CORVETTE RACING AT LAGUNA SECA: Oliver Gavin Pole-Winner Quote
CORVETTE RACING AT LAGUNA SECA: Oliver Gavin Pole-Winner Quote
MONTEREY, California (Sept. 8, 2018) – Oliver Gavin captured pole position Saturday for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) category ahead of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s America’s Tire 250 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Gavin captured his first career pole position at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn circuit in the No. 4 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. Teammate Jan Magnussen qualified third in the championship-leading No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.
OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R – POLE-WINNER: “It’s always great to get pole position here at Laguna Seca. Thanks to everyone at Corvette Racing and the crew. It takes a massive effort from everyone on the team to get back to P1. I’m thrilled, but this is only a small step in trying to achieve what we want to achieve tomorrow, and that’s a victory. Once the green flag drops tomorrow, this is all kind of forgotten. We have a very good race car; obviously it fell in nicely for qualifying. The Corvette C7.R has been strong all year. We’ve had an amazing team, great strategy and pit stops. We just need to execute tomorrow. The competition is at an all-time high in GTLM, and to be able to beat those guys is pretty satisfying. But the real work is ahead for tomorrow.
“It’s nice to have this moment for the guys on our team. It gives everyone a nice little fill-up going into the race tomorrow. We’ll be pushing like crazy at the start and we’ll work hard tonight to make sure we have everything covered and we’re fully prepared for the race.”
2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTLM Standings (After nine of 11 Events)
| Driver Standings | Team Standings | Manufacturer Standings |
| 1. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 269
2. Richard Westbrook/Ryan Briscoe – 265 3. Dirk Mueller/Joey Hand – 260 4. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 252 5. Earl Bamber/Laurens Vanthoor – 251 |
1. No. 3 Corvette Racing – 269
2. No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing – 265 3. No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing – 260 4. No. 4 Corvette Racing – 252 5. No. 912 Porsche GT Team – 251 |
1. Ford – 295
2. Chevrolet – 283 3. Porsche – 274 4. BMW – 267 5. Ferrari – 58 |
Corvette Racing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
| Year | Class | Drivers | Result | Car | Notes |
| 1999 | GTS | Fellows/Kneifel | 2nd | Corvette C5-R | |
| 2000 | GTS | Fellows/Pilgrim | 2nd | Corvette C5-R | Fellows pole |
| GTS | Bell/Collins | 4th | Corvette C5-R | ||
| 2001 | GTS | Fellows/O’Connell | 2nd | Corvette C5-R | |
| GTS | Collins/Pilgrim | 3rd | Corvette C5-R | ||
| 2002 | GTS | Fellows/O’Connell | 5th | Corvette C5-R | |
| GTS | Pilgrim/Collins | 3rd | Corvette C5-R | ||
| 2003 | GTS | Fellows/O’Connell | 2nd | Corvette C5-R | |
| GTS | Gavin/Collins | 3rd | Corvette C5-R | ||
| 2004 | GTS | Fellows/O’Connell | 1st | Corvette C5-R | O’Connell fastest race lap |
| GTS | Beretta/Gavin | 2nd | Corvette C5-R | Beretta pole | |
| 2005 | GT1 | Fellows/O’Connell | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | |
| GT1 | Beretta/Gavin | 1st | Corvette C6.R | Gavin fastest race lap | |
| 2006 | GT1 | Fellows/O’Connell | 3rd | Corvette C6.R | |
| GT1 | Beretta/Gavin | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | Beretta fastest race lap | |
| 2007 | GT1 | Magnussen/O’Connell | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | Magnussen pole, fastest race lap |
| GT1 | Beretta/Gavin | 1st | Corvette C6.R | ||
| 2008 | GT1 | Magnussen/O’Connell | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | Magnussen pole, fastest race lap |
| GT1 | Beretta/Gavin | 1st | Corvette C6.R | ||
| 2009 | GT2 | Magnussen/O’Connell | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | Magnussen pole, fastest race lap |
| GT2 | Beretta/Gavin | 10th | Corvette C6.R | ||
| 2010 | GT | Magnussen/O’Connell | 6th | Corvette C6.R | |
| GT | Beretta/Gavin | 3rd | Corvette C6.R | ||
| 2011 | GT | Beretta/Milner | 7th | Corvette C6.R | |
| GT | Gavin/Magnussen | 5th | Corvette C6.R | ||
| 2012 | GT | Garcia/Magnussen | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | |
| GT | Gavin/Milner | 1st | Corvette C6.R | Gavin fastest race lap | |
| 2013 | GT | Garcia/Magnussen | 1st | Corvette C6.R | |
| GT | Gavin/Milner | 9th | Corvette C6.R | ||
| 2014 | GTLM | Garcia/Magnussen | 1st | Corvette C7.R | Garcia pole |
| GTLM | Gavin/Milner | 5th | Corvette C7.R | ||
| 2015 | GTLM | Garcia/Magnussen | 7th | Corvette C7.R | |
| GTLM | Gavin/Milner | 6th | Corvette C7.R | ||
| 2016 | GTLM | Garcia/Magnussen | 4th | Corvette C7.R | |
| GTLM | Gavin/Milner | 7th | Corvette C7.R | ||
| 2017 | GTLM | Garcia/Magnussen | 4th | Corvette C7.R | |
| GTLM | Gavin/Milner | 8th | Corvette C7.R |