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cor123 CORVETTE RACING AT WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA: On the Doorstep of a Championship
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PRESS RELEASE:
Corvette Racing continues to inch closer to writing a new chapter in its
history


CORVETTE RACING AT WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA:
On the Doorstep of a Championship


• First race for mid-engine Corvette C8.R at historic Monterey track
• Garcia, Taylor can wrap up GTLM title in No. 3 Corvette C8.R
• Gavin, Milner eager to recreate race-winning Monterey magic
• Corvette Racing with seven class victories at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna
Seca
• Event rescheduled from original mid-September date


DETROIT (Oct. 27, 2020) – Corvette Racing continues to inch closer to
writing a new chapter in its history as the program heads west to
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the next-to-last round of the IMSA
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.


The rescheduled Monterey Sports Car Championship at historic 2.238-mile,
11-turn WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca could very well serve as the
coronation of Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor as GT Le Mans (GTLM)
champions for 2020. The pairing have won five times this year in the No. 3
Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R and hold a 28-point lead over
fellow Corvette Racing teammates Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner in the No. 4
Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette.


If Garcia and Taylor end the weekend with at least a 35-point lead headed
into the season-ending Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, they will wrap up
their first championship together. Garcia has won three GT titles in IMSA
competition and Taylor is a two-time champion in the prototype ranks. As a
whole, Corvette Racing seeks its 13th Drivers title and 14th Team crown.


In the GTLM Manufacturers standings, Chevrolet enjoys a 16-point advantage.
It only needs to have one of the Corvettes start Sunday’s race in Monterey
and another start at Sebring to win its 13th GT title.


All four Corvette Racing drivers will have a successful collective history
to fall back on at the circuit. Each of the quartet has at least one
victory – Gavin with four, Garcia with three, Taylor with two and Milner
with one. In addition, Milner was the fastest GTLM driver in last year’s
race; he and Gavin won at the track together in 2012 – one of Corvette
Racing’s seven class victories at Monterey.


Saturday’s opening practice will mark the first time at WeatherTech Raceway
Laguna Seca for the first-year Corvette C8.R. Technical in nature, the track
surface typically is extremely tricky with a very limited amount of grip. It’s
not too dissimilar from a track like Mid-Ohio, where Corvette Racing won in
GTLM last month despite having not tested the C8.R at the circuit. Program
engineers will consider the data and feedback gathered from that event when
finalizing their baseline setups for Laguna Seca.


The mid-engine C8.R is based on the strong foundation of the 2020 Corvette
Stingray with both developed simultaneously. There is a deeper level of
technology transfer between the race car and production Corvette than ever
before, which helps contribute to many of its advancements. As a result, the
C8.R shares the highest percentage of parts between the production and race
car than any previous generation.


Initial design and development on the Corvette C8.R – with Corvette Racing
engineers working alongside Corvette production personnel – began more than
five years ago with track testing starting within the last 18 months. Heavy
emphasis on wind tunnel and simulation aided in the testing program.


The Monterey Sports Car Championship is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET on
Sunday, Nov.1 with same-day television coverage on NBCSN beginning at 6:30
p.m. ET. TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold will offer live streaming of the full
race starting at 4 p.m. ET. In addition, IMSA Radio will broadcast the race
on IMSA.com, which also will host live timing and scoring. The race also
will air on XM channel 202 and SiriusXM Online 972.


ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “It’s true
that we are in a great spot in the championship heading to Laguna Seca, but
our goal is to keep doing what we have been doing all year: put ourselves in
position to win races if we can, and if not then maximize our points
position. So we will go into the weekend expecting to contend and win this
race. It’s another new track for the Corvette C8.R, but that has worked out
well so far this year at Mid-Ohio and Charlotte. We have continued with our
simulator work in preparing for this weekend to find the best possible setup
for the first practice. I’m hoping we can continue our strong run and clinch
the championship, but I also want to win another race this season.”


JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “It’s a big
weekend for us in the championship, obviously. We haven’t tested at Laguna
Seca. It’s a pretty hard track. But considering how well we ran at Mid-Ohio,
which is another low-grip track, it shows pretty well for Laguna. We’ve done
some simulator work already for this event – just some small developmental
items. Mid-Ohio was very strong for us that it’s very promising as we head
to Monterey. Leaving Mid-Ohio there were some things we wanted to try, so
hopefully when we get there we will have some new run plans and can hit the
ground running.”


OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “We’ve found
some great learnings and been very strong since coming back from lockdown.
It shows with the amount of pole positions the car has had, the number of
podiums and number of wins. We’ve managed to make the car very competitive
and very strong in race conditions. Every time you go to Laguna Seca, it’s a
challenge. You wonder how you are going to make the tire work and how we are
going to get the most out of the car. But this Corvette is the best one we’ve
produced, and it’s going to be the best car we’ve ever driven at Laguna. So
we’ve already checked off a lot of those boxes. We have to see how the tires
we have will work there with our partners at Michelin. I feel confident
going there that we will be able to find a balance and a way to be fast.”


TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “Laguna Seca
is pretty unique with the track surface. It’s super low-grip with all the
sand that comes on the racetrack. It’s always a big challenge and trying to
figure that out has never been easy. Now we go there with a new car where we
haven’t tested, so that makes it even more of a challenge. But I’m excited
to get the C8.R on the racetrack there. It’s a place where maybe we haven’t
always been the best, so it will be fun to see what this new Corvette offers
for us.”


2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTLM Standings
(After Nine of 11 Events)


Driver Standings
1. Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 293
2. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 265
3. Jesse Krohn/John Edwards – 261
4. Bruno Spengler/Connor De Phillippi – 259
5. Fred Makowiecki/Nick Tandy – 232
6. Earl Bamber/Laurens Vanthoor – 222


Team Standings
1. No. 3 Corvette Racing – 293
2. No. 4 Corvette Racing – 265
3. No. 24 BMW Team RLL – 261
4. No. 25 BMW Team RLL – 259
5. No. 911 Porsche GT Team – 232
6. No. 912 Porsche GT Team – 222

Manufacturer Standings
1. Chevrolet – 304
2. BMW – 288
3. Porsche – 251
4. Ferrari – 28


CORVETTE RACING AT WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA:
By the Numbers
• 1: As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car for more than 20
years: Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Corvette.
• 3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Laguna Seca since 1999 –
Corvette C5-R (1999-04) Corvette C6.R (2005-2013) and the Corvette C7.R
(2014-2019). The new mid-engine Corvette C8.R will make it four starting
this weekend.
• 4: Career victories at Laguna Seca for Oliver Gavin – all with Corvette
Racing.
• 7: Number of Laguna Seca victories for Corvette Racing dating back to
2004.
• 10: Laguna Seca victories for the current Corvette Racing for the current
driving lineup – Oliver Gavin (four), Antonio Garcia (three) and Tommy
Milner (two) and Jordan Taylor (one).
• 11: Drivers who have competed for Corvette Racing at Laguna Seca. Of
those, seven went on to win at Monterey.
• 11: Victories at Laguna Seca for Chevrolet in IMSA competition.
• 12: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since
2001.
• 21: Number of GT Le Mans wins in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Championship for Corvette Racing since the start of 2014.
• 25: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte,
COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona, Detroit, Houston,
Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Portland, Road
America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois
Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen.
• 29: Number of drivers for Corvette Racing since 1999.
• 113: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 105 in North America and
eight at Le Mans.
• 236: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999.
• 12,292.10: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 19
previous trips to Laguna Seca. That represents 5,575 laps or nearly 725
trips along historic 17-Mile Drive on the Monterey Peninsula.
• 310,644.74: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing
since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is nearly
halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned
spaceflight in history – at 622,268 miles.

Corvette Racing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
1999
No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Chris Kneifel – 2nd in GTS


2000
No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Andy Pilgrim – 2nd in GTS (Fellows pole)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Justin Bell/Kelly Collins – 4th in GTS


2001
No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd 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 – 5th in GTS
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Andy Pilgrim/Kelly Collins – 3rd 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 – 3rd in GTS


2004
No. 3 Corvette C5-R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 1st in GTS (O’Connell
fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 2nd in GTS (Beretta
pole)


2005
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GT1
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GT1 (Gavin
fastest race lap)


2006
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O'Connell – 3rd in GT1
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 2nd in GT1 (Beretta
fastest race lap)


2007
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GT1 (Magnussen
pole, fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GT1


2008
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Johnny O'Connell/Jan Magnussen – 2nd in GT1 (Magnussen
pole, fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 1st in GT1


2009
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O'Connell – 2nd in GT2 (Magnussen
pole, fastest race lap)
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 10th in GT2


2010
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O’Connell – 6th in GT2
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen – 3rd in GT2


2011
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Tommy Milner – 7th in GT
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen – 5th in GT


2012
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 2nd in GT
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 1st in GT (Gavin fastest
race lap)


2013
No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 1st in GT
No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 9th in GT


2014
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 1st in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM


2015
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 7th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 6th in GTLM


2016
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 4th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 7th in GTLM


2017
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 4th in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 8th in GTLM


2018
No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia – 3rd in GTLM
No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM (Gavin pole)


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 (Milner fastest
race lap)

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