Corvette Racing will be extra busy
this weekend with its participation
in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s
1,000-mile race at Sebring
International Raceway, one
day prior to the 67th Mobil 1 Twelve
Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance
Auto Parts.
Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen
and Mike Rockenfeller will contest
both events, starting on Friday in
the No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet
Corvette C7.R. In addition,
Corvette Racing also will enter two
Corvettes in the Sebring 12 Hours,
which is the second round of this
year’s IMSA championship.
“It’s important that we support the World Endurance
Championship, IMSA and our partners at Sebring on this
unique weekend,” said Mark Kent, Chevrolet Director of
Motorsports Competition. “Firstly, it’s another opportunity
for Corvette Racing to test itself against the same
competitors we see each year at Le Mans. We also want
to give our fans and supporters
at Sebring a great weekend with
our Corvettes, which of course includes
two entries in Saturday’s
12-hour race. This will be one of the
biggest endurance weekends in the
world and we are eager to play a
signi cant part.”
The team has raced at Sebring every
year since 1999 when Corvette
Racing made its competitive debut.
The tally since then is more than
impressive: 11 class victories – including
three straight from 2015-
17 – and more than 43,000 racing
miles completed. Garcia, Magnussen
and Rockenfeller have combined
for nine Sebring victories between them and were
victorious together in the 2017 race.
While other drivers will contest both races with different
teams, the Corvette trio is the only complete driver lineup
used in both races.
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