Category: IMSA

Closes championship-winning weekend with huge win in final IMSA LMP3 race

Braselton, Ga (15 October 2023) – Jr III (“Junior-Three”) Racing scored its first IMSA Weathertech SportsCar win with a victory in the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans event at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The ten-hour race marked the final race for the LMP3 category in IMSA WeatherTech competition as the team scored the win after having captured the IMSA VP Fuels Championship earlier in the weekend.

Teaming up as a trio for the first time with Jr III Racing was Garett Grist, Dakota Dickerson, and Bijoy Garg in the No. 30 Wing Ligier JS P320. Garg, who secured the 2023 VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Championship on Friday, qualified for the trio securing a third place starting position on the LMP3 grid.

Garg powered through the first 113 laps leading the way on 34 of those laps. Dickerson was next to take over the Ligier for a stint before passing to Grist. On lap 163 Dickerson was back behind the wheel. During the seventh caution period of the ten hour race, Dickerson came into the pits in second, and due to an excellent pit stop by the Jr III Racing crew Dickerson was back to the top spot where he defended until lap 265 when the team came to the pits to get ahead of a potential caution when an LMP3 went off course.

Dickerson worked his way back up to the front of the field before handing the car to Grist on lap 303. Grist kept the lead until a pit stop on lap 347 put him into second. The Canadian battled for first until he was able to get a run out of turn seven that put him into the lead with just 20 minutes remaining.

The 26th Annual Petit Le Mans race ended under caution securing the first place position for Grist and the rest of the Jr III Racing team.

This race was bitter sweet as it was the final IMSA outing for Jr III Racing for the time being. Next year, team owner Billy Glavin will manage two LMP2 entries for United Motorsports, although the recently-expanded Jr III Racing shop will still be home to its vintage prep program as several mechanics will stay on board to help maintain the cars for clients.

Quoteboard:

Garett Grist: “What an absolutely incredible job by the team for the last three years. It’s the most fun I’ve had in racing, and the best I’ve been physically and mentally, and I thank them for that – and all their hard work coming into the last race with such a great car. They never gave up and continued to put the effort in. I think we came here with the best car we’ve had. We put absolutely everything into it and it paid off. It’s a great way to end the Jr lll Racing P3 era.”

Dakota Dickerson: “What a crazy, surreal feeling! We’ve been so close so many times, I can’t even. Back to 2022, this team has been working so hard to get this win and to get it in the last race of the LMP3 class makes it even more special. So a big shout out to all the crew, our stops were perfect today, our strategy was on point, and we had the fastest race car on track once again. I’m just glad we could finally put it all together and get the boys a win. So, so happy right now.”

Bijoy Garg: “Race winners! Nothing more needs to be said. Truly, what an effort by everyone at Jr lll Racing – starting with Dakota and Garett, who put down some of the most amazing stints I’ve ever seen. It is such a strategy game with a 10-hour race, you were never sure who was going to win. And then Garett just sent that from so far back and made it work. I’m so proud of him and proud of the whole Jr lll team – three for three this weekend, and a championship! So proud of them.”

Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 No. 62:
Davide Rigon (ITA)
Daniel Serra (BRA)
Alessandro Pier Guidi (ITA)

(Braselton, Georgia (October 14, 2023) … The No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 finished on the podium, in third place in GTD Pro class, at today’s IMSA 26th Annual Motul Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta.

Between the Petit Le Mans third place finish and the Watkins Glen 6-Hour of the Glen second-place finish in Watkins Glen, N.Y., Risi Competizione delivered two of the most prestigious podiums in international sports car racing for the new Ferrari 296 GT3 car in its inaugural year.

Risi’s pilots this weekend were Ferrari Competizioni GT factory drivers, qualifying/starting driver, Brazilian Daniel Serra, and teammates Italians Davide Rigon and Alessandro Pier Guidi, all who drove an excellent race against a difficult 52-car field, finishing 23rd overall.

Other than a drive through penalty following the first pit stop for “working outside pit box”, when the pitted car was slightly over the pit space allocation, the Risi crew performed another flawless endurance race.

The team performed nine pit stops with only two being under green flag conditions. There were 13 full course caution periods during the 10-hour race at the 2.54-mile Braselton, Georgia circuit, which certainly added to the rather unconventional final laps, including ending under a caution.

QUOTES

Daniel Serra, driver No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3:

“It is nice to finish on the podium but, of course, we would have liked to fight for the top step, but from the beginning of the weekend we saw that the BoP (Balance of Performance) did not allow us to fight for first position. We lack a lot of speed in the long straights and a lot of acceleration coming out of the corners, so it was impossible for us to fight with anyone. We just had to be lucky and take advantage of situations like that on the last lap, and that’s what we did. The podium on this track is something that makes me happy, but I would be even happier if there was a fairer BoP to make us fight for success. This was our first season with the 296 GT3 in IMSA and so, especially at the beginning, we struggled with the BoP as much as with the normal adjustments to the car, developing the optimum setup and building the feeling with this new vehicle. Since Watkins Glen our performance has improved and we have been able to be more competitive, while here the podium was the best we could hope for. We have gathered a lot of data this season that I hope will allow us to be more competitive next year.”

Davide Rigon, driver No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3:

“Today we were lucky because the pace was not on our side, but the team adopted a brilliant strategy that allowed us to bring home an unexpected result. It was a difficult season with the new car because it has a much higher potential than the one we showed because of the BoP, which limited us from the very first race. The only time we were able to fight, at Watkins Glen, we came close to victory. The team has done a really commendable job throughout the season, both on the strategy front and in the pit stops. Again, today this allowed us to be able to get on the podium. We have the winter ahead of us to prepare for next season and to be competitive again”.

Alessandro Pier Guidi, driver No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3:

“The podium was not something we expected, but we brought it home very happily. The guys from the Risi team made no mistakes in strategy and pit stops, we were good at not getting involved in accidents or losing track time and that paid off.”

The Risi Competizione team has not yet made any official announcements for 2024 but stay tuned for future announcements.

For more information about Risi, please go to www.risicompetizione.com and follow us on Facebook/RisiCompetizione, Twitter @RisiComp and Instagram @RisiComp.

(Braselton, Ga.) Oct. 14, 2023 – As the Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti team entered the final event of the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, it was all focus on the finishing the year on a high note at the MOTUL Petit Le Mans. The trio of Ashton Harrison, Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal reunited to climb back aboard the No. 93 Harrison Contracting Company Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 for the famed 10-hour endurance season finale and hoped to put on a show for the over 100 Harrison Contracting Company employees onsite.

For the MOTUL Petit Le Mans, it was a tight and competitive field of 52 entries – 19 of which in the GTD class. Kyle Marcelli put his previous Petit Le Mans expertise to work as the Canadian piloted the No. 93 Rely On RED Acura in wet, slick and tricky qualifying conditions to land 10th on the grid in the GTD class for the 10-hour event. As Saturday’s weather proved better than that of qualifying, Marcelli took the green flag in the No. 93 Harrison Contracting Company Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 with the goal to advance further up the field. Within the first 15 minutes of the race, the No. 93 team encountered a mechanical issue with the power steering on the car and Marcelli came to pit lane for the team to address the issue. As the Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti team surveyed the issue, it became evident that the team needed to take the No. 93 Acura back to the garage to fix the issue. With quick work by the Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti team, Marcelli headed back out on track before the first hour mark.

With the mechanical issue addressed and fixed, it was full focus on persevering forward to regain as many laps as possible from the 20 laps while behind the wall in the garage. Ashton Harrison hoped into the red Acura for her first laps at the MOTUL Petit Le Mans, her home race, shortly after Marcelli went back on track. Harrison was able to click away at laps around the 2.54-mile road course before handing off the reins to teammate, Danny Formal, for his first stint at the wheel within the first three hours of racing. Once all three drivers got their first stint inside the driver’s seat, it became a mission to earn as many laps back to the GTD leader as possible. Through the second half of the race, the trio and Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti team displayed tried and true perseverance to collect five laps back on the 20-lap deficit. In the final hour of the famed event, Marcelli retook control of the cockpit and was able to set the fastest GTD lap of the race with a time of 01:20.248 on Lap 340.

The No. 93 Harrison Contracting Company Acura NSX GT3 Evo22’s campaign in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup comes to an end with Saturday’s event and the entire Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti team can be very proud of the effort, both at the MOTUL Petit Le Mans and all year long.

No. 93 Harrison Contracting Company Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 DRIVER QUOTES:

Ashton Harrison:
“Petit Le Mans: love you, hate you. Super proud of the Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti team to make up those laps that we went down so badly at the beginning of the race. That’s just another race of our year that we’ve had to really put our heads down and charge forward. I’m really proud of everyone and thankful to the entire Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti crew for all the hard work they’ve put in this weekend and all year and looking forward to what’s to come. Thank you to HPD, our Acura NSX was flying. Kyle set the fastest lap and obviously, we had speed, it’s just a bummer that we weren’t able to push toward the front more. I appreciate all my friends and family from Harrison Contracting coming out to Road Atlanta – our home track and my first Petit Le Mans and looking forward to the next one.”

Kyle Marcelli:
“What a long day it was. For the crew, the drivers. We had some gremlins starting in Thursday evening practice. Power steering was randomly cutting out and the guys worked to change all steering components. We thought we were in good shape to start the race, but unfortunately, it continued to act up, so we had to go behind the wall basically on the first lap of the race. We spent about 20-30 minutes back there, found the issue, and got back in the race 20 laps down. Then we just put our heads, enjoyed the race. The guys on the box treated the race as though we were fighting to win in terms of strategy, pit stops, and the drivers managed the race as though if we were fighting for a win. We finished the 10 hours with not a scratch on the car, fast lap of the race and 15 laps down, so we made up five laps. A great effort from everybody at Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti. Just bittersweet with those gremlins we had to deal with early on. Personally, from my side, it was fun year to share the car with Ashton and Danny and I look forward to more of that in the future.”

Danny Formal:
“What a weekend. All the little gremlins that can happen, happened. We went out this morning in warm up in the wet, was able to go P1 and the car felt pretty good. We did have a little bit of a power steering issue. We thought we fixed it. Unfortunately, we didn’t. We went 20 laps down at the beginning of the race. We kept fighting and fighting. We finished the race 15 laps behind. My stints felt really good, really good pace. The Racers Edge Motorsport with WTRAndretti team never stopped working and gave us a fantastic car. The race pace was just phenomenal. I was able to do a great lap in my last stint and pass a bunch of GTD and GTD PRO cars. I’m so happy for Kyle getting fast lap of the race. Our late pit stop – we put him in the car, and he sent it then we got a purple sector. Excited whatever comes next.”
About Harrison Contracting
Harrison Contracting Company, Inc. (HCC) is a commercial painting and facility maintenance contracting company headquartered in Villa Rica, GA with divisional offices in Florida and Texas. HCC provides repainting/reimaging and facility maintenance services nationwide, and new construction painting across the southeastern US. At HCC, red is more than the company color, its culture. RED stands for Reliable, Experienced, and Diligent, and is the cornerstone for all we do. We are more than just your painter; we are your partner.

Racers Edge Motorsports with WTRAndretti is also proudly sponsored by Acura Motorsports and Honda Performance Development (HPD).

No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R finishes second in pressure-packed Petit Le Mans

BRASELTON, Ga. (Oct. 14, 2023) – Cadillac Racing closed the inaugural IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Touring Prototype season with multiple trips to the trophy stage following the 26th Motul Petit Le Mans.

Cadillac clinched its fourth IMSA Manufacturer Championship, fifth IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Manufacturer Championship, fourth Driver/Team Championship, fifth IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Driver Championship and third IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Team Championship since entering IMSA prototype competition in 2017.

The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.R secured both driver/team titles. Pipo Derani, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Oct. 12, earned his second Driver Championship in the past three seasons.

“You can’t ask for better than straight As. This program has been a challenge of resilience, and everyone has stepped up — all of the partners that are involved from GM, Dallara, our race teams, our hybrid-supplier partners. We delivered excellent results. It was not an easy year. We had our ups, and we had our downs. Ultimately our eyes were on the prize, and we were ready to seize any opportunity that was thrown at us.”

The No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R, with Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande and Scott Dixon sharing duties behind the wheel, finished second to the No. 60 Acura ARX-06 under yellow. Derani, Alexander Sims and Jack Aitken drove the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.R to sixth place.

A Cadillac led more than half of the 397 laps over the course of the 10-hour race on the 2.54-mile, 12-turn Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta course, and van der Zande set the fastest lap of 1 minute, 10.917 seconds on Lap 312. It was the fifth time in the nine races that a hybrid Cadillac set the GTP pace.

Less than 16 months since making its on-track test debut and 37 weeks since the opening race, the Cadillac V-Series.R has proven its reliability and performance on the variety pack of North American road and street courses. The Cadillac V-Series.R features an all-new Cadillac 5.5-liter DOHC V8 engine developed by GM’s Performance and Racing propulsion team based in Pontiac, Michigan, paired with the common energy recovery system.

“It’s amazing; what a season,” Derani said. “It was up and down but up there when it mattered for the overall championship, the endurance championship and the manufacturer championships. I’m proud of all the work behind the scenes by so many people to get to this point in the first year of GTP. There are so many things out of your control in a race like this. The end of the race was very tense. I overtook both of the BMWs and came away victorious.”

The 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season begins Jan. 19-21 with the Roar Before the 24, which includes practice and qualifications to set the starting lineup for the Jan. 27-28 Rolex 24 At Daytona.

Cadillac Racing podiums at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta since 2017:

Wins: 2020 (Renger van der Zande, Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe)

      2019 (Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr, Eric Curran)

      2018 (Renger van der Zande, Jordan Taylor, Ryan Hunter-Reay)

Second: 2023 (Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande, Scott Dixon)

2022 (Pipo Derani, Olivier Pla, Mike Conway)

          2021 (Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr, Mike Conway)

          2019 (Renger van der Zande, Jordan Taylor, Matthieu Vaxiviere)

          2017 (Dane Cameron, Eric Curran, Mike Conway)

Third: 2022 (Jimmie Johnson, Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Rockenfeller)

     2020 (Pipo Derani, Felipe Nasr, Filipe Albuquerque)* Six-hour race

Cadillac Racing notes

• Cadillac has won at least two races each season since entering IMSA prototype competition with the start of the DPi era in 2017. It won three times this season.
• Sebastien Bourdais drove the initial 2 hours, 57 minutes in the No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R before yielding to Renger van der Zande, leading the GTP field for a total of 1 hour, 21 minutes.
• A Cadillac V-Series.R started on the front row in five of the nine races, including poles for the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.R at Sebring International Raceway and Road America.

No. 01 Cadillac V-Series.R

Renger van der Zande: “Helping clinch the overall GTP championship and IMEC championship for Cadillac is great because we didn’t have many great moments this year aside from Laguna Seca this year. To have the championships with Cadillac is a testament to the whole program. The car was really fast today, and in the last race of the season after having so much bad luck we put it all together. We can be all proud of this type of racing. You can see in endurance racing on what a lift we are and you see how many people are here. It was sold out already in February here. Le Mans was sold out. Endurance racing is on an all-time high. I’m super proud to be part of it. If you look back at the season, the championship was so tight because a lot of people had different issues and problems, which makes it a typical season for new technology, new cars and all that. It looks like the teams have their cars sorted in terms of reliability. I’m looking forward to next season. It’s been a bit of a frustrating season for us. On the other hand, finishing third and fourth in Le Mans also shows what the American brand of Cadillac can do. Winning all the championships here again is quite impressive and makes me proud to be part of that.”

Sebastien Bourdais: “It was a great day for Cadillac in the first season of GTP. We managed to not get hit and stay out of trouble, which put us in good shape. It’s a shame the way the yellows fell. It seemed like it was ours to lose and coming in second really hurts. Overall, the package was strong during the day when the sun came out and stronger when night fell and temperatures came down.”

Scott Dixon: “For me, the goal was to off-load the car to my teammates in one piece. The Cadillac has been super fast all race, really consistent and good all-around effort by the team. Being the third guy, you want to make sure you’re up to speed because these cars are pretty technical. My two stints I had a lot of fun. Led the first one and got beat out on the second, and just tried to bring the tires in slowly and save them. Our pace was really good; we could have pushed a lot harder. Congrats to Cadillac and the championship for the 31. It definitely was a pretty wild day. I’m bummed for our day. I think we deserved to win, and we had the pace to win. Unfortunately, we were in a bit of an energy crisis there and couldn’t warm up the tires. Obviously we lost first place on that restart there and had a couple of cautions after. Frustrating, but that’s racing.”

No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac V-Series.R

Pipo Derani: “It’s amazing; what a season. It was up and down but up there when it mattered for the overall championship, the endurance championship and the manufacturer championships. I’m proud of all the work behind the scenes by so many people to get to this point in the first year of GTP. There are so many things out of your control in a race like this. The end of the race was very tense. I overtook both of the BMWs and came away victorious.”

Alexander Sims: “It’s been an incredible year. It’s pretty mad to think we’ve wrapped it up. A crazy race as we expected coming into this. Such a rollercoaster. Just so proud of the job that everyone has done. Pipo and Jack have done an insane job all year long. I really felt like I’ve been the third wheel a bit… just do my solid job each time and bring the car in and let them get in the car and do the job. The team has been flawless. So many good pit stops. I’m so, so proud of everyone.”

Jack Aitken: “Alex really underplays himself as always. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with everybody. This is a championship that everyone deserves. (On the late-race contact review and the final hour) “We were extremely nervous, not only for that but also how the final pit stop played out. Pipo really had to win that one track with how the BMWs were working together. He did an amazing job and pulled it out when he needed to.”

BRASELTON, Ga. (October 14, 2023) – The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R ended its run in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship leading Petit Le Mans on Saturday, but unfortunately that happened just past the halfway point of the 10-hour race at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Corvette Racing’s mid-engine challenger retired with a yet-to-be-determined engine issue that caused Tommy Milner to lose power while leading the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO class with less than five hours left in the race. He, Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor had dominated the race up to that point by leading 87 of the Corvette’s 189 laps.

The C8.R has one more race left in the FIA World Endurance Championship, but it has compiled an impressive record of 20 victories in 80 races – including Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring – and IMSA Manufacturers, Drivers and Team championships in 2020 and 2021. It will give way in 2024 to the Corvette Z06 GT3.R, which will see four cars running in the WeatherTech Championship next season.

On Saturday, it appeared early that the C8.R would add a long-sought Petit Le Mans victory to the honor roll. Garcia began the race second in class but moved to the GTD PRO lead just past the one-hour mark. He drove a double-stint to open before handing off to Taylor for his own double.

The Corvette ran fourth just shy of the three-hour mark, but a sterling pit stop by the Corvette crew during the race’s fifth full-course yellow leap-frogged Taylor – making his final start with Corvette Racing – back to the lead. That’s where he ran before handing over the C8.R to Milner four hours into the race.

The Corvette Racing effort transitions into the Corvette Z06 GT3.R era starting with the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Saturday, Jan. 27.

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “It was looking quite good. I was surprised how competitive we were right away. My double-stint was good. Jordan’s double-stint was really good. Tommy was leading. Everything was kind of falling in the right places for us. We had little things with strategy where we might have lost the lead, but we were up there and executing another great Corvette race. Even if most of the cars had more pace than us, it would have been difficult for them. It’s a shame to end this way. I wish we had another result and another way to do our last race with Jordan and this car. But it feels like another Petit Le Mans where I go away not winning it! It’s disappointing, but I’ll never give up trying to win this one.”

JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “It’s sad and a bittersweet ending. We went out leading, which is a positive. It’s too bad the fans didn’t get to see us finish one last race in IMSA in the C8.R. It’s been an amazing run with this car – two GTLM championships, we’ve won the WEC championship this year, a Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring… we were just missing Petit Le Mans. It’s been an amazing run for this generation of Corvette, and hopefully the next one can get this one checked off the list.

“This isn’t a farewell. I won’t be driving for the team any more, but I’ll still be around. I don’t want anyone to not come around and say hello. I’ve been here for 12 years now, and I’ve grown up in this program. With these team members, the crew members, the engineers, management, the race fans – they’ve all seen me grow and progress. I wouldn’t want any of that to change. These people will be family for the rest of my life.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “At the end of the day, it’s not the result we were hoping for and on track for. The car was great today. Antonio and Jordan did a phenomenal job today. The engineering guys made the right pit calls, even a little risky setup call for the race today that we weren’t totally confident in. But those guys worked hard to give us a great Corvette today, and they definitely did. So I’m disappointed with the finish but I’m super proud of what this team has achieved from the very beginning of the C8.R’s life – not just the guys here but the guys in WEC and a lot of guys in Michigan who have spent a long many years working on this car, developing the car and making it better. It’s not how we wanted to end it all, but I’ve excited for what’s to come with the Corvette GT3 racecar. It took me a little bit to get used to this car because I’ve driven the GT3 for so long, and it does so many things really well. I’m really excited for the future.”

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(Braselton, Ga.) October 13, 2023 — The No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 team earn pole position for the MOTUL Petit Le Mans. Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport’s (WTRAndretti) IMSA Endurance Championship driver, Louis Delétraz, piloted the blue and black machine in tricky conditions that saw the team decide to start on slick Michelin tires before changing to wet rain tires with 12 minutes remaining. In a competitive GTP class, Delétraz and the WTRAndretti team made a strategy call to come into pit lane with just under four minutes left in the qualifying session and the Swiss driver laid down a one-lap flying lap, a lap time of 01:15.402, as the checkered flag flew. The pole position is the first for the WTRAndretti at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

“It’s a pretty amazing result and super happy for pole position,” said Louis Delétraz, IMSA Endurance Championship co-driver of the No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport. “I’m very thankful for the team to give me the opportunity today. We’ve been strong all weekend. It’s a lot of trust from WTRAndretti and Ricky and Filipe, so really appreciate it and happy I could reward them this pole position and the points that goes with it. Tricky conditions: I tried the slicks but definitely didn’t work, it was too slippery. Then the wets, competitors put on a second set so we had to react. We had one lap and that lap was pretty good and enough for pole position, I did it . It’s good for tomorrow, I think we focused on the racecar and the focus will be on finishing tomorrow’s 10-hour race, which is most important to finish P1.”

TOP FIVE STARTING GRID

1. No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 (Acura ARX-06) R. Taylor, F. Albuquerque, L. Delétraz (121.269 mph)
2. No. 01 Cadillac Racing (Cadillac V-Series.R) S. Bourdais, R. van der Zande, S. Dixon (120.900 mph)
3. No. 24 BMW M Team RLL (BMW M Hybrid V8) P. Eng, M. Wittmann, A. Farfus (120.742 mph)
4. No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian (Acura ARX-06) T. Blomqvist, C. Braun, H. Castroneves (120.558 mph)
5. No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsports (Porsche 963) M. Tandy, M. Jaminet, L. Vanthoor (119.969 mph)

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season will come a close in an intense battle for the championship title as the MOTUL Petit Le Mans goes green at 11:40 a.m. ET for 10 hours of endurance racing with flag-to-flag coverage on Peacock and USA Network on air at 6:30 p.m. ET.

ABOUT KONICA MINOLTA
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The No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06 effort and Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport is supported by an outstanding lineup of partners including Harrison Contracting Company, Acura Motorsports, Honda Performance Development and Hammer Nutrition .

our years on from IMSA debut, secures inaugural VP Fuels championship

Braselton, Ga. (13 October 2023) – Bijoy Garg and Jr III (“Junior – Three”) Racing secured the first ever 2023 LMP3 VP Racing SportsCar Challenge (VPRC) Championship title following Friday’s season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

With practice opening the event weekend on Wednesday, Garg scored the fastest spot in the second session with a 1:16.617 second lap in the No. 3 Wing Ligier JS P320.

A rainy Thursday morning qualifying session saw Garg qualify for the season finale, scoring a front row start with the second fastest lap of the session (1:25.276 seconds).

The first of two races took place Thursday evening under dry track conditions. Garg was able to take the lead on the first lap before a full course caution came out on lap 10.

A final restart with just under ten minutes saw Garg under immense pressure for the lead, but he held on despite some challenging traffic to score his 7th win of the season.

“That last lap was very tough,” said Garg. “I caught some traffic in the wrong places and just spent so much time in traffic that Jagger (Jones) was able to close the gap. I had to defend him pretty hard going down the straight. Luckily the caution came out at a good time and I was able to keep the lead. I’m very happy for the whole team to get this win and hopefully do it again on Friday.”

The second 45- minute race was held Friday morning, Garg took the green flag from fifth on the grid. On the first turn of the first lap Garg was able to make up two positions to sit third. Unfortunately the No. 3 Wing Ligier took a spin with 30 minutes to go, but Garg was able to rejoin the field in fourth. Unlike Thursday’s race, Friday’s race ran at a relentless pace with no cautions, making it more difficult for Garg to work his way back through the pack.

After battling for the third place position for several laps, the California native was able to get the position and start closing the gap to second. As the white flag waved the leader pulled off with a mechanical issue, in turn 2, moving Garg to sit second. Just a few turns later, the then – leader then spun giving Garg the lead. Garg crossed the finish line to score his eighth win of the season.

“The race went really bad, until it went good,” said a smiling Garg. “Two people had issues in front of me which gave me the lead. I feel like at Road Atlanta, the starting position makes a big difference and when we got the penalty it set us back quite a bit. I felt like our pace was good overall, the car needed a bit of work but I’m extremely happy with how it turned out. I’m so happy to have won the championship for the Jr III Racing team. It’s a bittersweet moment because the team and I are both going in different directions next year. A huge thank you to everyone at Jr III Racing who helped develop me into the driver I am today.”

Though Jr III Racing has finished with VPRC, it still has to finish the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on Saturday (October 14), where Garg will join Garett Grist and Dakota Dickerson in the No. 30 Wing Ligier.

BRASELTON, Georgia – On-track action is underway at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta where multiple championships are on the line for several Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams across a pair of IMSA racing series at this weekend’s season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans. WeatherTech Racing/Proton Competition and Korthoff Preston Motorsports battle for respective GT Daytona (GTD) Pro and GTD IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) honors in Saturday’s featured Motul Petit Le Mans. On Friday, Murillo Racing battles for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Grand Sport (GS) driver and team titles and joins four other Mercedes-AMG GT4 entries in attempting to secure a second-straight GS manufacturer championship for Mercedes-AMG.

A championship within the overall IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the IMEC awards the top performers in the year’s long-distance races at the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen and this weekend’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans.

Anchored by a victory in the Daytona opener, the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing/Proton Competition Mercedes-AMG GT3 and co-drivers Jules Gounon, Daniel Juncadella and Maro Engel head into Saturday’s race with a three-point lead in the IMEC GTD Pro driver standings, 33 – 30. The No. 79 and Mercedes-AMG lead in turn lead the GTD Pro team and manufacturer standings by the same three-point margin.

In GTD, the No. 32 Korthoff Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 and co-drivers Mikael Grenier, Mike Skeen and Kenton Koch are one point out of first place, 29 – 28, in both the driver and team IMEC championships. Mercedes-AMG is in a two-way first-place 30-point tie in the manufacturer battle.

Michelin Endurance Cups are awarded to the championship winning drivers, team and manufacturer in all WeatherTech SportsCar Championship classes. Points for the Endurance Cup are allocated three times throughout the 10-hour Petit Le Mans race at the completion of hours four, eight and the overall race finish at hour 10. The points system is straightforward, with the first-place car in each segment earning five points, second place earning four and third earning three points. Fourth and on down and through the field all receive two points each segment.

The No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 of co-drivers Russell Ward, Philip Ellis and Indy Dontje is not in contention for any season-end honors but comes to Petit Le Mans as the hottest team in GTD. Winward won the most recent race at Indianapolis one event after finishing third in Virginia. Both finishes are the team’s best of the year.

Friday’s two-hour Michelin Pilot Challenge race will see the No. 72 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Kenny Murillo and Christian Szymczak bring their battle for the GS driver and team championships down to the wire. The No. 72 squad led the GS class championships all summer and remains in contention for the titles heading into Friday’s finale in third place just 70 points out of the lead.

The No. 72 team and drivers compete alongside longtime teammates Eric Foss and late team addition Charles Espenlaub who co-drive the No. 56 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4. A former GS driver champion, Espenlaub fills in for the No. 56 team’s primary driver Jeff Mosing who is recovering from a back injury from an incident in a single-make series race in late July at Road America.

Mercedes-AMG leads the GS manufacturer championship standings by 40 points, primarily on the strength of the No. 72 Murillo team’s race win at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca last May and victories at Detroit and one race ago at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) by Bryce Ward and Daniel Morad in the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4.

The No. 27 Lone Star Racing/Bluff City Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 chased the No. 57 to the finish line at IMS for a one-two Mercedes-AMG finish at “The Brickyard.” The runner-up result was the best finish of the season for the No. 27 and team drivers Anton Dias Perera and Scott Andrews who have one more chance to secure a victory this season in Friday’s finale.

The final Mercedes-AMG GT4 entry in the Pilot Challenge race is the No. 11 Wilsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 of Gary Ferrera and Kris Wilson. The reigning GS Bronze Cup champions, Ferrera and Wilson will clinch a second-straight title in the class showcasing “Am” or Sportsman drivers just by starting tomorrow’s race.

The 26th Annual Motul Petit Le Man runs between 11:40 a.m. and 9:40 p.m. EDT with live coverage of the final hours and finish on the USA Network from 6:30 – 10 p.m. EDT this Saturday, October 14. International viewers can watch flag-to-flag livestream coverage of the race on IMSA.com.

Jules Gounon, Driver – No. 79 WeatherTech Racing/Proton Competition Mercedes-AMG GT3: “I loved the circuit when I tested there a few weeks ago. I think it’s one of my favorite tracks in the U.S. Our goal is to score endurance points at the four-and-eight-hour marks. We need to stay ahead. If that happens, we can then focus on the race win. It is great to have Maro back with his experience and speed for this weekend.”

Daniel Juncadella, Driver – No. 79 WeatherTech Racing/Proton Competition Mercedes-AMG GT3: “Very exciting race coming up. I haven’t been to Petit since 2021. Our first goal will be to win the Endurance Championship and secondly to win the race. It is one of the big races on the IMSA schedule, like the Rolex 24 and Sebring, that you want to win. I am excited to get back in the car after our win at Indy. We welcome Maro back and are ready to close out the season at Petit this weekend.”

Maro Engel, Driver – No. 79 WeatherTech Racing/Proton Competition Mercedes-AMG GT3: “Really looking forward to Petit Le Mans. There is always a great crowd to match the competition on the track. Dani and Jules are fighting for the IMEC Championship, and I will do everything I can to help them get that. We had a good test there and the WeatherTech Racing/Proton team is ready. It is too bad I had to miss The Glen, but we will do everything to get the team that championship on Saturday.”

Mike Skeen, Driver – No. 32 Korthoff Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3: “Petit Le Mans is always an awesome event, and we love Road Atlanta. It’s going to be a bit of chaos with even more cars than last year. Lots of traffic and it is a tough venue for dealing with traffic. We will have our work cut out for us trying to keep it clean all day, but I think we will have a good car based on the test we did a few weeks ago. We are pretty excited heading into the weekend with lots to fight for and the Endurance Cup championship being pretty tight. We would love to bring home a big trophy at the end of the year.”

Kenton Koch, Driver – No. 32 Korthoff Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3: “We had a good test two weeks ago and the Mercedes-AMG GT3 felt pretty good. Hopefully, when we get to this weekend, it will still feel really good, we’ll make it even better and hopefully beat our competition for the IMEC. I’m learning more from the team and drivers than anything in this position. I have not had a lot of GT3 experience, but getting a pretty deep foothold on GT3 cars now, understanding them, knowing what they need and learning from the factory on what the cars need to go quickly, it’s a very cool position for me to be in.”

Philip Ellis, Driver – No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: “The last two races have really gone quite well. On the team side, I think we have executed a little bit better, and we can take this momentum to a track where we have always been competitive the last few years. We have not been super lucky here but going in this year it looks pretty good. It’s a very risk management kind of race, especially the last couple of hours when everybody is going for championships. So, the same as Indy, we will keep the car clean for the last hour and try to push for the podium or class win.”

Kenny Murillo, Driver – No. 72 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4: “We need to change our approach to the weekend to something more aggressive. Our more passive approach hasn’t worked for us as our competitors have seriously upped their game. This championship means everything to the Murillo Racing Team, as this has been a long time coming. It’s our turn to win this year, and we’re going to do everything possible to make sure we come out with that championship trophy.”

Scott Andrews, Driver – No. 27 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4: “It’s all about momentum and we finally got that monkey off our back in a way with that podium at Indy. Everyone was so much happier after that. You put in so much work all year, but racing can be an unforgiving sport as we have seen all year. So really just that one result makes up for all of the hard yards we have had to put in. We are looking forward to Petit and it is a track on which I have had podiums in both GS and WeatherTech and a circuit that Anton generally drives well on. It’s another opportunity to put the Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4 back up on the podium.”

10-hour race brings end of Corvette C8.R era in IMSA championship

DETROIT (October 10, 2023) – Corvette Racing will close its 25th season with a race where it badly wants to return to Victory Circle: Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta and the finale of this year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The 10-hour endurance race isn’t just the close of the IMSA season; it also closes the era of the Corvette C8.R, which Corvette Racing has fielded since 2020. The race also marks a point of transition to a factory-supported effort for what will become the new Corvette Z06 GT3.R customer program for 2024 – including two Corvette GT3 cars for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports.

But first things first. There’s no better way to end the season and the life of the C8.R by winning Petit Le Mans for the first time since 2010. Full-season teammates Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor welcome back Tommy Milner with the trio sharing the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R in the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO category.

Garcia and Taylor – twice winners this year – still have a remote chance to secure the GTD PRO Drivers, Manufacturers and Teams titles for themselves, Chevrolet and the No. 3 C8.R squad, respectively. A second-place points finish looks more likely as the No. 14 entry only needs to start the race to win the championship.

That doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to race for in the Corvette camp. A victory at 2.54-mile, 12-turn Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta would mean a first victory in Petit Le Mans for both Garcia and Milner, plus give Taylor a victory in his final event with Corvette Racing before returning to prototype competition next year.

A total of 53 cars in five classes make up the entry list for the Road Atlanta round, including eight entries for GTD PRO. Add that to the roller-coaster nature of the track – plus going from day to night – and the risk for incidents and accidents goes up. That will put a premium on car consistency and reliability in addition to patience by each of the three Corvette drivers.

Chevrolet On Display at Road Atlanta

In addition to the many series and events competing during the Petit Le Mans weekend, race fans will have plenty to see and experience from Chevrolet. The Chevrolet Motorsports Display will be full of Chevy vehicles that spectators can learn more about throughout the weekend.

The Chevrolet Motorsports Display opens at 8 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and is located in the Fan Midway above the Road Atlanta main paddock. Numerous Chevrolet vehicles and other highlights include:

• The 2024 Corvette GT3.R race car that will compete next year in IMSA, the FIA World Endurance Championship at SRO’s GT World Challenge
• The 2024 Corvette E-Ray convertible and cutaway chassis, plus a Corvette C8.R engine
• Additional Chevrolet products such as Colorado ZR2, Camaro ZL1 1LE, Silverado 1500 RST, Traverse Premier Redline and Tahoe Z71, plus a variety of Chevrolet Performance parts and accessories
• An opportunity to receive a 2023 Chevrolet Motorsports t-shirt

The 10-hour Petit Le Mans from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. ET on Saturday, October 14. The race will air live on USA beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET and with the full race stream beginning at 11:35 a.m. on Peacock inside the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions beginning with Thursday’s opening practice at IMSA.com with the race call also on XM 207 and SiriusXM Online 992.

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “This is the same situation as last year. Not being able win this race in the past is always in the back of my mind. We’re also coming off a poor performance at Indianapolis, which wasn’t a very promising preview. That doesn’t mean I’m giving up. I’m definitely going to go for the win. I hope we have a chance; that’s all I ask. Just to have a chance and then it’s up to us if we can manage to win or not.”

End of the C8.R era: “The average results with this car have been really, really good. We managed to win very important races like Daytona, Le Mans, Sebring… I’ve managed to win two championships with Jordan and win the big races. I’m happy that I’ve been part of this project since Day One. I started testing in the simulator several years ago. Being part of the whole process of developing that car was special. I’m happy that what we’ve built and developed has gone on to win so many big races and championships.”

JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “Ever since I’ve been Antonio’s teammate, this one has always been on the top of my list and it’s been on the top of my list, as well. Usually the races you go for every year are Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans plus the championship. Those all kind of stand alone as ones you want to win because they are big-ticket items. Corvette Racing hasn’t won at Road Atlanta in many years, and this must be the only race on the planet that Antonio hasn’t won; I know how badly he wants to win it. And with this being my last race with the team and the program, it would be amazing to have a nice send-off like that. Everyone is fully focused with the championship out of reach, so we can take all the risks on track and on strategy to go for the win. The C8.R has won every major endurance race that it’s done – it’s just missing Petit Le Mans. It would be amazing to check off that last box on this last weekend for this car.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R: “It’s always felt busy around Road Atlanta because of the nature of the track, which is what makes it fun to drive and fun to race on. When you add 50-something cars, it’s going to be chaotic for sure. With it always being the last race of the year, championships on the line, and drivers and teams who are planning to get a little bit of experience before the next season show up, it all makes the race very hectic and even the practices hectic. Bu it’s always been one of my favorite events. The track is amazing and it provides an awesome atmosphere. I’m excited to back in the Corvette. I’ve been away from racing since March although I’m watching everything. But it’s different when you’re directly involved. I’m looking forward to getting back in the C8.R, go racing again and getting back into the rhythm of it.

“Thankfully I haven’t been just sitting at home twiddling my thumbs during the season. I’ve been in the test car and doing quite a bit in that. More than anything, I’m excited about getting back in a racing environment. I haven’t had that since March. The urgency of getting up to speed, the urgency of getting a read on the racecar and getting back into the rhythm of having traffic to deal with… those will all be good to get back into that rhythm again. From driving the racecar, I don’t think that will be any difference. The intensity of a race weekend is what I’ve missed.”

2023 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTD PRO (After 10 of 11 events)

Driver Standings

1. Ben Barnicoat/Jack Hawksworth – 3,495
2. Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 3,307
3. Daniel Juncadella/Jules Gounon – 3,268
4. Klaus Bachler/Patrick Pilet – 3,230
5. Alex Riberas/Ross Gunn – 3,122

Team Standings

1. No. 14 Vasser Sullivan – 3,495
2. No. 3 Corvette Racing – 3,307
3. No. 79 WeatherTech Racing – 3,268
4. No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports – 3,320
5. No. 23 Heart of Racing Team – 3,122

Manufacturer Standings

1. Lexus – 3,495
2. Chevrolet – 3,307
3. Mercedes-AMG – 3,268
4. Porsche – 3,230
5. Aston Martin – 3,133

CORVETTE RACING AT ROAD ATLANTA: By the Numbers

• 1: As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car for 25 years: Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Corvette
• 3: Tracks where Corvette Racing has competed in each of its 25 years: Sebring International Raceway and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and as of this weekend Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
• 4: 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) and the new-generation Corvette C8.R (2020-current), which made its Road Atlanta debut at September’s six-hour IMSA race in 2020
• 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: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
• 27: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
• 34: Number of drivers for Corvette Racing since 1999. Ben Keating and Nico Varrone joined that list with their participation – and victory – in the 1,000 Miles of Sebring for the World Endurance Championship
• 127: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 115 in North America, nine at Le Mans and three in the FIA WEC
• 282: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
• 41,826.42: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its 27 previous trips to Road Atlanta. That represents 16,690 laps or more than 653 trips around Atlanta’s Interstate 285
• 360,734.30: 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 Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

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

No. 4 Corvette C5-R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GTS (Gavin pole, fastest race lap)

2005*

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O’Connell – 1st in GT1 (O’Connell pole, fastest race lap)

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin – 2nd in GT1

2005

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O’Connell/Max Papis – 6th in GT1

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GT1 (Beretta pole, Gavin fastest race lap)

2006

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O’Connell/Max Papis – 4th in GT1 (O’Connell pole)

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen – 3rd in GT1 (Gavin fastest race lap)

2007

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O’Connell/Jan Magnussen – 3rd in GT1

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin/Max Papis – 1st in GT1 (Gavin fastest race lap)

2008

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Ron Fellows/Johnny O’Connell/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GT1 (O’Connell pole, Magnussen fastest race lap)

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin/Max Papis – 2nd in GT1

2009

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Johnny O’Connell/Antonio Garcia – 6th in GT2

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Oliver Gavin/Marcel Fässler – 4th in GT2

2010

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Johnny O’Connell/Antonio Garcia – 6th in GT

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen/Emmanuel Collard – 1st in GT (Magnussen fastest race lap)

2011

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Olivier Beretta/Tommy Milner/Antonio Garcia – 17th in GT

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Jan Magnussen/Richard Westbrook – 4th in GT

2012

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 2nd in GT

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Richard Westbrook – 12th in GT

2013

No. 3 Corvette C6.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 6th in GT (Garcia/Magnussen ALMS GT title)

No. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Richard Westbrook – 10th in GT

2014

No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Ryan Briscoe – 8th in GTLM

No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Ryan Briscoe – 4th in GTLM

2015

No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Ryan Briscoe – 6th in GTLM

No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Ryan Briscoe – 3rd in GTLM

2016

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 – 3rd in GTLM (Gavin/Milner clinch GTLM title)

2017

No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Mike Rockenfeller – 2nd in GTLM (Garcia/Magnussen clinch GTLM title)

No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 4th in GTLM

2018

No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Jan Magnussen/Antonio Garcia/Marcel Fässler – 8th in GTLM (Garcia/Magnussen clinch GTLM title)

No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 2nd in GTLM

2019

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 – 7th in GTLM

2020**

No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 5th in GTLM

No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 2nd in GTLM

2020

No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg – 2nd in GTLM

No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner/Marcel Fässler – 4th in GTLM

2021

No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg – 6th in GTLM

No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy/Alexander Sims – 4th in GTLM (Sims fastest race lap)

2022

No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor/Nicky Catsburg – 5th in GTD PRO

* Two-hour, 45 minute races

** Six-hour race

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