CORVETTE RACING
AT SEBRING: By the Numbers
during the 12 Hours of Sebring. That’s close to two full trips around
the Earth at its equator (approx. 24,900 miles).
268,631 Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette
Racing since its inception. That is enough to launch a shuttle from
Earth to the moon with more than 30,000 miles in excess.
Corvette has a storied history at America’s oldest endurance race,
and there is no doubt the impact Corvette Racing has made on Sebring
International Raceway – and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
presented by Advance Auto Parts – during the past 19 years.
No track in America has seen Corvette Racing pile up the mileage
and honors than Sebring. Here are a few to digest ahead of America’s
oldest sports car race.
1 As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car for 20
years: Corvette Racing and Chevrolet.
3 Consecutive wins for Corvette Racing heading into the 2018 Sebring
race. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen/Ryan Briscoe won in 2015,
Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler in 2016, and Garcia/Magnussen/
Mike Rockenfeller in 2017.
4 Tracks where Corvette Racing has competed in each of its previous
19 years: Sebring, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Laguna Seca and
Road Atlanta
8 As in Chevrolet’s small-block V8. More than 100 million units have
been sold worldwide and is the most successful engine in American
motorsports.
11 Number of Sebring victories for Corvette Racing. It’s
tied with Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the most at any venue in
team history.
12 Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing
since 2001
15 Number of GTLM wins for Corvette Racing since the start of
2014. That is the most of any manufacturer and team in the category.
24 Drivers who have driven for Corvette Racing at Sebring 12 Hours
– Justin Bell, Olivier Beretta, Ryan Briscoe, Emmanuel Collard, Kelly
Collins, Marcel Fässler, Ron Fellows, Franck Freon, Antonio Garcia, Oliver
Gavin, John Heinricy, Chris Kniefel, Robin Liddell, Jan Magnussen,
Tommy Milner, Simon Pagenaud, Max Papis, John Paul Jr., Andy Pilgrim,
Mike Rockenfeller, Scott Sharp, Jordan Taylor and Richard Westbrook.
106 Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 98 in North America
and eight at Le Mans
199 Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999.
40,286 Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing
Corvette Racing at Sebring
Year Class Drivers Result Car
1999 GTS Fellows/Kneifel/Paul Jr. 4th Corvette C5-R
Pilgrim/Sharp/Heinricy 7th Corvette C5-R
2000 GTS Fellows/Kneifel/Bell 6th Corvette C5-R
Pilgrim/Collins/Freon 5th Corvette C5-R
2001 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Kneifel 3rd Corvette C5-R
Pilgrim/Collins/Freon 2nd Corvette C5-R
2002 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Gavin 1st Corvette C5-R
Pilgrim/Collins/Freon 4th Corvette C5-R
2003 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Freon 1st Corvette C5-R
Gavin/Collins/Pilgrim 3rd Corvette C5-R
2004 GTS Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 1st Corvette C5-R
Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 6th Corvette C5-R
2005 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 2nd Corvette C6.R
Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 3rd Corvette C6.R
2006 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Papis 4th Corvette C6.R
Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen 1st Corvette C6.R
2007 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Magnussen 2nd Corvette C6.R
Beretta/Gavin/Papis 1st Corvette C6.R
2008 GT1 Fellows/O’Connell/Magnussen 1st Corvette C6.R
Beretta/Gavin/Papis 2nd Corvette C6.R
2009 GT1 Magnussen/O’Connell/Garcia 1st Corvette C6.R
Beretta/Gavin/Fässler 2nd Corvette C6.R
2010 GT2 Magnussen/O’Connell/Garcia 8th Corvette C6.R
Beretta/Gavin/Collard 9th Corvette C6.R
2011 GT Beretta/Milner/Garcia 3rd Corvette C6.R
Gavin/Magnussen/Westbrook 4th Corvette C6.R
2012 GT Magnussen/Garcia/Taylor 2nd Corvette C6.R
Gavin/Milner/Westbrook 3rd Corvette C6.R
2013 GT Magnussen/Garcia/Taylor 11th Corvette C6.R
Gavin/Milner/Westbrook 1st Corvette C6.R
2014 GTLM Magnussen/Garcia/Briscoe 8th Corvette C7.R
Gavin/Milner/Liddell 6th Corvette C7.R
2015 GTLM Magnussen/Garcia/Briscoe 1st Corvette C7.R
Gavin/Milner/Pagenaud 9th Corvette C7.R
2016 GTLM Magnussen/Garcia/Rockenfeller 9th Corvette C7.R
Gavin/Milner/Fässler 1st Corvette C7.R
2017 GTLM Magnussen/Garcia/Rockenfeller 1st Corvette C7.R
Gavin/Milner/Fässler 10th Corvette C7.R
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