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. …
Inaugural ALMS Lone Star Grand Prix Is First Street Race for Corvette C6.R HOUSTON – They’ve won on road courses from Sebring and Road America to Lime Rock and Le Mans, but Corvette Racing’s championship-winning Compuware Corvette C6.Rs have never raced on metropolitan streets. The inaugural Lone Star Grand Prix, to be contested on Friday night, May 12, on a temporary 1.7-mile course through Houston’s Reliant Park, will mark the American Le Mans Series’ first street race since a run …
Gavin/Beretta/Magnussen Hold Narrow Lead Over Fellows/O’Connell/Papis at Halfway Point of 12-Hour Race SEBRING, Fla. – At the halfway point of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Corvette Racing’s twin C6.R race cars were running first and second in the GT1 class and fourth and fifth overall. Then one minute into the second half of the 12-hour race, the No. 3 Compuware Corvette went to the paddock with a gearbox problem. The No. 3 Corvette Racing crew replaced the gears …
Gavin, Beretta and Magnussen Finish First in GT1 and Third Overall in Classic Endurance Contest SEBRING, Fla. – Corvette Racing celebrated Corvette’s 50th anniversary in international road racing with a victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. The No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen ran like clockwork throughout the 12-hour endurance race, finishing first in the GT1 class and third overall with a one-lap margin of victory over their rivals …