Georgian Takes GT1 Pole for ALMS Petit Le Mans with Record-Setting Last Lap BRASELTON, Ga. – Hometown hero Johnny O’Connell won the GT1 pole for Saturday’s 10-hour/1,000 mile Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta, the 10th round of the American Le Mans Series. The racer from nearby Flowery Branch put the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R at the head of the GT1 class with a record-breaking 1:16.542 (119.464 mph) time on his final qualifying lap on the roller …
Corvette Racing Program Manager Will Answer Viewer Questions About First Earth-Friendly Competition on SPEED TV DETROIT – Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan is scheduled to appear on SPEED TV’s Wind Tunnel on Sunday night, September 28, between 9 and 10 p.m. EDT. Fehan will discuss the upcoming American Le Mans Series Green Challenge with host Dave Despain and answer questions from viewers. The interview will be broadcast live from Corvette Racing’s headquarters in New Hudson, Mich. The Green Challenge …
ALMS Petit Le Mans to Feature Earth-Friendly Competition in Race-Within-a-Race BRASELTON, Ga. – Powered by cellulosic E85R ethanol racing fuel made primarily from wood waste and armed with a variety of energy-saving technologies, Corvette Racing is aiming for an overall victory in the inaugural American Le Mans Series Green Challenge. This race-within-a-race will be contested on October 4 in conjunction with the 1,000-mile/10-hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, the 10th round of the 11-race series. Under criteria developed by …
Corvette Racing Announces Plans for 2009 and 2010 Seasons DETROIT – Steve Wesoloski, GM Racing Road Racing Group manager, and Doug Fehan, Corvette Racing program manager, participated in a media teleconference today to outline Corvette Racing’s plans for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. It was announced that Corvette Racing will run a limited schedule in the GT1 class in the first half of the 2009 American Le Mans Series season as it prepares for its 10th participation in the 24 …
09Sep2008
Corvette Racing Announces Future Plans
Chevrolet Team to Race for 2009 Le Mans GT1 Title, Develop New GT Version of Corvette C6.R for 2010 DETROIT – Corvette Racing will aim for a sixth victory in the GT1 class in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans before entering the GT2 category in the second half of the American Le Mans Series 2009 season. Corvette Racing will launch a full-season assault in the restructured GT division in 2010. Corvette Racing representatives announced the plans today in …
Pit Stops and Safety Car Put No. 4 Corvette C6.R in Detroit GT1 Winner’s Circle DETROIT – As General Motors revs up for its centennial celebration on September 16, Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta raced to victory in the team’s milestone 100th race, the Detroit Sports Car Challenge. Held on the riverfront Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix temporary circuit within sight of GM’s world headquarters at the Renaissance Center, the ninth round of the American Le Mans …
29Aug2008
Magnussen Motors to GT1 Pole in Motown
Drying Detroit Grand Prix Street Circuit Yields Quick Time for No. 3 Corvette on Final Qualifying Lap DETROIT – Jan Magnussen reprised his pole-winning performance for Saturday’s Detroit Sports Car Challenge, taking the top qualifying spot in the GT1 class for the second consecutive year. Summer showers soaked the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix’s 2.096-mile temporary circuit in both practice sessions today, limiting the Corvettes to a handful of laps before the 20-minute qualifying session began. Magnussen turned his quickest …
Ninth Round of American Le Mans Series Will Cap Busy Week for Chevy’s Home Team DETROIT – Corvette Racing will reach a motorsports milestone during the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix weekend when the green flag signals the start of the Detroit Sports Car Challenge on Saturday, August 30. The ninth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series will mark Corvette Racing’s 100th event in international road racing. Chevrolet’s factory team made its competition debut in February 1999 at …
24Aug2008
Magnussen and O’Connell Master Mosport
No. 3 Corvette C6.R Continues Winning Streak with Seventh Victory of the Season BOWMANVILLE, Ontario – Jan Magnussen and Johnny O’Connell continued their domination of the GT1 category in the American Le Mans Series today at Mosport International Raceway, scoring their seventh win of the season and their sixth straight victory in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. The pair led their class in the Grand Prix of Mosport from flag to flag, finishing ahead of the No. 4 Compuware …
O’Connell Edges Beretta with Quicker Time in Final Qualifying Lap BOWMANVILLE, Ont. – Johnny O’Connell claimed his second GT1 pole of the season and the fourth of his American Le Mans Series career today in a pitched battle with his Corvette Racing teammate Olivier Beretta in qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix of Mosport. O’Connell wheeled the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R to a fast time of 1:13.878 (119.825 mph) on his fifth and final qualifying lap, snatching the pole from …
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