TheChevrolet Corvette C8.R is agrand tourer racing car built byPratt Miller andChevrolet for competition inendurance racing. It serves as the replacement for theCorvette C7.R, using theC8 generationChevrolet Corvette as a base.Corvette Racing fielded the C8.R in theIMSA SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class starting with the 2020 season.[2][3] The car was built toLM GTE specifications as per GTLM rules.
In 2022, the GTLM class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship was replaced by the GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) class usingGT3 machinery. As Corvette did not have any GT3 cars on the market (with theChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R not debuting until 2024), the C8.R was allowed to run in the GTD Pro class using a GTD kit. This year Corvette Racing would also field a full season entry in the WEC for the first time.
The Corvette C8.R made its competitive debut at the2020 24 Hours of Daytona. The best of the Corvettes, the #3, finished 4th in the GTLM class and 16th overall with 785 laps. The second car, #4, finished the race in last place, after running into multiple issues. Throughout the rest of the season the Corvettes managed to score six class victories at Daytona,Sebring,Road America,Virginia,Mid-Ohio andCharlotte Motor Speedway. The #3 Corvette would end up taking the Championship. Corvette also made theirWEC debut at the2020 Lone Star Le Mans in the GTE pro class.[4] Initially Corvette also entered the2020 24 Hours of Le Mans, but had to withdraw due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2]
At the beginning of the 2021, Corvette took a class victory in the2021 24 Hours of Daytona. They also won their class at 6 other races, with the only opposition coming from Weathertech Racing and BMW. Corvette also returned to theWEC with a single entry at the6 hours of Spa.[3] This year also saw the C8.R's debut at the24 hours of Le Mans, with the #64 Corvette managing to take 2nd place in class not far behind the winning Ferrari.
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For 2022, Corvette entered only one car for theIMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship, their other car entering full season in the2022 FIA World Endurance Championship in the GTE Pro class.[5] For IMSA the team developed a GTD kit, as the GTLM class had been replaced by GTD Pro. For the first race atDaytona the Corvettes faced a lot of reliability issues andBoP issues, meaning it wasn't very competitive. The squad however, quickly bounced back to win atSebring, but would fail to earn a second trip to victory lane for the rest of the season. Eventually, the team settled for third in the final championship standings, behind thePfaff MotorsportsPorsche andVasser-Sullivan'sLexus.
The FIA WEC half of the operation would earn a victory atMonza, and would place second atSebring (separate from the 12 Hour-enduro IMSA race they won) and atBahrain, but theTommy Milner-Nick Tandy piloted entry was routinely outpaced byAF Corse's Ferrari and Porsche's factory effort. As a result, the two Corvette wheelmen wound up tied for sixth in the final points table.
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For 2023, Corvette Racing are continuing with their modified C8.R in GTD Pro.Jordan Taylor andAntonio García will drive at all events, with Tommy Milner joining them in the endurance rounds.[6]
With the GTE-Pro class being eliminated for the2023 FIA World Endurance Championship. Corvette's squad moved to GTE-Am. As a result of having to alter its driver lineup to meet the class regulations, Platinum-ratedNicky Catsburg will lead the squad, joined byBen Keating, a Bronze-level driver, andNicolás Varrone as their silver driver.[7][8] Catsburg, Keating and Varrone won the GTE-Am class in the C8.R, in the2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary race.[9]
On Sunday, July 9, at the2023 WEC 6 Hours of Monza, Corvette Racing claimed the FIA World Endurance Championship's GTE Am division with two races remaining in the series.[10]
(key) Races inbold indicatespole position. Races initalics indicates fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rds. | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2020 |  Corvette Racing | GTLM |  Antonio GarcíaJordan Taylor Nicky Catsburg | 3 | All All 1, 9, 11 | DAY 1 4 | DAY 2 1 | SEB 1 2 | ELK 1 | VIR 1 | ATL 1 5 | MOH 1 | CLT 1 | ATL 2 2 | LGA 2 | SEB 2 5 | 351 | 1st | |
 Oliver GavinTommy Milner Marcel Fässler | 4 | All All 1, 9, 11 | DAY 1 7 | DAY 2 5 | SEB 1 1 | ELK 2 | VIR 4 | ATL 1 2 | MOH 2 | CLT 4 | ATL 2 4 | LGA 6 | SEB 2 6 | 315 | 3rd | ||||
| 2021 | Corvette Racing | GTLM | Antonio GarcíaJordan TaylorNicky Catsburg | 3 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 1 2 | DAY 2 1 | SEB 4 | BEL 2 | WGL 1 1 | WGL 2 1 | LIM 1 | ELK 2 | LGA 2 | LBH 2 | VIR 2 | ATL 6 | 3549 | 1st |
| Nick TandyTommy MilnerAlexander Sims | 4 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 1 1 | DAY 2 2 | SEB 5 | BEL 1 | WGL 1 4 | WGL 2 2 | LIM 2 | ELK 3 | LGA 1 | LBH 1 | VIR 1 | ATL 4 | 3448 | 2nd | |||
| 2022 | Corvette Racing | GTD Pro | Antonio GarcíaJordan TaylorNicky Catsburg | 3 | All All 1-2, 12 | DAY 1 6 | DAY 2 6 | SEB 1 | LBH 3 | LGA 4 | WGL 6 | MOS 2 | LIM 4 | ELK 3 | VIR 2 | PET 5 | 3194 | 3rd | |
Nick TandyTommy Milner Marco Sørensen | 4 | 1 1 1 | DAY 1 7 | DAY 2 10 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 234 | 35th | ||||
| 2023 | Corvette Racing | GTD Pro | Antonio GarcíaJordan TaylorTommy Milner | 3 | All All 1-2, 11 | DAY 2 | SEB 5 | LBH 2 | MON 4 | WGL 3 | MOS 1 | LIM 4 | ELK 3 | VIR 1 | IMS 5 | PET 7 | 3579 | 3rd | |
| Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16] | |||||||||||||||||||
(key) Races inbold indicatespole position. Races initalics indicates fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rds. | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | Corvette Racing | LMGTE Pro |  Mike RockenfellerJan Magnussen | 63 | 5 5 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA 6 | SPA | LMN | BHR | 0 | NC |
| 2021 | Corvette Racing | LMGTE Pro | Antonio GarcíaJordan TaylorNicky CatsburgOliver Gavin | 63 | 1, 4 4 4 1 | SPA 4 | POR | MON | LMN 2 | BHR | BHR | 0 | NC | ||
| Nick TandyTommy MilnerAlexander Sims | 64 | 4 4 4 | SPA | POR | MON | LMN 6 | BHR | BHR | 0 | NC | |||||
| 2022 | Corvette Racing | LMGTE Pro | Antonio GarcíaJordan TaylorNicky Catsburg | 63 | 3 3 3 | SEB | SPA | LMN RET | MZA | FUJ | BHR | 0 | NC | ||
| Nick TandyTommy MilnerAlexander Sims | 64 | All All 3 | SEB 2 | SPA 4 | LMN RET | MZA 1 | FUJ 5 | BHR 2 | 102 | 6th | |||||
| 2023 | Corvette Racing | LMGTE Am | Ben Keating Nicolás VarroneNicky Catsburg | 33 | All All All | SEB 1 | POR 1 | SPA 2 | LMN 1 | MZA 4 | FUJ 2 | BHR 7 | 173 | 1st | |
| Sources:[17][18][15] | |||||||||||||||
| Year | No. | Race Title | Circuit | Class | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | WeatherTech 240 | Daytona International Speedway | GTLM | IMSA |
| 2 | Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 3 | IMSA SportsCar Weekend | Road America | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 4 | Michelin GT Challenge at VIR | Virginia International Raceway | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 5 | Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 6 | MOTUL 100% Synthetic Grand Prix | Charlotte Motor Speedway | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 2021 | 7 | Motul Pole Award 100 | Daytona International Speedway | GTLM | IMSA |
| 8 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 9 | Detroit Sports Car Classic | The Raceway on Belle Isle | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 10 | Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen | Watkins Glen International | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 11 | WeatherTech 240 at the Glen | Watkins Glen International | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 12 | Northeast Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 13 | IMSA Monterey Grand Prix | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 14 | Grand Prix of Long Beach | Long Beach Street Circuit | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 15 | Michelin GT Challenge at VIR | Virginia International Raceway | GTLM | IMSA | |
| 2022 | 16 | Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | GTD Pro | IMSA |
| 17 | 6 Hours of Monza |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | LMGTE Pro | WEC | |
| 2023 | 18 | 1000 Miles of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | LMGTE Am | WEC |
| 19 | 6 Hours of Portimão |  Algarve International Circuit | LMGTE Am | WEC | |
| 20 | 24 Hours of Le Mans |  Circuit de la Sarthe | LMGTE Am | WEC | |
| 21 | Chevrolet Grand Prix at CTMP |  Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | GTD Pro | IMSA | |
| 22 | Michelin GT Challenge at VIR | Virginia International Raceway | GTD Pro | IMSA | |
| 2024 | 23 | Chevrolet Grand Prix | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | GTD Pro | IMSA |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 Hours of Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | GTD | IMSA |
| 25 | Qatar 1812 km |  Lusail International Circuit | LMGT3 | WEC |
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