Corvette Racing Doubling Up
Again at Sebring
IMSA, FIA WEC twinbill on tap for new Corvette C8.R
For the second year in a row, Super Sebring will
live up to its name for fans of Corvette Racing. Sports car
racing’s premier team once again will tackle the weekend’s
two biggest races – the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented
by Advance Auto Parts and the 1,000 Miles of Sebring.
Both will serve as showcase races for the new mid-engine
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, which will make its second start
in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
and the FIA World Endurance Championship.
“The track is special for us as a team with the history and
race wins we have achieved over the years with our Corvettes,”
said Antonio Garcia, who drives the No. 3 Mobil
1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R in the WeatherTech
Championship. “We have many miles of testing and competition
to draw from for both the IMSA and WEC events.”
The fi rst production-based, mid-engine Corvette race car
in Chevrolet history, the C8.R raced for the fi rst time in
the Rolex 24 At Daytona with a fourth-place GT Le Mans
(GTLM) fi nish for Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg
in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette. The trio covered
more mileage than any Corvette ever in the history of
the Rolex 24.
The C8.R’s maiden race in the WEC was similarly trouble
free with Jan Magnussen and Mike Rockenfeller fi nishing
sixth in the GTE Pro category at Circuit of The Americas
with the freshly built No. 63 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Corvette.
For Super Sebring, the lineup in each of the three Corvettes
will remain unchanged; Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner
and Marcel Fässler round out the IMSA roster in the
No. 4 Corvette.
The C8.R will look to continue the legacy established by
Corvette Racing with three previous generations of Corvette
race cars. The program leads all IMSA competitors
with 99 race victories, 13 Manufacturers Championships
and 12 Drivers titles.
The fi rst race for the Corvette C8.R at Sebring is the latest
in a long history of America’s sports car at North America’s
oldest endurance race. It began in 1956 as John Fitch and
Walt Hansgen drove a Corvette to a Class B victory at the 12
Hours, the fi rst step onto the world stage that established
Chevy’s sports car as a contender in top-level competition.
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