Gavin Posts Quick Time for Corvette Racing in Second Qualifying Session LE MANS, France – The battle lines have been drawn as qualifying concluded tonight for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Corvette Racing qualified its Corvette C6.R race cars third and sixth in the fiercely competitive GT1 class as less than two seconds separated the top six qualifiers. With less than five minutes remaining in the four-hour session, Oliver Gavin posted a 3:53.100 qualifying time in the No. 64 …
Six Drivers Complete Required Laps in Darkness Despite Wet and Slippery Conditions LE MANS, France – After days of brilliant sunshine and scorching temperatures, rain arrived just as Corvette Racing’s twin Corvette C6.Rs began the first of two qualifying sessions that will determine the starting grid for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Raindrops began to fall on the Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans at 7:09 p.m. when Johnny O’Connell and Olivier Beretta drove out of the pits. …
Classic 24-Hour Endurance Race to Feature Intense Competition in GT1 Class LE MANS, France – Corvette Racing races to win in every event, but if there is one victory that every team member prizes, it’s the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This classic 24-hour endurance contest is sports car racing’s Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl, all compressed into one frenetic day and night of round-the-clock competition. Four times in the last five years, the yellow Corvettes have finished first …
Corvette C6.Rs Third and Fourth Fastest in Eight-Hour Test Session LE MANS, France – It was only a test, but Corvette Racing’s twin Corvette C6.R race cars passed with flying colors as the two Corvettes had a day of trouble-free testing on the Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans. Today’s eight-hour session was the only opportunity for teams to test on the 8.5-mile course before the start of official practice and qualifying on June 14. The No. 64 Compuware Corvette …
Corvette Racing Scores Fifth Straight 1-2 Finish in American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio LEXINGTON, Ohio – Morning rain gave way to brilliant sunshine today as Corvette Racing continued its reign in the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio. Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta extended Corvette Racing’s winning streak at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to five straight ALMS victories in the GT1 class. A runner-up finish by Ron Fellows and Johnny O’Connell made it five consecutive 1-2 finishes at Mid-Ohio …
Corvette Racing Qualifies Second and Fourth for American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio LEXINGTON, Ohio – The battle lines have been drawn for Sunday’s American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio, and the combatants in the GT1 class are as evenly matched as possible. Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Johnny O’Connell qualified second and fourth respectively, splitting the Aston Martins of Tomas Enge and Pedro Lamy in the first and third spots. Less than three tenths of a second separated the …
Corvette Racing Pursues Perfection in American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio LEXINGTON, Ohio – Ron Fellows, Johnny O’Connell, and Corvette Racing bring a perfect record to the American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio on May 21, the third round of the 10-race American Le Mans Series. O’Connell and Fellows have won the GT1 class in all four ALMS events contested on the 2.25-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and Corvette Racing has posted 1-2 finishes in every ALMS race held at the …
Gavin and Beretta Continue Hot Streak, Finish Second Overall in Lone Star Grand Prix HOUSTON – Under a full moon and under the lights on a balmy Friday night at Houston’s Reliant Park, Corvette Racing posted a 1-2 finish in the GT1 class in the inaugural ALMS Lone Star Grand Prix. Drivers Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta continued their hot streak, winning their seventh consecutive ALMS race. The “two Ollies” finished second overall in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R …
Fellows Wins 16th Career ALMS Pole in Corvette C6.R’s First Race on Street Circuit HOUSTON – Corvette Racing’s twin Corvettes will start the inaugural ALMS Lone Star Grand Prix at the front of the GT1 class after Ron Fellows and Olivier Beretta qualified first and second respectively. Fellows turned the quickest qualifying lap for the 16th time in his ALMS career with a time of 1:08.035 (89.425 mph) in the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R on the 1.7-mile, 10-turn temporary …
Team Will Field Third Corvette C6.R for Canadian Round of American Le Mans Series DETROIT – Corvette Racing will enter a third Corvette C6.R driven by Ron Fellows and Andy Pilgrim in the Grand Prix of Mosport to be held at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, on August 26, 2007. Former teammates Fellows and Pilgrim will be reunited for the ninth round of the American Le Mans Series at the famed Canadian track near Fellows’ home in Mississauga, Ontario. …