CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: Podium for No. 4 Corvette
Methodical march forward for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports in GTD PRO
SEBRING, Fla. (March 21, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ No. 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R raced its way to the podium in GTD PRO on Saturday as Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone placed third in class at the end of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
It was the second podium finish in three races for the No. 4 Corvette trio dating back to last year’s Petit Le Mans to close the 2025 season. They finished just off the podium in this year’s opener at Daytona, and with Saturday’s results are effectively second in the Drivers Championship among all full-season teams. The podium finish was the team’s first in the 12 Hours since winning the 2022 race in GTD PRO.
Catsburg crossed the finish line ahead of Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports teammate Alexander Sims in the No. 3 Z06 GT3.R. He and teammates Antonio Garcia and Marvin Kirchhöfer rebounded from a tough finish at Daytona, and Chevrolet earned second-place points for the Manufacturers’ Championship with the result.
The No. 3 Corvette started the race fifth and the No. 4 was seventh. Despite not being able to match the pace of most of the rest of the GTD PRO teams, the Corvette and Pratt Miller squad instead relied on the trusted formula of strategy and execution in the pitlane to gain a combined five spots at the end.
In GTD, the No. 13 Corvette of 13 Autosport teammates Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern placed sixth in class and claimed the race’s Bob Akin Award as the highest-finishing GTD entry with a Bronze-rated driver. The team marched up the order from 17th at the start to contend for the class podium late before two late full-course yellow periods in the final 90 minutes.
DXDT Racing’s Charlie Eastwood, Mason Filippi and Salih Yoluc placed ninth in class after leading the race for a majority of the race’s middle hours. The No. 36 Corvette rebounded from a pitlane penalty inside the final four hours to get back into the top-10 by race’s end.
DragonSpeed’s second race with the Corvette came to an unfortunate early end after Henrik Hedman was pushed off track and into the tire barriers by an LMP2 car just shy of the two-hour mark. Instead of folding, the team and the Corvette Racing customer support team worked tirelessly to return the Corvette to the track nearly three hours later so the team could log additional laps and data going into the rest of the season.
The next event for Corvette Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday for GTP and GTD cars only. NBC will broadcast the race live at 4 p.m. ET with a live stream of the race on Peacock. IMSA Radio will provide live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A good surprise. Going into the race and with what we were seeing from practice, we didn't expect to be that far up. I wouldn't say our expectations were low, but lately we've had some very fast cars here and we felt like we could race for the win. Today, we didn't feel like that was going to happen. But as always, it doesn't matter who has the fastest cars or the slowest cars. We still try to find a way to make something happen. Things definitely fell in our favor today. The Corvette was a little bit quicker and more competitive than we were expecting. Nicky and Nico did a phenomenal job - Nicky, at the end, especially. This race is always so messy at the end, and he did a great job. So a really, really good job and I'm super proud of the team. The 3 car guys did an amazing job too. We were sort of in front of each other at different stages of the race, and it just kind of fell in our favor at the end there."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "A pleasant surprise, definitely. It didn't seem like we had much pace all week, and then luckily when we needed it, when the temperatures went down, the car came alive. Some of the restarts kind of went in our favor and the strategy, as well, because we were a bit on the back foot after getting an unlucky drive-through penalty. Then we had pace and I could fight. I think I passed the Ferrari, I passed the board, I passed the McLaren today, and then eventually the sister car. I could see that their tires were just a little bit outside of the window and mine were in the window. It's really nice because the past couple of years we always had bad endings here. So it was nice to finally have a positive result."
NICO VARRONE, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was a great weekend and result for us. In practice and in qualifying, we thought we were a bit far behind the other manufacturers, but we mostly had a clean race and had a great racecar. The whole Corvette Racing team and Pratt Miller, they really nailed our setup. The car was flying, and I think we kept the race clean. A lot of others had issues and mistakes, so at the end it put us forward on the grid. Tommy and Nicky did a fantastic job. They were flying today, especially Nicky... his pace was amazing. So yeah, we maximized the points even more than we thought we could do with the pace we had. So that's great... third and fourth for the team on a weekend where we weren't so strong is amazing. I'm really happy for all the guys."
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I think we have to be happy. After how it started with trying to hang on to match everyone out there, I think we carried on well with our car. We were not that far off setup-wise at the end of the race. So P3 and P4 is good for the Corvette team. It's a shame that we didn't really have a chance to go for the win. But these are the cases where, as we know from the past, that you take the best you can achieve. If that's third, then we should take those. And whenever you have a chance to win, that's the one you need to go for. But today was very good for points and I'm happy with that."
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It felt like we had more pace in our car during the day. Then as the night fell, it felt like the operating window on the 3 car was just really quite narrow. It was very tough to get right consistently lap after lap. So our pace wasn't so strong, to be honest. But I'm really pleased for the 4 guys. Nicky was absolutely flying out there. They had it hooked up, so I'm pleased for them to get a podium and good team points. Obviously after Daytona, it's just nice to get good solid points. Well done to the entire team."
MARVIN KIRCHHÖFER, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I think if anyone would have told us before the race that P3 and P4 was going to be our result today, I think we would have all said yep, we would take that. So I'm very pleased with the result and very happy for the team. Scoring a podium is always nice so well done on the podium for the No. 4 car guys. Also a good result for us with P4 and definitely good for the championship run. So I hope the guys will continue in a strong way for the next races coming up. Obviously, we could not quite match the other manufacturers today, so definitely this is a result you will take and be happy with."
GIACOMO ALTOE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It’s obviously a huge disappointment. Our race was effectively ruined early on by a shocking move on Henrik – there is no word for that - and there was nothing he could do. The consequences could have been far worse.
"The team did an incredible job to get the car back out on track. People can’t imagine what they accomplished in such a period of time. We were able to rely on the support of Corvette and Pratt Miller throughout.
"When we returned to the race, our pace was strong even though we were clearly not in the best conditions. We have to take the positives from this pace and use it to build future success. Sebring is always a tough race, and we saw that again today. We’ll come back even stronger — we have everything we need to shine."
ELTON JULIAN, DRAGONSPEED TEAM PRINCIPAL: "Most important from today is that Henrik is OK. It was a big incident and a big hit, but we know the Corvette is a very strong car and this is more proof. The team's efforts to get the car back out were amazing. This is no surprise as I think everyone knows what our group is made of. Big thanks also to Corvette Racing and the Pratt Miller group for helping out. Everyone pulling together like that is really impressive, even in just our second race with Corvette. We're back out there to complete as many laps as possible and keep learning about the car. You never know how things will play out at the end of the year so every lap and point is important."
Corvette Racing program going for 13 class victories in 12 Hours
SEBRING, Fla. (March 20, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will line up one behind the other Saturday for the start of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in the drive for a 13th class victory in America’s oldest sports car race.
Antonio Garcia was the quickest Corvette driver in Friday’s 15-minute qualifying session in the red-white-and-blue No. 3 Z06 GT3.R. His lap of 1:59.295 (112.862 mph) placed him sixth on the grid in the Corvette he will share with Alexander Sims and Marvin Kirchhöfer. Not too far behind in eighth was Tommy Milner in the No. 4 Corvette that he will drive with Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone after a lap of 1:59.465 (112.702 mph).
Of note, Garcia and Milner both will make their 20th career starts in the 12 Hours.
Both Corvettes were within a second of the class pole-winner but rarely does qualifying matter at a race as long or as grueling as Sebring. There certainly is enough experience to fall back on with Corvette Racing being a constant at the race dating back to 1999. Sebring, which has been the site of 14 class victories for the program – a dozen coming in the 12 Hours. Each came from the two-car Corvette Racing factory team operated by Pratt Miller.
In GTD, Salih Yoluc qualified 10th in class behind the wheel of DXDT Racing’s No. 36 Corvette. He posted a best lap of 2:00.974 (111.279 mph) lap that was less than one-tenth of a second off teammate and Corvette factory driver Charlie Eastwood’s best lap from Thursday’s practice sessions.
13 Autosport’s Orey Fidani set a best lap in qualifying of 2:02.298 (110:074 mph) in the qualifying session, just ahead of Henrik Hedman for DragonSpeed, which will race its No. 81 Corvette for just the second time and first time at Sebring.
The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring is set for 10:10 a.m. ET on Saturday from Sebring International Raceway. It will stream live on Peacock with television coverage on NBCSN from 5 to 10:30 p.m. IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Qualifying in a way does matter here because any time you are not on pole, it’s not great. But I would say that we maximized what we had. In the practice sessions we made some steady progress, which is good. The car in qualifying behaved how we expected. There were no big surprises. We were just down on pace. I would say night practice Thursday was already mayhem with people acting like it was the race. So I’m sure it will be the same tomorrow night to the end, so let’s see.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I don't think we're not quite where we need to be for the race. We had a very good car Thursday in the morning and the afternoon, and then in the nighttime it got away from us a little bit. We made some small changes that we thought would be in the right direction, and suitable for qualifying, but we're still just a little bit out of the window. Not unhappy by any means but if I think about a car that we want to have for the race, we're not quite there yet so we need to do a little bit of work with the engineers and make some small tweaks and then I think we'll be back to where we were yesterday. I didn't have it quite as bad as Antonio in night practice last night, but I have been in his situation before and I know exactly what he was going through. I anticipate a lot more of those moments. It will be a very typical Sebring with how we race with the prototype cars and where their strengths are and where our strengths are. It leads to some dicey moments but I'm ready and prepared for them."
SALIH YOLUC, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm generally content with how qualifying went. I left a couple or three-tenths on the table, but I don't think it would have changed our position much. So it's an OK position to start. I do think we have a much better racecar than we do a car for qualifying. We are much closer to the front of the field in race trim, and I do think we have a good chance to move forward in the race."
CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: By the Numbers
• 1: As in one manufacturer and one model of car for the 28th year at Sebring: Chevrolet and the Corvette
• 3: Tracks where Corvette Racing has competed in each of its previous 27 years: Sebring, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
• 4: Sebring race wins for Antonio Garcia – the most among drivers entered in this year’s 12 Hours
• 4: GT class pole positions at Sebring for Oliver Gavin and Ron Fellows, tied for most in event history
• 5: Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs entered for this year’s Sebring 12 Hours – one more than in 2025
• 8: Sebring victories – a race record – for Johnny O’Connell, a Sebring Hall of Famer who drove for Corvette Racing from 2001-10. It includes one overall and seven class wins
• 14: Number of Sebring victories for Corvette Racing – the most of any venue in program history. Twelve of those have come in the 12 Hours, including 2022 in GTD PRO
• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 17: Wins in 2025 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
• 38: Number of combined Sebring 12 Hours starts for Tommy Milner and Antonio Garcia. Both will make their 20th starts this weekend. Garcia hasn’t missed the race since 2006, and Milner’s only miss was in 2022 when he contested the 1000 Miles of Sebring for Corvette Racing in the FIA WEC
• 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 for TF Sport
• 73: 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
• 79: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. DXDT Racing’s Mason Filippi plus DragonSpeed’s Giacomo Altoé, Henrik Hedman, Casper Stevenson and Mateo Cairoli made their first starts in a Corvette at Daytona
• 154: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing starting the 2026 season – 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
• 365: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 63,969.12: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries at Sebring since 1999. The program eclipsed the 60,000-mile mark in 2025 and could go over 70,000 miles if the five Corvettes combine to complete 1,613 laps – an average of 323 laps each
• 480.377.95: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program should surpass the half-million mile mark midway through this season
Corvette Racing at Sebring International Raceway (wins in bold)
1999 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/John Paul Jr. – 4th in GTS (Fellows pole)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Scott Sharp/John Heinricy – 7th in GTS (Pilgrim fastest race lap)
2000 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/Justin Bell – 6th in GTS (Fellows pole)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 5th in GTS
2001 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Chris Kneifel – 3rd in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 2nd in GTS
2002 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GTS (Fellows pole)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 4th in GTS
2003 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Franck Freon – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins/Andy Pilgrim – 3rd in GTS (Gavin pole)
2004 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Max Papis – 1st in GTS (Fellows pole)
Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams banking on program’s history of success for 12 Hours
DETROIT (March 16, 2026) – Corvette Racing’s four Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams are set for the second and final race of their season-opening Florida swing at America’s oldest sports car race. The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring - the second round of this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – is an event with a huge following for Corvettes… buoyed by a lengthy record of success.
Dating back even before the first season of Corvette Racing in 1999, the program has logged thousands of laps and tens of thousands of miles around the 3.74-mile, 17-turn Sebring circuit. It’s one of the most hallowed circuits in all of global motorsport due to the rough and bumpy nature of the track and a race that runs from daylight into darkness.
Five Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs and seven Corvette Racing factory drivers will take on the challenge at Sebring, which has been the site of 14 class victories for the program – a dozen coming in the 12 Hours.
Each came from the two-car Corvette Racing factory team operated by Pratt Miller. How times have changed with this year’s lineup of Corvettes for Sebring:
· Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – GTD PRO: Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims, Marvin Kirchhöfer (No. 3 Corvette); Nicky Catsburg, Tommy Milner, Nico Varrone (No. 4 Corvette)
· 13 Autosport – GTD: Matt Bell, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern (No. 13 Corvette)
· DXDT Racing – GTD: Charlie Eastwood, Mason Filippi, Salih Yoluc (No. 36 Corvette)
The six factory drivers that make up the Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports squad have a phenomenal track record at Sebring with eight combined victories. Antonio Garcia is tied for the most Sebring wins by an active driver (four), and Milner has two of his own. Each will make their 20th starts in the 12 Hours this weekend.
Milestone Sebring Starts for Garcia, Milner This week's Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring will see Antonio Garcia and Tommy Miler make their 20th starts in America's oldest sports car race.
Garcia in the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R will make his 20th consecutive 12 Hours start, which will tie him for second all-time in race history and one behind his long-time Corvette teammate Jan Magnussen. Of note, his four wins at Sebring are tied for the most by an active driver.
Milner has been a fixture at Sebring since 2006 with victories coming in 2013 and 2016. The only 12 Hours he missed was in 2022 but with good reason - he was part of Corvette Racing's FIA WEC entry that finished second in 1000 Miles of Sebring on the same weekend as the 12 Hours! In GTD, 13 Autosport’s Lars Kern was the class winner in 2021. Both the No. 13 Corvette and DXDT Racing’s No. 36 Z06 GT3.R were in contention for the GTD victory a year ago with late-race leads. DragonSpeed, the newest Corvette team in GTD, was on pole last year in GTD PRO.
The Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring is set for 10:10 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 21 from Sebring International Raceway. It will stream live on Peacock with television coverage on NBCSN from 5 to 10:30 p.m. IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It's always great to go back to Sebring, especially during race week. It's a track we use a lot for testing, maybe not as much now as we did back in the day, but I really discovered what Sebring means during the 12 Hours early on in my career. It's just the atmosphere that feels great all week. When you arrive there Tuesday or Wednesday, you see people who have been lining up there for days and weeks. It's always great to see how big of an event it is. I just love it there.
“The Corvette fan base is huge and I discovered that right away in 2009 when I first joined the team. I think every Corvette Racing driver – especially coming from Europe – has a shock with how big the support is. You get to see the consistency of that over the years. You knew you were on the best team out there. The main thing is that out of 10 people you would see about half would be in Corvette t-shirts. So you could feel that and that's a great thing. You get to know the fans over the years and they get to know you a little bit more. That’s a part of the whole weekend.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Of course Daytona is the first race of the IMSA season, but for a lot of us Sebring really kicks off the heart of the championship. We feel confident going in after a good test with our Corvette there in February... straight after Bathurst for me. Corvette and Pratt Miller have always been very strong around Sebring for a long time. Our work and results from that test leads me to believe we should be in a good position again. You never can tell at this race, though. A lot of years the track and the bumps are the ones that determine your race. As always we will go into it fully prepared and knowing what we need to do in order to be successful. Hopefully fortune smiles on us this year so we can end up at the front after 12 hours.”
MARVIN KIRCHHÖFER, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "After Bathurst I went straight to Sebring for some testing with the Pratt Miller guys. It was good to get more time in the Corvette. Daytona unfortunately wasn't the result we were hoping for. The test went well and I was very pleased to get loads of laps under my belt. There were a few test items that we needed to check off, which we did. I'm definitely feeling way more prepared going into Sebring than Daytona. That one is a little bit awkward because you don't have a lot of tire sets for the Roar and pre-race. You don't drive that much so the preparation is very limited. The test definitely helped. I'm super excited to go back. It's been 2024 since I've raced at Sebring. This is one of the coolest races on the IMSA calendar. I do like Sebring as well and am excited to hit the bumps in the Corvette. The car seems to be quite good the last couple of years. The performance and pace always looked strong. I'm excited for what I hope is a good 2026 race. Hopefully we can show our potential and pace to make it a great race."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Sebring itself is an exciting race... one of the biggest in the world. That in and of itself is enough of a draw and excitement to want to do well there and be successful. It also obviously is known for its history and a fun atmosphere, so that also adds to the excitement of going back every year.
“I can’t think of a year when I was getting ready for Sebring and not getting excited about racing there. The racing’s fun, no matter what, no matter how you cut it. Sebring is just that much more exciting because of the history and how challenging that race is. It ends up being quite physical because it’s long enough that you are in the car quite a bit and short enough that you feel the urge to be at the pointy end of the field as much as you can. It just makes your life easier as the race goes on.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Sebring is always good fun. Even since I started coming here regularly with Corvette Racing, it has become a race that I really look forward to. It is very unique with a track that isn’t like anywhere in the world plus starting the race in the day and ending it at night. Things definitely get really crazy and chaotic once the sun goes down at Sebring. We have seen the last few years that people tend to take a lot of risks which means a lot of contact. Unfortunately for us that has happened the last few years there but hopefully we can come out better this year. Already we are in a good situation in the championship – P2 of the full-season entries in GTD PRO. Obviously our goal is to win the race but we also want to improve our championship position.”
NICO VARRONE, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Super excited to be back in Sebring. The 12 Hours is one of the most important races of the year. Every driver on every team wants to win it. This also is one of the toughest tracks in the world in terms of both for the car and the driver. I think we have a really good package with the Corvette. We worked a lot last year and this year in order to have a good car here. I think we made really good progress and we are really confident that we're going to perform well. So I'm really looking forward to it. It's always great with all the fans that come to support Corvette Racing. It will be good to see all the guys again and be with my teammates. Hopefully we can bring home a good result for Corvette and for the team."
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I feel we have unfinished business at the Sebring 12 Hours. We had an amazing car last year capable of fighting for the win but had contact with another competitor that ruined our performance in the last couple of hours. I know the team can give us a Corvette that will be competitive once again, so I’m really looking forward to this year’s event. It’s one of the biggest races in our sport, I’m really motivated to get back there and challenge for the win.”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Coming out of Daytona with a fourth-place finish gives us a lot of confidence heading into Sebring. It’s a demanding race both mentally and physically for the drivers and the crew, and the car itself is put through a lot. That’s part of what makes it special and why everyone wants to win here so badly. The team has been working incredibly hard and we know how strong the Corvette package is, so we’re eager to give it another go. Sebring is one of those events where everything has to come together over 12 hours, but we’re feeling confident and I think we have a real shot at fighting for a podium.”
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “One the most epic races on the calendar. I absolutely love this place but I might hate it moments later. It’s a huge challenge for cars, teams and drivers. Always boiling hot, bumpy and unforgiving. Obviously we all aim for a great result, but it’s not a race decided by pure pace. We have to execute perfectly in every way to be in the mix. Over the course of last year we showed that we are capable of doing that. I hope we can make the 13 Autosport team and all the Corvette fans proud next Saturday.”
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Sebring is a race that I think all of us at DXDT have had circled since last year. It’s one that we definitely feel got away. The team and the car were strong. We ran up front and led a lot of laps before we had the late mechanical problem. That’s Sebring, though, as I’ve come to find the more I race there. We’re coming off a similar strong showing at Daytona. We keep putting ourselves in contention to break through with a podium or race win. If we can keep doing that, good things will happen and we’re confident that this can happen this year at the 12 Hours. I hope it does. All the guys and gals at DXDT Racing deserve it.”
MASON FILIPPI, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm extremely excited to be running the 12 Hours of Sebring in our DXDT Corvette. It will be my first 12-hour, and it's one of those races that I've always dreamed of competing in. I've had a lot of success in the other ranks of IMSA at Sebring so I'm looking forward to using the track knowledge and apply it to the 12-hour. It's a difficult race because of the bumps and heat that you usually have at Sebring. There are big challenges with traffic, as I've seen rewatching past races. You can see how you have to be smart throughout and just be there at the end. The Corvette typically does really well there so I'm excited to be a part of a program that runs up front as well as in a car that we can fight for that 12-hour win. The competition is stiff but that's what makes it exciting. I really appreciate my sponsors for the season that have helped me get here and I'm looking forward to a strong 12 Hours."
GIACOMO ALTOE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I’m looking forward to being back in Sebring for the 12-hour race. Daytona was a complicated race for us with several on-track incidents that affected our final result, but the overall pace was definitely there. Despite the challenges, we learned a lot as a team and about our new car, and those lessons will help us moving forward.
"We then had two productive days of testing at Sebring and spent a lot of time working through our setup to make sure we’re as prepared as possible heading into race week.
"Sebring is always one of the toughest races of the season. The track is extremely demanding and you need to stay out of trouble and manage the obstacles that inevitably come your way over 12 hours. Corvette has a strong history and a lot of experience there, and we hope to benefit from that knowledge to put everything together and come away with a solid result."
HENRIK HEDMAN, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Sebring is one of my favorite tracks. I’ve raced here many times in prototypes, and even though it’s one of the toughest races on the calendar, it’s a place where I always really enjoy. It will be my first time back since 2024, and my first time here with the Corvette. Racing at Sebring with Corvette is always something special because of the strong history the brand has at this track.
"The tests we completed in February should definitely help us, but we also know that Sebring is a place where the track and conditions can evolve very quickly. That means you have to be ready to adapt and make sure everything comes together at the right moment."
2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Points
GTD PRO Drivers Standings
1. Connor De Phillippi/Max Hasse/Dan Harper/Neil Verhagen – 366
2. Chaz Mostert/Kenny Habul/Maro Engel/Will Power – 350
3. Jason Hart/Luca Stoltz/Maxime Martin/Scott Noble – 322
17. Charlie Eastwood/Salih Yoluc/Mason Filippi/Scott McLaughlin – 168
GTD Teams Standings
1. No. 57 Winward Racing – 382
2. No. 44 Magnus Racing – 336
3. No. 27 Heart of Racing – 335
4. No. 13 13 Autosport – 295
5. No. 21 AF Corse USA – 285
17. No. 36 DXDT Racing – 168
GTD Manufacturers Standings
1. Mercedes-AMG – 382
2. Aston Martin – 355
3. Chevrolet – 328
4. Ferrari – 306
5. Lamborghini – 284
CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: By the Numbers
• 1: As in one manufacturer and one model of car for the 28th year at Sebring: Chevrolet and the Corvette
• 3: Tracks where Corvette Racing has competed in each of its previous 27 years: Sebring, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
• 4: Sebring race wins for Antonio Garcia – the most among drivers entered in this year’s 12 Hours
• 4: GT class pole positions at Sebring for Oliver Gavin and Ron Fellows, tied for most in event history
• 5: Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs entered for this year’s Sebring 12 Hours – one more than in 2025
• 8: Sebring victories – a race record – for Johnny O’Connell, a Sebring Hall of Famer who drove for Corvette Racing from 2001-10. It includes one overall and seven class wins
• 14: Number of Sebring victories for Corvette Racing – the most of any venue in program history. Twelve of those have come in the 12 Hours, including 2022 in GTD PRO
• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 17: Wins in 2025 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
• 38: Number of combined Sebring 12 Hours starts for Tommy Milner and Antonio Garcia. Both will make their 20th starts this weekend. Garcia hasn’t missed the race since 2006, and Milner’s only miss was in 2022 when he contested the 1000 Miles of Sebring for Corvette Racing in the FIA WEC
• 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 for TF Sport
• 73: 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
• 79: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. DXDT Racing’s Mason Filippi plus DragonSpeed’s Giacomo Altoé, Henrik Hedman, Casper Stevenson and Mateo Cairoli made their first starts in a Corvette at Daytona
• 154: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing starting the 2026 season – 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
• 365: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 63,969.12: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries at Sebring since 1999. The program eclipsed the 60,000-mile mark in 2025 and could go over 70,000 miles if the five Corvettes combine to complete 1,613 laps – an average of 323 laps each
• 480.377.95: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program should surpass the half-million mile mark midway through this season
Corvette Racing at Sebring International Raceway (wins in bold)
1999 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/John Paul Jr. – 4th in GTS (Fellows pole)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Scott Sharp/John Heinricy – 7th in GTS (Pilgrim fastest race lap)
2000 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/Justin Bell – 6th in GTS (Fellows pole)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 5th in GTS
2001 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Chris Kneifel – 3rd in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 2nd in GTS
2002 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GTS (Fellows pole)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 4th in GTS
2003 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Franck Freon – 1st in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Oliver Gavin/Kelly Collins/Andy Pilgrim – 3rd in GTS (Gavin pole)
2004 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Max Papis – 1st in GTS (Fellows pole)
Corvette GT3 teams show promise in Rolex 24 to open season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 25, 2026) – Four of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs entered for the Rolex 24 At Daytona completed the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as the Corvette Racing program kicked off its third season of competition.
Both Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and 13 Autosport recorded fourth-place class finishes at the end of a crazy race that featured running in both warm sunshine and cool, gloomy fog.
The No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports entry of Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg and Nico Varrone just missed the GTD PRO podium in their Corvette Z06 GT3.R, finishing fourth. In GTD, the 13 Autosport team of Matt Bell, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern and Ben Green showed the same performance that netted the team a class victory a year ago but came up just short this year.
Both of the Pro-class Corvette GT3s were the forces of the race through the first 20 hours. The pair of yellow Corvettes combined to lead for 319 laps – 160 coming from the No. 3 trio of pole-winner Alexander Sims, Antonio Garcia and Marvin Kirchhöfer. The cars ran in formation for much of the race – before and after a lengthy six-and-a-half, full-course yellow period due to fog – before the race went sideways.
It started with a suspension issue for the No. 3 Corvette with a little more than five hours to go that cost the team 46 seconds in its garage.
The sister Corvette continued to run at the front as late as two-and-a-half hours to go – due in part to a third-to-first move by Milner – before Varrone was shoved off-track shortly after a restart. That cost the No. 4 team time and track position back to seventh before the drive-back by Catsburg to the end.
GTD-class Corvettes also spent time out front of class before misfortune struck each of the customer cars. The 13 Autosport Z06 GT3.R led the GTD race four times for 32 laps in a solid start to its full-season championship push. The team mirrored its strategy to its 2025 victory by having Fidani and Kern drive much of the race’s first half before putting in the team’s two Pro-level drivers to the end.
DXDT Racing also led with its No. 36 Corvette with a similar strategy. After Salih Yoluc and Mason Filippi set the stage for most of the early parts, Charlie Eastwood and Scott McLaughlin pushed the DXDT entry to the front for 90 laps before a cracked gearbox ended the team’s day inside the final two hours.
New customer team DragonSpeed also had an encouraging early run in its Corvette debut. Giacomo Altoe, Henrik Hedman, Casper Stevenson and Matteo Cairoli ran solidly in the middle of the 21-car pack with their No. 81 Corvette, which was moving up before Cairoli was hit by a prototype car near the five-hour mark. The impact sent Cairoli into the tire barriers as the Corvette sustained left-side damage.
Despite losing 15 laps and nearly 25 minutes, the team carried on and used the rest of the race as an extended test session for its new Corvette.
The next event for Corvette Racing in IMSA is the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 21.
SELECT CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “One of those that could have been for the whole team. The real shame is that it didn’t just happen to one car; both had issues to compromise the end result. Our Corvettes were working really well. We had decent pace but I don’t know if we would have been able to fight at the front right to the end. It seemed like others seemed to get quite strong at the end. Who knows. It would have been nice to have been in with a chance. The Pratt Miller team did a great job all race. We had flawless pit stops and just the one issue. The guys will look into that and we’ll come back stronger at Sebring.”
MARVIN KIRCHHÖFER, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “First off all, those six hours of full course yellow where I think I did three-and-a-half out of the maximum four was probably one of the most exhausting stints that I’ve ever had. It’s a lot of riding around and trying not to fall asleep. I’m gutted for the team, obviously. Everyone has done an outstanding job and worked very hard the last two weeks. When you lead the race for as long as we did and then have a mechanical issue in the last four or five hours, it’s tough. We were pushing hard along with the No. 4 car, which was always up front as well. The guys would have deserved a decent result here. Still, I enjoyed it. I’m not happy with the outcome but we will next go to the next race at Sebring and make it a good race over there.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Somehow it all went away for us. Of course there was the incident when the Ferrari smashed us off. I feel like even without that, it was not going to be easy. It seemed like everyone at the end of the race had an extra switch and could power up a bit. But that definitely did not help. Big hats off to the team. The execution was amazing with zero mistakes. The car was good and the setup was good. I think we finished second if you look at the full-season contenders so that’s not too bad. It’s unfortunate because I felt like we were going to come away with a new watch.”
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Thursday night, it looked like we were going to have a very different event, just to even finish the race flawlessly, let alone be not far up the order. Everybody should be really proud of themselves. I think we had a fourth-place car and we were in the game for a long part of it. There was a little bit of bumping and shoving at the end, but it didn’t change the outcome. Fourth is the maximum we had, and we achieved the maximum result that we were capable of this weekend. Everybody put together a great car. It was as fast as our Corvette was going to go, and we all drove the wheels off it. I am very proud of the team. It’s good to leave thinking you got the best out of your machine. We’ll crack on and try to get the win at Sebring.”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “After what we went through on Thursday, I couldn’t be prouder of this crew. Everyone dug deep, worked through the night, and we showed up ready to race, that says everything about this team. We were right in the fight all weekend, and while we wanted that podium, a fourth-place finish in the biggest race of the season is still extremely rewarding. Huge credit to the crew and my teammates for their work and dedication. We’ll take what we learned and go to Sebring even hungrier.”
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m really, really proud of the team. The car was flawless, I loved it. Everything on our side was good. It just wasn’t in our hands. Honestly, it feels horrible. The race just unfolded in an unlucky way for us. You can’t win this race every year, and unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be for us this time. That’s racing, the racing gods decide if you get to win or not, and this year they decided we weren’t going to.”
BEN GREEN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m really happy to finish the Rolex 24 at Daytona with 13 Autosport on my debut at the event. It’s great to make it to the end, and to finish fourth. Of course, we wish we were on the podium, because we were fighting for the win at different points throughout the race. I’m very proud of the effort from the entire team, and it’s been great to have support from GM as well. Our Chevy V8 was singing on the Daytona banking for 24 hours, faultless, and I’m proud of everyone’s work to make that happen.”
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Not the finish we hoped for. This was probably one of the best weekends we’ve had together with DXDT. The pace was super-strong from rolling out for the Roar. It was the same in the race. We were keeping our nose clean and sitting in the top-three for a lot of the race and took the lead with about three-and-a-half hours to go before we developed a crack in the gearbox. We’re unsure how it happened, which is just gutting. It’s definitely the best chance I’ve had to win this race. But these things happen in endurance races. The pace was brilliant and Sebring is just around the corner. Hopefully we can go there and collect some trophies.”
GIACOMO ALTOÉ, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I can see the potential of the car and the team. We for sure are still in the learning phases with this car and there is a lot to improve. It was important for us to finish the race and collect all the data possible to analyze it and continue learning. We will build from here.”
Corvette GTD PRO entries leading through opening stanza of Rolex 24
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 24, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs led and ran up front for the majority of the opening hours of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Saturday.
Alexander Sims led the GTD PRO class in the pole-sitting No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R that he is driving with Antonio Garcia and Marvin Kirchhöfer. The trio has run no lower than fifth in the race, which started under warm and sunny skies but turned significantly cooler and more gloomy with fog rolling in near the one-third mark.
While the No. 3 Corvette started and ran up front from the start, the No. 4 sister Z06 GT3.R quickly established itself as a contender with a strong charge by Nicky Catsburg at the start. He moved from seventh in class at the start to the class lead in his second stint, followed by solid drives by teammates Tommy Milner and Nico Varrone to keep the trio on the heels of the No. 3 in second place.
Both Sims and Catsburg were in the tail-end of their second double-stints to carry the Corvettes into the middle of the night around the 3.56-mile Daytona Road Course.
In GTD, both DXDT Racing and 13 Autosport positioned themselves for contending charges later in the race. The No. 36 DXDT Corvette spent much of the first eight hours in the top-10 with Salih Yoluc doing most of the early work with Charlie Eastwood and Mason Filippi each driving single stints. Eastwood ran as high as second from his fourth-place starting position, and Yoluc was 10th at the eight-hour mark.
Defending GTD race-winner 13 Autosport was ready to start its charge to the front from 14th in class with 16 hours left. Orey Fidani drove more than four-and-a-half hours to meet the minimum drivetime requirements, which put Lars Kern, Matt Bell and Ben Green in position to climb the leaderboard as other entries prepared to cycle their Bronze-rated drivers through the nighttime. It was a similar strategy to last year’s winning effort under the AWA banner.
DragonSpeed, in its first race as part of Corvette Racing, had a disappointing opening to the race. Matteo Cairoli was sent off-track by an LMP2 car while running in the top-15, and the No. 81 Corvette made contact with one of the track’s tire barriers. The collision caused a full-course yellow and damaged much of the left-side bodywork of the Corvette. But the DragonSpeed crew quickly repaired the car and got Cairoli back out for what turned into an extended test session for the team to learn more about its new Corvette.
Corvette Racing’s next update will come after the 18-hour mark.
SELECT CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "All good for us so far. In the first stint both Fords pitted before the yellows so they got out ahead of us. I just realized it was worth staying where I was unless we had a clear opportunity to pass. That kind of played out; I could save tires and fuel, and we were able to jump them on the next stop. On the restart I was lucky to be on the right side when Tommy got caught out by two prototypes. From that point on, I just followed the pace. It's still unknown how the tires are going to behave with just taking two on a stop. I was taking it a little bit cautious, but I'd say the tire held up very well. I could open the gap a little bit but the (No. 9) Lambo was coming fast but when I saw they were struggling as much as I thought then we opened it up more. The Corvette was really good at the end of the stint. It's early but so far the car is doing what I want."
(Corvette vs. Ford battle and pace?) "Last year we couldn't really stay ahead of them at any point. For sure we have more speed now and we can stay ahead. Our car is really, really good but I'm sure they will be too. Once we get to the time when it's time to single-stint the tires, it might be a little different for everyone."
(The fight with the No. 4 Corvette early) "It's not great not knowing what to do with your teammate ahead of you. If he runs into traffic, you're definitely not going to throw your car in there like you would with any other car. But it's so early in the race that it doesn't really matter who is ahead. In a way, Nicky (Catsburg) followed Alex (Sims) for most of the stint and I did the same with Tommy (Milner). Everything eventually plays out. I kept my pace and the car is really good."
(On level of aggression earlier) "I haven't been aggressive so far and trying to stay out of trouble. If I see someone really aggressive then I don't mind letting them by. I saw the Lambo flashing its lights at me from behind and I was like 'There's 20 hours to go.'"
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The P2 cars were in a bit of mayhem going into Turn One. It was pretty daunting to go through the corner and not really know where to go and try not to run over any debris. Thankfully we got through in one piece. I was trying to keep things calm from then on, look after the car and be smart with energy management. I have absolutely no idea what other people were doing. We were at front but I don't know what the pace of everyone else was."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The plan is to save some fuel here early on to be a little off strategy to shorten the race at the end. The first stint was fun and really good but the second stint wasn't too much fun anymore. A P2 spun in front of me and I thought I was going to be OK but all of a sudden another one appeared that I couldn't see. Then I had more really bad P2 traffic later and lost like five or six seconds on that lap. It's frustrating but obviously it's early. We're doing what we can and taking our licks now so at the end of the race we'll be in a better position. But the car is fine... it's totally fine."
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The start was a little wilder than I thought it would be. Everyone seemed to be super-enthusiastic to try and win the race in the first few laps. There was a lot of debris everywhere and cars going off, so I tried to stay out of trouble. I got pretty lucky on a couple of the restarts where I had a little bit of a jump compared to the guys ahead of us and I managed to take some places. It was a good first stint... saved some fuel and jumped some places. The car feels really good but it's a little early to tell yet. There will be a lot of changing conditions but at the moment it feels very good."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s been a really good start to the Rolex 24 for us. The opening stint was all about staying smart and not taking too many risks, and the team has done an incredible job setting us up to be competitive with our strategy. We avoided trouble at the start, hit our timing windows perfectly with the cautions, and handing over the car in a solid track position is exactly where you want to be in a race like this. Now it’s all about executing and letting the team do what they do best.”
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Everything worked really well. The car is in a good spot and feels really comfortable. Everything is going to plan. The last pit stop wasn't great on my behalf. I went two or three feet long on the stop so we had to push back. We lost two or three spots but it feels like we have the pace to get back to where we've been. The car is easy to drive and feeling really good."
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was a good start to the race. We seem to have pretty strong pace to sit at the front of the GTD class. We are saving quite a bit of fuel, more than most of the field, as well. All seems to be going to plan at the minute, but still it’s still early days."
SALIH YOLUC, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "All good in that run. It was a bit of a busy triple-stint out there. We have a good car so hopefully we will manage until the last couple hours and then we will attack for the win. There's a long time to go yet so let’s see where we are in the morning."
CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: GTD PRO Pole for Sims!
No. 3 Corvette leads strong effort from all five Z06 GT3.R in Daytona qualifying
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2026) – Alexander Sims sped to the GTD PRO pole position Thursday for the Rolex 24 At Daytona to lead a strong showing for all five Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs to start the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
Sims set a time of 1:45.106 (121.934 mph) in Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ No. 3 Z06 GT3.R that he will share this weekend with Antonio Garcia and Marvin Kirchhöfer. A Corvette will start from class pole position in the Rolex 24 At Daytona for the first time since 2021 when Sims was part of a qualifying race win for Corvette Racing.
Prior to that, the last time a Corvette qualified on pole position was 2018.
On Thursday, three for the Corvette GT3s qualified in the top-12 of the combined GT category. Charlie Eastwood was fourth in GTD with DXDT Racing’s No. 36 Corvette that he will drive with Mason Filippi, Salih Yoluc and Scott McLaughlin. His lap of 1:45.274 (121.739 mph) was 0.161 seconds off the class pole time.
Giacomo Altoé was sixth in GTD and less than a half-second to pole position for DragonSpeed in the first team’s first race as a Z06 GT3.R customer team. He will team this weekend with Henrik Hedman, Casper Stevenson and Matteo Cairoli.
Nicky Catsburg went eighth-quickest in GTD PRO for the second Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports entry – the No. 4 that he will drive with Tommy Milner and Nico Varrone.
Defending Rolex 24 GTD winner 13 Autosport qualified 16th in class with Orey Fidani doing the honors Thursday. He will try to repeat with Matt Bell and Lars Kern plus team newcomer Ben Green in the No. 13 Corvette.
The Rolex 24 goes green at 1:40 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24. Live coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC with full live coverage on Peacock in the United States and on IMSA.com for video outside the U.S. and global IMSA Radio coverage.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R - GTD PRO POLE-WINNER: “It's really something special around here to be able to do a low fuel qualifying run with new tires. The car just comes alive. What a wonderful experience that was. Our Corvette was really nicely balanced, very nice lap, nice and clear with no traffic, but I had Nicky (Catsburg) up ahead, maybe punching a little bit of a hole for me. Yeah, brilliant, really, really brilliant.
(The race outlook and converting pole into a win) "There is a long time between now and then, but nevertheless, it's nice to start at the front of the field. Fingers crossed we can have a clean race because that's really the No. 1 goal at the moment - try and maintain the car in one piece, no issues through the first 23-and-a-half hours, be there in the race at the end and then be ready to fight.”
(More on qualifying) “Our Corvette was working pretty nicely in the qualifying session. It's honestly quite a privilege to be able to drive on low fuel. The car just comes alive compared to most of the states that you drive during practice where you're focusing on race prep. It was just nice conditions, I was able to get a nice gap and just focus on my own driving for all the laps and hook it all together. The Corvette is working well and hopefully we can carry that through to the race."
(Contending in this year's race after Corvette GTD win in 2025) “We had a decent race last year as well and finished second behind the Ford. It was great to see the AWA car get the class win last year. Our focus is pretty much on our program and what we're doing this year to try and optimize everything we've got. It seems like the car's in a decent spot right now. Qualifying pace versus race pace is a bit of a different story, so quite quickly our focus goes back to high-fuel runs and trying to get the car dialed in for that.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Obviously not so good. The car was pretty good, I have to say. I just feel like I didn't execute well. I had a massive oversteer moment on my first push lap and then the second left, I kind of underdrove it. So it was just not a clean run. I do feel like we need to work a bit on the car, but Alex showed what it's capable of. I do not think we are far away. We are already quite similar (on setup). I was expecting a bit more for myself. We just need to look at it, see what happens tonight and tomorrow and take it from there."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “For me it's just more seat time. Every time I drive the car, I feel quicker and more familiar with it. The team's done an awesome job getting us set up and to this point. We just want to be consistent early, be in a good spot and then watch Ben (Green) and Matt (Bell) take it to the front."
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "What a difference a year makes. Last year's qualifying was probably one of the low points of the whole year, I would say... realizing that we were nowhere close. We're much and much better this year... barely two-tenths off pole in both GTD classes. I think we would still be second in PRO, as it were. So the Corvette felt great. We did struggle with a few bits this morning on the new tire, but our deg was really good over a stint, so that was a bit of a surprise in that regard. We did have a really clean Roar and that translated into that qualifying session, The Corvette seems to have the best deg of the field. At the end of the session, we're still pumping in some strong times versus the competition that falls off. So that's great when you do a lot of laps on every tire set and you probably have to double about six sets. Yeah, we're looking good and still just chipping our way through it. I think going into it we were and we were going to be happy with a top-eight there so top-four was a bit of a surprise, but that came together really nice and now we're rolling off the second row for the 24."
GIACOMO ALTOE, NO. 81 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Today was the first time that I could actually drive the car in a low-fuel, new-tire session. Obviously we are focusing more on our race pace with such a long day coming Saturday and Sunday. So we didn't know what to expect, honestly, and we are really happy with that result. Of course, I always want more. So I'm not really satisfied, but we still are early on in our learning process. I'll take it as we start this project, so I'm really happy."
Rolex 24 at Daytona January 22-25, 2026 Daytona International Speedway Circuit Length: 3.56 miles Entries by Class: GTP - 11 LMP2 - 13 GTD PRO - 15 GTD - 21
Qualifying: Thursday, January 22, 2026 (GTD) 2:10 PM to 2:25 PM EDT (GTD Pro) 2:30 PM to 2:45 PM EDT (LMP2) 2:50 PM to 3:05 PM EDT (GTP) 3:10 PM to 3:25 PM EDT
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• 0.034: As in seconds – the winning margin of victory in Corvette Racing’s 1-2 finish at the 2016 Rolex 24. Up until 2023’s LMP2 finish, it was the closest finish in race history
• 2: Number of the overall winning Corvette C5-R in the 2001 Rolex 24. Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, Chris Kneifel and Franck Freon completed 656 laps for 2335.36 miles in the winning effort
• 2: Rolex 24 class wins for AWA (now 13 Autosport); the team won in LMP3 in 2023 and won in GTD with its Corvette in 2025. Three of the four drivers return to defend this year
• 4: Rolex 24 wins for Corvette Racing as an entrant (run by Pratt Miller Motorsports): 2001 overall (Ron Fellows/Johnny O’Connell, Kelly Collins, Franck Freon), 2015 GTLM (Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen/Ryan Briscoe), 2016 GTLM (Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler) and 2021 GTLM (Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg)
• 5: Number of Corvette Z06 GT3.R entries for the 2025 Rolex 24 – two from Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and one each from 13 Autosport, DXDT Racing and DragonSpeed (GTD). It’s the second straight year with five Corvettes in the race
• 7: Corvette factory drivers piloting the Corvette Z06 GT3.R in this year’s race: Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims, Marvin Kirchhöfer, Tommy Milner, Nicky Catsburg, Nico Varrone (Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller) plus Charlie Eastwood (DXDT Racing)
• 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 16: Wins in 2025 for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series. Two of those came in IMSA competition
• 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
• 43: Drivers who have driven Corvette Racing entries at Daytona – Earl Bamber, Justin Bell, Matt Bell, Ryan Briscoe, Nicky Catsburg, Kelly Collins, Pipo Derani, Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Charlie Eastwood, Marcel Fässler, Ron Fellows, Orey Fidani, Franck Freon, Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, John Heinricy, Daniel Juncadella, Ben Keating, Lars Kern, Marvin Kirchhöfer, Chris Kneifel, Robin Liddell, Alex Lynn, Jan Magnussen, Anthony Mantella, Scott McLaughlin, Thomas Merrill, Tommy Milner, Simon Pagenaud, John Paul Jr., Andy Pilgrim, Mike Rockenfeller, Scott Sharp, Alexander Sims, Marco Sorensen, Nick Tandy, Jordan Taylor, Alec Udell, Shane Van Gisbergen, Nico Varrone, Salih Yoluc and Connor Zilisch
• 73: 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
• 76: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. Johor Motorsports Racing’s Yasser Shahin and TF Sport’s James Roe were the latest in December’s opening round of the Asian Le Mans Series in Sepang
• 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
• 359: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 74.013.04: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries at Daytona since 1999. That equates to 3,218 trips across the length of Daytona Beach – approximately 23 miles
• 462,758.39: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program should surpass the half-million mile mark midway through this season
Corvette Racing History at The Rolex 24 (wins in bold)
1999 – No. 2 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/John Paul Jr. – 3rd in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Scott Sharp/John Heinricy – 12th in GTS
2000 – No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel/Justin Bell – 2nd in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Franck Freon – 10th in GTS
2001 – No. 2 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell/Chris Kneifel/Franck Freon – 1st in GTS (overall win)
No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins/Dale Earnhardt/Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 2nd in GTS
2014 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Ryan Briscoe – 10th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Robin Liddell – 5th in GTLM
2015 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Ryan Briscoe – 1st in GTLM (Magnussen fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Simon Pagenaud – 3rd in GTLM (Gavin pole)
2016 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Mike Rockenfeller – 2nd in GTLM (Garcia fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 1st in GTLM (Winner by 0.034 second)
2017 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Mike Rockenfeller – 4th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 9th in GTLM
2018 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Mike Rockenfeller – 3rd in GTLM (Magnussen pole)
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 4th in GTLM
2019 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Mike Rockenfeller – 6th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 8th in GTLM
2020 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg – 4th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 7th in GTLM
2021 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg – 1st in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy/Alexander Sims – 2nd in GTLM
2022 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg – 6th in GTD PRO
No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy/Marco Sorensen – 10th in GTD PRO
2023 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Tommy Milner – 2nd in GTD PRO
2024 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims/Daniel Juncadella – 5th in GTD PRO
No. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg/Earl Bamber – 8th in GTD PRO
No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern/Alex Lynn – 21st in GTD
CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Successful Dress Rehearsal
Five Corvette GT3s collect significant miles, data ahead of Rolex 24
DETROIT (January 18, 2026) – The five Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs set for the Rolex 24 At Daytona wrapped up three days of valuable and successful testing Sunday with the conclusion of the annual Roar Before the 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
A week ahead of the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championships, the quintet of Corvette teams expressed satisfaction with the amounts of laps and data they accumulated around the 3.56-mile Daytona Road Course:
· No. 3 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – GTD PRO: Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims, Marvin Kirchhöfer – 1:47.775 (118.914 mph)
· No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – GTD PRO: Nicky Catsburg, Tommy Milner, Nico Varrone – 1:47.810 (118.876 mph)
· No. 13 13 Autosport – GTD: Matt Bell, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern, Ben Green – 1:48.061 (118.599 mph)
· No. 36 DXDT Racing – GTD: Charlie Eastwood, Mason Filippi, Salih Yoluc, Scott McLaughlin – 1:47.805 (118.881 mph)
Those results will give Corvette Racing and team engineers plenty to sift through before Thursday’s first official opening practice for the Rolex 24. One year ago, the Corvette Z06 GT3.R recorded a GTD class win (AWA’s No. 13 Corvette) and a runner-up finish in GTD PRO (Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ No. 3 Z06 GT3.R).
As a program, Corvette Racing has a deep and successful history at the Rolex 24 and includes five GT-class victories – one of those an overall win in 2001. In addition, Corvette’s successes at Daytona have bolstered Chevrolet’s impressive record of 125 wins at the circuit across IMSA and NASCAR’s national series.
The Rolex 24 goes green at 1:40 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24 with qualifying on Thursday, January 22. Live coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC with full live coverage on Peacock in the United States and on IMSA.com for video outside the U.S. and global IMSA Radio coverage.
SELECT CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "We may have a couple of minor issues, but both our cars have run pretty much every lap that has been available. I'm happy with it and there is a lot of data to collect. We'll put everything together from these days ahead of Thursday. We'll have a few things to try then or validate as well. But things are going in the right direction for next week with what we have. We just need to wait and see but I'm happy."
MARVIN KIRCHHOFER, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "So far so good. It's still early days to really understand where we are. But we had a smooth Roar so far to finish up. There is some information and some tweaks that are getting us pointed in the right direction for next week. I'm really enjoying the time with the team. This is basically like the first week back at school for me. So I'm enjoying the challenge."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "My overarching impression after these three days is that this is the best prepared we've been going into the Rolex and it's the best this car has felt going into the race. We obviously have a lot of notes and knowledge on the GT3 Corvette now so we're able to hone in on something that we like faster than previous. We started by showing up with a car that we were happy with balance-wise. We've continued to tune on it and make some improvements, for sure. There's a lot of continuity between the driver lineup, crew and engineering. I feel like we're in a great place going into this race."
NICO VARRONE, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "For me, it's an honor to be here. I always say this but it is true. I'm really proud and privileged to drive with this team and with this group. Everything is really professional and for me it's one of the best teams in the world. Another season in and I know the team that much better. I think we are working better than this time last year and that makes a big difference. Having Nicky and Tommy as teammates is great. We were really strong to close last year at Petit Le Mans. So this is a great lineup and we're working through different things to get it right for next week. I think things will get a little more difficult on-track as the race gets closer. Right now everyone is doing their own thing so you really don't have the amount of traffic. Once we get to next weekend and we get into the start and restarts, there definitely will be more chaos."
LARS KERN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "What happened last year is always in the back of our minds. We did pretty alright here last year so we know what it takes. But it's a new year and a new game. We have Ben (Green) here with us and he's doing a great job. So it's a new combination but with a lot of known pieces. The car is perfect with no issues so far. We're really looking forward and ahead to next week."
BEN GREEN, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I've really enjoyed my first laps here at Daytona. Our Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R is feeling fantastic and everyone at 13 Autosport is doing a great job and getting up to speed quickly. We feel ready for the race next week and have done everything we need to do during the course of the Roar tests to prepare ourselves well for that. I’m really excited to get going and take on the Rolex 24!"
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "The jump we've made this year is unbelievable. So many of the crew are the same but there are a few key positions that have changed and I think that's really elevated it even further. The Roar has probably never gone better for myself over the years. The Corvette feels unbelievable. We were chasing it all of last year for 10 days and to be honest never really found it. We arrived for the first session here pretty close and we've chipped away with it. My teammates were happy with it last night, and I was happy with it yesterday afternoon. Let's see where the track goes. This track sort of changes over the next week and the pace goes up too. But if you have a really good base here, it helps a lot. We definitely seem to have that at the minute. We've collected loads of data and have a lot to process over Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday because we've run through seven sessions in three days here. But I think we're in really good shape."
MASON FILIPPI, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Luckily we were able to get together and spend a few days in the shop to really get to know the team. These are my first few days in the Corvette, and it's awesome. It's really comfortable to drive and every single time you get back in you feel more comfortable and you can knock down the laptime. Everyone on the team has been awesome to work with. Charlie (Eastwood) and Scott (McLaughlin) both know the car really well so it's great to pick their brain and be a sponge to learn everything as I go.
"Under braking and understanding the tire a little. With the braking capability of this car, you have to utilize that, and I think that's where I've been able to improve from my first few laps. We're in a good spot. It will be a long 24 hours but we'll be ready to fight."
GIACOMO ALTOE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It was a nice and smooth first session for us. No issues at all and that was the main target. It was my first ever laps in the Corvette. It's amazing and a very different feeling than what I'm used to. Of course I needed a few laps to adapt. Handling was different but it's also very different with how I'm seated in the car with the seating position, the sound, how the car works. I still need to go through all the systems so there is a lot of homework to do. I just need to find out what the car needs and we will keep progressing.
"I actually really liked being out there in traffic. The rear-view camera works very well and that was something that I like. Henrik did well and is really happy with the car. It's a very positive start."
CASPER STEVENSON, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's hard to know exactly where we are, but we've done a lot of laps; I think close to the most out of everyone. The car has run faultlessly so I don't see how it could have been more productive. I feel like we've made progress not just with the Corvette but also the small things like seat belts, the seats and everything. There's still some work to do... driver change practice and all that kind of housekeeping stuff. I don't see any reason why we won't be competitive next week. Matteo arrives next week, so I think we will be really strong. The biggest gains have been understanding how to drive the car. We were lucky to do one test, and that gave me some things to think about for this time. I feel like I don't fully know the Corvette but I'm getting there and it's starting to feel more comfortable."
Corvette Racing Appoints Andrea Hidalgo As Programme Manager
Longtime GM/Corvette Racing engine specialist moves into management role ahead of 2026 season
Corvette Racing has announced that GM Motorsports and Corvette engine specialist Andrea Hidalgo has been appointed as the new Programme Manager for the 2026 season.
Hidalgo replaces outgoing Programme Manager Jessica Dane, who has left the company.
Previously, Hidalgo was the Senior Race Engine Calibration, Development, and Track Support Engineer for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R programme, working at GM’s Performance and Racing Center.
Her time with General Motors dates back to 2008, first as an intern, then as part of the GM production team in 2010. She spent a number of seasons as part of Corvette Racing’s factory team during the C8.R era. Hidalgo’s technical background includes expertise in the areas of combustion, drivability, aftertreatment, diagnostics, and transmission development.
She most recently served as a trackside support engineer for Corvette Racing customer TF Sport in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and in select European Le Mans Series events last year. Hidalgo also led controls development and implementation efforts for Corvette customer teams, as part of the manufacturer’s efforts towards meeting FIA GT3 engine regulations.
Hidalgo’s first assignment as Program Manager for Corvette Racing will be the 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona on 24–25 January.
Corvette Racing Appoints Andrea Hidalgo As Programme Manager
Longtime GM/Corvette Racing engine specialist moves into management role ahead of 2026 season
Corvette Racing has announced that GM Motorsports and Corvette engine specialist Andrea Hidalgo has been appointed as the new Programme Manager for the 2026 season.
Hidalgo replaces outgoing Programme Manager Jessica Dane, who has left the company.
Previously, Hidalgo was the Senior Race Engine Calibration, Development, and Track Support Engineer for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R programme, working at GM’s Performance and Racing Center.
Her time with General Motors dates back to 2008, first as an intern, then as part of the GM production team in 2010. She spent a number of seasons as part of Corvette Racing’s factory team during the C8.R era. Hidalgo’s technical background includes expertise in the areas of combustion, drivability, aftertreatment, diagnostics, and transmission development.
She most recently served as a trackside support engineer for Corvette Racing customer TF Sport in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and in select European Le Mans Series events last year. Hidalgo also led controls development and implementation efforts for Corvette customer teams, as part of the manufacturer’s efforts towards meeting FIA GT3 engine regulations.
Hidalgo’s first assignment as Program Manager for Corvette Racing will be the 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona on 24–25 January.
CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Targeting a 2025 Encore
Five full-season Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs ready for pre-Rolex 24 testing to start 2026
DETROIT (January 13, 2026) – Five Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs and seven Corvette Racing factory drivers are set to kick off 2026 during the next two weeks at Daytona International Speedway. Things kick off for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with the annual three-day Roar Before the 24 starting Friday.
It leads straight into the 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona with Corvette Racing eager to capture another class victory – or two – in the opening round of the season.
Five full-season Corvette GT3s from four teams are part of the 60-car entry across two of the four classes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The Corvette collective will test Friday through Sunday on the 3.56-mile Daytona Road Course ahead of next weekend’s season-opening round:
· Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports – GTD PRO: Antonio Garcia, Alexander Sims, Marvin Kirchhöfer(No. 3 Corvette); Nicky Catsburg, Tommy Milner, Nico Varrone (No. 4 Corvette)
· 13 Autosport – GTD: Matt Bell, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern, Ben Green (No. 13 Corvette)
· DXDT Racing – GTD: Charlie Eastwood, Mason Filippi, Salih Yoluc, Scott McLaughlin (No. 36 Corvette)
This year’s group matches last year’s entry of five Corvettes at Daytona; the biggest change is that all five will contest the entirely of the IMSA season. In addition to returning teams Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports in GTD PRO and GTD customer teams 13 Autosport (formally AW) and DXDT Racing, new Corvette team DragonSpeed will debut its Z06 GT3.R at Daytona.
As a program, Corvette Racing has a deep and successful history at the Rolex 24 and includes five GT-class victories – one of those an overall win in 2001. The Corvette Racing factory team scored additional class wins in 2015, 2016 and 2021, and 13 Autosport won in GTD last year under the AWA banner for the Z06 GT3.R’s first Rolex 24 triumph.
In addition, Corvette’s successes at Daytona have bolstered Chevrolet’s impressive record of 125 wins at the circuit across IMSA and NASCAR’s national series.
Corvette Racing and its teams are looking to build on the global success of the Z06 GT3.R from 2025 into the new season. Corvette teams captured 16 race victories across six different global championships, and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports swept the full-season GTD PRO Manufacturers, Drivers and Teams titles.
The Roar Before the 24 is set for January 16-18 with seven sessions scheduled across the three days. The Rolex 24 goes green at 1:40 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 24 with qualifying on Thursday, January 22.
SELECT CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “In a lot of ways, the Rolex 24 each year at Daytona feels like the championship. I think not many people who are there think about the championship very much during the week. That’s something you think about Monday. Last year when we finished second, it wasn’t that great until Monday and we realized we had second-place points! It seems like there everyone is fighting all-out for the win, which is classic Daytona. It will be good to be back there with Alex and bring in Marvin. If he brings to us something of what he had last year in the race, we’ll be very happy! He and the AWA guys did a great job to end up winning the race, which was great for all of Corvette. He’s been around the paddock and in a lot of the big races here and in Europe. The experience is there and the speed is there as he showed last year. We’re happy to have him and looking forward to working with him this year.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's nice to have continuity again going into a third season with the same main team, and it's a great addition having Marvin with us. The core group of people on our car are mostly staying the same... Andy Ramsey our race engineer and obviously myself and Antonio, plus Tommy, Nicky and Nico in the other Corvette. That's a huge bonus and should give us strength. I think that's probably the first time in my career that I've had three years in a row with the same co-driver and engineer, so that's very nice.
"We were second last year at Daytona, and I'm quite keen to try and go one better. As with all of the races, the championship is the No. 1 focus and then race wins and other things would be fantastic along the way. That generally tends to happen if you win the championship so we obviously need to try and maximize every race. Daytona being the big one straight off the bat is an immediate opportunity and a great challenge."
MARVIN KIRCHHÖFER, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It was really nice being back behind the wheel of the Corvette (at November test at Sebring). I was generally quite impressed by the whole setup of the team. I got a nice welcome, too, from my teammates as well. I already knew Nicky from previous racing before, too. That was very nice and I really, really enjoyed working with them. Everyone has been very supportive and very helpful getting me up to speed within the team and getting reacquainted with the Corvette. I also had the DIL test a couple of weeks ago in Charlotte, which also was quite interesting. I must say overall that it has been very good and very positive... good preparation for the Rolex coming up in a couple of weeks. Hopefully we've done our parts and our work well and can make it a good 2026 Daytona 24 race."
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "Hopefully this Daytona is a boring one! Boring in the sense that we are three laps ahead by Hour Six and it’s the most boring GT race ever! Last year was disappointing on a number of levels for us on the No. 4 side. We had a great race going for a majority of it and then unraveled a little bit there at the end. I’m hopeful we can have another strong race as we did last year. There’s no reason why that should change. Daytona is always that crown jewel event and first race in the U.S. each season with a lot of emotions around it. For me, this race and the GTD PRO class in particular gets more and more competitive each year, and the excitement ramps up as we get closer.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "It's good to be back and start working with everyone. I'm looking forward to being back in Daytona as always. Like every year it's an amazing beginning of the season with one of the most important races of the year. At the start, I feel like this year on the No. 4 side we need to take a little bit more of a cautious approach to the race. It's very important that we finish well because it kind of sets you up for the rest of the season. I feel like sometimes people can get a little over-excited because it's Daytona. I really want to do well in the championship. The dream is to win the driver championship with the 4 car this year rather than 3! So I’m looking forward to realizing that. Daytona is always a very fun time with the teammates, as well. We have a couple of days off between the Roar and the race which is always a good time to sharpen up our Pickleball skills or paddle skills or mini-golf skills or whatever else we can do!"
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I'm really looking forward to defending our Daytona 24 win from last year. It’s very exciting to be coming back under the new 13 Autosport banner while essentially keeping the same group of people that we succeeded with 12 months ago. There are not many teams that have defended their 24-hour win in the past, so our objective is to join the few that have."
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I’m very excited about this new 13 Autosport venture heading into Daytona. We’re going into our third year as a part of Team Chevy, and over the course of the past two seasons we have learned so much and made significant leaps with our No. 13 Corvette. We’re all very eager to continue to further contribute to Chevrolet’s success at Daytona and into the rest of the rounds. I’m ready to kick off another season with Matt and Lars, and we’re all looking forward to bringing Ben into the family.”
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: "I’m really looking forward to being back at Daytona with DXDT and the Corvette. Last year wasn’t what we hoped for in my first race with the team in our first race in IMSA. There were a lot of things to learn and ultimately we didn’t end up finishing the race. But throughout the year the team made some massive strides and everyone is super motivated to get a good result. I think everyone knows if you can do that at Daytona, it really starts your championship off well. We have a great lineup. Having Scott is brilliant as he brings a lot to the team with his previous experience with the Corvette and in big races. I think we have a really good shot at it.”
GIACOMO ALTOE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It’s a new beginning for me with DragonSpeed and Corvette. I’m very excited for what’s coming. The project is a big one and we committed properly to do everything in the best way possible. It will be great to race together with Henrik for his comeback to racing and we have high goals in GTD. It's a very competitive class and it's always special to start at Daytona, with a 24-hour race. I can’t wait to be with the crew again and to get to know everyone at Chevy and Corvette Racing to start this new project together!”
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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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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.”
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