two Corvettes and will start 11th in the 18-car class.
Keating missed advancing into Hyperpole for the 10 fastest qualifier by an eyelash – 0.021 seconds around the 3.363-mile, 15-turn Bahrain International Circuit. Both Corvettes – as did the entire field – struggled with tire life and grip on the abrasive Bahrain circuit. The six fastest qualifiers and eight of the top-10 in Q1 were in front-engine racecars that had a slight advantage on front-end grip and handling.
Tom Van Rompuy in the No. 81 Corvette was 14th in class as he and teammates Charlie Eastwood and Rui Andrade eye the fight for the LMGT3 championship.
The trio arrived at Bahrain third in points – one spot ahead of the No. 33 TF Sport Corvette – and needs at least a second-place finish and some luck to claim the class title.
Eastwood, Andrade and Van Rompuy won the most recent WEC race at Fuji in September and have finished on the podium in three of the last four races dating back to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
There is continued hope in the TF Sport garage as both the Corvettes finished on the class podium a year ago at Bahrain.
The Eight Hours of Bahrain is scheduled for 2 p.m. AST / 6 a.m. ET Saturday. Live streaming will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.
TF SPORT POST-QUALIFYING QUOTES
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Thankfully we made a big step forward from FP1 to FP2. FP1 was miserable. I wouldn't say it was the tire or the track or the car; it was a combination of everything. We made a lot of changes for FP2 on the setup and they were all great. I was very happy with that session. In terms of the race, everyone is going to suffer during the day and in the first couple of hours. As it gets dark and a bit colder, everything will feel nicer and I think we should be good."
(Opening of the race) "Ben will probably have the hardest bit. Ultimately I think the race will be decided at the end. But it depends. Last year there were some interventions toward the end of the race to make it a bit of a sprint to the finish. This is a track that with the conditions and runoffs that there could not be many interventions. Then the first stints will be very important. Ben is an endurance beast. Even though he may have the toughest job in the heat, he will go through it. He's very good."
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “From my standpoint, given the fact that we can no longer win the championship or if I had been in the previous situation, there’s nothing else to play for. It’s all or nothing and we’re racing for a win because that’s what we need to get second or third in the championship. The 27 Aston Martin is only a few points behind, and the front-engine cars have been super-fast all weekend. The series has been nice to them based on previous history with the medium tire. This hard tire is just different. In previous years, the front-engine cars burned through the front-mediums because there was too much weight up there. Now the hard tire withstands that weight. They can do a better fast lap and when everyone’s tires fall off, they’re still quick.
“We know we have a really good driver lineup and a really good car. It will take some luck for sure. I do expect us to take some risks… maybe not do what we should do and gamble to get lucky for a win. There are lots of ways you can gamble and be really well-positioned if you have a safety car. There are lots of other ways where you can gamble big and be really well-positioned if you don’t have a safety car. You have to choose one or the other. That’s what all the smart guys back in the garage are figuring out.”
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The hard thing about tracks like this is that you have to adapt a lot. Many of the Bronze guys have spent so much of their lives being told certain ways to brake, to turn and accelerate. That changes from the first lap to the fifth lap to the 20th lap. That's where we're in a good place. Tom (Van Rompuy) and Ben (Keating) are very experienced racing drivers and have been doing it probably longer than I have. They've been in scenarios like this before whereas there may be some fast Silvers and Bronzes who might can nail a maximum lap where here it's about keeping calm, staying under the limit and trying not to slip the tire so you've got that extra life at the end of a double-stint."
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We tried something that we thought would help us during the race, especially when it got a bit fresher. Obviously it wasn't that much of a good choice. Maybe it will be in the race but on one lap we seem to be missing something. On my side, not the best run I've ever had. Hopefully we have a really good racecar and can climb a few positions in the race."
(On the championship) "Obviously we are going to fight to win it. This will be a tough mission but we never give up. Let's see. It's an eight-hour race and if we can keep it clean then I think we might have a chance. You never know on the strategy or if we can have bit of luck on our side.
"Since Le Mans we have taken a really strong jump by finishing on the podium in almost every race and winning in Fuji, which got us to third in the championship. With that success we're carrying a bit of weight for this last race. The good thing is that the contenders around us are on similar weights. I'm curious to see what that brings. We never give up and we'll fight to the line."
(Building momentum throughout the season) "The potential has always been in the car and in the team. Last year we had some hiccups and the reliability wasn't always on point... just some small things. We've all made a really good step there, so that's No. 1. There also has been really good execution as well from the team and the drivers. From the driver side, we don't take penalties and doing everything the team asks at the point it's needed. Also really good execution by the team on the pitstops and strategy. It is a mix of all these things together which put us in the position we are in this weekend."
CORVETTE RACING AT BAHRAIN: By the Numbers
• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 26-plus years – Chevrolet, Corvett and Corvette Racing
• 1: Championships this year already for TF Sport – the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams titles in the European Le Mans Series
• 2: Podium finishes for TF Sport at Bahrain last year to close the first season for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R
• 2: FIA WEC victories for TF Sport this year Qatar for Dani Juncadella/Jonny Edgar/Ben Keating and Fuji for Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy
• 4: Number of Corvettes for the upcoming Asian Le Mans Series – two for TF Sport and two for Johor Motorsports Racing
• 4: Number of Corvettes set for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2026 with a potential fifth in one of the Z06 GT3.R teams wins the ALMS championship
• 8: Hours difference between Manama, Bahrain and Detroit in the Eastern Time Zone
• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 17: Wins this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series. Three have come via TF Sport across the FIA WEC and ELMS
• 33: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 40: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Tom Van Rompuy at Fuji in September
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 74: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Adam Ali for Steller Motorsport in International GT Open at Barcelona
• 154: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, five in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and GT America and two in the European Le Mans Series
• 356: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 459,117.65: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back!
Corvette Racing at Bahrain
2022 – No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 2nd in GTE Pro
2023 – No. 33 Corvette C8.R: Nicky Catsburg/Ben Keating/Nico Varrone – 7th in GTE Am
2024 – No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 2nd in LMGT3
No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi – 3rd in LMGT3.
Pair of TF Sport Corvettes alive for top LMGT3 championship positions in WEC finale
DETROIT (November 3, 2025) – It all comes down to this for TF Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The UK-based team and its pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs are prepped and ready for the Eight Hours of Bahrain, which is the eighth and final round on this year’s FIA WEC calendar.
A year after both Corvettes finished on the LMGT3 podium, TF Sport is eyeing bigger things Saturday – namely the class Drivers and Teams championships. Each of the yellow Z06 GT3.Rs remain alive for top-three finishes in the LMGT3 championship with the No. 81 Corvette alive for the title heading to the 3.363-mile, 15-turn Bahrain International Circuit.
No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R – Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy
A victory last time out for Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy put the trio and the No. 81 Corvette into championship position heading to Bahrain.
It was the long-awaited first WEC win for the trio and the third podium in four races after scoring points in just one of the first three rounds. They were also runners-up a year ago at Bahrain where Eastwood starred late in a push for the class win.
A second triumph wouldn’t clinch the LMGT3 championship for the No. 81 Corvette but it would be close. The championship leader – the No. 92 Porsche – needs to finish fourth or better to eliminate the TF Sport Corvette. But a fifth-place finish for the No. 92 coupled with a third-place finish for the No. 21 Ferrari and win plus a point for pole position would give Eastwood, Andrade and Van Rompuy the championship due to two victories for each but no other podiums for the Porsche. With a win but no pole, TF Sport needs the No. 92 to finish sixth or worse.
Should the Porsche score zero points, the No. 81 Corvette needs to finish second and the No. 21 place no better than sixth. There are also additional scenarios involving the two cars in a head-to-head matchup where tiebreakers can come into play.
No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R – Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar/Ben Keating
The championship picture for Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating took a major hit after the Fuji race as a post-race penalty sent it out the points and championship contention.
A race win and pole position would put the No. 33 Corvette into a tie with the No. 92 if the latter doesn’t score points; the tiebreaker would go to the Porsche.
Winners in the season-opening race in Qatar, the Juncadella/Edgar/Keating trio can still become only the second entry to take two LMGT3 victories this year by capturing the race at Bahrain.
Juncadella was part of the third-place lineup in class a year ago in TF Sport’s second Corvette. Keating drove a Corvette C8.R at Bahrain on his way to the GTE Am championship, and Edgar has Formula 3 experience at the circuit in the past.
The Eight Hours of Bahrain is scheduled for 2 p.m. AST / 6 a.m. ET Saturday. Full, live streaming coverage of the race and Friday’s 4 p.m. AST qualifying is available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States. Friday’s Free Practice 3 will be available on both apps plus the FIA WEC’s YouTube channel.
TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTES
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We have a good chance at second or third in the championship. We won’t have any of success weight, so we will have that advantage over our rivals. Last year we had a really good delta on tire deg compared to the other cars. That’s where the weight will have some impact. It’s a very particular track with the heat and tire deg, which is incredibly high. We have a harder compound this year, which isn’t as good as the medium tire for us. But still, I’m hopeful for a positive result for both cars. Hopefully, there are reasons to celebrate after the race. We should be competitive and it’s a cool place to race and the track is nice. There is a lot of asphalt runoff, which normally isn’t a favorite for me. Being so dusty and sandy with the wind, anything other than the ideal racing line is very slippery. It’s a cooler and more fun track than I thought when I first got there.”
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Bahrain last year obviously was very good for the team with a double podium. I think with it being a high-deg track, we should expect to be pretty good on the tires. The Corvette is normally pretty good on tires. I’m looking forward to being back at a track that I’ve been to before. From Le Mans onward, all the tracks have been new to me so it’s nice to be back at a track that I’ve been to before. I know the track quite well so I’m excited to go back. Hopefully, we can finish the year with a good weekend. We’ve had quite a lot of bad luck from quite early in the season, and it would be nice to finish with a good race.”
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “There is still a lot at stake for us at Bahrain, namely a top-three finish in the championship. That would be a really good achievement in my first year back with TF Sport and the Corvette in the WEC. I’ve won this race before and enjoy the track. Let’s see how it goes but we will go out racing hard, for sure.”
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “If you go into a championship race with a chance and don’t believe you can do it, it’s definitely the wrong mindset. I totally think we can get the championship. It doesn’t take much with so many points on offer. I did the permutations the other day that the Porsche needs to finish sixth or something like that. But in such a tight field like we saw in Fuji, in a blink we win it and in the same blink the 33 finishes eighth. We were very similar in pace and very similar in every sense. Back in 2020, I had a 20-point lead going into the last race and lost. Going in this year 24 points behind, hopefully we can win it this time. It’s not vastly different from our situation going into Portimão for ELMS, and that worked out great for us. So hopefully we can get a repeat of that at Bahrain. The Corvette is super good around there. We were very fast and nearly got our first win there last year. As a team and driver crew, we are better than we were this time last year. The hard tire will help some of the others, for sure. But I am very much looking forward to it.”
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm excited to have the opportunity to go into Bahrain and still have a shot at the championship. We didn’t have the easiest of starts to the year but since Le Mans the entire 81 crew has been on fire with three podiums and a special win in Fuji. It won’t be easy but we will give it our all, just like we did at Portimão in winning the ELMS championship. It will be a long and difficult race but after our Corvettes finished P3 and P2 in last year’s Eight Hours of Bahrain, everyone at TF is very motivated to try and climb one step higher on the podium and finish the year on a high."
3. Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 81
4. Ben Keating/Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar – 66
5. Ian James/Mattia Drudi/Zacharie Robichon – 63
LMGT3 Teams Standings
1. No. 92 Manthey 1ST Phorm – 105
2. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 94
3. No. 81 TF Sport – 81
4. No. 33 TF Sport – 66
5. Heart of Racing Team – 63
CORVETTE RACING AT BAHRAIN: By the Numbers
• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 26-plus years – Chevrolet, Corvett and Corvette Racing
• 1: Championships this year already for TF Sport – the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams titles in the European Le Mans Series
• 2: Podium finishes for TF Sport at Bahrain last year to close the first season for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R
• 2: FIA WEC victories for TF Sport this year Qatar for Dani Juncadella/Jonny Edgar/Ben Keating and Fuji for Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy
• 4: Number of Corvettes for the upcoming Asian Le Mans Series – two for TF Sport and two for Johor Motorsports Racing
• 4: Number of Corvettes set for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2026 with a potential fifth in one of the Z06 GT3.R teams wins the ALMS championship
• 8: Hours difference between Manama, Bahrain and Detroit in the Eastern Time Zone
• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 17: Wins this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series. Three have come via TF Sport across the FIA WEC and ELMS
• 33: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 40: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Tom Van Rompuy at Fuji in September
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 74: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Adam Ali for Steller Motorsport in International GT Open at Barcelona
• 154: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, five in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and GT America and two in the European Le Mans Series
• 356: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 459,117.65: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back!
Corvette Racing at Bahrain
2022 – No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 2nd in GTE Pro
2023 – No. 33 Corvette C8.R: Nicky Catsburg/Ben Keating/Nico Varrone – 7th in GTE Am
2024 – No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 2nd in LMGT3
No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi – 3rd in LMGT3
No. 82 Z06 GT3.R takes LMGT3 titles and fourth Corvette Le Mans invite for 2026
PORTIMÃO, Portugal (October 18, 2025) – TF Sport and the Corvette Z06 GT3.R co-wrote another new chapter in Corvette Racing history with the program’s first European Le Mans Series championship Saturday with a victory in the season-ending Four Hours of Portimão.
Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and class pole-winner Hiroshi Koizumi teamed for their second LMGT3 victory of the season in the No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R and, in the process, claimed the class Drivers and Teams championships. The added bonus is that the title comes with an automatic invitation to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, which could feature a minimum of four Corvettes on the LMGT3 grid.
Orey Fidani and IMSA GTD team AWA – running next year under the 13 Motorsports banner – claimed a second straight invite to Le Mans at last weekend’s Petit Le Mans for winning a second consecutive Bob Akin Award.
Saturday’s titles for TF Sport are the latest for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R, following a sweep of the GTD PRO championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Corvette Z06 GT3.R team DXDT Racing remains in contention for the Pro-Am title in GT World Challenge America with the Indianapolis Eight Hours on-going. Johor Motorsports Racing also is alive in the Pro-Am title in GT World Challenge Asia, which closes its season with two street races in Beijing this weekend.
TF Sport also remains alive in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s LMGT3 title fight with Eastwood, Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy third heading into next month’s Eight Hours of Bahrain.
JESSICA DANE, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: "Congratulations to everyone at TF Sport for making history today with the first ELMS championship for Corvette Racing. Today's victory for Charlie, Rui and Hiro came under immense pressure with the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams titles in the balance. The whole team executed the race to perfection. Everyone at Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and GM Motorsports is excited for this championship and a fourth invitation to 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans."
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 82 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGT3 RACE AND CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER: "That was a very stressful stint to say the least. We didn't seem to have great pace. We had something we were trying to manage, and with that it was super-difficult. The pace of the McLaren and Wayne (Boyd) has been unbelievable all year. Coming into Turn Five, I could see him behind and then as I came out he was getting closer and closer. Fortunately as the sun started to go down we gained a little bit of grip. But he was right there for the last 10 or 15 laps. My engineer came on the radio saying there were six laps to go and he was literally right behind me and significantly faster.
"But what a job by these guys (Andrade and Koizumi). If I didn't have the gap that I had when I got in the car, for sure we don't win the race. All credit to both of them for putting in their two best stints of the year exactly when we needed it. I'm super-pleased for the first ELMS championship for Corvette and for the first championship for myself with Corvette. We've got Bahrain in a couple of weeks where we're the underdog as we were today. Hopefully we can have a very good month.
“We definitely made that hard work in the last hour. I had to start having to take a lot of risks in traffic because although if we had finished second we might have won, but we didn’t know if other Ferraris were going to let the 50 pass. I was all-out to make sure we got it to the line. What an achievement for the whole team. Rui and Hiro were unbelievable today as was the whole team. I’m going to remember this one for a while.”
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 82 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGT3 RACE AND CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER: "I couldn't have asked for better conditions to get in the car. Already yesterday, Hiro showed the pace he had this whole weekend. Every time he tried to pull away and create a gap there was a safety car or something. But he gave me the car with a good lead. Obviously we were jumped by some cars that were on an offset strategy, so I had to use the new tires the team gave me and make my way through. It was a relatively easy run for me after that. I did have a little issue with the rear-view camera, which is stressful because there are a lot of cars coming through all the time. But the team guided me through that really well, and I was able to give Charlie the car in P1.
“It’s becoming a habit of Charlie’s to pull out these amazing wins in the last lap, which end up in me losing my voice! I’m so happy. For sure it was stressful for Charlie in the car but for us on the outside watching it unfold was even more stressful. I never had any doubt that Charlie would do it, and in the end he did it. I couldn’t be happier right now.”
(On winning the LMGT3 title) "This one is special just because as a Silver driver in the GT category now, the level is so high. We've had to work so hard since last year. Charlie has been my teammate since the beginning with the Corvette, and we've worked really hard to try and get me to improve and be at the level where we are now - where we can be fighting for podiums and wins on a regular basis. So that just makes it a little more special with all the work that has gone into it. It's surreal."
HIROSHI KOIZUMI, NO. 82 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – LMGT3 RACE AND CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER:"The team gave us a great car, and I have the two best drivers as teammates. That's why I was able to keep the car in first place. So I'm really happy for that. I'm feeling very grateful. I was able to do this because of the team, and my teammates. Congratulations to all of them.".
CORVETTE RACING AT INDIANAPOLIS: Title Fight for DXDT Racing
No. 11 Corvette second in Pro-Am heading to Indy Eight Hours; Chouest Povoledo in two classes
DETROIT (October 14, 2025) – For the second year in a row, DXDT Racing will fight for a championship with its Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in GT World Challenge America’s final race of the season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Indianapolis Eight Hours doubles as the series finale and also the last round of SRO’s Intercontinental GT Challenge.
DXDT Racing’s No. 11 Corvette of Matt Bell and Blake McDonald enters the race second in GT World Challenge America Pro-Am Drivers Championship and are well within range of winning the title.
Bell and McDonald will drive at Indianapolis with Alec Udell, who drove this year for DXDT in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD class and was part of the team’s GT World Challenge Pro-class effort last year alongside Tommy Milner.
Bell and McDonald arrive at Indianapolis off a victory in the previous round at Baber Motorsports Park – their fourth Pro-Am win of the season. They are 19 points behind the leading BMW with 50 points going to the winner, 36 to the runner-up and 30 to third place.
Chouest Povoledo Racing also will contest the eight-hour event with three drivers in its No. 50 Z06 GT3.R – full-season drivers Ross Chouest and Aaron Povoledo with Corvette Racing factory driver Nicky Catsburg filling out the lineup. This season has been the first for the Chouest Povoledo squad with Corvette.
The team’s best finish is a fourth-place showing at Virginia International Raceway, but Chouest is a two-time winner in GT America this year with the team’s second Corvette.
The Indianapolis Eight Hours is scheduled for 12:20 p.m. ET on Saturday from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. The full race – and Friday’s qualifying and Pole Shootout – will stream live on the GT World YouTube channel.
MATT BELL, NO. 11 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The goal before the season was to get to this point, absolutely. Blake and I had worked together before and I was well aware of his potential to perform how he has. Blake has matched if not exceeded those expectations. He’s put in some really strong performance this year, and I’ve been impressed with how he’s approached it all. We expected to be in the fight, and we’re in it. It’s nice for that part of the story to have gone well. Now we need to finish it out.”
“Track position is always important here. It’s basically eight one-hour races the way the ruleset works. If we can win all eight of them then we’ll win the race in the end! Blake has been a big strength for us against the other Bronze drivers. I think every time he’s gotten out of the car, I jumped in at least second if not in the lead. Then it’ll be up to Alec and myself to keep it there against some tough competition. We’ve done it plenty of times this season and we aim to do it again.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 50 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’ve tested already this year with the Chouest Povoledo Racing team. The test and their Corvette felt good. The Pirelli tire was a new tire for me compared to IMSA so let’s see. I’m looking forward to it, and I think it’s going to be good fun. I’m looking forward to working with those guys, get to know them a little better and see how I can help them out. It should be a good time.”
AARON POVOLEDO, NO. 50 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We’re incredibly excited to welcome Nicky to our team for this weekend at Indianapolis. A huge thanks to our friends at Corvette Racing at GM for making all this happen.”
CORVETTE RACING AT INDIANAPOLIS: By the Numbers
• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 26-plus years – Chevrolet, Corvette and Corvette Racing
• 2: Events this year at Indianapolis for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R – IMSA’s Battle on The Bricks in September and this weekend’s Indianapolis Eight Hours for GT World Challenge America/IGTC
• 3: Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs entered for this week’s events – two in GT World Challenge America and one in GT America
• 14: Wins this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series. Four have come via Matt Bell and Blake McDonald for DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America’s Pro-Am class: COTA, Sebring, Road America and Barber; and two for Ross Chouest in GT America: Road America and Barber
• 22: Hours of racing left in the Corvette Z06 GT3.R season covering WEC, ELMS, and GT World Challenge America and Asia
• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 74: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Adam Ali for Steller Motorsport in International GT Open at Barcelona
• 152: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, five in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia, two in GT America and one in the European Le Mans Series
• 353: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 457,466.48: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back!
Corvette Racing at Indianapolis
2014: No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 4th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM
2023: No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 5th in GTD PRO
2024 IMSA: No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 3rd in GTD PRO (Garcia fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 11th in GTD PRO (Catsburg pole)
No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern – 6th in GTD (Bell fastest race lap)
2024 GT World Challenge America: No. 63 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Alec Udell/Alexander Sims – 3rd in Pro
CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: Titles and Podiums!
GTD PRO championships and podiums plus Akin Award for AWA in IMSA finale
BRASELTON, Ga. (October 11, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports capped an incredible day at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with a pair of podium finishes to go along with a GTD PRO championship sweep at the 10-hour Petit Le Mans on Saturday.
Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone placed second in class with their No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, just ahead of the GTD PRO Drivers Championship pairing of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims plus Daniel Juncadella in the No. 3 Corvette.
It marked the first double-podium for the Pratt Miller Corvette squad since 2008. The result didn’t just secure the class Drivers Championship but also the Manufacturers Championship for Chevrolet and the Teams’ title for the No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports group.
The No. 4 Corvette raced back into contention following an early-race bad break when Catsburg had to stop for a splash of fuel when the pits were closed under a full-course yellow. He stopped a couple of laps later still under yellow and handed off to Milner, who stopped again a lap later behind the safety car for a top-off and what the team hoped would be a fuel advantage later in the race.
It came to fruition after Milner’s stint as Varrone cycled through to the lead during a long green-flag run past the halfway point. More caution-free laps helped the No. 4 Corvette’s cause as Catsburg drove the final two hours to the finish.
On the No. 3 Corvette side, the focus was to finish ahead of the No. 81 Ferrari – the closest competitor for the class championship. Garcia began eighth but couldn’t gain much ground on the No. 81 given nearly 30 minutes of full-course yellow in the race.
Garcia drove the first three hours and handed over to Sims with the Corvette in the top-five but still behind the Ferrari. That changed just after the four-hour mark when the No. 3 Corvette team got Sims in and out of the pitlane quicker than their championship rivals. The two cars ran close together for the next two-and-a-half hours before the Corvette moved ahead for good with three hours to go.
In GTD, AWA celebrated winning both the season-long Bob Akin Award and taking the race’s Akin trophy with the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R as the highest-finishing GTD car with a Bronze-rated driver. Orey Fidani, who teamed with Matt Bell and Lars Kern, won his second straight Akin championship and a return trip to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The trio finished ninth in class after starting 19th to cap a season that began with a class victory in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
DXDT Racing’s trio of Charlie Eastwood, Alec Udell and Salih Yoluc likewise raced through the field to finish seventh in GTD. Their No. 36 Corvette began 17th but Yoluc drove a triple-stint at the front – same as Fidani – to open up the strategy options. Udell and Eastwood split the mid-race driving before Eastwood went to the end and wrapped up the team’s first season in IMSA.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "This was really tight. I would have liked a more relaxed fight with not around 10 points between us! It was a very tight race. We turned things around between qualifying and now. I knew the car was there since Lap One. We just needed to stay focused and keep getting places. We didn't have the pace to pass people on track, but we did a fantastic job... saving fuel, doing everything right, gaining positions and taking every opportunity where we could. So six championships! It's a group effort. That doesn't happen without Corvette Racing and all the teammates I've had over the past 16 years."
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's incredibly intense here at Petit Le Mans every single time I do it. But it's so thrilling. The track is just amazing... such a nice sequence of corners and so many cars means that all the traffic keeps you on your toes. Our Corvette was working well all day and all season. We've had a phenomenal year. Pratt Miller has executed a fantastic championship.
We optimized pretty much everything we could every single time. Full credit to the whole team. Amazing to do it with Antonio and Dani. We had a good year last year finishing third in the championship. To go to first place this year is absolutely phenomenal."
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "This is mega. I've only been a small part of this season. But it's nice to play a role in the last race. It's a big race for everybody. Finishing on the podium and helping these guys clinch a championship was the big goal. It's been great to be a part of that."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's a great day for Corvette Racing, Pratt Miller and Chevy. It went about as well as it could have for us. I'm super happy for Antonio and Alex, and Dani as well helping with that. Those guys were basically perfect all year long. That's what it takes in this championship. Congrats to those guys. It's a whole team effort, though. You look at it and all the 4 car guys celebrate it just as much as the 3 car guys. It's a great morale booster for everyone. For us, the race today was good. P2 was about as good as it was going to get for us. The BMW had a little too much pace on us. But overall a really great day."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We achieved everything we wanted to achieve. It would have been great to finally have a Petit win but the BMW was one size too big for us today. I had some really cool and clean fights with Dan Harper. I'm very pleased with the job that the team did. We had a cool season. We won everything we wanted as a team. So I'm looking forward to next year already."
NICO VARRONE, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "This was a great weekend for everyone. I was really looking forward to coming here and racing again with Corvette. This is like a family for me. Finishing with both cars on the podium is great. We had a great race for P2 and had great pace. Not enough to fight with the BMW, but we executed well and maximized our potential. A big thank you to all the team and all the crew. Our Corvette was really flying. Tommy and Nicky did a great job as always in setting up the car. It was super-fast in the race. Overall this is a great day for Corvette, Chevy and the team. Sure we wanted to win the race but today it wasn't possible so we're happy to finish second. Hopefully next year we can finish in a better spot."
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Fantastic end of the season for AWA. I’m really proud to be heading back to France. That was our goal coming into this year and this race. It was a shame for the No. 70 that they were taken out of contention the way they were; they’ve been great competitors all season and we have huge respect for each other, and we wanted to go toe to toe all the way to the end. But of course we wanted to go back to France, so I’m super happy about achieving that. It was a really good race and we had really good pace. It was a nice way to finish with the top-10 and now I guess I need to learn a bit of French!”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I couldn’t be happier or more proud of the way we performed this season. We knew from the get-go that we wanted to go back to Le Mans, and we knew we would have to work incredibly hard to achieve it, but that’s exactly what we set out to do. We all have an immense amount of respect for everyone at Inception Racing, and we had a great time going up against them this season. I’m thrilled that we’re going back to France, and now with some extra knowledge and experience on our side, we’ll be ready to put up a good fight with Chevy.”
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Winning the Bob Akin Award is a great way to end the season. We worked for this all year. Though it’s not the way we wanted to win it. We always said we wanted to win it on track. I feel really sorry for the No. 70 car and the whole Inception Racing group.
"We went all-in in the race and had a great time. We needed a full-course yellow within the last five hours, but there wasn't any, which was a testament to the clean racing. It was good racing, but in the end, we were just always running behind the gap. I am really happy for Orey and the team. We are going back to Le Mans, which was the target of the season. We’ll finish on the podium of this race next year!
GTD PRO, GTD honors on the line in IMSA season-finale at Road Atlanta
DETROIT (October 7, 2025) – It’s Championship Weekend for Corvette Racing and its Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams. The Corvette GT3 program has plenty to race for Saturday in both the GTD PRO and GTD classes at the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
This year’s running is the 28th annual race and again serves as the finale for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs dot the 53-car entry list with two each in the GT classes.
As a program, Corvette Racing has raced at the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Road Atlanta circuit every year since 1999 with eight Petit Le Mans victories.. but none since 2010.
Part of that is down to Corvettes routinely being in championship contention whenever the race rolls around.
This year could prove different with narrow points leads for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports in GTD PRO and AWA in the GTD Akin Award standings…
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports (GTD PRO)
· No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims/Daniel Juncadella
· No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg/Nico Varrone
A positive result at Petit Le Mans will add to the already-impressive Corvette Racing honor roll in IMSA GT competition: a 15th Manufacturers Championship for Chevrolet, a 15th Drivers Championship and a 16th Teams Championship for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports.
The scenario is pretty simple. Garcia and Sims – who will team with Juncadella – lead the GTD PRO Drivers standings by 18 points with 385 total points available; the points difference between first and second is 30 points, it’s 20 points per position from second place to fifth place and 10 points between the remaining spots. The most likely scenario is that the highest-finishing entry between the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R and the No. 81 Ferrari will take the Drivers and Teams titles.
In the Manufacturers race, Chevrolet enjoys a 46-point lead heading into Petit Le Mans. Both Pratt Miller-run Corvettes can contribute to the points haul at Road Atlanta, so stakes also are high for the No. 4 Corvette of Milner, Catsburg and Varrone. A second podium finish would go a long way toward securing Team Chevy another full-season championship.
AWA (GTD)
· No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern
The AWA team’s situation is even more straight-forward than the No. 3 Corvette. At stake for Fidani and the No. 13 Z06 GT3.R is a second straight Bob Akin Award championship and the return trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2026.
Fidani is tied for the lead in the Akin Award standings, which rewards the highest points-scoring Bronze driver in the GTD class. AWA seized the lead at the start of this season thanks to a victory at the Rolex 24 At Daytona for Fidani, Bell and Kern, and the lead has gone back and forth in the second half of the year.
Long-distance races have been a strong point for the AWA trio as the No. 13 Corvette has contended for wins and podium finishes in the other four endurance races on the IMSA calendar.
DXDT Racing (GTD)
· No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Alec Udell/Salih Yoluc
DXDT Racing has high hopes entering the final race of its debut season in the WeatherTech Championship. Like the AWA lineup, the trio of Charlie Eastwood, Alec Udell and Salih Yoluc tested at Road Atlanta in mid-September to gear up for DXDT’s first crack at Petit Le Mans.
Between the three drivers, both Udell and Yoluc have one start each in Petit Le Mans while Eastwood will make his Road Atlanta debut. Despite that and in their first season as a trio, they have contended for multiple race wins in the long-distance events this year including leading in GTD late at both Sebring and Watkins Glen.
Petit Le Mans is the first of two consecutive season finales for DXDT Racing with the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. It will race for the GT World Challenge America Pro-Am title next week in the Indianapolis Eight Hours.
The 10-hour Petit Le Mans is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 11. The race will air live on NBC from noon to 3 p.m. ET and with live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from noon to 10:10 p.m. ET. IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996
CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We know what we need to do now to win the championship for us, Corvette Racing and Chevrolet. We definitely will have to race our Corvette hard as there won’t be an opportunity for us to ease off with such a small points gap. We just need to continue doing the same things we have been doing for many years now – execute, make no mistakes and be on top of the strategy. That’s been the key to many of the race wins and championships that Corvette Racing has achieved. While I still really want to finally win this race, I want to win my sixth championship more!”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It feels like the entire championship happens in this one race. Lots and lots of things go on that throw the championship battles in one direction or the other throughout. It's a phenomenal track to drive. It's got some great undulation and quick flowing corners. There are parts of the track where the speed differential is quite great, so the GTPs are always chomping at the bit to overtake on the outside. That creates some sketchy race moments, to be honest.
"This is going to be a crazy race. It always is at Petit Le Mans. All sorts of mayhem can happen. We want to try to optimize our package as absolutely as best as we possibly can to see if we can extract a bit more pace than what we had at Indianapolis.”
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Road Atlanta is a big highlight to finish off the IMSA season. It's been awhile for me not to be in that championship and with Pratt Miller. I'm excited for that one. It's an amazing racetrack and one of my favorites in the U.S. I got to win that race back in 2023 and will be back with Antonio and Alex. Antonio, even though he's a legend in the States, hasn't won that race yet so hopefully we can finish the season on a high with a win there."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Ultimately for the 3 Corvette guys and for us in the 4, championships are the talk. While the Drivers Championship for us is out of reach, we can certainly help Antonio and Alexander, but obviously the Manufacturers Championship is the No. 1 goal. Whether the 3 car guys have a good race or a bad race, we also need to be performing at the highest level we can so we are as far forward as possible. I'd love to be able to take as many points away from the other manufacturers. The more Corvettes we have up front, the better that is for the championship. As we know at Petit Le Mans, anything can happen the later it gets so it's about ultimately executing as well as we possibly can. As drivers, we lean on our experience to guide us through challenging situations. The same goes for the crew and the team. We're in a good position. We just need to continue to execute at a high level."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Petit Le Mans is a very big and very important race every year and this year is no different. We saw a little bit at Indianapolis how crazy the traffic can be and how easy it is to have contact that can alter your race. So we need to be mindful of that as there is still a lot to race for – my first Petit Le Mans win, the first for the team in many years and the Manufacturers Championship as well as helping Antonio and Alex in the Drivers Championship. It’s going to be a busy and hectic race. I can’t wait for it.”
NICO VARRONE, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m super happy to be back in the No. 4 Corvette for Petit Le Mans. For me it’s an honor. I feel really at home with the team. It’s exciting for us to be able to fight for the Manufacturers Championship. The guys have done a great job during the year to be in this position. We also have the possibility for the No. 3 Corvette to win the Drivers and Teams championships. For sure those are the two most important things that we will try to achieve in this last race.
“I’m excited to be back with Tommy and Nicky and Tyler (Neff, race engineer). I think we make a super lineup. We will try to achieve all our goals and do our best to win the race. This is such a unique race with a lot of history and everyone wants to win. I can’t wait to be back in it and start working with the team again.”
AWA PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It's a slightly different picture to last year where we just had to start the race in order to get our ticket to Le Mans. This year we've got to finish ahead of the No. 70. It's been a real back and forth competition all season. Some races definitely have gone in our favor, some in theirs, and it's ended up where we are tied going into the last race. We enjoy competing against each other. I think there's a good relationship between the two teams, but both of us want to go to Le Mans, and only one of us can win the invite.
"This is always a fascinating race with multiple championship battles up for grabs, which probably makes this, in my opinion, the hardest sports car race in the world when you throw in the traffic, the length of the track and the amount of cars out there with everything on the line. So we'll have our little battle in the middle of it all, and see how we get on.”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The Bob Akin Award has been a goal for us all year. Heading into Petit Le Mans tied at the top of the standings shows how strong our program has been, but the job isn’t done yet. Matt, Lars and the entire AWA crew have worked tirelessly to put us in this position, and now it’s about executing one last time. Winning the award and earning a return to Le Mans would be an incredible way to finish the season."
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Last race of the year, full send! I can’t wait to wrap up this amazing season on a high note and give both AWA and Team Chevy what they deserve. We haven’t had a single team penalty or car failure all season long, which is magnificent and rare in endurance racing. It's a testament to the top-tier work everyone has been putting in all year, and I know we have the potential to do something big and achieve what we're setting out to accomplish."
DXDT RACING PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’ve never done Petit Le Mans and did my first two-day test at Road Atlanta about a month ago. It was a really cool experience. The track is unbelievable. I’ve done a fair bit on the sim in the past but when you are there you realize how steep the undulations are on the track. It’s a great circuit to drive in the Corvette, especially that first sector through Turn Five. It’s very fast and right on the edge. I’m looking forward to it. This is always a race I’ve wanted to do for quite a few years now. It looks like a really tricky race going into the night with almost 60 cars on a pretty short lap. Things will be really packed up but it’s just another element to the race.
“We’ve been super unlucky this year not getting the results we’ve wanted this year. For the whole DXDT Racing team, I hope we can get a solid result to finish out the year on a high. All the team have put in some much work but haven’t had the trophies to show for it. We’ll be going hard to make sure we finish the season getting them a trophy.”
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Coming into the last IMSA race of the season, it’s a bittersweet feeling. On one hand, we’ve had a very strong team, great performances and execution. For a first-year team, I’m extremely proud of everyone’s efforts. On the other, we are missing that result and one of our team members still. As we go into Road Atlanta, it’s the last opportunity to bring everything together. We’re all gunning for that podium and that breakthrough result to give the hard-working guys and gals at DXDT Racing the satisfaction for all the effort through the year. Our hearts are still with Colten and it’s good to see him making progress in his recovery. I’m excited to get on-track with our Z06 GT3.R and show what we can do.”
SALIH YOLUC, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Testing at Road Atlanta was beneficial. This is going to be a really busy race as we saw at Indianapolis. The biggest challenge that everyone will face is getting to the final two or three hours and in the dark. I think we have a good chance to do that based on the testing we did there last month. There was a lot we can take from that and Indianapolis to give us the best chance of success at Petit Le Mans.”
2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points
GTD PRO Drivers Standings
1. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 2942
2. Albert Costa – 2924
3. Mike Rockenfeller/Sebastian Priaulx – 2773
4. Klaus Bachler/Laurin Heinrich – 2707
5. Dan Harper/Max Hesse – 2599
6. Nicky Catsburg/Tommy Milner – 2558
GTD PRO Teams Standings
1. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 2942
2. No. 81 DragonSpeed – 2924
3. No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – 2773
4. No. 77 AO Racing – 2707
5. No. 48 Paul Miller Racing – 2599
6. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 2558
GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings
1. Chevrolet – 3020
2. Ferrari – 2974
3. Ford – 2958
4. BMW – 2940
5. Porsche – 2809
GTD Drivers Standings
1. Philip Ellis/Russell Ward – 2817
2. Casper Stevenson – 2593
3. Kenton Koch – 2564
4. Jack Hawksworth/Parker Thompson – 2531
5. Patrick Gallagher/Robby Foley – 2487
9. Matthew Bell/Orey Fidani – 2229
14. Alec Udell – 1781
GTD Teams Standings
1. No. 57 Windward Racing – 2817
2. No. 27 Heart of Racing Team – 2593
3. No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing – 2531
4. No. 96 Turner Motorsport – 2487
5. No. 120 Wright Motorsports – 2462
8. No. 13 AWA – 2229
12. No. 36 DXDT Racing – 1964
GTD Manufacturers Standings
1. Mercedes-AMG – 3053
2. Ferrari – 2939
3. Aston Martin – 2734
4. Porsche – 2730
5. Lexus – 2709
7. Chevrolet – 2584
CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: By the Numbers
• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 27 years – Chevrolet, Corvette and Corvette Racing
• 3: Tracks where Corvette Racing has competed in each of its 26 years: Sebring International Raceway, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and as of this weekend Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
• 5: Series in which Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams are still in championship contention heading into their respective finales: IMSA, GT World Challenge America, European Le Mans Series, GT World Challenge Asia and FIA WEC
• 5: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Road Atlanta since 1999 – Corvette C5-R (1999-04) Corvette C6.R (2005-2013), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019), Corvette C8.R (2020-2023) and now the eighth-generation Corvette Z06 GT3.R, which made its Road Atlanta debut in 2024
• 10: Number of Road Atlanta victories for Corvette Racing dating back to 2000 – eight of those at Petit Le Mans
• 10: Petit Le Mans wins for Chevrolet – eight in GT and two in Prototype. That ranks third among manufacturers in event history
• 14: Victories so far this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 27: Hours of racing left in the Corvette Z06 GT3.R season covering WEC, ELMS, IMSA and GT World Challenge America, Europe and Asia
• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 74: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Adam Ali for Steller Motorsport in International GT Open at Barcelona
• 152: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, five in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia, two in GT America and one in the European Le Mans Series
• 350: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 45,296.06: Racing miles by Corvette Racing entries at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta since 1999. That represents 16,879 laps and more than 707 trips around Atlanta’s Interstate 285
• 452,308.80: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back!
Corvette Racing at Road Atlanta (wins in bold)
1999 - No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/John Paul Jr. – 5th in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Scott Sharp – 4th in GTS
2000 - No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/Justin Bell – 3rd in GTS (Fellows pole)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 1st in GTS
2001- No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Scott Pruett – 9th in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 1st in GTS (Pilgrim pole)
2002 - No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 3rd in GTS (Pilgrim fastest race lap)
2003* - No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 3rd in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins – 1st in GTS
2003 - No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Franck Freon – 5th in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins/Andy Pilgrim – 3rd in GTS
2004 - No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Max Papis – 2nd in GTS
MOTUL PETIT LE MANS RACE INFO October 8-11, 2025 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta DURATION: 10 Hours Circuit Length: 2.54 miles Corners: n12 Entry by Class: GTP (12) LMP2 (12) GTD Pro (10) GTD (19) Tune-in Details: Qualifying: Friday, October 10, 2025 (GTP) 4:20 PM to 4:35 PM EDT (GTD) 3:20 PM to 3:35 PM EDT (GTD Pro) 3:40 PM to 3:55 PM EDT (LMP2) 4:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT Qualifying Online Coverage for everyone: IMSA.com (includes live images, in-car cameras and announcers) http://imsatv.imsa.com/
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USA: Television Broadcast: Saturday, October 11, 2025
NBC TV: 12:00 PM-03:00 PM EDT
Online Streaming Broadcast: USA: Peacock: 12:00 PM-10:30 PM EDT INTERNATIONAL: IMSA mobile app 12:05 PM-10:10 PM EDT And http://imsatv.imsa.com/
PRESS RELEASE: CORVETTE RACING AT FUJI: What a Win for TF Sport, Corvette!
No. 81 Z06 GT3.R takes dramatic class victory on final lap
OYAMA, Japan (September 28, 2025) – TF Sport’s No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R earned a dramatic, late-race victory Sunday in the Six Hours of Fuji for the team’s second LMGT3 triumph of the FIA World Endurance Championship season.
Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy earned their first win as a trio and their third podium finish of the season. The three teammates drove their way back from an early-race penalty and took advantage of last-lap trouble for the No. 21 Ferrari.
Eastwood took the checkered flag second in LMGT3 but the Ferrari was assessed a five-second, post-race penalty of its own on the final lap. Both cars had to stop for a splash of fuel inside the final six minutes but the TF Sport Corvette came in a lap later – critical as Eastwood went from eight seconds behind to well within the five-second margin he needed for victory.
TF Sport’s No. 33 Corvette won the opening race of the season in Qatar, and the team also won with one of its Corvettes in the European Le Mans Series earlier this year… coincidentally one driven by Eastwood and Andrade. It also was the second win at Fuji this year for the Z06 GT3.R as Johor Motorsports Racing took a victory earlier this year in GT World Challenge Asia.
Unofficially, the No. 81 Corvette team moved into third place in the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams championships – 24 points out of first place with 39 total points available in the eight-hour season finale in Bahrain.
No. 33 TF Sport Corvette teammates Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating are fourth in points with their eighth-place finish Sunday for their third points-paying finish in four races.
Multiple safety car periods scrambled the race at various points, which presented a number of different strategies throughout the LMGT3 field. After Van Rompuy and Keating drove opening stints in their Corvettes on the same starting tires, TF Sport decided to split its strategy with the No. 33 running four spots better at the halfway point.
Eastwood was one of the first Pro-rated drivers into the race just ahead of the four-hour mark with the goal making it to the end with a final splash. Meanwhile Juncadella got in the No. 33 with 1:45 left from second place but with one stop to the end.
The No. 81 strategy played out as the winning one at the end. Eastwood stopped from the lead with 63 minutes to go and again with four minutes remaining to set the stage for the late-race dramatics.
TF Sport and the Corvette Z06 GT3.R will close the FIA WEC season at the Eight Hours of Bahrain on Saturday, November 8.
TF SPORT POST-EVENT QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: (Were you made aware of the scenario to the 21?) “No, not till the very last lap. To be honest, I felt like I was getting a bit annoying on the radio because I was asking all the time what was going on. For a long time I didn’t have a clue. Half the grid was on a split strategy and we were at one point seventh on that alternate strategy. We sort of chipped away closer to the front. We knew that we were able to go the longest on fuel but it was going to be nip-and-tuck. It kind of depended so much on how the battles were behind. There was quite a small gap once we came out of the pits but we had really good pace at the end of the stint. It was a perfect pit stop and took the least amount of fuel… I think we ended with 8 or 10 mega-joules in the car, bearing in mind that it’s only about a half-second on the actual fill. So it was perfect by the team. I came around on the second-to-last lap and they mentioned the gap was 7.2 seconds but there was a five-second time penalty. So I figured I may as well keep pushing here and see how we get on. We could see the Ferrari ahead didn’t quite have enough fuel. I could see it coming closer and closer in the last lap.
“To take the win was unbelievable. Right place, right time but also you have to execute and everything went right in the last couple of hours. We’ve been pretty unlucky the last couple of years to say the least, so it’s great to get my first win with these guys (Andrade and Van Rompuy) in WEC and my first win in the championship since moving to Corvette. I’m super pleased.”
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The car felt very strong in my stint. In FP3 and qualifying, we were very happy with the car balance. We knew that qualifying for sure isn’t our strong spot but we knew the Corvette would be quite strong for the race. It was quite tricky as all the LMGT3 cars were quite close together. It was really hard to know where we were going to be, and even in the race it was hard to know where we would end up because different strategies by different teams were being played out. But we kept our heads down and kept pushing. The safety cars definitely threw a lot into the race because we weren’t sure what the best strategy would be. Even until the end we weren’t sure if it would work out. But the team did an amazing job. My teammates were faultless all race long. Thankfully we had the right strategy and a little bit of luck at the end. I’m very happy to get our first win together in the WEC. Since last year we’ve been trying and we’ve been close a few times. It’s a very special moment for all of us.”
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It started a bit on the back foot because I caused a penalty for releasing early from a FCY. But luckily that was negated by lots of VSCs and safety cars. From that point we knew we had a strong racecar on race pace. So we kept on giving our best. Also the team, I have to thank today for all their effort for doing really great pit stops and strategy. At some point it was a gamble but today it paid out. It’s my first win in WEC so I’m super proud to achieve this with these guys at TF Sport. I’m super happy.”
DANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was a positive race until the last two hours where seven or eight cars took a gamble to stop behind the safety car. It worked for them but didn’t work for us. We ended up P8 when we should have been in the top-three. It’s a shame. On the other hand we had a good weekend where we improved consistently. We’re still missing pace overall and some balance in the car. It’s probably not the best weekend for that but we will get there. The championship now is very difficult for Bahrain but we will be rid of all our success weight. Hopefully we can have a clean weekend there so let’s see.”
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "That was a pretty good stint. I think our race pace definitely was better than what we expected after practice. I'm pretty happy with that. Some cars had a little bit more pace but I think we did a good job on strategy. I managed to overtake a few cars on track, and on strategy we managed to jump a few others, which was good to get in clean air and push a bit. So the team did a good job on the stop and strategy to get a few places."
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was a lot of fun in my stint. There was a lot going on out there. We had a lot of different cars that were on completely different strategies. I think the second safety car helped everybody else and did not help us. We were on a fuel mileage strategy and felt we were going to have one less stop than everyone else. I had a good start and a good couple of stints. We didn't take tires for my second stint and some of the other competitors did so that was a big difference late."
CORVETTE RACING AT FUJI: Rising Sun, Rising Corvettes!
Sixth and seventh on the LMGT3 grid for TF Sport Z06 GT3.Rs
OYAMA, Japan (September 27, 2025) – For the second time in three races, TF Sport’s pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will start inside the LMGT3 top-10 following Saturday’s qualifying for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Fuji.
The two yellow Corvettes will start sixth and seventh for the best combined start of the season for TF Sport as both entries hope to continue gaining ground in the class Drivers Championship with two rounds left.
The No. 33 Corvette of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating will lead the TF Sport attack at the start of Sunday’s race, one spot and just 0.064 seconds ahead of the No. 81 Z06 GT3.R of Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy.
Keating and Van Rompuy advanced from the initial 12-minute qualifying session with Edgar and Andrade piloting the Corvettes in the 10-minute Hyperpole session. Both Corvettes previously made Hyperpole together in July at Sāo Paulo when they started ninth and 10th in class.
The No. 33 Corvette drivers sit third in the LMGT3 championship on the strength of a season-opening win of the season and remain in the hunt with 29 points to the leader and 64 points available in the balance of the season. The team faced an uphill battle with some lack of pace in practice, but the team’s pre-qualifying adjustment to the Corvette’s setup unlocked enough speed to get on the third row.
From the start of the event, the No. 81 Corvette showed its strength. Eastwood was second-quickest in the opening free practice, and Andrade set the fastest time in either Corvette in Saturday’s final practice ahead of qualifying.
The strong showings Friday and Saturday bode well for the championship hopes of the No. 81 Corvette trio, which has a second- and third-place finish to its credit this season. Eastwood, Andrade and Van Rompy are 39 points out of the championship lead with 64 points still on the table.
The Six Hours of Fuji scheduled for 11 a.m. JST Sunday and 10 p.m. ET Saturday. Full, live television coverage is available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.
TF SPORT POST-QUALIFYING QUOTES
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We're much happier and much better than we expected. Practice was quite difficult. The car felt pretty good but we were slower than we'd like to be. Ben did a great job to get the car into Hyperpole for me, and I'm happy with P6. I don't think we expected to be that high really, so it's definitely good. Always in the race we have better pace than in qualifying. To qualify P6 is good. It's the second-best qualifying session of the year and the best we've been in a dry qualifying session. It gives me good confidence for tomorrow and we should have decent pace."
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm super proud of this team. This is a team sport and that was a team job. The car is much better than it has been in practice. It was down to the wire but we got it done when it mattered. I'm really happy with the car and with my laptime. The only thing that matters is I get it into the top-10. So to be in the top-five is extra special.
"I would have said it would have been a big challenge for us to get us into Hyperpole. I have to hand it to the team. The car is much better than it has been. I think we were second-to-last in every session before now so we weren't feeling super-confident. But the car is really good right now. The whole team has worked really well to get both cars into Hyperpole."
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A very tight qualy. Everyone was very close together and we knew it was going to be tough. I think I maximized the run so I'm happy with that. P7 is not too bad. Tomorrow we have a long race in which to recover. I think we have a better racecar than a quality car. There's a lot to fight for. I'm happy with the car balance and feeling good going into the race."
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Very happy with qualifying. From FP3, we continued to improve our car. It feels really solid for both qualifying and the race. We ended up P4 to get back into Hyperpole, which is really nice. I'm confident we have a good racecar to compete in the race."
Title challenge for TF Sport Corvettes enters critical stage with two races left
DETROIT (September 23, 2025) – A return to the podium – hopefully on the top step – is on the mind TF Sport as the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program heads to Fuji Speedway for the Six Hours of Fuji and the next-to-last round for the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Title hopes remain alive for both of the team’s Corvettes, which sit third and sixth in the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams standings with 65 points available across the final two races.
Even better is that each lineup features at least one driver who has won a race at the 2.835-mile, 16-turn Fuji Speedway circuit in the past. That’s even more encouraging considering the pace that the TF Sport Corvettes showed a year ago plus the performance of the Corvette at Fuji earlier this year – including a race win and pole position in GT World Challenge Asia competition.
No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R
The trio of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating are third in the Drivers Championship and 29 points out of the points lead. A season-opening victory at Qatar remains the group’s only podium finish of the season but the pace of the No. 33 Corvette has been strong the last three races.
Experience at Fuji varies between the three teammates. Edgar won’t just make his first start at Fuji… he’ll also make his first trip to Japan. Juncadella made his Fuji debut a year ago in a TF Sport Corvette that was running as high as fifth in class before a couple of mechanical issues forced the car’s retirement inside the final hour.
Keating’s past success at Fuji is one that TF Sport hopes will continue for this season. He’s finished on the class podium in each of his three previous race starts including a win with TF Sport in 2022. His last race at the circuit came two years ago in a Corvette C8.R, and he finished second in the race as part of his GTE Am championship-winning season.
No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy are back for their second shot at a race win or podium at Fuji in the No. 81 Corvette. Van Rompuy qualified second and led twice in his stint before Andrade continued the strong run at the front.
Eastwood was at wheel late and charging toward a podium or race win when he was hit and spun by a Hypercar with more than hour left. He made up seven spots in that span to fourth at the end. Like Keating, Eastwood has previously won at Fuji with TF Sport but back in 2019. Andrade captured victory in LMP2 in the 2023 race and made his first GT-class start at Fuji last year with TF Sport.
The No. 81 Corvette finished second at Le Mans and third at Sāo Paulo earlier this year before finishing out of the points last time out at COTA. There’s still positive momentum within the 81 Corvette lineup as Eastwood and Andrade were part of a third-place class finish at Silverstone in the most recent round of the European Le Mans Series.
The Six Hours of Fuji scheduled for 11 a.m. JST Sunday and 10 p.m. ET Saturday. Full, live television coverage is available on the MotorTrend in the United States. Live streaming coverage of Free Practice 3, qualifying and the race will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.
TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTES
DANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We're coming to the last two rounds of the year so it's going to be key to score some big points. We're still in the hunt for the championship. We're a little on the back foot because we are a few points behind in third. But I believe we will have a good chance in Fuji. It was a very strong weekend last year in terms of pace. We couldn't maximize it unfortunately because of an issue on the first pit stop. I love the track, I love the Japanese fans. They're always very passionate about racing. Let's see if we can score some big points to be in the hunt for Bahrain."
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It will be my first time in Fuji and first time in Japan. Last year the pace in the Corvette was pretty strong for the team, so that’s a good sign. I’m looking forward to driving the track for the first time. I’ve done it on a simulator before and it looks like a pretty cool track. The simulator helps to get a general idea of the flow of a track. Figuring out the bumps, some lines and curbs can take some time. It definitely helped at COTA and after a couple of laps I felt pretty comfortable. Hopefully I can do the same at Fuji as I learn a new track.”
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I always enjoy going to Japan and racing at Fuji. I've never finished off the podium there so I'm excited to go back in the Corvette after a year away and three years after winning there with TF Sport. So this is an event that has been very good to me. Above all the results and success, what makes this event and trip special are the people of Japan and the fans at the racetrack. It's an incredibly friendly and respectful atmosphere. I hope we can give the ones that are cheering for the Corvette a good result and gain ground in the championship."
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Fuji was a really good track for us last year. The Corvette felt phenomenal. We’ll be back on the medium tire for this one, which I think suits us a little bit better than the hard. We’re looking for a big result. In the last two races we really need to finish on a high to put a squeeze on the championship side of things and finish as good as we can.”
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had good pace last year, especially in the last sector, and I think our car should be strong in the middle sector as well. The characteristics of the track suit the Corvette. We were in a good place and in contention last year so I hope we are in the same position as last year to start the race, and I can only hope for a strong result in Fuji.”
2025 FIA World Endurance Championship Points
LMGT3 Drivers Standings
1. Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz/Ryan Hardwick – 95
2. Alessio Rovera/Francois Heriau/Simon Mann – 76
3. Ben Keating/Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar – 66
4. Clemens Schmid/Jose Maria Lopez/Petru Umbrarescu – 57
5. Ian James/Mattia Drudi/Zacharie Robichon – 57
6. Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 56
LMGT3 Teams Standings
1. No. 92 Manthey 1ST Phorm – 95
2. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 76
3. No. 33 TF Sport – 66
4. No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team – 57
5. Heart of Racing Team – 57
6. No. 81 TF Sport – 56
CORVETTE RACING AT Fuji: By the Numbers
• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 26-plus years – Chevrolet, Corvette and Corvette Racing
• 1: Number of wins at Fuji this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Ben Green and Prince Jefri Ibrahim won for Johor Motorsports Racing earlier in GT World Challenge Asia
• 2: Number of TF Sport Corvettes that advanced to Hyperpole last year in LMGT3. Tom Van Rompuy qualified on the outside of the front row in the No. 81 Z06 GT3.R
• 2: Pole positions for Corvette Racing entries at Fuji since 2023. Ben Keating claimed pole for the Six Hours of Fuji in 2023 in a Corvette C8.R, and Ben Green was on pole for GTWC Asia Race 2 earlier this year for JMR
• 4: Previous appearances at the Six Hours of Fuji for the Corvette Racing program
• 13: Victories so far this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R
• 13: Hours difference between Fuji and Detroit in the Eastern Time Zone. That means this weekend’s race will begin Sunday morning in Japan but late Saturday night Eastern Time
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 35: Hours of racing left in the Corvette Z06 GT3.R season covering WEC, ELMS, IMSA and GT World Challenge America, Europe and Asia
• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 73: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Konsta Lappalainen for Johor Motorsports Racing at the Suzuka 1000K
• 151: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia, two in GT America and one in the European Le Mans Series
• 350: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 452,308.80: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back!
Corvette Racing at Fuji Speedway (wins in bold)
2022: No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 5th in GTE Pro
2023: No. 33 Corvette C8.R: Nicky Catsburg/Ben Keating/Nico Varrone –2nd in GTE Am
2024: No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 4th in LMGT3
No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi –18th in LMGT3 (DNF)
2025 GTWC Asia: No. 66 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim/Jordan Love – 3rd, 11th in Pro-Am
No. 99 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Prince Jefri Ibrahim/Ben Green – 6th, 1st in Pro-Am (Green pole Race 2)
CORVETTE RACING AT INDY: On To Title Fight in Atlanta
Garcia, Sims, Chevrolet lead in GTD PRO points after fourth-place finish
INDIANAPOLIS (September 21, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Chevrolet will go into the final race of the year with the GTD PRO championship lead following Sunday’s six-hour Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims placed fourth in class in the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R in a race that came down to fuel strategy in the second half.
Unofficially, the duo holds an 18-point advantage in the GTD PRO Drivers and Teams championships, and Chevrolet is out front by 46 points in the Manufacturers standings. The title will come down to the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with 385 points available.
The two Pratt Miller-run Corvettes were mid-pack for most of the day. Sims qualified third but stalled going into the first corner and lost track position and ended up just ahead of teammate Tommy Milner in the No. 4 Corvette. The pair of yellow Z06 GT3.Rs were mired in the midfield until a full-course yellow with just under an hour boosted the two Corvettes up the order – the No. 3 to fifth and the No. 4 sixth.
Sims moved up to fourth after a hard fight with the No. 77 Porsche with Nicky Catsburg, Milner’s teammate, in the scrap, too. Unfortunately, the No. 4 received an incident responsibility penalty as part of that battle and eventually finished sixth in class.
In GTD, AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Matt Bell, Lars Kern and Orey Fidani also finished sixth in class after steadily working their way through the field. After solid stints from Kern and Fidani, the AWA Corvette ran as high as second in class before a late-race penalty knocked it down to 10th before Bell drove back to sixth at the end.
Fidani will go into Road Atlanta tied for the lead in IMSA’s Bob Akin Award standings. It goes to the highest-finishing Bronze driver in GTD with the full-season winner earning an invitation to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
DXDT Racing’s day came to an early end after the No. 36 Corvette hit the Turn 14 wall barely 90 minutes into the race. That came not too long after it was hit and spun by a prototype, then jumped a curb.
The final IMSA round of the season for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams is the 10-hour Petit Le Mans from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Saturday, October 11.
CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I don’t think we could have done much better today than what we did. There were times where we were fighting and giving everything we had. So that was our day. It felt like we were lacking some overall pace to have a chance to win. But we handled our work, carried on and went for the best result we could get instead of giving up. We’ll go into the last race now with the points lead, so we’ll see.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “After the first lap, it changed the complexion of the race. I had hoped we could get ourselves back up a bit further than we did. There were a couple of key moments where we did some decent fuel saving but one of the Fords backed us up on a yellow so we were nowhere near the front of the group coming into the pits. That really eradicated any fuel advantage we had; we probably entered the pits 10 seconds behind. In the fight at the end where the 77 and Ferrari got alongside each other and I was able to draft past each other going into one of the braking zones. I kick myself because I didn’t realize that the Ferrari was on my outside. At the end of the day we gave each other plenty of racing room, but I’m sure from the outside it looked like I was being way too fair because I didn’t know he was there. I think we maximized all we had with our Corvette today. It seemed like the outright pace was lacking a bit, but we held on there for the whole of the last stint or two. Other than that one moment with the Ferrari, nothing else really presented itself to capitalize on. It’s OK. I’d much rather go into the last round with the lead than not in the lead. But it feels like there was a slim opportunity that we could have gone into Road Atlanta with a really nice lead.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "This class is certainly competitive no matter what. We didn’t have a terrible day; we just didn’t have a great day. At the end there was a little bit of rough racing and we got a penalty, so P6 in the end. Obviously we wanted more. We just didn’t have the pace we needed to run up front. We got the best result we could with the car we had. Ultimately, I'm proud of the guys. We were a little bit short in practice and qualifying and got the Corvette working well for the race. Nicky was happy and I was pretty happy. We can take the positives and continue to make progress on having good race cars for Petit Le Mans."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This was a bit of a frustrating day. We had some pace in the car but didn’t really get to utilize it. Toward the end there was a lot of fighting going on and unfortunately I brushed the 77 and got a drive-through, which I think was probably the right thing but it put us on the back foot. We got a little lucky with the last yellow and gained another two positions. Other than that, it seemed like it was a bit of a decent day for us. We were behind the sister car and couldn’t really do anything. We were expecting not to be super-fast today and I think it showed. Let’s hope it goes a little bit better at Petit Le Mans.”
Press Release CORVETTE RACING AT INDY: Sims, No. 3 Qualify on Second Row
Championship-leading Corvette hoping to solidify GTD PRO points advantage
INDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2025) – Corvette Racing factory driver Alexander Sims qualified fourth in the GTD PRO class Saturday ahead of the six-hour Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sims, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, slipped onto the second row late after taking a second set of tires in the 15-minute session.
Sims and teammate Antonio Garcia are coming off an overall victory in the most recent round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Virginia International Raceway.
More importantly, Sims slightly expanded the lead in the GTD PRO Drivers, Manufacturers and Teams championships by qualifying ahead of the No. 3’s two closest challengers.
The best lap from Sims was a 1:23.510 (105.136 mph) effort on his final attempt around the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indy road course. It put the No. 3 Corvette just 0.251 seconds off the class pole-winning time.
An incident Friday for the No. 4 Corvette played a role in Tommy Milner’s 10th-place qualifying result. Teammate Nicky Catsburg was on-track in the weekend’s first session when the Corvette developed an engine oil leak. He pulled the car off-track quickly enough that there was no engine damage. The fluid on the track surface, however, resulted in a red flag and the No. 4 lost its fastest qualifying time.
In GTD, DXDT Racing’s Alec Udell was seventh among 18 cars in class after the 15-minute qualifying session. He set a best lap of 1:23.877 (104.676 mph) in the No. 36 Corvette that he shares with Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc.
It’s the first race together for the endurance-race trio since the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen in June. In that race, the DXDT Corvette was in position for a potential race win until a mechanical failure in the final 10 minutes – similar to the team’s unlucky ending at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March.
The No. 13 AWA Corvette will start 16th in GTD with the team hoping to grow its lead in the Bob Akin standings at the end of Sunday’s race. Fidani – teaming with Matt Bell and Lars Kern – leads the season-long competition among Bronze-rated drivers with two rounds to go. The prize would be a second straight invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Fidani was the third quickest Bronze-rated driver in qualifying at 1:25.027 (103.261 mph) and only three-tenths off his closest Akin challenger.
The Battle on the Bricks from IMS is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. ET on Sunday. The race will air live on NBC from 3 to 6 p.m. ET with live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: (Taking two sets of tires in the session for the first time?) "This year, definitely, and I didn’t last year as well. With the short lap here, it’s feasible. It’s quite warm, so the tires come up to temperature quite quickly. We knew going in that it was an option. On the first set, it was a sensible lap. You realize having a second stab at it that you have those references embedded in you, and you can push that little bit more and find the laptime slightly on the second set. That was really nice. It’s good fun driving two sets of tires in a session. It’s a nice privilege. Our Corvette was working well. It’s a nice place to start the race at the right end of the field."
(Good race pace as well?) "Our pace in practice seemed to suggest that was the case, yes. It’s always a little bit unknown going into the race. I believe we’ve got a solid racecar as well."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The car’s been a little bit of a handful throughout the weekend. We’ve made some improvement in places, but we’re still struggling a little bit with the balance. Starting 10th in a six-hour race of all places, you want to be starting a bit further up. But it shouldn’t have a huge impact for us. We tried something in qualifying in hopes of learning something for the race. So, we’ll use this to hopefully build us a better car for the race."
(More on the qualifying change) "We changed the aero-balance a bit to mask some things. I think it was a little too much or too powerful or not what we expected. Maybe losing the first session does impact us slightly. But we’ve had a couple of chances, a couple of swings at it and we’re just not finding the right knobs to turn yet, to get the car right where we want it.”
AWA POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTE
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had a little off in Practice 2 because of contact from another competitor and got a bit of damage, but the AWA crew just knuckled down and turned the car around in time. They gave me an awesome Corvette for qualifying, and I’m really proud of how the whole team rallied to get us here.”
DXDT RACING POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTE
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “You always want a little bit more. As a driver, you always look at the places that you can maximize. Overall I feel the balance of the car feels pretty good. I know we’re going to be strong over a stint. We’ve got a good car over a stint. Some other cars may just have one-lap pace. A top-10… this place is always tough so track position is key. That’s kind of what we were going for with the strategy here. We have a little bit of work to do but we have six hours to do it. I’m confident in Charlie and Salih, and we’re looking forward for the race tomorrow. We’ll see where it shakes out.”
CORVETTE RACING AT INDY: Brickyard, Championship Dreams
Huge amount at stake for Corvette Z06 GT3.R going down the stretch
DETROIT (September 17, 2025) – It’s crunch time for the four Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R with two long-distances left in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The six-hour Battle on the Bricks is next up this weekend from Indianapolis Motor Speedway with championship hopes and potential race wins on the minds of the GTD PRO and GTD entries.
Corvettes will be in the thick of multiple season-long championship battles in the fourth of five races in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup with another long-distance victory on the minds of the quartet of teams. All will attempt to give the Corvette Racing program a first win at the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indy road course and kiss the yard of bricks in the process.
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports (GTD PRO)
· No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims
· No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg
The long-awaited first win of the season for Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims at VIR couldn’t have come at a much better time for the GTD PRO championship picture.
With the overall victory in the GT-only race, Garcia, Sims and the No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports team increased their lead by 53 points in the Drivers and Teams standings with 770 points remaining in the season. The duo finished on the podium for the fifth time this season – tied for the most in class – but the first time in three races.
That also extended Chevrolet’s lead in the Manufacturer’s Championship to 81 points. It would be the Bowtie’s 15th IMSA Manufacturers Championship and first in GTD PRO.
Garcia is seeking to become a six-time IMSA Drivers champion and Sims is hoping for his second but first in GT racing. The pair was third in last year’s race, and Garcia set the fastest GTD PRO race lap.
Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg have contributed to the Manufacturer’s points haul this season and are coming off their second podium of the season with a third-place at VIR. Milner raced twice at IMS last year and was third in GT World Challenge America’s Pro class. Catsburg, coming off a stunning drive and third-place finish – alongside Sims and Scott McLaughlin – at the Suzuka 1000K for Corvette team Johor Motorsports Racing.
AWA (GTD)
· No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern
AWA’s No. 13 Corvette is hoping for a second long-distance victory with three of the four drivers who won the Rolex 24 At Daytona in GTD to start the season.
Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern have been excellent in the IMSA endurance races this year as they contended for additional race wins at Sebring and Watkins Glen – they were in podium position inside the final three hours at Sebring and the last hour at Watkins Glen.
Fidani and AWA are in the proverbial drivers’ seat in the season-long Bob Akin Award standings heading into Indianapolis. Going to the highest point-scoring Bronze driver in GTD, the prize at the end of the season is a trip to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, which Fidani and AWA earned last year.
Race to 150 Wins… and Beyond!
The Corvette Racing program reached a significant milestone earlier this month with its 150th all-time victory. To date, six different entrants have recorded victories for Corvette Racing across six championships around the world.
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports leads the victory count with 129, a total that includes the current GT3 era plus its 25 years as the factory team for Corvette Racing. Pratt Miller-run Corvettes have won 117 races in IMSA and 12 in the FIA World Endurance Championship – including nine at Le Mans.
Additional victories have come from DXDT Racing (14 wins), Johor Motorsports Racing (three wins), TF Sport and Chouest Povoledo Racing (two wins apiece) and AWA (one win).
DXDT Racing (GTD)
· No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Alec Udell/Salih Yoluc
DXDT Racing’s endurance lineup of Charlie Eastwood, Alec Udell and Salih Yoluc will try and fulfill the potential of the first-year IMSA team at Indianapolis. Like fellow Corvette GTD customer team AWA, the DXDT squad was in contention for race wins at Sebring and Watkins Glen with late-race mechanical issues preventing potential podium finishes.
Udell has been a constant in the DXDT long-distance and sprint programs this year, having teamed with Robert Wickens for the shorter races. The DXDT Corvette qualified second and contended for the victory at The Glen until the race was inside the final 15 minutes.
This will be the first of two races at Indianapolis inside a month for DXDT Racing with the team entering a Pro-Am Corvette in the Indianapolis Eight Hours for GT World Challenge America and the Intercontinental GT Challenge.
The Battle on the Bricks from IMS is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. ET on Sunday, August 24. The race will air live on NBC from 3 to 6 p.m. ET with live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It felt really nice to really break through with how the last year or year-and-a-half has been going. I mean, we were very close to victory many times, but at some points we were kind of lacking that last part of the race we needed to. So to win that race I was so happy that we managed to do that and came up with a win at the last race.
“From now on, definitely the championship is the new target. And also winning at Indianapolis which is one of the few races that I haven’t won either. So I’m looking forward to next weekend and let's see how we compare to every other manufacturer and how competitive we are.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It would be mega for our championship if we could get another result as we did at VIR. But we have to treat this race as every other race with equal points on offer. We'll approach it the same way: try and maximize what we can with our Corvette, nail the strategy and minimize mistakes. We didn't have great pace last year in the dry but we'll see how it goes this time. We'll try and make sure we have a clean solid weekend again. That's what we've tried to do every time so we'll try and stick to that plan. Hopefully things break our way again this time and we can take a healthy points lead into Petit Le Mans."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I got to race twice at Indianapolis last year and looking forward to another endurance round this week. We showed good pace in the No. 4 Corvette a year ago. Nicky put it on pole and we looked good early before some contact in the traffic. That's part of these Endurance Cup races with large fields and slow corners like we see at Indianapolis. This is the only track on the schedule where we haven't won as a team, so that's a big goal along with bringing home good points in the Manufacturers Championship."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was my first time racing the Corvette at Indianapolis and the results were quite mixed. We did achieve pole position but had some unlucky breaks in the race and some damage in traffic that cost us a good result. Hopefully our pace is similar but our luck is much better this time around. It was great for both Pratt Miller Corvettes to have strong runs at VIR. Let's hope we can continue this at Indianapolis."
AWA PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The Indianapolis event in 2024 was one of our strongest performances as a team, so we are aiming to build on that for our return this year. It’s one of the most intense races of the season when you look at the amount of cars on the grid versus size of track itself, so anything can happen! We just need to keep our car free of scratches and out of trouble, while continuing to do the job we’ve been doing all year and we will be in the fight for the win."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We've had some good results and strong momentum in the recent sprint races, and I'm looking forward to getting back to the endurance rounds for the last couple of events this season. It's always special to come back to Indianapolis and we know we can deliver a great outcome here. We're pushing as hard as we can for that Bob Akin award and it feels like we're firing on all cylinders at the moment, and IMS is the perfect place to show what we can do as a team."
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I’m really looking forward to being back in our #13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R this weekend. We have had a very competitive package all year long and I truly can’t wait to jump back in. I'm hoping to be able to put in a lot of laps, not only because every lap is enjoyable, but it obviously helps to dial back in. We are leading the Akin standings, so it’s our main goal to extend this lead and go back to France for 2026 again."
DXDT RACING PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The environment within this team is really nice. They’re going those extra miles to find those small, incremental changes. We’re testing at every track just to try to make sure we are as prepped as possible. They haven’t had the rub of the green, unfortunately. We had a great run at Sebring and Watkins but fell 15 minutes short both times. Even in the sprint events the pace has looked great. For one reason or another – in the pits, out of the pits – the team hasn’t gotten there yet. They all deserve a lot more for the effort they are putting in. I’m going into Indy confident that we can deliver a good result. I just want to get onto my first IMSA podium, maybe with my first IMSA win and the teams, and my first win in America.”
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We go into this race one mechanic down and everyone’s heart is with Colten (Rybuck) as he continues to recover from a scary accident in testing recently. At Indy, it’s back to the endurance lineup with Charlie and Salih. All season we’ve had strong performance in the DXDT Corvette. We’re more than ready to capitalize on that and turn it into a result for the team. Most importantly, though, we keep in mind that the safety of everyone on the team and our competitors is paramount. I’m looking forward to welcoming Colten back at the track whenever the time is right.”
SALIH YOLUC, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was nice to get some laps in the DXDT Corvette at Road Atlanta. I think it helped me a lot not just for that race but also Indianapolis coming up as well. A six-hour endurance race at this track with this many cars will be very chaotic but also very exciting. The team has been very close to getting its first IMSA podium over the last several races. I hope I get to be part of that this weekend."
2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points
GTD PRO Drivers Standings
1. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 2632
2. Albert Costa – 2579
3. Klaus Bachler/Laurin Heinrich – 2441
4. Mike Rockenfeller/Sebastian Priaulx – 2399
5. Madison Snow/Neil Verhagen – 2296
6. Nicky Catsburg/Tommy Milner – 2286
GTD PRO Teams Standings
1. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 2632
2. No. 81 DragonSpeed – 2579
3. No. 77 AO Racing – 2441
4. No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – 2399
5. No. 1 Paul Miller Racing – 2296
6. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 2286
GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings
1. Chevrolet – 2710
2. Ferrari – 2629
3. BMW – 2605
4. Ford – 2576
5. Porsche – 2533
GTD Drivers Standings
1. Philip Ellis/Russell Ward – 2529
2. Casper Stevenson – 2358
3. Kenton Koch – 2301
4. Jack Hawksworth/Parker Thompson – 2290
5. Patrick Gallagher/Robby Foley – 2190
8. Matthew Bell/Orey Fidani – 1964
14. Alec Udell – 1617
GTD Teams Standings
1. No. 57 Windward Racing – 2529
2. No. 27 Heart of Racing Team – 2358
3. No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing – 2290
4. No. 96 Turner Motorsport – 2190
5. No. 120 Wright Motorsports – 2124
7. No. 13 AWA – 1964
12. No. 36 DXDT Racing – 1800
GTD Manufacturers Standings
1. Mercedes-AMG – 2743
2. Ferrari – 2557
3. Aston Martin – 2469
4. Lexus – 2433
5. Porsche – 2386
8. Chevrolet – 2296
CORVETTE RACING AT INDY: By the Numbers
• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 26-plus years – Chevrolet, Corvette and Corvette Racing
• 2: Podium finishes in 2024 at Indianapolis for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R – Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims in GTD PRO in IMSA and Tommy Milner/Alec Udell in Pro in GT World Challenge America
• 4: Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs entered for this week’s Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• 13: Wins this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series; two have come in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Rolex 24 At Daytona (AWA) and VIR (Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports)
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 73: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Konsta Lappalainen for Johor Motorsports Racing at the Suzuka 1000K
• 151: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia, two in GT America and one in the European Le Mans Series
• 348: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 450,924.77: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back!
Corvette Racing at Indianapolis
2014: No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 4th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM
2023: No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 5th in GTD PRO
2024 IMSA: No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 3rd in GTD PRO (Garcia fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 11th in GTD PRO (Catsburg pole)
No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern – 6th in GTD (Bell fastest race lap)
2024 GT World Challenge America: No. 63 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Alec Udell/Alexander Sims – 3rd in Pro
September 19-21, 2025 INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY LENGTH: 2.439 | # OF CORNERS: 14 DURATION: 6 Hours
Entry by Class: GTP - 12 LMP2 - 12 GTD PRO - 11 GTD - 18 Qualfiying Saturday September 20, 2025 GTD 3:15 PM to 3:30 PM EDT GTD Pro 3:40 PM to 3:55 PM EDT LMP2: 4:05 to 4:20 PM EDT GTP: 4:30 to 4:45 PM EDT Qualifying Live Streaming: http://imsatv.imsa.com/
PEACOCK STREAMING
Television Broadcast Sunday, September 21, 2025 NBC 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm EDT (Last 3 hours) US: Live Streaming Coverage Peacock live streaming. 11:30 AM-6:00 PM ET Canada-REV 11:30 AM-6:00 PM ET
CORVETTE RACING AT SUZUKA: Pair of Podiums for JMR Corvettes
Catsburg, Sims, McLaughlin take third overall in Pro-class Corvette; No. 99 third in Pro-Am
SUZUKA, Japan (September 14, 2025) – Corvette Z06 GT3.R customer team Johor Motorsports Racing recorded a pair of podium finishes Sunday in the Suzuka 1000K – led by a third-place overall finish for the No. 2 Corvette of Nicky Catsburg, Alexander Sims and Nicky Catsburg.
It’s the first podium in Intercontinental GT Challenge competition for the Corvette Racing program. The Pro-class entry raced its way from ninth on the grid with impressive stints for both McLaughlin and Sims before second-half heroics by Catsburg secured the podium result for the Corvette and JMR.
Catsburg drove the final three hours, 10 minutes and went from sixth when he got in the No. 2 Corvette to third with a little more than hour to go. He fought with numerous cars inside the final 90 minutes and withstood a five-lap battle at the end to secure third place overall.
JMR doubled up on podium finishes with a third-place showing in Pro-Am for its No. 99 Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Prince Jefri Ibrahim, Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim and Konsta Lappalainen, who made his first start with the team and in a Corvette. The trio had a solid run for 26th overall and fourth at the start to the top-20 and a podium result by the end.
The next race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program is this weekend’s IMSA’s six-hour Battle on the Bricks from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 2 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm completely destroyed! I don't think I've ever had to fight that hard for P3. We had some really good battles. Everyone was pretty fair so it was an awesome race. It's my first race with these guys and my teammates did an amazing job... no mistakes all day. We brought a podium home so not so bad!"
"To be honest, I was in the car so long that I don't really remember everything that happened, but a lot happened. Many, many great battles with a couple of Porsches and a couple of BMWs. Unfortunately the Porsche at the end had major pace over me, so the final five or six laps were really about surviving. But we had great fun. The Corvette did well and the team did great... no mistakes. So I'm happy to bring them a podium. I really hope I can do some more racing with these guys."
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 2 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Driving our Corvette around here at Suzuka has been a wonderful experience. I think Nicky was doing himself down a little bit. He got us that result. He's been hands down the quickest guy this weekend for us. It was a mega, mega race... great battles and great fun to watch. I'm really proud of everyone at JMR.
"It was a fantastic job by the whole JMR team to get our Corvette toward the front from a less than ideal starting position. Nicky and Scott did a fantastic job. For Nicky to do three hours in a row, he was our quickest guy and our best chance of holding on to that podium position. He really earned it for us. From a physical point of view, Nicky was absolutely empty but kept digging deep. That's a huge moment for us. We had thought about changing drivers for the final stint but either Scott or I would not have been able to do the job that Nicky did. He was just in the groove and on fire this weekend. Great job by him and the whole team effort for us this week."
SCOTT McLAUGHLIN, NO. 2 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Ultimately, working with Nicky and Alex all weekend has been fantastic. The team at JMR was great on our pit stops. We're really proud of this, and I'm really thankful that Nicky held on there for third. It was just an amazing drive. It's great to be a part of this and of Corvette."
(After the first stint) "It was very hot out there. I got caught behind some slow cars at the start and that really dragged us back. But the car has plenty of pace. I was super, super happy with it."
(What will you remember the most about this race?) "The track in general. Honestly though, too, are the Japanese fans. I was surprised how many fans I have personally. They're so nice and the people are great. The food is unreal too! I've had a blast here and had a great time out there in my double-stint. The second one was a lot better than the first one but I really enjoyed it and it was a lot of fun."
(More of these races coming?) "Absolutely. I'd love to do it if the calendar works out. I love my GT racing. There are a couple I want to tick off the list - Spa 24 Hours, Le Mans and all those. It just really depends on my calendar. Obviously my IndyCar racing comes first and foremost. Nicky and Alex have been so much fun to work with along with JMR. Hopefully I can come back.
“Working with Nicky, Alex and the entire JMR team this weekend has been fantastic. We had great pit-stops and I’m really proud of this result. It was hot out there and I got caught behind some slow cars at the start of the race, but the car had plenty of pace. I’m proud of Nicky for holding on for third in an amazing drive. To be here, getting a podium with JMR is unreal. Ideally you want to win the race, but this is the first time the team has had a Pro car and to be part of that and achieve an overall podium is unbelievable. It was really cool to come here with Corvette and be part of the programme with two superstar race drivers in Nicky and Alex. To come here as a Chevrolet-affiliated driver with two other amazing Corvette racers and team up with this team on the rise is really cool. It’s a world class team and I’d love to be part of it in the future.”
KONSTA LAPPALAINEN, NO. 99 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was an amazing event. A massive thank you to the team, Prince Jefri and Prince Abu Bakar for having me. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming for my first event with the team. Hopefully in the future we can do another one. It was a good race overall after some difficulties. It's a real pleasure to be here after that. The team did an amazing job after some trouble Friday. Everyone worked so hard so I'm really proud of everyone on the team."
PRINCE ABU BAKAR IBRAHIM, NO. 99 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Third in the race and third overall for our sister car. A great result for everyone. They all did a great job. Every pitstop was flawless and I couldn't ask for more. This is the first endurance podium with my brother. The last podium we had to together was 2019 so it's been awhile and feels great."
PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, NO. 99 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m really proud of the whole team. It was a tough weekend with the weather conditions and a tough race, but everyone did an amazing job, This is my third round with my brother racing alongside me, and our first podium together in the Intercontinental Challenge, so to finish the race is a proud moment and he did an amazing job all weekend. From the mechanics, to my trainer and everyone involved, I’m super-proud of what we achieved. This is just the beginning, the tip of the iceberg of what our plan is. It’s a new journey and there are more exciting plans ahead.”
Misfortune strikes pair of TF Sport Corvettes in American WEC round
AUSTIN, Texas (September 7, 2025) – Rain and bad luck were the orders of the day for TF Sport in the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas. The team’s pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs finished outside the top-10 and as a result the points in the lone North American stop of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The No. 81 Corvette of Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy was the highest-finishing TF Sport entry after six hours of rainy racing. It was a cruel result after the Corvette gained eight spots during a nearly two hours of running behind the safety car and a red-flag stoppage due to an issue with one of the safety cars.
The 81 trio saw its two-race podium streak come to an end with a 13th-place finish. Van Rompuy led early following the early-race chaos, but the team lost time in the pitlane having to replace a sensor on the Corvette’s accident data recorder – an FIA-mandated and supplied device – that cost Andrade nearly a lap in the process once the driver change and service finished. The team had elected to run Van Rompuy deep into the stint in hopes of catching a virtual safety car period.
Problems also bit the No. 33 Z06 GT3.R of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Texan Ben Keating. Following a strong qualifying effort and a gain of three spots under the early safety-car period, the entry experienced fuel system and restart issues on the first driver exchange between Keating and Edgar.
From that point, both the TF Corvettes were in catch-up mode. The No. 33’s race ended inside the final two hours with a right-rear suspension problem that ground the car to a halt with Juncadella at the wheel. Meanwhile the No. 81 was at a drivetime disadvantage due to the earlier sensor failure. Factory driver Eastwood was one of the last professional drivers to get in the race, and a switch to slick tires with 34 minutes left did nothing to close the gap to the field.
TF Sport’s next FIA WEC race with the Corvette Z06 GT3.R is the Six Hours of Fuji on September 26-28.
TF SPORT POST-RACE QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:“It was a weekend to forget unfortunately. We struggled all weekend. Not for pace; we seemed to have really good pace but it just seemed to be a messy weekend for one reason for another. In the race we were good until the championship sensor failed and we had to replace that. That dropped us to the back of the field. We didn’t seem to have a lot of pace when it was cold and wet. Our car thrives on the high track temps and we couldn’t seem to get the tire switched on. We have a bit of understanding on that when we know the weather is maybe dropping as much as it did. Maybe there’s something we can do to counter that.”
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Driving that long behind the safety is not the most exciting thing. Seeing the conditions, it was the right call. Safety-wise, it was really tricky to drive the car with some standing water and puddles. The team made a really good call to come into the pits as soon as possible during the first safety car because it gained us a lot of positions afterward. But with the sensor failure we were behind where we started."
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The weekend started very nicely with FP1 - 1-2 for our Corvettes. Since then we have hit too many issues. The sister car had a messy couple of free practices but in our case everything was smooth. We qualified fifth so it was looking good for today. But after the first stint we encountered some issues getting the car started. We need to analyze since we don't know the reason. That put us a lap back, and the racing is pretty much an uphill trend when you are that far back. At the end, I had the mechanical issue and had to stop. Everything felt nice and felt fine. I was in the middle of other cars but a lap down; that is always annoying because you get blue flags constantly. I had actually just let the whole field by to see how the car felt. I had a bit of fun in the wet but then it went straightaway. It's a shame, but it's better it happens when you're two laps down than when you're in the lead or fighting for big points."
TF Sport brings Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs home for critical race in championship
DETROIT (September 2, 2025) – TF Sport is bringing its pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs home to the United States at Circuit of The Americas for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s lone race in North America
The six-hour Lone Star Le Mans is the sixth of eight rounds in the FIA WEC this season and the first since mid-July. Both TF Sport entries sit in the top-five in both the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams championship standings heading to the Lone Star State.
This year’s race at COTA is the second for the TF/Corvette combo with one of the team’s Z06 GT3.Rs finishing in the points last year.
No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R
TF Sport’s Ben Keating will be front and center as he races in his home state for the first time in a Corvette. Keating, Jonny Edgar and Corvette factory driver Daniel Juncadella enter COTA third in the LMGT3 championship and searching for their first podium since a season-opening victory at Qatar.
Juncadella was part of the TF Sport lineup last year that finished eighth in class driving the No. 82 Corvette lineup. He made up seven positions during his 2.5-hour stint to cap his debut race at Circuit of The Americas. Keating was also part of last year’s Lone Star Le Mans in LMGT3 and has four GT-class victories at the circuit to his credit in IMSA competition from 2013-2017.
Edgar is making his first career start at COTA and is coming off a strong run at Sāo Paulo in the previous WEC round. He drove the final two hours and was the fastest Corvette driver in the race as the No. 33 trio finished seventh in class.
No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R
No entry in LMGT3 has the momentum of TF Sport’s No. 81 Corvette. The trio of factory driver Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy arrives at COTA on the heels of a third-place finish at Le Mans and a runner-up result at Sāo Paulo to vault up into fifth place in the Drivers Championship standings.
The No. 81 Corvette was on course for a similar result in the second half of year’s Lone Star Le Mans. Running second at the time, the Corvette suffered heavy contact from another competitor which knocked it down the order and eventually into the garage for a heart-breaking retirement.
Eastwood and Andrade already have been part of a winning TF Sport effort this year with a victory in the ELMS in their No. 82 Corvette. Van Rompuy, who made his COTA debut last year along with Andrade, hopes to keep his strong season going with what would be his fifth Hyperpole appearance in six races.
The six-hour Lone Star Le Mans is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 7. Full, live television coverage is available on the MotorTrend in the United States. Live streaming coverage of Free Practice 3, qualifying and the race will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.
TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTES
DANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Being back in the U.S. is always pretty cool. COTA is actually a track that surprised me quite positively last year. With these tracks that have a lot of asphalt runoffs, it can be misguiding sometimes when you think it's an easy track. But COTA has a lot of technical corners; it's a very cool Sector One with a lot of high-speed, flowing corners. This also is a challenging race with the heat. Last year was super-hot but I like the big challenges like that. It makes the racing harder and more exciting for everyone. We're coming off a couple of difficult races with some unlucky situations that were out of our control, but we are still third in the championship. There are three rounds to go and considering the success weight that the leaders are carrying, I think we are in a good position to fight for big points. That should play in our favor to fight in the championship for the last few races. I'm hoping for a strong result in COTA, especially as a home race for Corvette and Ben. The car was good last year as well, so I expect that we will be strong."
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I am looking forward to racing at COTA for the first time as this looks like a great track to drive. The last two races have been quite difficult and our results haven’t reflected the pace we have had, so hopefully we can have an issue-free race and score good points for the championship. On top of all that, it would be nice to have a good result for Corvette and Ben's home race."
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I love racing all around the world, but there is no place like home! I am excited to help host the WEC in Texas. This is home for Corvette and home for me. I have a lot of great results at COTA from the past years. Our No. 33 Corvette needs a great result to stay in the championship hunt for 2025. So this race is extremely important, but I believe we are up for the challenge!"
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "COTA was a good event for the Corvette last year. On our side, we didn't have a good run, but the sister car was super strong, as were we; we just got caught up in a few incidents that pretty much did us in. From my side, there are a couple of question marks with the hard-compound tire. In the Corvette, we're so good on tire deg, especially on the Goodyear, that the hard tire at COTA and Bahrain will probably bring the others a bit closer to us toward the end of the stint, but hopefully we still will have a bit of a delta to work with. So I'm looking forward to it. It's a tough track, you know, especially in that heat. Everything's screaming... the tires are screaming, drivers are screaming with the heat. But we're on a good momentum swing with TF Sport and the Corvette. Even if you look back at 2024, we were really good in these last three events toward the end of our first season. We've been much stronger up to this point this year so hopefully then we can be stronger still in these last three."
2025 FIA World Endurance Championship Points
LMGT3 Drivers Standings
1. Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz/Ryan Hardwick – 89
2. Alessio Rovera/Francois Heriau/Simon Mann – 76
3. Ben Keating/Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar – 66
4. Clemens Schmid/Jose Maria Lopez/Petru Umbrarescu – 57
5. Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 56
LMGT3 Teams Standings
1. No. 92 Manthey 1ST Phorm – 89
2. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 76
3. No. 33 TF Sport – 66
4. No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team – 57
5. No. 81 TF Sport – 56
Corvette Racing at COTA: By the Numbers
• 3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at COTA since 2013 – Corvette C6.R (2013), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019) and the mid-engine Corvette C8.R – which raced at COTA for the first time in WEC competition in 2020 – and Z06 GT3.R, both of which are eighth-gen Corvettes
• 5: Class wins at COTA for Corvette Racing entries in two championships: IMSA and GT World Challenge America. The latest came this year from DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America Pro-Am
• 11: Wins this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R including two earlier this year at Circuit of The Americas
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America
• 72: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Olivier Hart for Steller Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Spa
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 148: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and one each in the European Le Mans Series and GT America
• 360: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 5,474: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its eight previous events at Circuit of The Americas. That represents more than 30 trips across the Texas Panhandle.
• 447,340.24: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back!
Corvette Racing at Circuit of The Americas
2013 – IMSA
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GT
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 11th in GT
2014 – IMSA
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 9th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 10th in GTLM
2014 – FIA WEC
No. 65 Corvette C7.R: Tommy Milner/Jordan Taylor/Ricky Taylor – 7th in GTE Pro
2015 – IMSA
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 6th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 8th in GTLM
2016 – IMSA
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 3rd in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 5th in GTLM
2017 – IMSA
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 1st in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 7th in GTLM
2020 – FIA WEC
No. 63 Corvette C8.R: Jan Magnussen/Mike Rockenfeller: 6th in GTE Pro
2024 – GT World Challenge
No. 63 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Alec Udell – 1st,1st in Pro
CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Garcia, Sims Take VIR Victory!
First GTD PRO win of 2025 as Pratt Miller Corvettes take two podium spots
ALTON, Virginia (August 24, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports scored its first victory of the season as Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims won the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR on Sunday in their championship-leading No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
The timing of the result couldn’t have been better as Sims took the checkered flag by 1.070 seconds over the No. 81 Ferrari – the closest car to the No. 3 in the GTD PRO points standings for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Garcia and Sims combined to lead for 41 of 81 laps. They now lead by 53 points heading into the final two races of the season, and Chevrolet extended its Manufacturers Championship lead to 81 points with 770 points still remaining in the final two events.
The win Sunday was the seventh for Corvette Racing at VIR in IMSA competition. Garcia won for the fifth time at VIR – most among active drivers – and Sims is now a two-time winner. The Pratt Miller-run Corvette team also now has won at least one IMSA race in 25 of 26 seasons.
The No. 4 Corvette of Nicky Catsburg and Virginia’s Tommy Milner placed third overall and in class for their second podium finish in three races. Sunday marked the first time this year that both GTD PRO Corvettes finished on the class podium.
Garcia and Catsburg began from fourth and fifth on the grid with the Pratt Miller team electing to split strategies between the two cars in the first race stint. The No. 3 Corvette was the first GTD PRO to make its first scheduled pit stop at the 46-minute mark for fuel, fresh tires and a driver change to Sims. The move paid dividends as the No. 3 moved to the lead after the class pit cycle as Sims took advantage of better tire management and a quick stop by the pit crew.
Catsburg went about 10 minutes deeper in the opening stint before handing over to Milner to go to the end of the race. The No. 4 went from second to seventh after the pit stop but the advantage of fresher tires allowed Milner to catch back up to a four-car battle for third through seventh while saving fuel.
The race swung further in the direction of the two Corvettes as they both made their final stops just inside the final hour and minutes before the race’s second full-course yellow to gain valuable track position. Sims and Milner ran first and second for the final two restarts before a pace advantage for the Ferrari elevated it to second, but it was not quick enough to chase down Sims and the No. 3 Corvette.
In GTD, AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Matt Bell and Orey Fidani placed eighth in class but critically won the Akin Award for the second race in a row and second consecutive season at VIR. The result vaulted Fidani back into the lead of the season-long championship and a step closer to having AWA return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year.
DXDT Racing’s Alec Udell made a huge jump to second place in class in his first stint. A slow pit stop, however, knocked the No. 36 Corvette and Robert Wickens down the order to eighth after the class cycle. Unlike the GTD PRO Corvettes, the DXDT entry did not make it into the pitlane before the yellow with an hour to go. Wickens and Udell, in their final race of the year together, ended 10th in class.
The next race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R in IMSA is the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 21.
JESSICA DANE, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: "Congratulations to Antonio, Alexander and everyone at Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports on today's victory and two podium finishes at VIR. The strategy and execution by both the No. 3 and No. 4 Corvette teams were perfect and showed that 'Never Give Up' spirit of Corvette Racing. It's great for our Corvette Z06 GT3.R program, good for the Manufacturers Championship and good for the Drivers Championship as well."
CORVETTE RACING Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Finally! It feels like VIR has always been good for us. It's been more than a year since our last win and we've been chasing it forever it seems. There was always something going on or this or that. It was a perfect race. It played out how we wanted by jumping everyone on the first stop. I'm very, very happy. Alex did a fantastic job. I'm so pleased and happy for this team and for Team Chevy. This is a great day for all of us in the championship for Drivers and Manufacturers.
"I was very nervous but very confident in the team and in Alex. We called a good race and it played out how we wanted. The Corvette had really good race pace, for sure. So I'm very glad for Team Chevy and our Corvette community. We've been chasing this win for more than a year. It's great to do it again here at VIR."
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I was just doing my job. Antonio did a fantastic job in his first stint and the team called a great strategy. We went aggressive on the first stop to try and force a situation, and it seemed to work. We could just about hold the gap to the BMW who had a significant fuel advantage on us had it stayed green. We were fortunate with that second yellow but I think we just about had the race anyway. A really great job by everyone. The Corvette was fast today. The Michelin tires held on nicely. In these temperatures they were working hard but held on well. It was a really enjoyable race and it's great to get our first win of the year."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's a fantastic day for everyone at Pratt Miller and Corvette Racing. We've been in contention a couple times this year and things didn't go our way. But they did today. This is really good for the 3 car guys in their championship and of course Chevrolet in the Manufacturers Championship. On all fronts it was really, really good. For us, I would have loved to have been P2 but we just didn't have the pace of the Ferrari. If I look at the whole event as a whole and the race, we were quite far back in P6 early. Things just worked out for us with the second yellow and the timing of it. Days like today where the engineers work so hard, the mechanics work so hard and they do everything right... I'm just really, really pleased to be on the podium for these guys. An all-around great weekend."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Excellent execution by the team today! I felt like we weren't the fastest car today or this weekend. But the team did such an amazing job for P1 and P3. It was really tough to keep the Ferrari behind. They showed some real pace at the end. So I'm super-happy with a 1-3 today. It's good for all championships involved, and the team can be very happy with the results today."
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The objective coming into this event was to leave with the Akin Award lead, and we’ve done that. Great job from the team and the crew. The car was good all weekend. We were fast and in the mix today. It was one of Orey’s best qualifying performances of the year as well. We’re building nice momentum going into the endurance races where we know we are always strong. A best-case scenario result from the last sprint race of the year, so now we can look forward to Indy.”
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We've got really talented people. We've got a really good race car. For one reason or another it just hasn't worked out. I believe there's always a divine plan in some things, so we'll focus forward on it. It's a bummer because I think Robbie has had a ton of pace and I think we've had a couple times this year and for sure two races that were, I'd say, bad luck and we should have had the result that we wanted and deserved. But I'm really looking forward to Indy and grateful that we have that opportunity with the team. These guys really have put in the effort and really worked hard to earn a spot on the podium and a spot on the top step. I know it's coming."
ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was a tough day all around. I think on every weekend we kept chipping away at it. We didn't start the weekend particularly strong, but we just got better and better every session. Alec did a good job of qualifying and did an amazing job at the start of the race to get us up into P2. And then, unfortunately, at the first stop, I don't exactly know what happened. What I do know is that everyone at DXDT Racing has been so good in the pits all season long. For whatever reason, we couldn't get a wheel off and we lost some track time. And then I was defending against the yellow Ferrari and we had some contact in Turn One; it wasn't anything that egregious, but for whatever reason the car never felt the same again so I don't know if I did some suspension damage or whatever, but from there on it was just really struggling for pace. We also had some electrical gremlins, so kind of a race to forget and definitely not the way I wanted to end my first year with Corvette and DXDT Racing. I really wanted to end on a high end with a bang. But that's racing sometimes. I think this team has done such a great job always putting the car in contention to be where we need to be. And these things happen sometimes. Now the goal is to try to make sure I can be here with DXDT Racing and Corvette in 2026."
Press Release: CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: Hoping to Move on Up
Corvette program looking for seventh IMSA victory in GT-only contest
ALTON, Virginia (August 23, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports will start fourth and fifth Sunday for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, looking for additional speed to contend for a long-awaited first victory this season.
Antonio Garcia led the team’s qualifying efforts Saturday at Virginia International Raceway in the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R that shares with Alexander Sims.
A four-time winner at VIR, Garcia’s best lap was a 1:44.886 (112.235 mph) effort to take the outside of the front row. It also was just 0.005 seconds clear of teammate Nicky Catsburg in the No. 4 Corvette that he will pilot with Tommy Milner.
Catsburg’s result was especially satisfying given a precautionary engine change following Saturday morning’s final practice. The team suspected a faulty thermostat but elected to remove all guesswork and make the swap with enough time between sessions.
While both qualifying drivers were pleased with their respective Corvettes, both sides of the Pratt Miller garage were looking for ways to close a nearly half-second gap to the GTD PRO front row.
In GTD, DXDT Racing’s No. 36 Corvette will start eighth in class after Alec Udell’s 1:45.453 (111.632 mph) best lap in qualifying. He and Robert Wickens will share the DXDT Corvette for the final time this year with two endurance races left in the season.
AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Orey Fidani and Matt Bell will start 13th in GTD in their push for another Akin Award victory in the team’s push for a second straight appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday and will air live on USA Network starting at 2 p.m. Live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 2 to 5 p.m. ET IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARICA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The results are OK but the car was really good. There really wasn't much more we could do than that. Maybe a tenth-and-a-half, if that. When you see you're fourth-tenths off, you know you don't have that. But the Corvette was good in this session and it felt good in practice. Let's pray for that to be enough for tomorrow."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The crew did an awesome job getting things ready in time. It's never easy but the Corvette was excellent in qualifying, to be honest. We had super-nice balance. I don't know what I would have changed on it. I felt like I nailed the lap but couldn't really do much more than that. Four-tenths is too much to ask. But our car is really good so hats off to the guys. Let's see what we can do tomorrow."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The car feels good. I'm happy with my pace overall as that was the quickest lap time I've put in across all the sessions so far this weekend. I've been doing better and better as I turn more laps. VIR is a challenging track but the team has done a great job getting us ready for race day and I think we'll be competitive come tomorrow."
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Balance-wise, the car is good. I think we're just fighting for a bit of grip; it's probably the same for everyone. So it was just digging into a few options (Friday in practice). We made a bunch of setup changes so there was a lot of in-and-out in that session. I think we've got a good handle on where the car should be and just adapting to the conditions this weekend. That's kind of where we are. It's not where we thought we would be, I would say, unloading so we have got to dig into that a little bit more."
Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams looking for additional successes at VIR
DETROIT (August 20, 2025) – Corvette Racing’s four Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams get the chance to take center stage this weekend during the only GT-only weekend for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR – Virginia International Raceway – comes at a pivotal time of the season for the Corvette Racing program. With cars in both GT classes – GTD PRO and GTD – there is plenty to think about ahead of the year’s final IMSA sprint race.
That’s especially true in GTD PRO as Chevrolet leads the Manufacturers Championship standings with three rounds to go. The program is in a good spot in the Drivers and Teams title races, as well, with the two Corvette GTD squads having plenty to race for in their class.
Corvette Racing has been a force at VIR over the years. The program has eight victories there – six in IMSA by the Corvette Racing factory team and two more in GT World Challenge America competition by DXDT Racing.
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports (GTD PRO)
· No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims
· No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg
With three rounds to go, Garcia and Sims continue to lead the GTD PRO Drivers Championship, as does the No. 3 Pratt Miller squad in the Teams standings. Both the No. 3 and No. 4 Corvettes have come on strong the last three races with racing luck going against each entry.
The pair of Pratt Miller Z06 GT3.Rs led early at Road America before being spun less than a minute apart while running up front. Despite that heartbreak, the potential for a breakthrough GTD PRO victory has been evident throughout the year with five podiums between the two entries.
A trip to VIR could be just what the doctor ordered. Corvette Racing’s factory team – run by Pratt Miller – claimed six victories at VIR since 2012. Garcia was part of four of those wins and Milner has two in Corvette Racing entries… plus a pair a year ago in GT World Challenge America competition.
AWA (GTD)
· No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell, Orey Fidani
Bell and Fidani hope to improve on last year’s sixth-place class finish VIR in AWA’s No. 13 Corvette. At Road America three weeks ago, the duo was in contention late but suffered significant contact that prevented a challenge for the team’s second win of the season.
The goal for VIR is for Fidani and Bell – a past prototype winner at VIR – to continue running toward the front in hopes of not just a podium finish but also another win in the chase for a repeat IMSA Akin Award. The AWA Corvette was the highest finishing GTD entry with a Bronze-rated driver at Road America, and another similar result will go a long way toward Fidani repeating at Akin Award winner and AWA returning next year to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
DXDT Racing (GTD)
· No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Alec Udell, Robert Wickens
DXDT’s No. 36 Corvette has been knocking on the door of a podium finish all season. Wickens and Udell led late at Road America before multiple rounds of contact knocked the Corvette from the lead in the final minutes. Qualifying up front has been the norm for the DXDT Corvette with second-row starts in the last four races.
Wickens has placed second and third the last two years at VIR in the Michelin Pilot Challenge’s TCR class. Meanwhile, Udell is a two-time winner at VIR in the Corvette Z06 GT3.R as he was Milner’s teammate in last year’s sweep in GT World Challenge America’s Pro class in a DXDT Corvette.
The Michelin GT Challenge at VIR is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 24. The race will air live on USA Network starting at 2 p.m. Live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 2 to 5 p.m. ET IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I obviously would like to win again at VIR, as we have as a team six times and myself four times. Our Corvettes have been very good there regardless of car or category. Being able to win that race this season would put us in a very good position to go forward and win the GTD PRO championship. We've been very close to a win this year and have been in position in almost every race. Road America was the latest example even though we were off the podium. So I hope it’s the same this weekend except we can finish it off this time.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “VIR is another fantastic track to drive in the IMSA championship. Back in the GTLM days with no ABS, it was probably a little bit more of a challenge because the risk factor is so high there. You had a lot of combined braking zones that you had to manage. So going back there last year felt a little more straightforward with ABS, as you’d expect. But it is a great track with a lovely sequence of corners and fantastic undulation. It can be difficult to pass around there, and the fact that it is a GT-only race as I think it would be pretty sketchy with multi-class racing. But it’s an awesome track to drive and I’m looking forward to going back there.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Aside from the end result at Road America, things are trending in a good way for us going to VIR. Nicky and I were both really happy with the performance and balance of the Corvette, and it's gotten better and better in this summer run. This obviously is a track that I really enjoy and is one of the great tracks in America. It's always been a big thrill driving our Corvettes around there through the years and I see no reason why this year won't be any different. What I do hope is different, though, is our luck and that we can finally break through with a win after all the hard work the team has put in this year."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Last year's race at VIR wasn't very successful for us. We had some issues on the pit stop that cycled us back, which is one of the unfortunate stories for us the last 18 months. Hopefully we can be clean this time around. We're coming off the event at Road America where we were quite unlucky with both Corvettes. I felt like we were fast enough to fight for the win. Fingers crossed that at VIR we are able to manage our strengths and finish at the front. The championships are getting too close! We're in the lead of the Manufacturers Championship, and Antonio and Alex are leading in Drivers points. So it's getting more and more important to have clean races and that's our goal at VIR."
AWA PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “VIR is another iconic IMSA circuit. It’s always fun to get back to this rollercoaster of a track! Our focus is to head into the last endurance events of the year with the Akin points lead. We’ve had a great car for the whole season so I know we’ll be competitive here again. I’m looking forward to getting involved into another great IMSA battle!”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m looking forward to being back at VIR. It’s a very technical and challenging circuit, but I think there’s a lot of potential for us to score a good result. We’re all determined to do well in the last sprint race of the season before we focus on the remaining endurance events. Our Corvette has had good pace, we have strong momentum coming out of the previous race, and we know this is an important opportunity to score points and accomplish what we’re setting out to do as a team.”
DXDT RACING PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “VIR is an awesome racetrack. It’s a place that I think will suit the Corvette Z06 GT3.R well, which should play to our advantage. Everything has been trending in a positive way through the season. The DXDT team gave us really strong execution on strategy and pit stops in the last race at Road America. After not capitalizing on it, we’re feeling hungry and focused for the race this weekend. I’m excited to get back behind the wheel and put the pedal down.”
ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s last race this year for me. It’s been an incredible experience racing the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. I hope to have success at VIR with DXDT Racing and GM, and built for 2026.”
2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points
GTD PRO Drivers Standings
1. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 2254
2. Albert Costa – 2224
3. Klaus Bachler/Laurin Heinrich – 2157
4. Mike Rockenfeller/Sebastian Priaulx – 2094
5. Dan Harper/Max Hesse – 2024
7. Nicky Catsburg/Tommy Milner – 1960
GTD PRO Teams Standings
1. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 2254
2. No. 81 DragonSpeed – 2224
3. No. 77 AO Racing – 2157
4. No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – 2094
5. No. 48 Paul Miller Racing – 2024
7. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 1960
GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings
1. Chevrolet – 2330
2. BMW – 2313
3. Ferrari – 2274
4. Ford – 2248
5. Porsche – 2227
GTD Drivers Standings
1. Philip Ellis/Russell Ward – 2147
2. Jack Hawksworth/Parker Thompson – 2035
3. Casper Stevenson – 2030
4. Kenton Koch – 1951
5. Patrick Gallagher/Robby Foley – 1885
8. Matthew Bell/Orey Fidani – 1716
14. Alec Udell – 1384
GTD Teams Standings
1. No. 57 Windward Racing – 2147
2. No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing – 2035
3. No. 27 Heart of Racing Team – 2030
4. No. 96 Turner Motorsport – 1885
5. No. 120 Wright Motorsports – 1865
7. No. 13 AWA – 1716
11. No. 36 DXDT Racing – 1567
GTD Manufacturers Standings
1. Mercedes-AMG – 2361
2. Ferrari – 2207
3. Lexus – 2168
4. Aston Martin – 2141
5. Porsche – 2114
7. Chevrolet – 2032
CORVETTE RACING AT VIR: By the Numbers
• 3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at VIR since 2012 – Corvette C6.R (2012-2013), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019) and the eighth-generation, mid-engine Corvette. The Corvette C8.R raced at VIR for the final time in IMSA competition in 2023, and the Z06 GT3.R debuted at the circuit in 2024
• 4: VIR class wins for Antonio Garcia, the most among drivers entered in this year’s race. Tommy Milner is tied for second with three
• 6: IMSA class wins at VIR for Corvette Racing. Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin won in ALMS GT competition in 2012, and Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won overall in 2016 and 2017. Garcia and Jordan Taylor drove the C8.R to a win in 2020 and 2023 with Milner and Nick Tandy victorious in 2021
• 8: Overall VIR race wins for Corvette Racing regardless of series – 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024. The first five came in IMSA competition with DXDT Racing winning once overall in the 2024 GT World Challenge America’s event as it swept the Pro class
• 13: Number of VIR victories in IMSA for Chevrolet since 2002, including the American Le Mans Series and the Rolex Sports Car Series; that’s the most among manufacturers
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America
• 72: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Olivier Hart for Steller Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Spa
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 148: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and one each in the European Le Mans Series and GT America
• 340: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 8,462.76: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 12 previous events at Virginia International Raceway
• 445,587.90: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back!
Corvette Racing at VIR (wins in bold)
2012
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 8th in GT (Garcia fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 1st in GT (Clinched ALMS GT title)
2013
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 3rd in GT (Clinch GT team, manufacturer titles)
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 6th in GT
2014
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 7th in GTLM (Taylor replaced Magnussen – injury)
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 9th in GTLM
2015
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 6th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 8th in GTLM
2016
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 1st in GTLM (Magnussen pole)
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 9th in GTLM (Gavin fastest race lap)
2017
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 1st in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 6th in GTLM
2018
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 2nd in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 6th in GTLM
2019
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 3rd in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 4th in GTLM
2020
No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 1st in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 4th in GTLM
2021
No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 2nd in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 1st in GTLM (Milner pole)
2022
No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 2nd in GTD PRO (Taylor fastest race lap)
2023
No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 1st in GTD PRO
2024 – GT World Challenge America
No. 63 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Alec Udell – 1st,1st in Pro
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Rounds of contact, yellows knock all four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs from podium finishes
ELKHART LAKE, Wisc. (August 3, 2025) – Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims and Chevrolet emerged from Road America on Sunday with their GTD PRO Drivers and Manufacturers championship leads intact following a rough-and-tumble Motul SportsCar Grand Prix.
All four Corvette Z06 GT3.R entries in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round had their podium hopes dashed late in the going with Garcia and Sims recording the highest finish of the quartet – fourth in GTD PRO with their No. 3 Corvette from Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports.
Both of the Pratt Miller Corvettes took turns out front in class in the opening 90 minutes. Sims was going for the lead following a restart after the race’s third full-course yellow when he was hit and knocked into the gravel trap at Turn One.
The resulting damage limited the Corvette’s performance for the rest of the way, but Sims and Garcia soldiered on to drive from 10th and back into podium position in the late going.
On the No. 4 side of the pitbox, Tommy Milner led 10 laps early in the No. 4 Corvette before handing over to Catsburg after 50 minutes with the Pratt Miller entry consistently toward the front. Unfortunately for Catsburg, he was caught up in an incident two corners after Sims’ off and spun in the middle of the track in traffic to fall down the order.
Catsburg found himself roughed up throughout his stint from a number of GTD PRO competitors, The final contact from the No. 9 Lamborghini resulted in heavy front damage and a water leak that caused Catsburg to pull the No. 4 off-track with 15 minutes to go.
In GTD, AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Matt Bell and Orey Fidani placed seventh and won the Bob Akin round to move back into the lead of the season-long championship. Fidani drove the first 45 minutes – much of it under full-course yellow – and Bell ran as high as third late before another unfortunate yellow forced him to drive back from 11th following the race’s final restart with 40 minutes left.
DXDT Racing’s No. 36 Z06 GT3.R of Robert Wickens and Alec Udell, on the other hand, benefitted from that yellow after a pit stop just before the caution flew to take the class lead. Wickens qualified and started from fourth place, and the duo kept the DXDT Corvette toward the front until Udell assumed the lead going into the homestretch. Much like Catsburg in GTD PRO, Udell lost multiple positions due to contact and close-quarters racing and finished eighth in class.
The next IMSA event for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams is the Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway on August 24.
CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's a shame. It's the second year in a row that we have to finish this race with a damaged car. Last year it was a crash on Lap One and now because another car crashed into us at Turn One. It was very difficult to drive because I had no performance. The alignment seemed to be OK but there was definitely something on the aero side. It was difficult to hang on. I have to say that I tried to be fair to people and they were fair to me. So there was no chaos or no big contact between us or people trying to make bad moves. So I'm happy with that. I was super slow because I couldn't go any faster. I tried to defend and used my experience to place the car wherever I needed to do. In the end I think we have a points advantage that is way better than it could have been. The way the car drove, it wasn't even fast. So I'm happy we managed to save some good points. Eventually it will come our way and we'll have a good race toward the end of the championship. That's the way it is this year but I'm happy with the finish we had."
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's IMSA racing. If nothing else, it's exciting. There was a lot going on in the race. There were so many situations with so many yellows and pit stops... all the chess games going on. I haven't seen a replay of the incident between the 48 BMW and us but I felt like I was giving enough racing room to them. It's a shame that we got shoved off and sustained damage that frankly hindered the rest of our race. Our Corvette was really good before that. We seemed to lose rear downforce and it became a handful to drive. Without that I think we could have been in a situation to be at the front most of the time in a controlled state. Antonio did a great job to keep the field behind him for so long. It wasn't easy to drive after the hit. It's bizarre to say but fourth is actually reasonable considering what happened. But we came into this race with a fast Corvette and expected more than that."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Ultimately it was a day to forget for the team, for us on the No. 4 Corvette and for many other people, as well. The driving standards were questionable at times, and the product on the racetrack reflected that. It's unfortunate for us and for the fans with all the yellows. Aside from that, the good takeaways from this event for us is that we had a very fast Corvette. We worked really hard to improve our race pace and balance of the car, and we were able to do that. Those are good positives we can take away from the weekend."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm never shy with a little argy-bargy. But today especially the 65 Ford... he was over the limit with driving standards. The Porsche moved under braking everywhere and then the 9 Lambo, they just shove you off like you're not there. I do feel like it needs to be addressed otherwise racing is not fair anymore. We also need to look at ourselves and improve. I feel like we really nailed the setup on the Corvette this weekend. The car in the race was really mega. It was nice to drive and nice to be on the attacking side and having some fun there. It is what it is. Unfortunately I feel like this was our race and we didn't capitalize."
AWA POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was a positive race, to be honest. I feel sorry for the No. 70 guys. We want to go toe-to-toe with them out there, but their trouble gave us the Akin win which is great for the team and our mission to get back to Le Mans. From that point, we could attack and for awhile it looked really good for our Corvette to the end of the race. But IMSA racing gives and it takes away; the last yellow came just at the wrong time for us and cycled us back to the rear through no fault of our own. Getting from 11th to seventh is about all I could do today. It's still a very positive day for the AWA team with the Akin award. I'm really proud of Orey's drive so we'll move on to the next one at VIR."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm happy with where we ended up. The last little bit of the race was a little unfortunate because I think we had a shot at the podium but that's sometimes how it goes. But onward and upward to VIR."
DXDT RACING POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The racing here in IMSA is a dogfight at the end. I was giving a little more courtesy than I should have, and that's on me. I'm not going to point any fingers besides at myself and say that's how it's played here. It seems like it's good on the Race Control side so there's nothing else besides muscle up and do the same. I think everyone was just on the limit, which is why there were no calls. Ultimately that's how it is. You just gotta put yourself in the right positions consistently, and that's what we've been doing. I'm really proud of the strategy calls from the team. I think it was perfect from that side. Everyone on the pitbox did a fantastic job so I'm frustrated to not capitalize on that. We've been so hungry for that first win and podium. Frustrated that I let it slip away."
ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Not the end result we wanted but so much hard work went into this weekend. Everyone at DXDT Racing along with Alec and myself should be proud of what we're doing. It's not the first time this year that the team has been in a strong podium position in the dying laps. It's only a matter of time before one comes our way."
CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: Time for a Breakthrough?
Titles and points standings on the minds of Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams
DETROIT (July 30, 2025) – The championship push for Corvette Racing’s teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD PRO and GTD classes continues this weekend at Road America, a place steeped in Corvette lore and success.
Corvette Racing has been a constant presence at the 4.048-mile, 14-turn Wisconsin circuit. The program has eight victories there – all in the factory team era – and the famed Corvette Bridge spans the track between turns Five and Six.
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports
(GTD PRO)
· No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims
· No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg
The No. 3 duo of Garcia and Sims enter Road America with the GTD PRO Drivers’ Championship lead. Their four podiums lead all driving pairings in GTD PRO and is a large reason behind the points lead. They finished fifth last year in class at Road America, and Garcia is a previous Road America winner in the Corvette C8.R.
Milner and Catsburg placed second in the last round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in the No. 4 Corvette for their first podium finish of the season.
Catsburg qualified on pole a year ago in GTD PRO while Milner was part of one of Road America’s most iconic race finishes by going from fifth to first in the closing minutes of the 2016 GTLM race.
AWA (GTD)
· No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell, Orey Fidani
AWA’s Fidani and Bell are back at Road America after a fifth-place GTD finish in 2024. Bell was part of a multi-car scrap late last year as the duo made up 10 spots in class during the race for what ended up as the best finish of the team’s debut season with the Corvette.
Matching that result will go a long way in helping Fidani move back to the top of the Bob Akin Award standings. He is second in points heading to Road America with the winner earning a ticket to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. AWA also has given the Corvette Z06 GT3.R its only IMSA win this year at the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona.
DXDT Racing (GTD)
· No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Alec Udell, Robert Wickens
Udell and Wickens gave DXDT Racing its best finish of its first season in GTD with a fourth-place showing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The DXDT Corvette has qualified third or better in class at each of the previous three rounds with Udell on the front row at both Laguna Seca and Watkins Glen.
Udell also scored a pair of victories last year with DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America alongside Milner in the Pro class. Teammate Wickens has raced at Road America in Champ Car Atlantic, IndyCar and the Michelin Pilot Challenge, where he finished third in 2023.
The Motul SportsCar Grand Prix is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 3. The race will stream live on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 2 to 5 p.m. ET IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS
PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I hope we can be up toward the front at Road America. It has been a few years since our last win there so obviously we want to end that run. The championship is what we are focusing on though. Even if we still have the lead, it’s very close between the top three. We need to maximize every opportunity to score points whether or not we have ultimate pace. That has been the strength of this team during GTD PRO and I know we will continue to do the same thing.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Road America is where I first drove the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. It’s an incredible track and one of the highlights of our season. It’s very much a power track but the braking and cornering ability of the Corvette allows us to attack the circuit in a different way than most other cars. We will see if that is enough to get us and keep us at the front of the grid and in the championship.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I can’t go back to Road America and not think about the 2016 win there when we went from fifth to first in the last couple of laps to win. It’s a great feeling to win at such a great track and it’s something I want to experience again. There’s no better time than the present. We have a little bit of momentum from the runner-up at CTMP. Judging how things have gone this year, I don’t expect this to be a very strong track for us but that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to give it everything we have for the race win and Manufacturers Championship points.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I really enjoyed this stretch of races last year in my first season in IMSA and it’s the same this season. After Canada, we finally have some momentum and a podium result on our side of the garage. Let’s keep it going now at Road America. We qualified well there last year but didn’t really put it together in the race for a couple of reasons. We have that experience plus other lessons we are learning this year on the team side that hopefully will mean that we can run up front more often than not the rest of this year and continue contributing to the Manufacturers Championship.”
AWA PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I always love going back to Road America. It’s one of the most iconic race tracks in the United States. We had a pretty exciting race last year. This place always seems to generate great racing with a lot of action, so I’m looking forward to getting back there with our Corvette and seeing what we can do this this time!”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Road America is one of those tracks on the calendar that every driver looks forward to. It’s so fast but also very technical, and it tends to produce a lot of opportunities. The team has been working hard in each round to give us a strong package with our No. 13 Corvette, and I’m confident we can be competitive again this year.”
DXDT RACING PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The DXDT team has been hard at work on all fronts prepping for the upcoming race at Road America. Each race we continue to improve processes, and a big one from the last race was getting Robert and I time to work together on driver changes at the shop. We've had a quick Corvette and I feel confident we can get the most out of our DXDT Z06 GT3.R up in Road America. I'm excited to see where that puts us!"
ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Road America is one of my favourite tracks on the IMSA calendar. The fans have so much passion for racing which makes it even more special. The team is working hard to build on our strong result from CTMP. We are going to do everything we can to get our Corvette Z06 GT3.R on the podium for the first time this year."
2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points
GTD PRO Drivers Standings
1. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 1942
2. Klaus Bachler/Laurin Heinrich – 1903
3. Albert Costa – 1889
4. Dan Harper/Max Hesse – 1756
5. Mike Rockenfeller/Sebastian Priaulx - 1751
6. Nicky Catsburg/Tommy Milner – 1720
GTD PRO Teams Standings
1. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 1942
2. No. 77 AO Racing – 1903
3. No. 81 DragonSpeed – 1889
4. No. 48 Paul Miller Racing – 1756
5. No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – 1751
6. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 1720
GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings
1. Chevrolet – 2018
2. Porsche – 1951
3. Ferrari – 1939
4. BMW – 1933
5. Ford – 1900
GTD Drivers Standings
1. Philip Ellis/Russell Ward – 1902
2. Jack Hawksworth/Parker Thompson – 1809
3. Casper Stevenson – 1778
4. Adam Adelson/Elliott Skeer – 1596
5. Patrick Gallagher/Robby Foley – 1584
8. Matthew Bell/Orey Fidani – 1458
14. Alec Udell – 1126
GTD Teams Standings
1. No. 57 Windward Racing – 1902
2. No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing – 1809
3. No. 27 Heart of Racing Team – 1778
4. No. 120 Wright Motorsports – 1596
5. No. 96 Turner Motorsport – 1584
7. No. 13 AWA – 1458
13. No. 36 DXDT Racing – 1309
GTD Manufacturers Standings
1. Mercedes-AMG – 2086
2. Lexus – 1912
3. Aston Martin – 1859
4. Ferrari – 1827
5. Porsche – 1812
6. Chevrolet – 1744
CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD AMERICA: By the Numbers
• 1: One manufacturer, one car brand and one program for 25-plus years: Chevrolet, Corvette and Corvette Racing
• 3: Wins at Road America last year for DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America with the Corvette Z06 GT3.R – two in the Pro class and one in Pro-Am
• 4: Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs on this year’s Road America entry list: two from Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports in GTD PRO alongside one GTD entry each for AWA and DXDT Racing
• 4: Number of cars Tommy Milner passed in the final 15 minutes of the 2016 Road America race. He and Oliver Gavin went on to win in class and capture the GTLM Drivers Championship that season
• 4: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Road America since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2002-04), Corvette C6.R (2005-13), Corvette C7.R (2016-2019) and Corvette C8.R/Z06 GT3.R (2020-current). Both of the latter are eighth-gen, mid-engine Corvettes
• 8: Number of victories at Road America for Corvette Racing, the most of any entrant in IMSA
• 9: Pole positions at Road America for Corvette Racing by five different drivers. Nicky Catsburg was the latest last year in GTD PRO
• 10: Number of drivers who have won races at Road America for Corvette Racing – Gavin (four); Olivier Beretta (three); Johnny O’Connell (two); and Kelly Collins, Ron Fellows, Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen, Milner, Andy Pilgrim and Jordan Taylor (one each)
• 12: Fastest race laps for Corvette Racing drivers at Road America. That includes the last three in the last six years: Milner (2019 and 2021) and Garcia (2020)
• 14: Number of IMSA victories at Road America for Chevrolet, the second-most of any manufacturer in IMSA
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 31: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 38: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list were Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Hiroshi Koizumi at Imola in ELMS
• 70: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ben Green in GT World Challenge Asia for Johor Motorsports Racing at Mandalika (Indonesia)
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 146: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 12 in GT World Challenge America and three in GT World Challenge Asia
• 337: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 13,172.25: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 23 previous trips to Road America. That represents 3,126 laps or 111 trips across Lake Michigan
• 385,600.41: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries since 1999. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles
Corvette Racing at Road America (wins in bold)
2002 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Oliver Gavin – 2nd in GTS (Fellows pole; Gavin fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins – 1st in GTS
2003 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins – 5th in GTS (Gavin pole, fastest race lap)
2004 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GTS
Press Release: CORVETTE RACING AT SĀO PAULO: Another TF Corvette Podium
Runner-up LMGT3 finish in Brazil for No. 81 Z06 GT3.R as both Corvettes take points
SĀO PAULO, Brazil (July 13, 2025) – TF Sport’s Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R program continued its strong momentum Sunday with a runner-up LMGT3 class finish for the No. 81 Corvette of Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy at the Six Hours of Sāo Paulo.
The result was the best of the FIA World Endurance Championship season for the trio and its second straight podium following a third-place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Eastwood and Andrade also were part of TF Sport’s winning lineup a week prior at Imola with its European Le Mans Series Corvette program.
The finish Sunday for the No. 81 Corvette also elevated the three drivers and its squad from sixth to fifth in the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams standings after five of eight races.
As it has for a majority of the season, the No. 81 Corvette crew ran a faultless race with both Van Rompuy and Andrade moving up through the order with strong driving in a pair of double-stints and Eastwood driving the final 2.5 hours to the finish.
Both TF Sport Corvettes finished in the points for the second consecutive race and third time this year. Despite some early misfortunes, the No. 33 Corvette Z06 GT3.R trio of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating placed seventh in class to remain third in the championship standings.
A winner to start the season in Qatar, the No. 33 Corvette squad lost track position early through on-track contact and subsequent penalties, which forced the engineering team to move to an alternate driver rotation.
That resulted in Keating and Juncadella splitting the first two-thirds of the race and leaving it to Edgar to heroically bring home the No. 33 Corvette in the points.
TF Sport and its Corvettes next will race at the FIA WEC’s lone North American race September 5-7 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
TF SPORT POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED SECOND IN LMGT3: "Another great result today with P2. As we've seen many times this year, TF Sport executed a really solid race - great strategy, no mistakes, no penalties, which I feel today there were more penalties than most WEC races, and we just were able to capitalize on that to get a great P2. I definitely feel like some momentum is behind me now. I had a tough sort of 18-month start to this journey but with now three podiums in a row with TF between Le Mans, Imola in ELMS and here, I've no doubt that we can continue to get podiums at every event to close out the year. So we need to look forward... first to have a nice break over the summer before a very busy late August into September. But I've no doubt we can get podiums and race wins every race to the end of the year and hopefully go into both Bahrain and Portimão, giving ourselves a chance at those championships."
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED SECOND IN LMGT3: “Another podium for the 81 crew and a third in a row for myself and Charlie. Great teamwork by the entire team to move us up the field after a difficult qualifying. And then a great final stint by Charlie to make the overtake which put us P2 at the flag. I'm super happy with this positive momentum and looking forward now to some rest during the summer break after some intense weeks of racing.”
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED SEVENTH IN LMGT3: "It was a disappointing day. Three penalties that lost us around 55 seconds. So yeah, it's a big deal. But I did enjoy the alternate strategy. I think it paid off very nicely in terms of track position to switch to myself after Ben's first stint and then also after his second stint. I think that was very cool and I got to overtake a couple of cars. So that was nice. And then Jonny at the end, I think he did a great job. He was defending against the McLaren, which was clearly faster and he did really well. He also overtook the BMW so it was just perfect execution from him. Unfortunately there were still the penalties... things that happen. I think Ben didn't have the best of days but we live and learn and hopefully
get better for the next one."
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED SEVENTH IN LMGT3: "It was a tough day for us with some penalties that hurt our race. But the car felt great to drive and I am happy we still scored some points for the championship. The end for me was very tough on very old tires trying to defend from cars on newer ones. So I was happy to be able to hold the McLaren behind at the end. The whole team did a great job all weekend like they always do. We will take these points and move to COTA and try to move back up in the championship."
Press Release: CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: Runner-Up for No. 4 PMM Corvette
Luck goes the way of Milner, Catsburg for second place in GTD PRO
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (July 13, 2025) – Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and the No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R team gambled and won on strategy Sunday on the way to a second-place GTD PRO finish in the Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
A call for a top-off of fuel under yellow by the Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports engineering team with nearly 80 minutes to go reversed the fortunes for the Milner, Catsburg and the No. 4 Corvette, which lost time earlier in the pits and ran as far down as ninth in class.
Two additional full-course yellow periods over the final 30 minutes – including one with 15 minutes left that ended the race – allowed Catsburg to hold position and put himself and Milner on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship podium for the first time this year.
The result solidified Chevrolet’s lead in the GTD PRO Manufacturers Championship with four races left in the season.
Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims also retained their Drivers Championship lead with a fourth-place finish in the No. 3 Corvette. The duo ran a more traditional strategy and looked likely to make the podium for the fifth time this season, thanks to a fuel advantage over two of the cars ahead of it when the final yellows flew.
In GTD, Alec Udell and Robert Wickens posted the best finish of the season for the DXDT Racing No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R effort. Wickens, racing a Corvette at CTMP for the first time, started third and drove the first 45 minutes before giving way to Udell to go the rest of the way. The pair was in the same position as the No. 3 Corvette and likely would have made the GTD podium without the late yellows due to the team’s fuel strategy.
Matt Bell and Orey Fidani placed ninth in GTD with AWA’s No. 13 Corvette in the team’s home race. The team fought back from a lap down and likewise had its progress halted by the final two yellows.
The next race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program in IMSA is August 1-3 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED SECOND IN GTD PRO: "That's the name of the game sometimes. We for sure didn't have the car we hoped for or wanted today. It was hard to drive. We took a risk and made a stretch call there that worked out in our favor. In talking to the guys on the pit stand, this is a place where you don't have little moments; you have big ones. So the chance of a yellow I thought was pretty good so I was pretty happy with our decision. It played into our hands exactly as we needed it to. We've had some bad luck throughout the year, so we'll take some good luck today."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED SECOND IN GTD PRO: "It's very nice to finish on the podium. It's our first of the year, and it's great to do it at the Chevrolet Grand Prix. But we do have a lot of work to do. We got a little bit lucky today. We need to figure out where things keep going wrong for us in the pitlane and figure out how to get the Corvette in a bit better window. We have work left but the guys worked really hard. We did a really good job in terms of Manufacturers points. The points for the 3 car guys today was good for their championship, too. So all good."
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED FOURTH IN GTD PRO: "It was super difficult strategy-wise to know what to do. You would do whatever you had to do and it obviously went the other way for us. In a way, I'm happy that we did our race. Without the last yellow, everyone ahead of us was tight (on fuel) so it was going to be another fight with the 77. The 4 car made that gamble on fuel and obviously it paid out. For all the loss we got for running the regular strategy, at least the 4 team got the most out of it. They had issues on their first two stops so that put them on the back foot but for once it worked. Great Manufacturer points for Chevrolet. It's good that either the 3 or 4 Corvette is on the podium in any race. That's what we need to achieve. Let's see if at the next races we can get them both up there. But today I'm happy for Corvette Racing overall and we'll move ahead for the next one."
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED FOURTH IN GTD PRO: "It honestly wasn't one of my most comfortable races for whatever reason. I made a bad call on the last restart; I got checked up by the Ford in front of me which compromised me but then made the wrong call going into Turn One with the Lambo on the inside. I tried to fight him, and if he didn't back out then I was going to come off second-best by a long way. That happens. It's really, really frustrating from my side to make that situation happen. I could have sucked it up and lost just one place. The team did a great job to get us back into the mix on strategy. I don't know how it panned out on strategy. We initiated the strategy call and were proactive to get us back into the race, which was great. On the final restart I got back past the Lambo to reverse the situation from earlier. It was another crazy restart and I don't know what happened. Thanks to the Pratt Miller team for getting our Corvette back nearer to the front. Huge congrats to the 4 car guys. They've had some tough races so it's nice that they get a result."
ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FINISHED FOURTH IN GTD: "Overall, a pretty good day for us at DXDT Racing. Gutted we didn't make it on the podium, but I thought as a team we executed a near flawless race. So to come away with a top-five finish, first one of the year for me in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and my first top-five with Corvette, I think we can hold our heads high. And I think we have a lot of momentum moving forward to my next race in Road America in a couple weeks time.
"The Corvette Z06 GT3.R was amazing to drive at my home race. Sometimes I'm still having to pinch myself that I got to have such a cool experience. So all in all, thank you to all the fans who came out and supported us over the weekend, bared the weather, and we ended up getting a perfect sunny day in the end. So all in all, a great day."
CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: Second-Row Starts for PMM, DXDT
Solid qualifying sessions for Z06 GT3.R contingent ahead of Chevrolet Grand Prix
BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (July 12, 2025) – Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams will start on the second row of their classes after two GT category qualifying for Sunday’s Chevrolet Grand Prix.
Antonio Garcia and Tommy Milner qualified third and fourth, respectively, in Saturday’s GTD PRO session at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, while Robert Wickens was third-quickest in GTD for DXDT Racing ahead of the seventh round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Garcia’s best lap was a 1:15.334 (117.508 mph) effort in the No. 3 Corvette that shares with championship co-leader Alexander Sims. The two won last year’s Chevrolet Grand Prix at CTMP to lead a Corvette 1-2 finish.
They finished ahead of Nicky Catsburg and Milner, who was just 0.13 seconds behind in the No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Both Corvettes were within 0.418 seconds of Neil Verhagen’s pole-winning time.
Wickens qualified at his home track for the first time in his career with a lap of 1:15.876 (116.669 mph). The result in DXDT’s No. 36 Corvette, which he shares with Alec Udell, continued the strong showing in qualifying for the Z06 GT3.R that is equipped with a Bosch hand-controlled electronic braking system.
Udell qualified the DXDT Corvette on the front row of GTD the last two races, and this is the second race in which Wickens and Udell will share the Z06 GT3.R.
Also in GTD, Orey Fidani qualified the Canadian-liveried No. 13 Corvette 13th in class. He and teammate Matt Bell will look to break a tie at the top of the Bob Akin Award standings, which Fidani won in 2024 to secure an invite to this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Bell ended Saturday’s final practice third in GTD, showing the potential for the AWA Z06 GT3.R to move up the field in its home race.
The Chevrolet Grand Prix is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 13. The race will air live on USA from 2 to 5 p.m. with full streaming coverage on Peacock inside the U.S. and IMSA.com outside the U.S. IMSA Radio will air the race at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Obviously we would have preferred P2 or P1 as well! But it's pretty tight. It's also tight on how you approach this track and how fine-tuned you need to have everything in order to go fast around here. It's a shame I didn't quite nail everything but in a way I can't complain. It's all good information toward tomorrow. Learning what we learned even in these conditions to see what we can do different, that's the target. This morning (in final practice), it was good right away. We just tried to nail and get a little more out of it in qualifying, but it's also good information for tomorrow. That's what we can take away from today."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I think we would have liked to have been a little further forward. For us qualifying is pretty important to keep the track position as far forward as we can. It's still hard for us to race generally. Where we make our lap time is in the corners, and when you're behind somebody it's hard to show the speed. It's better to be third and fourth than seventh and eighth, so from that side I'm not unhappy by any means. We're at the front end, which is good. We'll look at our strategy options for tomorrow and see what we can make happen to go for another Corvette 1-2."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "This has been a very special weekend so far. I'm really happy to be back home and racing in front of family and friends that are coming out for this awesome event.
"I love this track. It's one of the most technical and hardest tracks around to drive. Maybe we are a little slower than last year with the heat and things being a little greasy. We'll keep it on track, push forward and see if we can put on a good show for everyone.
"I'm feeling awesome, and so is the car and the team. We really want to get that lead back in the Akin standings. After going to Le Mans this year, everyone really wants to go back. We want to do it again so we're going to push hard to make that happen and get back to Le Mans."
ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's actually my first time qualifying here in IMSA, so it's very special. I was supposed to qualify here in 2022, but my son was born the day before so I wasn't even in the country during qualifying! And then the other two TCR races, I was the finishing driver there, so yeah this place is special on a qualy lap. It was a lot of fun. The car was amazing. I think all weekend, I just haven't quite clicked and extracted the most of this Corvette Z06 GT3.R yet, and I know it's out there, I know it's possible. So I'm a little bit gutted, but honestly the team's been picking me up all weekend, so the fact that we put together a top-three start for tomorrow, I think we can hold our heads up high. But you never want to see the gap that we had to the front."
(On long-run pace) "I think we're in and about where we need to be. I don't think we're setting the pace by any means. But every session we've gotten stronger and stronger, so we're gonna go back to the drawing board again, look at data, look at video. I feel like every time I'm in this car, because I'm not in it regularly - as often as I want to be anyway - it's taking a lot of coaching. Alec's been doing an amazing job, helping me get the best of this car and so is everyone at DXDT Racing. So it's been a full team effort, and yeah, excited for what we can do tomorrow."
CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: By the Numbers
• 4: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at CTMP since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2004), Corvette C6.R (2005-13) and Corvette C7.R (2016-2019). The Corvette C8.R raced at the track for the first time in 2002
• 8: Pole positions for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP. Oliver Gavin leads with three with Alexander Sims (2024) being the most recent
• 8: Number of drivers who have won races at CTMP for Corvette Racing. Johnny O’Connell (six), Jan Magnussen (five), Oliver Gavin (four), Ron Fellows and Antonio Garcia (three), and Olivier Beretta (two) each have multiple wins there with the team. Alexander Sims scored his first Corvette win at the circuit in 2024
• 13: Class victories at Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – all since 2001
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 31: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 38: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list were Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Hiroshi Koizumi at Imola in ELMS
• 70: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ben Green in GT World Challenge Asia for Johor Motorsports Racing at Mandalika (Indonesia)
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 145: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 12 in GT World Challenge America and two GT World Challenge Asia
• 334: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999 (as of the IMSA event at Watkins Glen)
• 12,248.28: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 21 previous trips to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. That represents 4,981 laps
• 441,296.99: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries since 1999. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles
Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (wins in bold)
2000 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Andy Pilgrim – 2nd in GTS (Fellows pole, fastest race lap)
2001 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins – 3rd in GTS
2002 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins – 2nd in GTS (Pilgrim fastest race lap)
2003 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins – 7th in GTS (Gavin pole)
2004 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GTS
CORVETTE RACING AT SĀO PAULO: Fifth-Row Start for TF Corvettes
Both Z06 GT3.Rs make Hyperpole for first time this season
SĀO PAULO, Brazil (July 12, 2025) – TF Sport’s pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will fill the fifth row of the LMGT3 class for Sunday’s Six Hours of Sāo Paulo and the resumption of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The No. 33 Corvette of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating – class winner to start the season in Qatar – lines up ninth after Keating advanced to the 10-car Hyperpole session for the first time this year to put both TF Sport entries into the final round of qualifying.
Teammates Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy will start 10th in the No. 81 Corvette with the driving trio looking to continue the momentum from a third-place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Eastwood and Andrade were winners in the European Le Mans Series last weekend at Imola in another TF Sport Corvette.
Van Rompuy also advanced to Hyperpole for the fourth time in five races.
The improved pace of the Corvettes from the last six-hour race at Spa was evident from Friday’s first session. Juncadella and Eastwood were third and fifth, respectively, in LMGT3 at the end of the day, and Edgar improved on both his teammates with the weekend’s fastest Free Practice time in class.
Entering Sāo Paulo, the No. 33 Corvette sits third in the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams standings with the No. 81 Z06 GT3.R sixth.
The Six Hours of Sāo Paulo is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 13. Full live streaming coverage will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.
TF SPORT QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's the first time our car has made it into Hyperpole this year. Even when we haven't done that we have had good races. So I'm quite confident for tomorrow. It's a shame not to be higher up but one-lap pace is never our strongest point; we're always much better in the race so our pace will be much better tomorrow. I'm happy to make it any Hyperpole and the car was great to drive again, as it usually is."
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Traditionally in the World Endurance Championship, I would say one of my specialties has been qualifying. So far this entire season, this is the first time I've put Jonny into Hyperpole and my first time in the top-10. I'll just say it feels good!"
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We wanted to aim a little bit higher for the grid but it is super close between everybody. I think we do have a good racecar even if we are lacking a little bit in our qualifying setup. We are quite good on our tires in what will be a long race. Let's see what we can do from here."
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm quite happy with the first session. To get both cars into Hyperpole is quite nice. I think we have a really good racecar for the race, so I think we can progress through the order. We have to keep it clean, do our own thing with good strategy. I think we have a good weapon in-hand to make up some positions tomorrow."
Corvettes look to extend strong history of success at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
DETROIT (July 9, 2025) – In the long and storied history of Corvette Racing, no single racetrack has witnessed more success for the program than venerable Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The track just to the east of Toronto has been the backdrop for 13 Corvette class victories dating back to 2001.
The 2.459-mile, 10-turn circuit – formerly Mosport International Raceway – is the backdrop for what Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams hope is another winning weekend during the Chevrolet Grand Prix. This year’s race – in which the Corvette GT3 car scored its first win in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – features four Corvette entries across the two GT classes: Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports in GTD PRO along with AWA and DXDT Racing in GTD.
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports
(GTD PRO)
· No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims
· No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg
All 13 victories for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing at CTMP have come from the Pratt Miller-run team, including last year’s dominating weekend for Garcia – now a three-time winner there – and Sims. The pair led a 1-2 finish as Sims claimed pole position and set the fastest race lap along the way. Garcia and Sims also come into this weekend with additional momentum from four podium finishes in five races and the GTD PRO championship lead.
Along with a runner-up finish at Watkins Glen for the No. 3 Corvette, Milner and Catsburg recorded their best finish of the season in the No. 4 Z06 GT3.R – fourth place in class and just missing the podium. The duo was the closest challenger to the sister car at CTMP a year ago. Milner is a past class-winner at the track with Corvette Racing, and Catsburg made his first start at the circuit last year.
AWA (GTD)
· No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell, Orey Fidani
AWA’s Fidani and Bell aim to make up for last year’s race at CTMP, where a collision forced the No. 13 Corvette out of last year’s Chevrolet Grand Prix. This time around, the team will contest its home race in the special Canadian-themed livery that proved immensely popular last month at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In addition to posting a solid result in its home race, AWA hopes to use the CTMP round to bolster its chances in claiming a second consecutive Bob Akin Award for Fidani. The honor goes to the highest points-scoring Bronze driver in GTD and was AWA’s ticket to Le Mans after winning the season-long championship in 2024. AWA also has given the Corvette Z06 GT3.R its only IMSA win this year at the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona.
DXDT Racing (GTD)
· No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Alec Udell, Robert Wickens
The Chevrolet Grand Prix marks Robert Wickens’ return to DXDT Racing’s No. 36 Corvette that is equipped with the newest generation of Bosch’s electronic braking system. Wickens made his high-profile debut in the Corvette and in the WeatherTech Championship at Long Beach and also competed at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
A two-time winner at CTMP in Michelin Pilot Challenge, Wickens rejoins Alec Udell in the DXDT Corvette following a near-miss at Watkins Glen. Udell qualified on the GTD front row for the second year in a row, and the team challenged for the class win until a mechanical issue sidelined the No. 36 Corvette with 10 minutes to go.
The Chevrolet Grand Prix is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 13. The race will air live on USA from 2 to 5 p.m. with full streaming coverage on Peacock inside the U.S. and IMSA.com outside the U.S. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER PRE-EVENT QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I think we can challenge for the win at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. I don’t know if we will have enough or not but we will definitely go for it. We just need to wait and see what we actually have. We’ll do what we always do and go as fast as we can with whatever we have. We’ll try to find our weak spots and especially where we might be ahead of our competition so we can take advantage of that. We just need to play things smart again and see what this race brings.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Honestly I enjoy every single event in IMSA, but this is really the sweet spot in terms of hitting awesome tracks week after week. Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is up there with the absolute best of the tracks in North America for me personally. I love it there. It’s where we were able to put it on pole and win last year, and it would be amazing if we could do the same again this time around. We’ll just have to wait and see if that’s realistic or not.
“These are the standout tracks and why I want to come and race in IMSA. It’s a really nice part of the year. CTMP also is important in this phase to maximize each race and keep the championship challenge going. But from that point of view it’s about focusing on every single race. We’ll focus on the moment and enjoy what we’re doing.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "This is the real meat of our schedule. Watkins Glen obviously set off a nice sequence of just classic North American road courses. Next for us is Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, which is consistently my answer for whenever I'm asked what is my favorite racetrack. It just has all the right characteristics, all the right rhythm and flow and challenge and everything that you want in a racetrack. It's a lot of fun, especially these days in these GT3 cars. We've been successful there. I think it really suits the Corvette. It's a place where the fast-flowing, high-speed nature of the track really is this car's sweet spot. I'm hoping that that continues to stay true. We've seen all last year and still this year that we struggle a little bit in straight-line speed but hopefully we have just enough to keep anybody behind us if we are toward the front. But yeah... just love racing there. The fans there are great, as always, real diehard sports car racing fans. It's just a big challenge - one that I think every lap, you kind of hold your breath in a couple places, and that's what makes it fun.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I got to discover CTMP for the first time last year, and the track is just incredible. It’s another of the classic North American tracks that I really enjoy. I would say that it lived up to my expectations last year with the fast corners, elevation changes and a really nice flow. Certainly we were fast there last year in the Corvette which is encouraging. The team obviously knows the track really well and has a lot of wins and experience. So all that makes me pretty confident going into the weekend. We had what I would say was a decent result at Watkins Glen so let’s see if we can make the improvements we need to be higher up the order."
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is one of my favorite tracks from anywhere in the world, and we've been eagerly waiting to race there again! I’m really looking forward to the team's home race and to bringing back the fan-favorite livery from Le Mans. We felt we had a very strong car at CTMP last year, so I’m confident we’ll be competitive. Hopefully we'll be able to bring the Canadian-flagged Corvette Z06 GT3.R over the line with a strong result in front of a great crowd."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This race means so much to the whole team. CTMP is an extremely special place for me, it’s where this whole journey began and it’s very sentimental to be able to compete at my home track in front of friends and family. After seeing the massive amount of support we received in Le Mans, we knew we had to bring back the red livery for the Canadian crowd. I’m really looking forward to getting back in the car and we’ll be doing everything we can to put on a good show and get a great result here.”
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm excited to return to a sprint format together with Robert in the DXDT Corvette Z06 GT3.R. It’s a race on home turf for him, and it’s been a good place for the Corvettes in the past. It feels like we’ve got a lot of positive momentum coming into the race, so I can’t wait to get on track and give all Robert’s supporters up there, and our DXDT team, an effort to root for!"
ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I couldn't be more excited about being a part of the headline race, driving a Corvette Z06 GT3.R at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It's a big race for myself, as well as my team, DXDT Racing. We feel like a podium is just around the corner, and there is no place I would rather achieve that than at home at CTMP. The Corvette has always been a fan favorite. Ron Fellows put Corvette Racing on the map in Canada with all of his success with Pratt Miller. Ron has had a huge influence on CTMP and on my career. He's someone I've always looked up to from a very young age, and he's helped me, and other Canadian drivers progress from karts to cars. Now to return and drive a Corvette just like Ron has done for so many years holds a special place for me."
2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points
GTD PRO Drivers Standings
1. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 1632
2. Klaus Bachler/Laurin Heinrich – 1580
3. Albert Costa – 1518
4. Mike Rockenfeller/Sebastian Priaulx - 1517
5. Dan Harper/Max Hesse – 1510
7. Nicky Catsburg/Tommy Milner – 1372
GTD PRO Teams Standings
1. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 1632
2. No. 77 AO Racing – 1580
3. No. 81 DragonSpeed – 1518
4. No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – 1517
5. No. 48 Paul Miller Racing – 1510
7. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 1372
GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings
1. Chevrolet – 1668
2. BMW – 1638
3. Porsche – 1626
4. Ford – 1624
5. Ferrari – 1565
GTD Drivers Standings
1. Philip Ellis/Russell Ward – 1550
2. Casper Stevenson – 1490
3. Jack Hawksworth/Parker Thompson – 1474
4. Adam Adelson/Elliott Skeer – 1362
5. Patrick Gallagher/Robby Foley – 1329
8. Matthew Bell/Orey Fidani – 1220
20. Alec Udell – 816
GTD Teams Standings
1. No. 57 Windward Racing – 1550
2. No. 27 Heart of Racing Team – 1490
3. No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing – 1474
4. No. 120 Wright Motorsports – 1362
5. No. 96 Turner Motorsport – 1329
7. No. 13 AWA – 1220
13. No. 36 DXDT Racing – 999
GTD Manufacturers Standings
1. Mercedes-AMG – 1734
2. Lexus – 1577
3. Aston Martin – 1571
4. Porsche – 1558
5. Ferrari – 1554
6. Chevrolet – 1434
CORVETTE RACING AT CTMP: By the Numbers
• 4: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at CTMP since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2004), Corvette C6.R (2005-13) and Corvette C7.R (2016-2019). The Corvette C8.R raced at the track for the first time in 2002
• 8: Pole positions for Corvette Racing drivers at CTMP. Oliver Gavin leads with three with Alexander Sims (2024) being the most recent
• 8: Number of drivers who have won races at CTMP for Corvette Racing. Johnny O’Connell (six), Jan Magnussen (five), Oliver Gavin (four), Ron Fellows and Antonio Garcia (three), and Olivier Beretta (two) each have multiple wins there with the team. Alexander Sims scored his first Corvette win at the circuit in 2024
• 13: Class victories at Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – all since 2001
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 31: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 38: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list were Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Hiroshi Koizumi at Imola in ELMS
• 70: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ben Green in GT World Challenge Asia for Johor Motorsports Racing at Mandalika (Indonesia)
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 145: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 12 in GT World Challenge America and two GT World Challenge Asia
• 334: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999 (as of the IMSA event at Watkins Glen)
• 12,248.28: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 21 previous trips to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. That represents 4,981 laps
• 441,296.99: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries since 1999. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles
Corvette Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (wins in bold)
2000 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Andy Pilgrim – 2nd in GTS (Fellows pole, fastest race lap)
2001 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins – 3rd in GTS
2002 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins – 2nd in GTS (Pilgrim fastest race lap)
2003 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins – 7th in GTS (Gavin pole)
2004 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GTS
Pair of TF Sport Corvettes in thick of LMGT3 title picture following Le Mans
DETROIT (July 8, 2025) – The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and TF Sport enter the second half of the FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend with solid momentum and both racecars in title contention as the series shifts to South America.
The Six Hours of Sāo Paulo is the fifth round of the FIA WEC and first event after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It also is the resumption of a tight fight in the LMGT3 with each of the second-year Corvette GT3s looking to contend not just for a race win but also moving up in the Drivers and Teams championship standings:
No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R
The trio of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating sit third in points on the strength of their season-opening race win at Qatar. Of the three, only Juncadella has raced at Sāo Paulo and his debut at the circuit came last year.
Following the victory at Qatar and subsequent championship lead, the No. 33 Corvette was the heaviest car at both Imola and Spa-Francorchamps by more than 50 pounds. Much of that success ballast comes off for Sāo Paulo, which gives the 33 side of the TF Sport garage optimism for its first Hyperpole appearance of the season and a return to the class podium.
No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy broke through at Le Mans for a third-place LMGT3 finish and their first podium result of the year. The No. 81 Corvette squad jumped up to sixth in points to give TF Sport two cars that can contend for the race win and podium in Brazil.
Of note, Van Rompuy has advanced the No. 81 Corvette into the LMGT3 Hyperpole session in three of four races this year. Meanwhile Eastwood and Andrade are coming off a thrilling victory in Sunday’s Four Hours of Imola in TF Sport’s European Le Mans Series Corvette entry with Hiroshi Koizumi – the first win for Corvette Racing in that championship.
The Six Hours of Sāo Paulo is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 13. Full live streaming coverage of Free Practice 3, qualifying and the race will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.
TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTES
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The good news is we are going to lose a lot of weight. We have a gluten-free diet going to Sāo Paulo! Which is nice because we have been heavy all year. We are still third in the championship, which is fantastic after a difficult Le Mans. I think the second half of the year we will be strong and will be fighting to get back to where we belong."
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This will be my first time to Brazil, so it's a new track for me and Ben. We'll try to learn it as quickly as possible. Luckily, Dani has been there so I'm sure he will be able to help us a lot. I'm sure he'll be able to help us a lot. It'll be nice to have as much success ballast. Obviously it's nice to have it because you've obviously won something! But I think we'll have a tiny bit from our championship position, but much less than previous races. So I think that should be helpful. Hopefully we can have another good weekend and score as many points as we can."
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "My main goal is to win the championship, and we are still in that hunt for sure. For the last several races, we've been carrying around so much success ballast. I'm glad to know that the two people in front of us in the championship are now going to be very heavy. And we're going to be considerably lighter. I've never been to Sāo Paulo. But I've spent a lot of time on my simulator and learning it. So I'm looking forward to being back toward the front."
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Coming off Le Mans, we're really optimistic about Sāo Paulo. The truck's been resurfaced, so it might be quite different. We just need to keep doing what we are doing and hopefully we have a bit more pace in the Corvette. So we are looking forward to it. Hopefully like last year we can finish the year super-strong. We're up to P6 in the championship after Le Mans and hopefully we can keep pushing forward with that."
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s really encouraging to come into Brazil after our podium at Le Mans. Our confidence is at an all-time high right now as we are going into some tracks where I feel we were strong last year. It starts at Sāo Paulo where we learned a lot in our first time there with the Corvette. The car already was fairly quick and competitive last year and I hope we have more of the same this time around.”
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We have really good momentum after Le Mans. Now we take that to Sao Paulo, which is a track I discovered for the first time last year. I think we should go along fairly well there. The team is operating at a high level on both sides of the garage. All season, the driving has been very, very good to go along with the strategy and pit stops. Let’s see if we can continue that this weekend.”
2025 FIA World Endurance Championship Points
LMGT3 Drivers Standings
1. Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz/Ryan Hardwick – 81
2. Alessio Rovera/Francois Heriau/Simon Mann – 76
3. Ben Keating/Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar – 60
4. Ian James/Mattia Drudi/Zacharie Robichon – 47
5. Arnold Robin/Finn Gehrsitz – 38
6. Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 38
Two Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs as brand returns to Spa 24 for first time since 2011
DETROIT (June 25, 2025) – For the first time in more than a decade, Corvette will be on the grid for the 24 Hours of Spa – the biggest GT3 race in the world.
Johor Motorsports Racing and Steller Motorsport each are entering a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R at Spa-Francorchamps in the blue-riband round of SRO Motorsports and the Intercontinental GT Challenge. It’s the first Spa 24 Hours for Corvette since 2011.
Corvette Racing factory driver Alexander Sims – GTD PRO championship co-leader with Antonio Garcia after a runner-up finish at Watkins Glen in IMSA – leads the lineup for the Bronze-class No. 2 JMR Z06 GT3.R and teams with Jordan Love, Prince Jefri Ibrahim, Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim. Steller Motorsport also will go with a four-driver lineup in its Silver-class No. 24 Corvette: Matisse Lismont, Lorcan Hanafin, Daniel Ali and Olivier Hart.
Both teams have tasted success so far this year. JMR already is a two-time winner in GT World Challenge Asia this year, and Prince Jefri Ibrahim leads the series’ Drivers Championship. In GT World Challenge Europe, Steller Motorsports claimed a runner-up, Silver-class finish in its first race with the Corvette at Paul Ricard in Endurance Cup competition.
The Corvette Z06 GT3.R has scored six victories worldwide this year, including the Rolex 24 at Daytona by GTD team AWA, as well as a third-place LMGT3 finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans by TF Sport.
Preparation for Corvette’s return to the Spa 24 Hours has included the two-day Prologue for both Steller and JMR plus simulation tests by Corvette factory drivers at Chevrolet’s Driver-in-the-Loop facility in North Carolina.
The 2025 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa takes place June 25-29, with full race and qualifying coverage available on SRO Motorsports’ official YouTube channel.
JESSICA DANE, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “The launch of our Corvette GT3 program opened the door to a number of new possibilities to see the Corvette Z06 GT3.R race around the world. The Spa 24 Hours ranks very close to - if not at - the top of that list. We are excited to see JMR and Steller Motorsport take Corvette back to the largest GT3 race in the world for the first time in almost 15 years. Both teams are well-prepared following the Spa Prologue, and we hope to see them challenging for the podium and class victories come Sunday.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 2 JOHOR MOTORSPORTS RACING CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Pretty much every single year at Spa, it’s upwards of the in 60s if not more for car count. It’s always an incredibly competitive race… pretty much the GT3 race of the year. There is a little more restriction on strategy and things nowadays than when I first did it 10 or 12 years ago. But it’s an awesome event. The track is lovely to drive. During the Prologue, the Corvette was working pretty well and feeling nice to drive around there. It works really well on the Pirellis so there’s really very little to adjust to (from IMSA).
“I’m looking forward to it. It should be an enjoyable 24 hours. I’m not entirely sure that we have the most competitive driver lineup in the Bronze class because of the way the gradings work. You see some of the lineups and they are just phenomenal. But I have every confidence that Prince Jefri and Prince Abu Bakar can pull their weight in terms of the Bronze driver pace, and hopefully Jordan and I can do a decent job compared to the other pros and we’ll see how we end up.
“I got to work with Steller at Barcelona for their shakedown, and that was lovely to get into a brand new car and have it feel perfectly familiar. And being able to do some other racing outside of IMSA but in a Corvette with JMR, it means you can arrive at a track and get straight down to business of thrashing the car to the limit straightaway and you feel comfortable.”
HH PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, NO. 2 JOHOR MOTORSPORTS RACING CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I think this is one of the most historic races and one of the biggest races of the year, especially with 75 cars which is a record. It's a huge one for us. This is quite unique. We just started a new team. We're working with a new manufacturer in Corvette and Chevrolet. We have new challenges that we are trying to meet, so there are a lot of exciting things going on. This is our first year at Spa. We have two mechanics from Malaysia and two drivers from Malaysia - myself and my brother - alongside the other 200 drivers who are here. So it does mean a lot for us to come here. The Corvette is still a new car for us as drivers plus the team, the engineers and everyone. We are learning more and more each race about the car. We still have a long way to go as a team, and we want to be the best one out there. It's positive that things have gone this well so far, but this is just the beginning. There are a lot of strong teams and cars. This is an endurance race and anything can happen. Our main focus is first to finish before we aim to win."
HH PRINCE ABU BAKAR IBRAHIM, NO. 2 JOHOR MOTORSPORTS RACING CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It is the biggest race for the team this year. Driving Spa on the simulator and driving on it in real life is amazing. You cherish all these moments. It's my first year in endurance racing, and there is no better place to do this than Spa. This is the first year that we are running on our own as a team. We have a few crew members from Malaysia, and our focus is to get people back home to work and race with us internationally. Not only do we want to be on the top steps all the time, but part of that journey is bringing people from back home to help them achieve the same goals as us."
JORDAN LOVE, NO. 2 JOHOR MOTORSPORTS RACING CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Spa is always such a special event; it’s by far one of the highlights of the year for many reasons. It’s history and the intensity that this race brings is unlike anything else. To come back for a second year running with JMR - our first as a standalone team - is awesome but this year with a new challenge in the new Corvette is super exciting. The year so far with the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R has been great, and I really enjoy driving it. To tackle a challenge as big as having a new car and to do that with your own new team is a huge challenge. To have the success that the team has had in such a short space of time is a huge credit to everyone involved. Last year's Spa 24 hour didn’t go our way so we definitely have some redemption this year.”
OLIVIER HART, NO. 24 STELLER MOTORSPORT CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I am more than excited to join Steller Motorsport for one of the biggest GT races in the world. I have raced at Spa-Francorchamps many times and enjoyed some success, and I cannot wait to tackle this hard and exhausting race again. We've got to race smart, endurance racing can throw a lot at you, but given our Corvette's strength during the Prologue, I'm heading to the Ardennes with high hopes for a great first race with this incredible group of people."
LORCAN HANAFIN, NO. 24 STELLER MOTORSPORT CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I am really looking forward to the 24 Hours of Spa. We've had an encouraging couple of endurance races with the Corvette and we showed some good pace at the Prologue. Keeping it clean and avoiding mistakes will be the key to getting a good result, but I'm confident we can deliver a strong performance."
DANIEL ALI, NO. 24 STELLER MOTORSPORT CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's really exciting to be heading into the 24-hour with the Corvette and Steller Motorsport. We had a promising Prologue and there were plenty of positives to take from Monza, and I know we have the experience and speed to challenge for a good result. This is my first 24-hour race and so I will have a lot to learn but I am ready for one of the most challenging and prestigious racing events in the world."
MATISSE LISMONT, NO. 24 STELLER MOTORSPORT CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "My home race of the season, so, like always, I am very much looking forward to it; it's an iconic track, an iconic event, and with iconic GT cars driving for 24 hours straight in the infamous Spa weather it is always a special feeling. I'm feeling good, and ready to get going."
CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Points Lead for No. 3 Corvette
Garcia, Sims finish second in GTD PRO for third time this season
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 22, 2025) – Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims, Chevrolet and the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R squad moved into first place in the GTD PRO championship standings after a second-place finish Sunday in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Sims drove the opening and closing stints with Garcia doing the work in the middle to net the fourth podium finish in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season for the No. 3 Corvette duo and third runner-up result of the season.
The No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports team weathered – literally (early on, at least) and figuratively – a race that featured 10 full-course yellow periods and sweltering heat in the race’s second half. In addition, Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg came home fifth in class with the No. 4 Corvette for the best finish of the season as the championship enters its critical summer stretch.
Eight full-course yellow periods in the first four hours didn’t do much to help teams get into any kind of racing rhythm. Starting drivers undoubtedly had the worst of it on the day as a heavy downpour soaked Watkins Glen. All four Corvettes made it through unscathed and worked toward setting up track position for the final hours.
In GTD PRO, the No. 3 Corvette moved toward the front with Garcia driving the middle portion. He took the class lead with 2:35 left – the first time the No. 3 led on pace since Sebring. Garcia turned the car back over to Sims for the final 70 minutes in third place but the straight-line pace of the Corvettes’ competitors made it difficult to hold position over the course of a stint.
Sims still was able to make a daring overtake for second place inside the final half-hour to net a precious position and valuable championship points.
Milner and Catsburg worked their way forward from ninth mid-race to their first top-five finish of the year. A late-race fuel save by Catsburg allowed him to attack in the closing stages and gain three spots in the final 45 minutes.
It appeared for most of the race that Corvettes would make the GTD podium as AWA and DXDT Racing challenged late for the race lead. Contact and a late penalty shuffled AWA’s No. 13 Corvette down the order and to a ninth-place class finish, and the No. 36 DXDT entry suffered a rear suspension issue late that ground the Corvette to a halt from second place with 10 minutes to go.
The next race for Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams in IMSA is the Chevrolet Grand Prix from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on July 11-13.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R - SECOND IN GTD PRO: "Starting sixth in my stint, I was a little bit on the back foot there on track position. But overall we made no mistakes. Every stop or every strategy call, we kind of felt like we always went in the right direction. We got into the lead near half distance, so that felt really good. I felt I had the pace just to be there, and nobody seemed to be faster than us at least at that time. But the car felt really good. On the restarts, I didn't expect the 48 and 1 to be that fast. Pretty much everyone was competitive. It was difficult to defend on restarts and so on. So I thought I had a really good run and the car felt really good. It's a shame that we seem to be doing the laptime in different places than the others, but in a way I think we maximized whatever we had today. So fuel strategy, the race strategy, driver changes, everything worked really, really good. So I'm happy with that.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R - SECOND IN GTD PRO: "That was a fantastic race... really exciting, really tough to do it completely trouble-free with such changing conditions at the start and then such warm conditions at the end. The tires were, I'm sure, screaming for everybody. This is such a high-speed, flowing track that it's really hard to save the tires when they're getting hot in these conditions. Plus we had to fuel-save until that last yellow which I guess saved everybody. But it was really frantic. I don't think there was a full green stint out there. It's why we love IMSA... the racing's so hard, so close and changes all the time. So yes, I'm really pleased with the job that we did. The whole team at Pratt Miller Motorsports did a pretty flawless job. Every pit stop was executed really well. I don't think we ever really lost out at any point. We played it smart when we needed to. Antonio did a phenomenal middle of the race. That really put us in a good position. and gave me a great chance at the end. I raced hard. Some things went my way, some things didn't, but it was great fun. It's just awesome to finish second again. Obviously we'd love to win, but with the pace that some of the other cars had in the first sector here, it was nigh-on impossible to stay ahead if we were ahead each time, so I'm really pleased to be here."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R - FIFTH IN GTD PRO: "A lot of yellows obviously kept everybody close, for better or for worse. At times it helped us for sure and maybe not so good for us at other times. It's tough out there. The class is competitive and with all the yellows everybody's always there, no matter what. We continue to be hampered by having no straight-line speed. I'm sure overall that the laptimes are close but when it comes to racing and the way that the balance is between all the cars… it’s tough. To be honest, I've never seen such a disparity in cars. So for us, we have to drive like maniacs on restarts, and even that doesn't really do anything for us. So that part's frustrating. Otherwise, we do have some work to do on our side just to clean things up a little bit for us to get a good result. I think the car was in a good window this weekend. There are still some areas for me to improve, for us as the team to improve. So we'll keep working on it."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R - FIFTH IN GTD PRO: "I feel like we didn't do so many things wrong and we ended up in P5, which was okay. I think from a team point of view it was a good day with the No. 3 car in P2, but it would be nice to have a result with the No. 4 Corvette at some point. We didn't make many mistakes. We do need to analyze where we lost time. Some of it is bad luck with the pit lane situation the way it is in IMSA and it's not really anyone's fault so we need to just keep grinding. Whenever we are ahead on track of the 3 car it gets tough in the pit lane. So sometimes it's quite unrewarding because you feel like we're doing well then the next pit stop and we're not doing well anymore. So that's frustrating. But other than that I would say a pretty solid day. We stayed out of trouble, the cars are in one piece, and it was a good job for the championship. So well done team."
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R - 15TH IN GTD: "What could have been again unfortunately for these guys. We were in a really good spot... P2 for most of the last stint and then actually the Lexus ran out of fuel in the last lap. Just 10 minutes to go and a rear-left failure potentially from some contact early in the race, but definitely not within the last three to four hours. So we just needed to diagnose what that was. But yeah, it was a super good weekend for us from start to finish and the team did a really good job. I tried to get these guys their first podium in IMSA, my own first podium in IMSA, but again it wasn't to be today."
CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: Front-Row Run for DXDT
Udell to start second in GTD, Catsburg third in GTD PRO qualifying ahead of Six Hours
WATKINS GLEN, NY (June 21, 2025) – Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will start on the first and second row of the GTD and GTD PRO grids after qualifying for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Saturday at Watkins Glen International.
Alec Udell was the quickest Corvette driver in the 15-minute qualifying sessions Saturday for DXDT Racing. For the second GTD race in a row, he will start on the outside of the front row after a lap of 144.999 (116.572 mph) in the No. 36 Chevrolet Corvette that he will share with factory driver Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc.
Udell also was second in GTD qualifying in the last race for the class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. He also was second-quickest in Friday’s opening practice session and fastest in GTD following Saturday morning’s final practice session.
In GTD PRO, Nicky Catsburg led the attack for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. He qualified third in the No. 4 Corvette that he’ll drive with Tommy Milner after a lap of 1:45.296 (116.243 mph). He was less than two-tenths of a second and three positions ahead of teammate Alexander Sims in the No. 3 Z06 GT3.R – a year after he and Antonio Garcia finished the Sahlen’s Six Hours third in class.
Watkins Glen also serves as the third of five rounds in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup with the Corvette program already having a victory this year courtesy of GTD team AWA, which will start 19th in class Sunday. At Watkins Glen, points will be awarded at the three-hour mark as well as the race’s end.
In addition to more IMEC points, the Corvette Racing program will go for a third - and perhaps fourth - class victory in the Sahlen's Six Hours.
The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 22. The race will air live on NBC from noon to 3 p.m. with full streaming coverage on Peacock. IMSA Radio will stream audio coverage at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R - SECOND IN GTD: "Not a bad place to start. I don't know how much more was in the car. It was a good lap, but I think maybe a tenth was what I feel like I left on the table there with the tire prep and putting it all together. The second push lap, I think, was a little bit better but I just lost a little in the last corner because I put a bit too much heat in the tire and then that was kind of it. We went for one more but it wasn't there. I'm happy, really happy. I think the DXDT guys are showing consistency with pace and prep for the car and everything, so it's nice to be at the front and nice to show that we've got the speed to be where we consistently put ourselves. It's a long race and we just have to focus on the execution for the next six hours tomorrow."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – THIRD IN GTD PRO: "It wasn't bad in qualifying although the gap will make for a difficult race. Usually we are pretty strong in qualy and then we struggle in race. So we need to keep looking at trying to make a fast race car for tomorrow. I wasn't really expecting P3 in that session so it's kind of okay... same as this morning. It's just that the gap (to the front row) surprises me. We knew the Lambo was fast but we didn't know the BMW was going to be that fast. Let's see, although I'm afraid that in the long run, we might not be so strong. So it's something we have to work on overnight and make sure to get in the right window."
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – SIXTH IN GTD PRO: “It feels like we've got a nice racecar. I felt pretty confident driving it. I was just a little bit behind the curve in terms of the amount of laps that I've been able to do today and none yesterday. I just wasn't really able to attack that first lap. I was building up to it a touch, which honestly, in the circumstances, I'm perfectly happy with what we've done. It seems about right. It's a long race tomorrow with a bunch of pit stops. Like always... trying to keep a clean car, trying to be smart on strategy and just play a smart race because it seems like others have got more pure pace than us. We're still in the mix so let's have a smart race and get a good result."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – 19TH IN GTD: “Not exactly where we hoped to be on the grid, but the Sahlen’s Six Hours is a long race and anything can happen. We’ve got a solid car, a strong lineup, and a team that knows how to fight. We’ll keep our heads down, stay clean, and push forward tomorrow.”
Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen Jun 19 to Jun 22, 2025 Watkins Glen, NY Track: Watkins Glen International Race Duration: 6 hours Circuit Length: 3.4 miles 11 corners
Entry by Class: GTP-13 LMP2 -12 GTD Pro -10 GTD -21 Qualifying Saturday June 21, 2025 2:20 pm to 3:50 pm EDT Watch live IMSA TV http://imsatv.imsa.com/ and Peacock streaming (GTD Pro) 2:45 PM to 3:00 PM EDT (LMP2) 3:10 to 3:25 PM EDT (GTP) 3:35 to 3:50 PM EDT (GTD) 2:20 to 2:35 PM EDT Television Broadcast Sunday June 22, 2025 Television Broadcast: NBC: 12:00 pm TO 3:00 pm EDT ( partial race) Online Broadcast: US: Peacock online live streaming: 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm EDT https://www.peacocktv.com/ International: 12:05 pm to 4:40 pm EDT http://imsatv.imsa.com/ Canada: 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm EDT Onboard cameras: IMSA.com (includes live images, in-car cameras and announcers) http://www.imsa.com/camera/imsatv
Halfway point of IMSA season sees Corvettes in championship hunts
DETROIT (June 17, 2025) – Following extremely positive results at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it’s time for the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams in IMSA to take on an endurance race of their own this weekend in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
Four Corvettes will be part of both GT classes at The Glen with 31 production-based cars part of the full 56-car entry for the first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round of the summer. The goal is to deliver the Corvette Racing program its third victory in the Sahlen’s Six Hours and first since 2021.
Watkins Glen also serves as the third of five rounds in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup with the Corvette program already having a victory this year courtesy of GTD team AWA.
At Watkins Glen, points will be awarded at the three-hour mark as well as the race’s end. Entering the Six Hours, Chevrolet stands third in both the GTD PRO and GTD Manufacturers standings; a maximum of five points per segment are available at IMEC events.
CORVETTE RACING MEDIA INFO
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports (GTD PRO)
· No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims
· No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg
The Pratt Miller Corvette team has three victories at Watkins Glen including the Six Hours in 2014 and 2021. Of note, Antonio Garcia was part of all three victories and is a two-time pole-winner in the event. Garcia and Alexander Sims have three podiums in four races this year and sit second in the GTD PRO Drivers Championship. The duo were second at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and the last GTD PRO round at Detroit.
Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg aim to make the podium for the first time this season after some bouts of hard luck earlier this year. The No. 4 Corvette duo has led in class at both Daytona and Sebring but in-race contact – particularly at Detroit – derailed their race-winning hopes. A year ago, Milner had to pit from the lead with one lap to go.
AWA (GTD)
· No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern
The AWA squad contests its second long-distance race in as many weekends following a 10th-place showing in the LMGT3 class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Bell, Fidani and Kern finished seventh last year in GTD at Watkins Glen but ran in the GTD top-five ahead of a downpour that trapped the AWA Corvette – and many others – on-track with slick tires on. The solid run at Le Mans, where they ran as high as sixth in class, gives the team hope of adding a second race win to its count (the Rolex 24 to start the season) and a boost in the GTD Drivers and Teams championships for the full season and the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.
DXDT’s endurance lineup reunites again with some solid momentum from the previous two sprint races on its side. Eastwood is coming off a third-place finish at Le Mans in one of TF Sport’s Corvettes, Alec Udell is driving the remaining sprint races with DXDT Racing, and Yoluc was part of a positive test at The Glen with DXDT Racing about a month ago.
DXDT Racing appeared on course for a podium finish and potentially a class win at Sebring with its three-driver endurance lineup before a late-race problem in the waning laps sidelined the Corvette.
The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 22. The race will air live on NBC from noon to 3 p.m. with full streaming coverage on Peacock. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS
PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We are getting close to our first win of the season. Watkins Glen gives us a great chance to achieve it. The nature of the track should favor us in some ways. I feel like the Corvette – no matter the version of racecar – has always been very solid and fast at tracks like Watkins Glen. It’s one of the amazing tracks in America that we look forward to every year.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I would say we are optimistic going back to Watkins Glen. Antonio, myself and the No. 3 guys have been pretty consistent all season. We haven’t been able to win yet but we’ve been very close a couple of times. I’m hoping that the breakthrough comes at The Glen, which is one of my absolute favorite tracks in America. The flow of corners around there works so well in the Corvette, and I thoroughly enjoyed my experience in it last year. If we are to come through with a win, this would be a great time for it.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m really looking forward to getting back to Watkins Glen this weekend. It's a race that I've thought about a lot over the last year. We were fortunate to be in a position to win at the end due to all of the cautions but it still stung having to pit coming to the white flag for fuel. The Six Hours is a race that I've yet to win and is very much on my list of ones I very much would like to cross off. Our Corvette Z06 GT3.R has been quick all year but we still struggle to race well with others in the class with our power disadvantage. Watkins Glen allows for a bit of strategy and we'll continue to use all of our tools to fight for the win.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: ‘Last year at Watkins we had some minor issues with the car, which we only found out after the weekend! So we are looking for some redemption and a better shot at it. Watkins Glen was not super successful for us, even though the car was good. But I do love the place so I cannot wait to go back and give it another try. It's one of my favorite circuits in the States. Hopefully this time we can stay out the sort of trouble like we had at Detroit with some of the other cars. We need a clean race and we need a result finally. I think we deserve it."
AWA PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "IMSA is always full of amazing circuits. We’re looking forward to getting back on that side of the pond where we know are very strong. I love driving around Watkins Glen. We felt like it was a little bit of a race that got away from us last year. Obviously the weather had an impact on the results and things. I’m ready to go back there. I feel like we’ve had the pace to podium in each race this year if not competing for wins. I think we can do the same this weekend.”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s pretty exciting going into this next stretch of races. Le Mans was pretty awesome for us and a lifetime achievement and dream for me. I really, really enjoy Watkins Glen. The car was great there last year and should be super-strong this year. We want to try for a good result to get back some ground in the GTD championship and in the Endurance Cup. I’m looking forward to it.”
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s good to be in this car for as much time as you can. Le Mans was good to use in preparation for Watkins Glen this weekend. I had about a day-and-a-half at home to get ready to fly out. I’m looking forward to that challenge and being at the track. To me, this is very positive.”
DXDT RACING PRE-EVENT DRIVER QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Driving Watkins Glen during testing, it is such a good track. I had never been there in a GT car before testing, only in a prototype. It was great. After I did my first run and the team plugged in my intercom, the first thing I said was what an unbelievable racetrack. It’s so fast, so flowing, such high-grip. It really suits the Corvette so well because it has such a good aero platform. It feels like a mini-prototype in some of these corners. I’m looking forward to it. We had a good run at Sebring. We were on for our first podium in IMSA before an issue just at the flag. The team have shown great performance in the last two sprint races. I hadn’t been with the team for a couple of months but I can see the steps they’ve made as they are still new to IMSA. It’s a great bunch of people and I’m looking forward to this a lot.”
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We had a good test at Watkins Glen a couple of weeks ago and got to work through some things that we had had some questions about as we've been going through the season. It was a positive test and a good time to work all the drivers through. I'm not exactly sure how we're going to stack up in the class, but we've had a very competitive car over the last few races and have always been able to run up front. There's been a little bad luck mixed in with a couple of executional items that we can clean up as well. If we can just get a little bit of fortune on our side, we're poised for a really solid result. Watkins Glen is a track that Salih likes. Charlie and myself are our big fans of the track, so we're excited to go there. It's well-suited to the strength of the Corvette Z06 GT3.R; we really thrive in those kinds of high-speed flowing sections and I think we're good over curbs and good over the bumps. It's similar to Sebring in that way. We had a good car there, and I think we'll have a good car at Watkins Glen.
"I’m really excited with all the efforts that the DXDT crew are putting in with this program. On a personal note. I moved to the Charlotte area over the time from last race to this this race so I've been able to be a little bit more consistent in the shop and work on a few more of the driver things which I think will hopefully translate into some good synergies and good energy coming into the race. So I'm really looking forward to it."
SALIH YOLUC, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We have a good opportunity to turn our luck around at Watkins Glen. The team had a very good test there and the Corvette appears to be a car that should be suited for the track. This is very different than the tracks I have raced so far this year - Daytona and Sebring - so I am looking forward to this challenge. I think we definitely can contend for a podium finish here if not more."
2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points
GTD PRO Drivers Standings
1. Klaus Bachler/Laurin Heinrich – 1298
2. Alexander Sims/Antonio Garcia – 1287
3. Mike Rockenfeller/Sebastian Priaulx - 1243
4. Albert Costa – 1190
5. Christopher Mies/Fredereic Vervisch – 1149
9. Nicky Catsburg/Tommy Milner – 1062
GTD PRO Teams Standings
1. No. 77 AO Racing – 1298
2. No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 1287
3. No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – 1243
4. No. 81 DragonSpeed – 1190
5. No. 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports – 1149
9. No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – 1062
GTD PRO Manufacturers Standings
1. Ford – 1339
2. Porsche – 1322
3. Chevrolet – 968
4. BMW – 1256
5. Ferrari – 1237
GTD Drivers Standings
1. Philip Ellis/Russell Ward – 1372
2. Jack Hawksworth/Parker Thompson – 1248
3. Adam Adelson/Elliott Skeer – 1166
4. Casper Stevenson – 1105
2. Patrick Gallagher/Robby Foley – 1078
6. Matthew Bell/Orey Fidani – 987
18. Alec Udell – 624
GTD Teams Standings
1. No. 57 Windward Racing – 1372
2. No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing – 1248
3. No. 120 Wright Motorsports – 1166
4. No. 27 Heart of Racing Team – 1105
5. No. 96 Turner Motorsport – 1078
6. No. 13 AWA – 987
12. No. 36 DXDT Racing – 807
GTD Manufacturers Standings
1. Mercedes-AMG – 1404
2. Lexus – 1309
3. Porsche – 1305
4. Ferrari – 1208
5. Aston Martin – 1186
6. Chevrolet – 1152
CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: By the Numbers
• 2: Wins at Watkins Glen International in 2021 for Antonio Garcia: the Sahlen’s Six Hours and the WeatherTech 240 in consecutive weeks with Jordan Taylor
• 2: Wins and pole positions in the Sahlen’s Six Hours for Antonio Garcia. He won GTLM in 2014 and 2021 and was the GTLM pole-sitter in 2019 and 2021
• 3: Victories at Watkins Glen for Corvette Racing since its debut there in 2014: 2014 and 2021 Sahlen’s Six Hours, and 2021 WeatherTech 240
• 6: Consecutive podium finishes for Antonio Garcia at Watkins Glen from 2017-2021
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 18: Victories for Chevrolet in the Sahlen’s Six Hours, ranking second among all manufacturers
• 30: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 70: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ben Green in GT World Challenge Asia for Johor Motorsports Racing at Mandalika (Indonesia)
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 144: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 12 in GT World Challenge America and two GT World Challenge Asia
• 11,016.00: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries in 11 previous trips to Watkins Glen.
• 434,174.84: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon… and then some!
Corvette Racing at Watkins Glen (wins in bold)
2014 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GTLM (Team’s first race at Watkins Glen)
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 4th in GTLM
2015 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 4th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 7th in GTLM (Ret., Accident)
2016 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 7th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 4th in GTLM
2017 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 3rd in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM
2018 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 2nd in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM
2019 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 2nd in GTLM (Garcia pole, fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 8th in GTLM (Accident on first lap)
2021 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 1st in GTLM (Garcia pole)
No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 4th in GTLM (Tandy fastest race lap)
2021* – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 1st in GTLM (Taylor pole, fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 2nd in GTLM
2022 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 6th in GTD PRO
2023 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 3rd in GTD PRO
2024 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 3rd in GTD PRO
No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 7th in GTD PRO
No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern – 7th in GTD
PRESS RELEASE: CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: A Group Effort!
TF Sport takes podium spot, combines with AWA to put three entries in top-10
LE MANS, France (June 15, 2025) – TF Sport’s No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy finished on the LMGT3 podium Sunday in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the first podium finish in the world’s biggest sports car racing for the Corvette GT3 program.
All three Corvette Z06 GT3.R entries finished inside the top-10 in an incredibly deep and competitive field. TF Sport’s No. 33 Corvette of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating drove from 23rd in class at the start to seventh by the end. AWA and its No. 13 Corvette came from 24th in class early in the race to 10th at the finish in the hands of Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern.
Each Corvette moved forward from the early hours of the race. The only step wrong for the No. 81 was a drive-through penalty in the seventh hour. Otherwise the race almost ran like clockwork for the lead TF Corvette, which moved into the lead just past the halfway point and was part of a back-and-forth fight for an LMGT3 podium finish.
The No. 33 Corvette trio battled back from a mechanical issue prior to the halfway point that cost Keating, Edgar and Juncadella two laps. The group battled back though to not only finish in the points but earn enough to place them third in Drivers championship – now two spots ahead of their No. 81 teammates.
AWA’s No. 13 Corvette impressed in its Le Mans debut with a 10th place finish. The team ran as high as sixth in the early part of the race’s second half and continued to push higher up in the order in the closing hours. It was the first 24 Hours for the team, Fidani and Kern, but the entire group impressed the Le Mans crowd with their effort and Canadian-themed Z06 GT3.R.
Corvette Racing’s next event in the FIA World Endurance Championship is the Six Hours of Sao Paulo on Sunday, July 13.
JESSICA DANE, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: "Having all three of our Corvettes finish in the top-10 of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is an incredible accomplishment of which everyone involved can be proud. A massive thank you to our partner teams TF Sport and AWA for believing in this program and their collaborative efforts surrounding this race. Everyone at Corvette Racing is proud of the way both teams performed and carried themselves through testing, practice, qualifying and the race. Thanks to everyone at GM Motorsports, Pratt Miller and Bosch for their collaboration. Most of all, congratulations to the drivers, team management, the crews, the engineers and everyone who contributed to this fantastic result."
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER POST-RACE QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Amazing result. A podium at Le Mans and my first podium this season with Corvette. Not a bad place for it. As it has been for so many races last year and this year, not one thing went wrong. Every pit stop was perfect, not a single scratch on the car for 24 hours. We didn’t have the pace but we ended up on the podium because of that. Once we do have the pace of some of the other cars we’re going to win some races pretty comfortably. Amazing result for the team and delighted to finish my first 24-hour event with Corvette on the podium.”
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We weren’t sure what to expect from the race with our pace. We knew it would be tough because we didn’t have the fastest package. But the team did an amazing job. The car was faultless all race long… so good. Every pitstop, every driver change, every tire change. The strategy was perfect. This was a big team effort and I’m really happy with this one.
“After the safety car about halfway, it was looking like we could fight for the top positions. At that point, there was still 12 hours to go. Anything can happen at Le Mans and usually does. The car was perfect which speaks volumes about the work behind the scenes that Corvette Racing and Pratt Miller are putting into the package. All three cars made it to the end. I’m really happy with this result. It’s really good!”
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The safety car was really lucky. It would have signed off for that at the beginning of the week or even a top-five. I’m so happy to be on the podium. It’s really a blessing. This was an amazing, tough race. The team executed it all well and all of the drivers as well. We all did an amazing job. This feels a little bit like a victory!”
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was an excellent, excellent race after the issues we had where we lost two laps. We finished two laps behind the leaders so that says a lot about where we could have been. It’s great to see the sister car in third. They’ve been very unlucky the last year and a half with some unfortunate races. It’s well-deserved. I’m happy for them and for Corvette Racing to score a podium at Le Mans for the first time with the Z06 GT3.R. I’m happy for the team but wish it could have been us.”
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “After the issue, we did everything that we could. I think some cars had issues so we managed to finish ahead of quite a few cars that we didn’t expect to. I think before the race we would have taken P7 in the circumstances. It’s a shame because I think with how the race went with the Safety Car, would have probably been quite close to the 81 and probably in a battle between P3 and P5. It’s a shame to not have that chance, but I’m happy we did everything possible to score as many points for the situation we had, which is good. The car is nice to drive and the crew did a good job as always. Hopefully, we just carry that on for the rest of the year.”
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “If you had told me we would have gotten sixth-place points after starting 22nd out of 24 cars in the class, I think I would have said thank you very much! There is a possibility that we might or coulda woulda shoulda had more, but I don’t know that we did. Even if we didn’t have the wheel issue and the pit stop problem, with the safety car maybe we could have gotten a little more but maybe not. I’m pretty happy with how we finished the day. We got valuable points that we needed. Winning Le Mans is always on the bucket list, no matter how many times you’ve done it. But my main goal is to win the championship. We’re still in that hunt for sure.”
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was a very long race. We knew from the start that we weren’t quite as competitive as we would have liked to be. But it was everyone’s first time here – except mine – so there was a lot to learn during the event. AWA and the team delivered a top-notch performance as usual. I’m proud of the whole crew and to see all three Corvettes in the Top 10. We like winning on this team and even if we didn’t do that today, we can be very proud of the effort. We learned a lot and we’ll be back.”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This means the world. Just finishing this race is absolutely amazing. I had the time of my life and we’ll come back next year even stronger. We’ll do it all over again with the same people and the same team! I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I just wanted to get in this car and drive and soak up the whole event. I’m happy we got to realize this.”
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Just finishing this race is unbelievable. I never thought that this event was so special. I’d seen it and heard about it but never been here. Now that I’ve experienced it, we definitely have to come back. It’s an amazing feeling. I’m super proud of the whole team, drivers, and the crew. Our plan was to receive zero penalties. We didn’t manage that but those were the drivers’ fault. I think in the big picture that’s OK. I’m really proud of everyone and enjoyed the experience a lot.”
TF Sport moves into position to challenge for race win; AWA still going strong
LE MANS, France (June 15, 2025) – TF Sport and the No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R surged into the lead just past the halfway point of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in what is shaping up to be a back-and-forth fight for the LMGT3 victory.
Charlie Eastwood moved the Corvette into the lead in class with a little more than 11 hours left in the race after solid driving from him and teammates Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy in the first half. Van Rompuy completed his minimum drivetime with more than eight hours to go, leaving it to Andrade and factory driver Eastwood to challenge for the LMGT3 win the rest of the way.
A victory would be the 10th for the Corvette Racing program at Le Mans and third at the 24 Hours of TF Sport.
AWA’s No. 13 Corvette continued to impress in its Le Mans debut. The team ran as high as sixth in the early part of the race’s second half and continued to push for a top-10 finish going into the last eight hours.
The three Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs worked their way up through the LMGT3 field in the opening third of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans with both TF Sport and AWA running in or near the top-10 after eight hours. All three drivers – Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern – took turns driving in the nighttime hours, which featured the race’s first safety car period.
TF Sport’s other Corvette – the No. 33 of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating – continued driving back from a mechanical problem earlier in the race that cost the trio two laps in the garage. The trio kept pushing in hopes for a top-10 finish and FIA World Endurance Championship points.
Corvette Racing will distribute a post-race report following the finish of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The safety car was really lucky. It came out at a good time for us and put us right in the mix. So far so good. Our car is good. We haven't made many mistakes. Everyone is driving really well. The team is doing a good job. Fingers crossed we can keep this up."
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I really enjoyed the first stint. I think it went quite well, and the race was going how we wanted. Ben did a long stint... five stints in a row to get quite a lot of his drive time. We were still on the lead lap, which was the aim of our strategy. We assumed there would be a safety car at some point to help us. It's a shame what happened on the pit stop, though. We lost two laps and it's going to be quite difficult to get that back. We'll need a lot of luck. I've enjoyed driving in the race. It's just a shame to have that issue."
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I have to say this is the best race I’ve ever participated in. Chevrolet and AWA have given us a mega Corvette. It’s getting better and better over the run. I really enjoyed driving it. I was even asking for a fifth stint! They didn’t keep me in but I have to go back out after Orey and Matt again for a quadruple. I’m really looking forward to driving the car again. It’s absolutely epic out there… really nice.”
LE MANS, France (June 15, 2025) – The three Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs worked their way up through the LMGT3 field in the opening third of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans with both TF Sport and AWA running in or near the top-10 after eight hours.
Corvette factory driver Charlie Eastwood was at the wheel of the No. 81 Corvette for TF Sport at the one-third mark of the race. He started the race sixth as he and teammates Tom Van Rompuy and Rui Andrade each rotated through with Eastwood running seventh as the race moved into the eighth hour.
The various strategies and driver rotations made tracking who had the advantage early in the class battle. After Eastwood’s opening run, Van Rompuy drove a quadruple-stint to give the No. 81 a strategic drive-time advantage going into the night before Andrade and then Eastwood took turns in the Corvette.
AWA’s No. 13 Z06 GT3.R steadily drove its way into contention in the team’s Le Mans debut. Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern quietly went from 24th in class to 10th after eight hours. Fidani, winner of the 2024 IMSA Akin Award to earn the team an invitation to Le Mans, drove the opening two hours with Bell and Kern picking up positions in the remaining six hours.
Bell was 12th in class going into the middle-third of the race.
TF Sport’s No. 33 Corvette ran into misfortune in the sixth hour after making solid progress of its own. Jonny Edgar had just finished his first double-stint of the race but the left-rear wheel wouldn’t come off on the pit stop. Daniel Juncadella continued on but the No. 33 team lost two laps – a huge blow to the LMGT3 championship-leading trio of Juncadella, Edgar and Ben Keating, which began 23rd in class.
Corvette Racing’s next update from the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be at the 16-hour mark.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The first stint was pretty routine. I felt like that stint could have been a lot worse. It definitely wasn't great but not unexpected. Like always with this Corvette, the high-speed corners and degradation is really good. That's what could potentially keep us in the race. It's so strong in the Porsche Curves. Even to the guys like the Lexus who have been the standout, we seem to sort of be able to eat back into them by the end of the stint. Raceability is going to be tough but ultimately in laptime I don't think we're super far away."
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The plan before the race was for me to do a triple-stint. But then they asked how I felt at the end of the triple, and I was good to go for a fourth one. I got out of the car pretty fresh. I was happy with my pace. So for the moment it looks good. It's a little better than anticipated but there's a long way to go so let's see how it evolves."
DANIEL JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We are participating at Le Mans because competing is another thing. It's pretty clear we are 8-10 kph down on the straight. We can't overtake any cars. The car is super-quick in the corners and the guys did a great job to give us a super-fast car in corners. It's just really disappointing because that's been the trend the last couple of races."
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A good way to put it is that we're lingering. It's supposed to be racing but it feels more like lingering. We're going out there hoping to do the best we can and hoping to be there at the end. But I feel like a very fast moving chicane."
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "There are a lot of different people on a lot of different strategies out there. So it's really difficult to place where you are. On that run there, the car felt really good. Honestly it felt a lot better than it did in testing, which is always nice. It's great when you race with the best car you've had all week. Thanks to the AWA guys for giving us that. I just had to get my head down. It was a lovely double-stint to be honest. We made up a couple of positions and made some overtakes for positions, which is a good thing.
"Our target is to try and be the best Corvette. Whether a Corvette will win the race or not is out of our hands. We're trying to maximize what we have. We feel some other manufacturers are quicker than us but it's a long race. We'll see what happens. The tow is so powerful around here. It's worth two or three seconds a lap. If you have a good driver and you can get him to tow you along, it can really help your laptime. Timing that, though, is always difficult."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R (two-hour triple in Le Mans debut) "That was awesome. The car is pretty good. I had a little bit of understeer, but it was a lot better than it was in the heat. Being overcast and a cool day helped us some. It was just awesome to get my first triple in this big race. It was great. I just wanted to get the car in a good spot to Matt and Lars. I had a really close call in pitlane trying to get in my box when another car did an unsafe release. But no collision and we're keeping on going."
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Third-Row Start for No. 81 Corvette
Eastwood, Andrade team to qualify sixth in Hyperpole for TF Sport
LE MANS, France (June 12, 2025) – TF Sport’s Charlie Eastwood and Rui Andrade teamed to qualify TF Sport’s No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R on the third row of a stacked LMGT3 field for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In Thursday’s two-phase Hyperpole session, Eastwood advanced the TF Corvette out of the 12-car field with the second-fastest time of Hyperpole 1 – 3:54.646 (129.929 mph) followed by Andrade’s career-best GT lap at Le Mans in the eight-car Hyperpole 2, a 3:55.740 (129.307 mph) on his final lap to stay on the third row.
It cements the No. 81 Corvette among the lead cars at the start of Saturday’s race, which features a massive field of 24 GT3 cars representing nine manufacturers. Eastwood and Andrade got the chance in Hyperpole after teammate Tom Van Rompuy advanced from Wednesday’s initial qualifying session in fifth place.
With Thursday’s results, all three Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs know their starting positions. AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern will roll off 20th in class for the team’s Le Mans debut after winning the IMSA Bob Akin Award in the 2024 season. TF Sport’s No. 33 Corvette – driven by LMGT3 championship leaders Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating – will start 23rd in class.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 14. MotorTrend will air the full race live in the U.S., with full live streaming coverage available through the MAX app in the U.S., and the FIA WEC app internationally. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R HYPERPOLE DRIVER QUOTES
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – STARTING SIXTH IN LMGT3: "Clearly, the top couple of cars are super-fast, but we haven't been the sixth-fastest cars since we've been here all week. So again, I think all three of us did a really good job... Tom yesterday to get us in and continue on and then Rui had a really good last lap there. In the mix for sure. We're not the fastest but definitely not the slowest. We can definitely fight from there. The Corvette and the team have been super-faultless. We've been tuning the car more and more to a really good place. As we have in the last couple of races, we have executed really well up to now. We just need to make sure we continue to execute this weekend as well."
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – STARTING SIXTH IN LMGT3: "I'm really happy with how things went. Obviously, Charlie's lap was incredible in H1. So that was our main objective for that session to get to Hyperpole 2. The starting position doesn't determine your race, but it's always nice to start up ahead, avoiding a little bit of the mess at the start. It's a long race and you want to have a nice, easy start to just flow into it.
"For me, the lap felt pretty good at the end there. I missed the peak a little bit in the beginning, but in the last lap it felt really good. I'm happy with it. I think that was the most I could have done. The third row is not so bad. I think the whole team has done a really good job so far. There are no issues with the car and everything's running fine. So I'm happy with it. Now it's time to relax a bit and then enjoy the race.”
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: No. 81 Corvette in Hyperpole
TF Sport’s Van Rompuy fifth in first stage of LMGT3 qualifying
LE MANS, France (June 11, 2025) – Tom Van Rompuy put TF Sport’s No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R into Thursday’s Hyperpole session ahead of this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Van Rompuy set the fifth-fastest LMGT3 time in the Corvette that he drives with Rui Andrade and Corvette factory driver Charlie Eastwood. His lap of 3:57.890 (128.251 mph) put him into the top-12 in class by a full second as the quickest dozen LMGT3 cars advanced to the Hyperpole 1, where the eight best time move on the final Hyperpole round and grid positions for Saturday’s start.
Teammate Ben Keating, in the No. 33 Corvette Z06 GT3.R, qualified 17th and missed out by four-tenths of a second. A late red-flag stoppage – the second of the session – with about six minutes remaining thwarted Keating’s charge into the top-12, as did class competitors that significantly held up the Corvette at the end of the Le Mans circuit’s lengthy straightaways.
AWA’s Orey Fidani and the No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R continued their progression in the team’s first Le Mans. Fidani qualified 21st in class but was seven seconds faster in qualifying than he was after Sunday’s Test Day.
Hyperpole for LMGT3 cars is scheduled for 8 p.m. local time Thursday. The TF Sport squad is going for its third class win at Le Mans, AWA is making its race debut, and the Corvette Racing program is attempting to score its 10th class victory in the race since 2001.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 14. MotorTrend will air the full race live in the U.S., with full live streaming coverage of all on-track sessions – including qualifying and Hyperpole – will be available through the MAX app in the U.S., and the FIA WEC app internationally. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING QUOTES
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – FIFTH IN LMGT3 QUALIFYING: "I'm really happy with the run I did in qualifying. Compared to my previous best time from this year, it's quite a chunk less so I'm really happy. We also had good preparation with the team, and I looked at a lot of data with Charlie ahead of time. So yes, there is a lot to be happy about in putting the Corvette in Hyperpole. Now it's up to the big boys to get us further up the order!"
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Without the red flag... who knows? I'm sure there were other people on a flyer as well. Congrats to Tom on finishing P5. What irritates me more than anything else is that the 21 Ferrari and one of the Fords were just able to drive right around me on the straightaway and then park it in the corner. I felt like I was doing some really good laps there. My Hyperpole lap in '23 was five seconds quicker than all of this. So I know how to drive this track. But I can't do it if somebody drives around me and parks it in the corner. Unfortunately, I think that's what I'm going to be looking at this weekend for 24 hours, which just really angers me. This was my best lap for the weekend. I had a better lap going at the end before the red flag. Who knows what could have been? I think we will still be in the midst of the race, which is all you can hope for. I just don't like starting P17."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm having fun out here! We push and keep our heads down to get faster and faster. I would say we had a little bit of trouble in the last free practice session. The car was wandering all over the place. Either we had jammed nut come loose in the toelink or one of the tires was pretty badly corded on the edge. So that earlier session was a little bit of a throwaway. But still, my gain from Sunday until now was four seconds, then here another three seconds. We just need to keep going and keep driving."
24 LE MANS RACE INFO: June 14-15, 2025 *********************************************** QUALIFYING: Qualifying - LMP2 & LMGT3 June 11: 12:45 pm ET-01:15 pm ET Qualifying - Hypercar Jun 11: 1:30 pm ET-2:00 pm ET
HYPERPOLE 1 - LMP2 & LMGT3 June 12: 2:35 pm ET to 2:50 pm ET
HYPERPOLE 1 - HYPERCAR June 12: 03:00 pm ET to 03:25 pm ET HYPERPOLE 2 - HYPERCAR June 12: 03:40 pm ET to 03:55 pm ET
TV Race Broadcast:
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Saturday June 14, 2025 start: 9:00 am ET Sunday June 15, 2025 ending: 10:30 am ET
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International: Canada: Discovery-Velocity channel
Europe: Eurosport
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Corvette Z06 GT3.R program hopes to extend global success at Le Mans
LE MANS, France (June 10, 2025) – With the racing world’s attention this week turning to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R program has another opportunity to add to its list of successes in global motorsport.
In its second year of competition, the Corvette Z06 GT3.R already has raced to victory six times and recorded at least one podium finish in each of the six different championships in which customer teams are competing.
“Our program goal in 2025 was to continue the development and fine-tuning of the Corvette in order to provide our teams with a fast and reliable car that would enable them to compete for race wins and championships,” said Mark Stielow, Director, GM Motorsports Competition Programs. “It’s gratifying for us all to see so far that we are hitting that metric across all our full-time series on different continents.”
There currently are 17 Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs that have been sold since the program’s launch, and 13 of them are running full-time around the world. The state of play from Corvette entering Le Mans reveals:
· Race wins in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship, GT World Challenge America and GT World Challenge Asia
· Victories at key events such as the Rolex 24 At Daytona (AWA) and 1812KM of Qatar (TF Sport)
· Leading in multiple championships including TF Sport (FIA WEC in LMGT3) and Johor Motorsports Racing (GT World Challenge Asia overall GT3 Drivers Championship and in Pro-Am), as well as Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports currently second in IMSA’s GTD PRO class
· Multiple wins for DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America and JMR in GT World Challenge Asia
· A successful debut for Steller Motorsport in GT World Challenge Europe with a runner-up class finish to open the season at Paul Ricard – the first race there for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R
· The first career GT3-level podium finish for Chouest Povoledo Racing’s Ross Chouest in his third event with the Corvette in GT America
“It’s exciting for all of us at Corvette Racing – Chevrolet, Pratt Miller, GM Motorsports – to see the amount of success from our teams so far this season,” said Jessica Dane, Corvette Racing Program Manager. “We are in constant communication with our customers to see what we can provide and do to make their experience with their Corvette better and more successful. That constant, two-way dialogue is something that is personal and intentional, and we believe it is what sets apart from our other competitors. Our teams aren’t just customers. We continually strive to do things that make them feel like part of the Corvette Racing family.”
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 14. MotorTrend will air the full race live in the U.S., with full live streaming coverage of all on-track sessions – including qualifying and Hyperpole – will be available through the MAX app in the U.S., and the FIA WEC app internationally. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.
Six hours of trouble-free running on Test Day for trio of Corvettes
LE MANS, France (June 8, 2025) – The three Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs at the 24 Hours of Le Mans all declared themselves satisfied Sunday after six hours of running during the annual Test Day, setting the stage for the first official practice days later this week.
TF Sport and AWA completed both two-hour sessions with only small items to work through in the second year at Le Mans for the Corvette GT3.
Charlie Eastwood was the fastest Corvette driver on the day in TF Sport’s No. 81 Corvette that he drives with Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy. Overall pace and ultimate laptime weren’t the goals for the trio of Corvettes, however. In-race procedures and systems checks were more important going into Wednesday’s three-hour Free Practice 1, which leads into the first qualifying session.
The TF Sport squad is going for its third class win at Le Mans, AWA is making its race debut, and the Corvette Racing program is attempting to score its 10th class victory in the race since 2001.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 14. MotorTrend will air the full race live in the U.S., with full live streaming coverage of all on-track sessions – including qualifying and Hyperpole – will be available through the MAX app in the U.S., and the FIA WEC app internationally. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER TEST DAY QUOTES
DANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We ticked off a lot of boxes. It’s very cool to be back at this place. It’s very special, and I still am kind of a rookie even though it’s my second year. It was good to have everything back on track, and our Corvette is pretty much in the right window. I’m confident we can get the best out of what we have right now, so let’s see.”
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "My first laps were actually in the safety-car procedure. The team wanted to put me in then since it's a different procedure here. That as useful to understand how it works. And also it was quite good to see the track then, driving over some curbs slowly to get a bit of an idea before pushing. I just took it slow building up to the pace in a few corners. It's a fun track and I enjoyed driving it. By the last four or five laps, I felt like I was starting to get close to the limit in a lot of areas. So I really enjoyed that and the car feels good.
"I think the in cornering speed, the LMP2 is probably faster than the Hypercars or very similar. So it's more that they take long to pass on the straight. I think the track is so much longer that you probably see less traffic per lap, or you get blocked in the corners less here than you would on a normal track. So it's it's not too difficult to manage."
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “To get through a Le Mans Test Day without any extended time in the garage or on the back of a flatbed is a good Test Day. The team again has done an amazing job. I’d like to be middle of the pack, and I wish we were. There is a lot of energy, emotion and money that go into being here. It’s my hope that everyone can be competitive.”
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Very much like a lot of events this year, internally our Test Day went very well. The pace from both Rui and Tom has been super-strong compared to the other Corvettes and the delta to myself. The car feels really good. We arrived with how we finished at the race last year, and it came out feeling great. The gap is too big, though, to the front guys that no setup change can bridge that gap.”
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I felt a lot more confident coming into today knowing what to expect from the car on this track. We started Test Day with not a lot of information that we needed, so we could start pushing right from the get-go. The Corvette felt good and I felt confident right away. Obviously on the Test Day the track is a bit dirty, but from my experience in the past the track now seems really quick and times are already competitive. So I’m happy to have gotten back on track. Six hours looks like a lot of time on a schedule but once you get into the program it goes away pretty quick. I’m happy to get some testing done on both cars and we can now compare data from both cars to analyze where we can find time for qualifying and the race. Most importantly both cars ran faultlessly again and there were no issues from anyone, which is always a good sign.”
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Again this year there is a bit of familiarization to get into the rhythm of the track, let's say. But straight out the car felt quite good in some parts of the track. For the moment, it looks like on the straights we lack a bit. But on the rest of the track the car feels great and I think we are in a good position. But hopefully we can find or make another step on overall speed.
(On being at Le Mans with carry-over people and equipment from 2024) "I think that's a pretty big thing. Because you come here, you know the track, you know the team, you know your teammates. Nothing is actually brand new. So the confidence is there from Lap One or Lap Two. That helps mentally, too, in order to be in a really good place with a bunch of people who you know and are super-motivated, as well. So, I think that's for sure a plus to do a second year with the full same team."
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We’ve planned for this day for a long time. These guys know IMSA inside and out, but we’re still learning a lot of running at Le Mans and in WEC. I think we’re the only GTD team in IMSA to have no penalties so far this season, and we aim to get to that level of smoothness by the time we get to the race. Everyone is learning the very different regulations here, and it’s always harder to do it when it’s a hot session. It’s a huge learning day on that front, and the guys are getting on top of it really well. In racing there are a million different scenarios that can crop up; you can’t talk about a million otherwise it would take you 10 months to have the conversation! The learning side of things today has been good. We’ve been focusing on all the processes of things. We’ve been collecting laps and not done a lot of setup work. But we’ll do a big debrief with the TF and Corvette guys to come up with some improvements as we go into Wednesday. It’s a matter of collecting mileage and trying to work out the errors.”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Today was all about the comfort level and getting my bearings in the first couple of laps, just pushing deeper and deeper in the corners to figure it all out. I'd say the car was pretty decent to start with. There are always a few things to work on to make it a little better, and I know we will get there. I'm just happy to be here and super excited. Those first laps, driving my own car around here unlike last year... The team is on-point and it does feel like they've been here before. We'll keep getting laps in, get this car dialed in 100 percent for the race and keep pushing and digging."
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm just super happy that everything went smooth. It feels like the team has been here forever. Everything works really, really smooth and easy. And for us, it's just about dialing things in. I'm not too stressed about pace or anything. It's just about getting comfortable. So, yeah, we wanted to just ease in and soak up every second. The car feels great.
"Physically, it's not the first laps we've done here but it's the first laps we've done with the Corvette. And it feels good. Also knowing that the car already became like a fan-favorite this week is really cool. Let's hope things keep performing well and see where we are in the next sessions this week."
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: Is it TF Sport’s Time?
Championship-leading program comes in with high hopes for Le Mans victory
DETROIT (June 5, 2025) – TF Sport and members of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R program are eager to take all the lessons and all the experience from their past 18 months together and turn it into a victory in the world’s biggest sports car race.
Two Corvettes from TF Sport are part of the LMGT3 grid for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans – starting with Sunday’s Test Day – and the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The pair of entries are part of a three-car Corvette contingent among the 24 cars in the class for this year’s event, which kicks off with Sunday’s annual Le Mans Test Day and includes fellow Corvette team AWA.
The TF Sport squad is going for a third class win at Le Mans while the Corvette Racing program can make it 10 victories since 2001.
The team’s trio of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating lead the WEC’s LMGT3 Drivers Championship standings on the strength of a victory at Qatar in their No. 33 Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Across the garage, the No. 81 Corvette lineup of Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy are hoping to join their teammates as race winners for TF Sport in the trio’s second year together at Le Mans.
Each of the six drivers have different previous experiences at Le Mans. Eastwood and Keating are both past-winners of the race with Keating twice a winner, including in 2023 in a Corvette C8.R. Andrade is a past runner-up, Van Rompuy has two previous starts, Juncadella debuted last year and Edgar is a Le Mans rookie.
Two three-hour sessions are on the schedule for Sunday’s Test Day, which is the first time since last year’s final lap that cars will have the chance to run on the full 8.47-mile Le Mans circuit – a mix of permanent racetrack and public roads. The Test Day is valuable with only a three-hour Free Practice on Wednesday ahead of the first round of qualifying later in the day.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 14. MotorTrend will air the full race live in the U.S., with full live streaming coverage of all on-track sessions – including qualifying and Hyperpole – will be available through the MAX app in the U.S. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.
TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTES
DANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Le Mans is such an incredible place. The track itself is one that on paper you don’t think is a challenge because there are a lot of long straights and there aren’t that many corners for such a long track. You’d think it is fairly easy but it’s incredible the aura that the place has. There is something you can feel and it’s impressive. I was grateful to experience that for the first time last year.
“It’s a big thing that we have had pretty flawless races so far. The team has really taken a step forward in the right direction. It’s no secret that the driver lineup is incredibly good. Both Ben and Jonny are really, really good. Having Tyler (Neff, race engineer) with us this year brought us some fresh ideas and experience with the Corvette. The Z06 GT3.R is in its second year and we have a season of experience with it in the bag so that helps a lot in terms of reliability and many other things. It’s a great year to be part of this lineup and this team. We’re having very clean races and that also pays off with consistency for scoring results and points.”
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: I am looking forward to competing in my first 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s a race I have watched for a long time and have always been interested to compete in so it is amazing I have finally got the opportunity to do so. If we can carry on the great work everyone has done this season then I am confident we will have a good result as we have managed to execute all three races very well so far this season. The whole team has done an amazing job.
"I cannot wait to drive the track for the first time, I am sure it will be very enjoyable in the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. It is very exciting to be racing alongside Ben and Dani at this race. Ben has had lots of success here with both Corvette and TF Sport so I am sure he will have lots of helpful advice for me, and Dani raced here last year with the Corvette so he will also be able to help me a lot as well.”
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "So far this season, the team has performed FLAWLESSLY! It has been very impressive and it is why we have seen the results. It's no surprise given my past history with both TF Sport and the Corvette. There's no reason to think we can’t keep the same incredible team performance for Le Mans.
"My first memory of Le Mans was in 2014 when I went as a spectator not knowing anything about it. I slept on the floor of the hospitality tent. I walked many miles. I felt like a little kid where everything was a new experience. To me what makes Le Mans special is that excitement and energy surrounding the event - everything from the public scrutineering to the parade to the race itself. This is a result of the history and mostly because of the fans. Le Mans is not a race. Le Mans is an event."
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We haven’t had the performance or results on our side, but the thing I’m really hopeful about is that as a crew, as a team and as a Corvette program, we’re executing some really good races. When you get to Le Mans, it’s what I actually love so much about it – even over other 24-hour events – it’s not like Daytona where you have so many cautions and you can get back into the race and back onto the lead lap. In Le Mans, if you make a mistake in the first hour then you have to be very fast to make that back up. With the energy side of things, we’ll probably have 27 or 27 pit stops. Our guys have gotten super-quick at tire changes and the strategy has been very good in the last few events. When you add that up across 26 stops versus just four stops, it can make a big difference in the pitlane.
“On top of that, both Rui and Tom – especially Rui as he is doing a geo-program in ELMS and then straight into a WEC race – are driving incredibly well, love the car and are able to extract speed out of it. So from our side when you look at the lineup, we’re pretty strong in that regard. No, we didn't have a great race there last year but as a team and a car, we’ve made massive strides in a lot of areas so hopefully that will play into our favor.”
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm very excited to be back at Le Mans as always. For us it’s definitely the biggest race of the year and the one everyone wants to win. Last year was difficult but we’ve made steps forward as a team, and I know my teammates and I are ready for the challenge ahead.
"I personally definitely feel stronger this year which is a good confidence boost going into Le Mans. It’s a very long race and all three drivers need to be at their very best in order for the team to perform well. So hopefully I can keep my personal momentum going so we can fight for the win.”
17. Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 8
LMGT3 Teams Standings
1. No. 33 TF Sport – 44
2. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 40
3. No. 78 Akkodis ASP Team – 38
4. No. 92 Manthey 1ST Phorm – 31
5. No. 54 Vista AF Corse – 31
15. No. 81 TF Sport – 8
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: By the Numbers
• 2: Number of victories for TF Sport at Le Mans (2020 and 2022 in GTE Am)
• 3: Number of wins for the Corvette C5-R – 2001, 2002, 2004
• 4: Number of wins for the Corvette C6.R – 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
• 4: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Le Mans since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2000-04), Corvette C6.R (2005-13), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019) and Corvette C8.R (2021-2023) / Corvette Z06 GT3.R (2024-current)
• 9: Class victories for Corvette Racing at Le Mans – all since 2001
• 11: Number of combined 24 Hours of Le Mans starts for the No. 81 Corvette trio of Charlie Eastwood (five), Rui Andrade (four) and Tom Van Rompuy (two)• 12: Number of drivers who have won races at Le Mans for Corvette Racing – Olivier Beretta, Nicky Catsburg, Ron Fellows, Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, Ben Keating, Jan Magnussen, Tommy Milner, Johnny O’Connell, Scott Pruett, Jordan Taylor and Nico Varrone
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 30: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 33: Number of drivers to compete for Corvette Racing at Le Mans. That number grows this year with the additions of all three AWA Corvette drivers
• 70: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ben Green in GT World Challenge Asia for Johor Motorsports Racing at Mandalika (Indonesia)
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 144: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 12 in GT World Challenge America and two GT World Challenge Asia
• 115,625.48: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries in 26 previous trips to Le Mans. That represents 13,708 laps… or almost five full trips around the Earth at its equator. Corvette Racing combined to go over the 100,000-mile mark at Le Mans in the 2021 race.
• 425,552.38: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon… and then some!
Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (wins in bold)
2000 – No. 63 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/Justin Bell – 4th in GTS
No. 64 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 3rd in GTS
2001 – No. 63 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Scott Pruett – 1st in GTS
No. 64 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 2nd in GTS
2002 – No. 63 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GTS
No. 64 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 2nd in GTS
2003 – No. 53 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Franck Freon – 3rd in GTS
No. 50 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins/Andy Pilgrim – 2nd in GTS
2004 – No. 63 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Max Papis – 2nd in GTS
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: AWA Targets Another 24-Hour Win
No. 13 Corvette set for Le Mans debut after taking IMSA Bob Akin Award, Rolex 24 victory
DETROIT (June 4, 2025) – With one victory in a 24-hour endurance classic already in-hand, Corvette Z06 GT3.R team AWA is hoping lightning strikes twice, this time at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in its debut at the French classic.
The team, its No. 13 Corvette and driving trio of Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern are part of the 24-car field in the LMGT3 class of the famed French enduro. AWA’s Corvette is one of three Z06 GT3.Rs entered for this year’s Le Mans alongside FIA WEC full-season entrant TF Sport, which is supplying logistical support to the AWA effort.
First up for the team is Sunday’s Test Day, which features a pair of three-hour sessions of running around the famed Le Mans circuit.
It also provides the first time for the No. 13 Corvette to run in its predominantly red race livery, highlighting the team’s Canadian heritage.
The AWA driving trio are at Le Mans via Fidani’s win in the 2024 Bob Akin Award, which goes to the top-scoring Bronze driver in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
This year’s Le Mans will be the third for Bell – who podiumed in the 2022 LMP2 Pro-Am race – but the first for both Fidani and Kern. Fidani and Kern did, however, race last year at the event in the Road to Le Mans support race in anticipation of a potential invite to this year’s race.
Not only did that invitation come to pass, AWA won this year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona in IMSA’s GTD class with its Corvette. In addition, Fidani again is leading the Akin Award standings heading into the next IMSA event at Watkins Glen the weekend following Le Mans.
The AWA team will get its first laps around the 8.47-mile circuit during Sunday’s Test Day. It’s the first time since last year’s final lap that cars will have the chance to run on the full Le Mans layout – a mix of permanent racetrack and public roads. The Test Day is valuable with only a three-hour Free Practice on Wednesday ahead of the first round of qualifying later in the day.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 14. MotorTrend will air the full race live in the U.S., with full live streaming coverage of all on-track sessions – including qualifying and Hyperpole – will be available through the MAX app in the U.S. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.
AWA PRE-EVENT QUOTES
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Le Mans is the pinnacle of our sport. It’s the biggest, most prestigious race in the world, there’s just something extra special about it. There are amazing endurance races everywhere, but Le Mans is the crème de la crème. I’ve done it twice and was fortunate to be on the podium my first time. I’ll be looking to replicate that with AWA and Corvette. We’ve got a strong team, and I’m really looking forward to my first GT run with AWA at Le Mans.”
(The team’s confidence) “I have huge belief in this team, and everyone on the team does too. We’re a confident group, especially after the Daytona win. We always felt we could compete at that level, and now we’ve proven it. That win definitely raised the bar for us going into Le Mans. I think we’re shooting for a podium, minimum.”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We completed a test ahead of heading to Le Mans and it went very well. We're feeling confident as a team and doing everything we can to be as prepared as possible. I'm incredibly excited to be back on track soon and getting to return to Circuit de la Sarthe for the big show this time. It's truly amazing what this group has accomplished in the past year, and now we get to show what we're made of and represent Canada in the biggest endurance race in the world.”
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It still feels a bit like a dream. I’ve always said I wouldn’t believe I was racing at Le Mans until the moment I left pit lane. For years, making it to the Le Mans grid felt out of reach. It’s the pinnacle of sports car racing, and I wasn’t sure I belonged there.
“Coming here after a Daytona 24 win, driving a Corvette in LMGT3, still feels surreal. But here we are. I can’t thank everyone enough for the trust they’ve put in me, especially Orey and the entire AWA team. They’re an incredible group, and I wouldn’t want to race with anyone else.
“Now let’s put that Maple Leaf Corvette Z06 GT3.R on French tarmac and make Canada proud.”
CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: By the Numbers
• 2: Number of victories for TF Sport at Le Mans (2020 and 2022 in GTE Am)
• 3: Number of wins for the Corvette C5-R – 2001, 2002, 2004
• 4: Number of wins for the Corvette C6.R – 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
• 4: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Le Mans since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2000-04), Corvette C6.R (2005-13), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019) and Corvette C8.R (2021-2023) / Corvette Z06 GT3.R (2024-current)
• 11: Number of combined 24 Hours of Le Mans starts for the No. 81 Corvette trio of Charlie Eastwood (five), Rui Andrade (four) and Tom Van Rompuy (two)
• 9: Class victories for Corvette Racing at Le Mans – all since 2001
• 12: Number of drivers who have won races at Le Mans for Corvette Racing – Olivier Beretta, Nicky Catsburg, Ron Fellows, Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, Ben Keating, Jan Magnussen, Tommy Milner, Johnny O’Connell, Scott Pruett, Jordan Taylor and Nico Varrone
• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 30: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 33: Number of drivers to compete for Corvette Racing at Le Mans. That number grows this year with the additions of all three AWA Corvette drivers
• 70: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ben Green in GT World Challenge Asia for Johor Motorsports Racing at Mandalika (Indonesia)
• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
• 144: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 12 in GT World Challenge America and two GT World Challenge Asia
• 115,625.48: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries in 25 previous trips to Le Mans. That represents 13,708 laps… or almost five full trips around the Earth at its equator. Corvette Racing combined to go over the 100,000-mile mark at Le Mans in the 2021 race.
• 425,552.38: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon… and then some!
Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans (wins in bold)
2000 – No. 63 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/Justin Bell – 4th in GTS
No. 64 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 3rd in GTS
2001 – No. 63 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Scott Pruett – 1st in GTS
No. 64 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 2nd in GTS
2002 – No. 63 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GTS
No. 64 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 2nd in GTS
2003 – No. 53 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Franck Freon – 3rd in GTS
No. 50 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins/Andy Pilgrim – 2nd in GTS
2004 – No. 63 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Max Papis – 2nd in GTS
CORVETTE RACING AT DETROIT: A Drive Back to Second
Garcia, Sims, No. 3 Corvette go from eighth to second in GTD PRO after wild street race
DETROIT (May 31, 2025) – Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims led the way home for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports on Saturday with an inspired drive to second place from eighth on the GTD PRO grid of the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.
The No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R squad made its way from eighth at the start to an improbable runner-up result in a chaotic 100-minute race at the 1.654-mile, nine-turn street circuit around GM’s global headquarters.
It marked the second consecutive podium finish and third of the season for the Sims and Garcia – they also finished second in the season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona. More importantly, the two gained 40 points in the fight for the GTD PRO Drivers championship races heading into the summer stretch for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Teammates Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg weathered early contact that seemingly undid their race, but the No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R managed to claw back from 10th in class after five minutes to sixth at the end.
Garcia took the start in the No. 3 Corvette and moved up to fourth for the majority of his 30-minute stint. He stopped from the class lead, and the team lost only two spots after taking fuel and a mighty outlap for Sims. He moved up into second when the then-class leader had to make its second stop of the race and set out for the win.
Sims set the fastest lap of the race a couple of laps into his stint and got to within a half-second of the class-winning car before taking the checkered flag in second.
Meanwhile, Catsburg ran as high as fifth as the race’s second and final full-course yellow bunched up the field for the final 30 minutes. The team took advantage of the late yellow to make its final pit stop, which put Catsburg back to seventh in GTD PRO. He appeared set for a top-five finish until he and the No. 77 Porsche were assessed dual drive-through penalties for late-race contact while fighting for position.
The next race in IMSA for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program is the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen on Sunday, June 22 from Watkins Glen International.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I think we played it very well. It is difficult to stay calm and make the moves and so on. But yeah, I just tried to be smart. Probably at times I lost positions, but then I got them back and from that point on, I think I knew how to play it, so saving fuel, and relying on all the practice we did in the pits. So I think that's where we really jumped everyone also on the stop. It's a shame that we were behind the 64 for over an hour. We couldn't really pass that car so that's a long time following that one. But after all that happened yesterday, I think we can be happy with this. Alex did great, the team was great and the Corvette was great. Thanks to everybody."
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "If I'm perfectly honest, no, I didn't think this sort of result would be possible with a relatively normal strategy. But people fell off all around us. We gained a few positions on the pit stop, we had good pace in clear air, anyway. And it worked out for us this time. It's impossible to overtake the Ford, but we had the car underneath us. Our Corvette was really working well around the streets here in Detroit. And yeah, after the pit stop I took some big risks to try to get the laptime on the outlap in case we needed to jump people on the stop, which we ended up doing so it paid off. for sure. It all worked out well. I couldn't ask for much more. The team did a great job. The Corvette felt nice. Thanks to Pratt Miller and everyone on the team."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A typical street race and a place where it's hard to pass. We got roughed up a little bit right at the start, and then got roughed up again the next corner after that. Obviously, we had a little issue with the bumper, which of course, doesn't affect the driving but we knew what to expect at that point. But frustrating for sure. It really didn't have a massive effect on our race in reality... not good for it, for sure, but that was one of the strategies that we actually discussed - basically pitting very early. So we kind of had a plan for that anyway.
"At the end, Nicky and the Corvette were certainly fast, no doubt about it. I can only imagine what Nicky feels like. I know he had some frustration built up. But it's street racing. Everybody gives a little bit. Sometimes you take a little bit, sometimes you give a bit more than you take. It's just kind of how it goes sometimes. Obviously, we're fighting hard to get a good result for ourselves but obviously our car needs to be in better shape than what it has been in the last couple of races. I think that'll be our plan going forward - just focusing on having a clean race and hoping that that's the key to our success."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We tried and we fought hard again. But today, it wasn't meant to be for us. I think we had good pace in the car. We showed it all race. I tried quite hard with the Porsche but I couldn't pass him. We got together so yeah, we were racing hard... a little bit too hard, but that happens. That's part of it. And you race each other the same way. I'm happy for the sister car that they got their good result. And I think honestly, we should have been there as well."
CORVETTE RACING AT DETROIT: Red Flag Cuts Pole Push Short
GTD PRO Corvettes will try and carve their way forward in 100-minute sprint
DETROIT (May 30, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will try to make magic happen Saturday from deep in the field of the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic.
Tommy Milner was the fastest Corvette Z06 GT3.R driver in Friday’s 15-minute GTD PRO qualifying that saw a red-flag stoppage period nearly 10 minutes into the session. A line of six cars ran mostly nose-to-tail for the first green-flag portion with Milner sixth in the No. 4 Corvette and teammate Antonio Garcia ninth in the No. 3, which lost its fastest qualifying time due to causing a red flag in Friday’s second practice.
Qualifying restarted but only to achieve the minimum green-flag time of 10 minutes, which meant the entire field took the checkered flag without the chance to put in a final timed lap.
Moving forward will be difficult around the tight and twisty 1.645-mile, nine-turn circuit that circles General Motors’ global headquarters. There is hope, however. The pace of the two Pratt Miller Corvettes was evident from Friday’s pair of practice sessions.
Heading into qualifying, Garcia and Milner had the two fastest times in the class with four of the six fastest times belonging to the quartet of Corvette drivers. All four laptimes were faster than the eventual pole-winning car.
Those results came from data and lessons learned from 2024’s race along with pre-event simulation sessions at the program’s Driver in the Loop facility last week.
This is the second appearance for the Corvette/Pratt Miller squad and the rest of the GTP and GTD PRO cars at the downtown Detroit circuit. Corvette Racing previously scored three victories at the Belle Isle circuit, the last coming in 2021.
The Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic is scheduled for 3:40 p.m. ET on Saturday. The race will stream live on Peacock in the U.S., and IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will stream the call of the race at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I think the smart thing for me is to not say what my plan is from now on. But certainly we were compromised as were many other cars by a car that had clear track that did not want to continue to qualify the car, just waiting for something to happen. I don't know what exactly. Yeah, a lot of us paid the penalty for it. It's not the first time that car has done stuff like that. So, yeah, just going forward we've done something different in the past in qualifying and it's paid off massively. And so I think from now on, we'll just do something different than what most other people do and let us determine our own destiny and not leave it to the hands of incompetent drivers."
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm a bit confused about today. I don't know what is the strategy in qualifying for people who are messing things up when they are alone ahead. We probably should have stopped and done our own thing. It's unfortunate. We need to somehow make something happen tomorrow."
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