CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: Corvette Racing Fast Facts
Ahead of Round 10 of the American Le Mans Series
What: Petit Le Mans, final round of the American Le Mans Series. The race airs live starting at 11 a.m. on FOX Sports 2 with alternating live broadcasts on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2.
No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R – Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Jordan Taylor
Starting fourth in GT. Antonio Garcia posted a lap of 1:19.128 (115.560 mph) in qualifying.
History at Road Atlanta
- Antonio Garcia – Three ALMS starts. Best finish: 2nd (2012)
- Jan Magnussen – 15 ALMS starts. Best finish: 1st (2004, 2005, 2008, 2010). One fastest race lap (2008).
- Jordan Taylor – One ALMS start. Best finish: 2nd (2012)
No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R – Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Richard Westbrook
Starting seventh in GT. Oliver Gavin posted a lap of 1:19.440 (115.106 mph) Friday in qualifying.
History at Road Atlanta
- Oliver Gavin – 15 ALMS starts. Best finish: 1st (2002, 2003 – spring race, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010). One pole position (2004) and four fastest race laps (2004-07)
- Tommy Milner – Two ALMS starts. Best finish: 2nd (2012)
- Richard Westbrook – Two ALMS starts. Best finish: 4th (2011)
Corvette Racing at Road Atlanta
Number of races: 16
Victories: 10
Podiums: 20
Pole positions: 7
Fastest race laps: 8
- First race: 1999 (4th and 5th in GTS)
- First 1-2 team finish: 2004
Petit Le Mans (all times ET)
Warmup: 9:15 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19
Race: 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19
Petit Le Mans: Watch It!
Race (TV): 11 a.m.-noon, 2:30-6:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2); 6:30-8 p.m. (FOX Sports 1); 8-9:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2)
Race (Web): 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19 (ALMS.com)
Corvette Racing History at Road Atlanta
Year | Class | Drivers | Result | Car | Notes |
1999 | GTS | Fellows/Kneifel/Paul Jr. | 5th | Corvette C5-R | Fellows pole; Gavin fastest race lap |
Pilgrim/Collins/Sharp | 4th | Corvette C5-R | |||
2000 | GTS | Fellows/Kneifel/Bell | 3rd | Corvette C5-R | Fellows pole |
Pilgrim/Collins/Freon | 1st | Corvette C5-R | |||
2001 | GTS | Fellows/O’Connell | 9th | Corvette C5-R | Fellows pole |
Collins/Pilgrim/Freon/p> | 1st | Corvette C5-R | |||
2002 | GTS | Fellows/O’Connell/Gavin | 1st | Corvette C5-R | |
Collins/Pilgrim/Freon/p> | 3rd | Corvette C5-R | Pilgrim fastest race lap | ||
2003* | GTS | Fellows/O’Connell | 5th | Corvette C5-R | |
Collins/Gavin | 3rd | Corvette C5-R | |||
2004 | GTS | Fellows/O’Connell/Papis | 2nd | Corvette C5-R | |
Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen | 1st | Corvette C5-R | Gavin pole, fastest race lap | ||
2005* | GT1 | Fellows/O’Connell | 2st | Corvette C6.R | O’Connell pole, fastest race lap |
Beretta/Gavin | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | |||
2005 | GT1 | Fellows/O’Connell/Papis | 6th | Corvette C6.R | O’Connell pole, fastest race lap |
Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen | 1st | Corvette C6.R | Beretta pole, Gavin fastest race lap | ||
2006 | GT1 | Fellows/O’Connell/Papis | 4th | Corvette C6.R | O’Connell pole |
Beretta/Gavin/Magnussen | 3rd | Corvette C6.R | Gavin fastest race lap | ||
2007 | GT1 | Magnussen/O’Connell/Fellows | 3rd | Corvette C6.R | Magnussen pole, fastest race lap |
Beretta/Gavin/Papis | 1st | Corvette C6.R | Gavin fastest race lap | ||
2008 | GT1 | Magnussen/O’Connell/Fellows | 1st | Corvette C6.R | O’Connell pole, Magnussen fastest race lap |
Beretta/Gavin/Papis | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | Gavin pole, fastest race lap | ||
2009 | GT2 | Magnussen/O’Connell/Garcia | 6th | Corvette C6.R | |
Beretta/Gavin/Fassler | 4th | Corvette C6.R | |||
2010 | GT | Beretta/O’Connell/Garcia | 6th | Corvette C6.R | |
Gavin/Magnussen/Collard | 1st | Corvette C6.R | Magnussen fastest race lap | ||
2011 | GT | Beretta/Milner/Garcia | 17th | Corvette C6.R | |
Gavin/Magnussen/Westbrook | 4th | Corvette C6.R | |||
2012 | GT | Garcia/Magnussen/Taylor | 2nd | Corvette C6.R | Magnussen fastest race lap |
Gavin/Milner/Westbrook | 12th | Corvette C6.R |
* Denotes two-hour, 45-minute race
ALMS GT Championship Standings
Driver Standings | Team Standings | Manufacturer Standings |
1. Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 125 2. Dirk Muller – 109 3. Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 100 4. Dominik Farnbacher/Marc Goossens – 93 5. Bill Auberlen – 82 |
1. Corvette Racing – 161 2. BMW Team RLL – 120 3. SRT Motorsports – 109 4. Risi Competizione – 56 5. CORE autosport – 48 |
1. Chevrolet – 164 2. BMW – 134 3. SRT – 123 4. Ferrari – 109 5. Porsche – 95 |
Release Date: October 19, 2013