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NEXT EVENT Corvette Racing Announces 2012 Driver PairingsA new alignment of drivers will pilot Corvette Racing's new Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars when they make their competition debut at the season-opening 60th Anniversary Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. With additional testing following the announcement of the 2012 driver roster, the team has now finalized the lineups for the twin Corvettes. Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia will be full-season drivers in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R, joined by Jordan Taylor as third driver in endurance events (Sebring, Le Mans, and
Petit Le Mans). Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner will co-drive the No. 4 Corvette C6.R, with Richard Westbrook joining them as third driver in the three long-distance races. Return to Le Mans, Revised Driver Roster Highlight Corvette Racing's 2012 Campaign
Corvette Racing's revised driver lineup delivers a powerful combination of youth and experience. Antonio Garcia joins Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, and Tommy Milner as the four full-season drivers. Richard Westbrook will reprise his role as third driver in endurance events (Sebring, Le Mans, and Petit Le Mans), and Jordan Taylor will join Corvette Racing for the three long-distance races. "The level of competition in the 2011 American Le Mans Series GT category was intense, and we expect it to be just as fierce in 2012," said GM Racing Director Mark
Kent. "Corvette Racing has been working hard over the winter to develop a complete package of cars, drivers, team, and technology that will be able to win in this extremely
competitive environment." S2 Track to Street: Petit Le Mans, Episode 10See how the 2011 ALMS season ends inside the GT fight at Petit Le Mans.
Corvette Racing Honored at ALMS Night of ChampionsTwenty-four hours after the checkered flag fell at the season-ending Petit Le Mans, the roar of racing engines was replaced by applause, toasts, and words of gratitude as the American Le Mans Series celebrated its champions. Corvette Racing drivers and team members were among the honorees at the awards ceremony. Jan Magnussen was voted the Most Popular Driver in online balloting by fans. The Dane is the only ALMS driver to have won a race in every year since the series' inception in
1999. He joined Corvette Racing for endurance events in 2004, and became a full-season driver in 2007. He was GT1 co-champion with Johnny O'Connell in 2008, and finished second in
the GT championship this year with teammate Oliver Gavin. He cited the series' international appeal as a factor in his selection as the Most Popular Driver. Corvette Racing Finishes Fourth in ALMS Season Finale
With a hint of autumn in the air, the ninth round of the ALMS championship produced the hard-fought racing that has been the hallmark of the GT class in 2011. Magnussen started
the No. 4 Corvette C6.R seventh on the GT grid after the withdrawal of the No. 062 Ferrari. He was sixth after one lap, dropped to seventh on the third lap, and was fourth after
the first full-course caution. The Dane made his first stop for fuel and tires at 57 minutes, but incurred a stop-and-go penalty for a pit lane infraction. Magnussen then ran his
second stint to 80 laps and pitted at 2:11, handing off the car to Oliver Gavin. Petit Le Mans GT Results (Top 10): Corvettes to Start Eighth and Ninth in Petit Le Mans
Jan Magnussen qualified the No. 4 Corvette C6.R with a fast lap at 1:19.586 (114.895 mph) and will start eighth in the GT category. Tommy Milner was a heartbeat behind at
1:19.619 (114.847 mph) that put the No. 3 Corvette C6.R ninth in the class. Gianmaria Bruni captured the GT pole in the No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia with the category's
fastest lap at 1:18.699 (116.190 mph). For comparison, last year's pole-winning time was 1:19.889. Petit Le Mans GT Qualifying (Top 10): Corvette Racing at Petit Le Mans: The Long and Winding Road AtlantaCorvette Racing's twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars have completed thousands of laps since the team's debut in 1999, but the one that stands out is the last lap at Petit Le Mans in 2010. After more than nine hours of racing, Corvette driver Oliver Gavin caught and passed the class-leading Ferrari within sight of the final corners. As the fuel-starved Ferrari faltered, Gavin swept past to score Corvette Racing's eighth win at Petit Le Mans. Now Corvette Racing is targeting its ninth Petit Le Mans title and its 11th win at the classic Road Atlanta circuit on Saturday, October 1. Scheduled to run for 10 hours or
1,000 miles - whichever comes first - Petit Le Mans is the third jewel in the Triple Crown of endurance racing. Corvette Racing notched a podium finish in the season-opening Mobil
1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, and won the GTE Pro class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June. The most successful team in ALMS history is seeking to wrap up the 2011 season with a
repeat victory on the classic 2.54-mile, 12-turn road course. S2 Track to Street: Corvette Racing Series, Episode 9Welcome to the Corvette World Tribute, where Chevrolet's supercar is celebrated by owners and drivers of all models, both on and off the track.
Fifth and Seventh for Corvette Racing in Laguna Seca ALMS
Jan Magnussen and Oliver Gavin finished fifth in the No. 4 Corvette C6.R, 15.9 seconds behind the winning No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 of Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long. The No.
62 Ferrari, third across the finish line, received a post-race penalty for avoidable contact, promoting the No. 4 Corvette from sixth to fifth in the final results. Tommy Milner
and Olivier Beretta finished seventh, one lap behind the leaders, in the No. 3 Corvette C6.R. ModSpace American Le Mans Series Monterey GT Results (Top 10): Corvette Racing Qualifies Second and Eighth for Laguna Seca ALMS
"As always, Chuck tells me exactly how it is," Gavin said with a laugh. "I knew that the car had it in it. I just needed to put a lap together without any
traffic or sand on the track. It all seemed to come together on that last lap." ModSpace American Le Mans Series Monterey GT Qualifying (Top 10): Corvette Racing at Laguna Seca: Riding the Roller CoasterThe 2011 season has been a roller coaster year for Corvette Racing, with both victory celebrations and bitter disappointments. Saturday's six-hour ModSpace American Le Mans Series Monterey, the penultimate round of the ALMS championship, will be contested on a track reflects this harsh reality of top-level motorsports competition, a circuit with enough ups and downs to qualify as America's fastest amusement park ride. The storied Corkscrew turn that stands at the summit of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca heralds a precipitous 300-foot drop to the dry lakebed below. Known officially as Turn 8, the
Corkscrew is the track's signature corner. Corvette Racing's twin Compuware Corvette C6.Rs will take the plunge through the Corkscrew more than 200 times in the six-hour endurance
race that is crucial in the team,s quest for the GT driver and manufacturer championships. Corvette Finishes Third and Seventh in Baltimore Street Fight
Baltimore Grand Prix GT Results (Top 10): Corvette Racing at Baltimore Grand Prix: The Science of Street Racing
1. 55 Auberlen/Werner, BMW M3 GT, 1:31.36 2. 4 Gavin/Magnussen, Corvette C6.R, 1:31.950 3. 56 Mueller/Hand, BMW M3 GT, 1:32.010 4. 3 Beretta/Milner, Corvette C6.R, 1:32.224 5. 17 Henzler/Sellers, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:32.772 6. 01 Sharp/van Overbeek, Ferrari F458 Italia, 1:34.151 7. 99 Junqueira/Wilden, Jaguar XKR, 1:34.360 8. 48 Miller/Maasen, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 1:34.609 9. 98 Jones/Moran, Jaguar XKR, 1:35.911 10. 02 Brown/Cosmo, Ferrari F458 Italia, 1:38.674 S2 Track to Street: Corvette Racing Series, Episode 8See how the team prepares for the street-course race in Baltimore, the city,s first ALMS event.
Corvette Racing at Baltimore Grand Prix: The Science of Street RacingBefore the first practice session at the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix begins, Corvette Racing's twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars will already havemade dozens of laps on the downtown street circuit – thanks to sophisticated computer simulations. The first race on the 2.1-mile, 12-turn temporary street circuit is a journey into the unknown for American Le Mans Series teams. With limited practice time before Saturday's
two-hour race, every second on the track is precious. In order to maximize the Corvettes' performance, the engineering team has analyzed the layout and developed chassis setups
on a virtual track. S2 Track to Street: Corvette Racing Series, Episode 7See how the pit crew performs under pressure when they,re racing against the clock.
S2 Track to Street: Corvette Racing Series, Episode 6Follow the Corvette Racing mechanics as they work behind the scenes and under the radar to keep the cars out on the track.
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After nine hours and 35 minutes of intense competition, Corvette Racing finished fourth in the GT class in Petit Le Mans, the season finale of the American
Le Mans Series. The No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, and Richard Westbrook completed 366 laps around the 2.54-mile Road Atlanta circuit en
route to its fourth-place finish. The No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R of Olivier Beretta, Tommy Milner, and Antonio Garcia retired after 76 laps with a broken gearbox and finished
17th in the GT category. The No. 51 AF Corse Ferrari won the GT division by a 6.685-second margin of victory.
The qualifying times for Saturday's Petit Le Mans, the season finale of the American Le Mans Series, are a testament to the intense competition in the GT category. Corvette
Racing's twin Compuware Corvette C6.Rs qualified more than a second quicker than they did in 2010, and both were under last year's pole-winning time. In spite of this step up in
performance, the Corvettes are slotted eighth and ninth on the GT grid for the 10-hour/1,000-mile race.
The six-hour American Le Mans Monterey proved to be trying day for Corvette Racing as the Compuware Corvette C6.Rs finished fifth and seventh in the GT class. While the cars
showed competitive speed, keeping a handle on the roller coaster Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca circuit throughout a stint was a challenge for the Corvettes.
As the laps counted down in qualifying for Saturday's ModSpace American Le Mans Series Monterey, Corvette Racing engineer Chuck Houghton radioed to driver Oliver Gavin,
"A tenth of a second will put you in P2." Gavin responded with his quickest lap of the 15-minute qualifying session, taking the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R from sixth
to second on the GT grid.
Spins, accidents, penalties and punctures all figured in Corvette Racing's results in the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix. Played out before an enthusiastic crowd in the packed
grandstands, the two-hour race had everything expected in a street race - and more.
A late start and a scant 75
minutes of practice meant that the learning curve for the American Le Mans Series Baltimore Grand Prix was a steep one. Jan Magnussen and Tommy Milner proved to be fast learners
when they qualified Corvette Racing's twin Compuware C6.Rs second and fourth respectively for
Saturday's two-hour street race through downtown Baltimore.