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| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2022 |
| Teamprincipal(s) | Morgan Brady Jon Bennett |
| Former series | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship American Le Mans Series IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Cooper Tires Prototype Lites2010 |
| Teams' Championships | 7 (2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2022) |
| Drivers' Championships | 6 (2010,2011,2012,2014,2015,2022) |
CORE Autosport was an Americanauto racing team founded byJon Bennett in 2010 and based out ofRock Hill, South Carolina. After claiming the IMSA Lites Championship in 2010, the team, led by team manager, Morgan Brady, made the move to competing in the American Le Mans Series. The team competed in theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship fielding the Nos. 911 and 912Porsche 911 RSR asPorsche GT Team in GT Le Mans under a works contract.
In 2011, the team began its competition in theAmerican Le Mans Series with a two-carLMP Challenge category effort with team owner Jon Bennett and Frankie Montecalvo driving the #05 andRicardo González and Gunnar Jeannette driving the #06Oreca FLM09. Despite stiff competition, the #06 car managed two class and the team's consistent performance would prove successful. In their rookie season, the Core autosport team won the Team Championship by one point with drivers González andGunnar Jeannette first in the Drivers' Championship.[1][2]
For the 2012 season, the team would, once again, field twoOreca FLM09 in theLMPC category. This year the #05 car was driven byJon Bennett andColin Braun and the #06 car driven byAlex Popow andRyan Dalziel. 2012 would become a dominant year for the Core autosport Team. Claiming 8 class victories of the 10 race season, including victories at the12 Hours of Sebring andPetit Le Mans, the team would win their second Team Championship and finish 1st and 2nd in the LMPC Drivers' Championship.[3][4]
The 2013 season was a transition season for the CORE autosport team.Jon Bennett andColin Braun would once again team up to run in LMPC Class, but would be joined by aPorsche 911 GT3-RSR driven byTom Kimber-Smith andPorsche factory driverPatrick Long in the GT class that debut atMazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the third round of the season. The #05 LMPC car finished the season with a victory at Long Beach and another atCanadian Tire Motorsports Park. The team finished 3 points ahead of Bar1 Motorsports and claimed the Teams' Championship.[5]Jon Bennett finished 3rd in the Drivers' Championship.[6]
For 2014, CORE autosport partnered withPorsche Motorsport North America to run two factory-supportedPorsche 911 RSRs in theUnited SportsCar Championship under the Porsche North America name.[7] Full season pilotsPatrick Long and new Porsche factory driverMichael Christensen would team withPatrick Pilet whileNick Tandy andRichard Lietz would be joined byJoerg Bergmeister for the season opening24 Hours of Daytona.[8]
CORE won the season-opening2014 24 Hours of Daytona in both the Prototype Challenge class withColin Braun,Jon Bennett, Mark Wilkins and James Gue, while the factory-run No. 911 Porsche ofNick Tandy,Richard Lietz andPatrick Pilet picked up top class honors in GT Le Mans.[9] The team went on to win the Prototype Challenge Driver, Team and Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup Championships. CORE's success with Porsche North America in 2014 helped Porsche earn the 2014 GTLM Manufacturers' Championship. The No. 912 entry driven by Patrick Long and Michael Christensen also won the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup in the GTLM team category.[10]
CORE again claimed the Prototype Challenge Team and Driver Championships in2015 with Jon Bennett and Colin Braun, making it five-straight Prototype Challenge team titles.[11] Porsche North America's No. 911 entry, with drivers Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy and Richard Lietz, earned the GTLM Team Championship, thanks in stunning part to the No. 911's historic overall victory at the season-ending Petit Le Mans.[11][12] Porsche once again collected GTLM Manufacturer Championship honors, while Pilet earned the GTLM Drivers' Championship (because co-driver Nick Tandy missed two rounds to participate in the World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans, he did not share the title).[11][13]
The team for the2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship would run aOnroak Nissan DPi. The DPIs were purchased from the defunctExtreme Speed Motorsports team.[14][15] The 2019 retirement of CORE owner Jon Bennett would end the program.[16]
Bennett announced the closure of the team in November 2022.[17]
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Porsche GT Team | 93 | Porsche 911 RSR |  Earl Bamber Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | LMGTE Pro | 334 | 27th | 10th |
| 94 |  Timo BernhardRomain DumasSven Müller | 92 | DNF | DNF | ||||
| 2019 | Porsche GT Team | 93 | Porsche 911 RSR | Earl BamberPatrick PiletNick Tandy | LMGTE Pro | 342 | 22nd | 3rd |
| 94 | Mathieu JaminetSven Müller Dennis Olsen | 339 | 27th | 7th |
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Drivers Pts. | Drivers Pos. | Team Pts. | Team Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | CORE Autosport | LMPC | Oreca FLM09 | SEB | LBH | LIM | MOS | MOH | ELK | BAL | LAG | ATL | |||||||
| Jon BennettFrankie Montecalvo | 005 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5† | 130 | 2nd | 167 | 1st | |||||
| Ryan Dalziel | 2 | 5† | 44 | 10th | |||||||||||||||
| Andy Wallace | 4 | 15 | 17th | ||||||||||||||||
 Ricardo GonzálezGunnar Jeannette | 006 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 156 | 1st | |||||||
| Rudy Junco, Jr. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 92 | 6th | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | CORE Autosport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | SEB | LBH | MOS | LIM | MOS | MOH | ELK | BAL | VIR | ATL | ||||||
| Jon BennettColin Braun | 05 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 150 | 2nd | 206 | 1st | ||||
| Eric Lux | 3 | 0 | NC | ||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo González | 4 | 14 | 25th | ||||||||||||||||
 Alex Popow | 06 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 185 | 1st | ||||||
| E. J. Viso | 1 | 24 | 17th | ||||||||||||||||
| Burt Frisselle | 1 | 0 | NC | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Dalziel | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 7th | ||||||||||||
| Tom Kimber-Smith | 3 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 6th | ||||||||||||||
| Jon Bennett | 2 | 150 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
 Mark Wilkins | 1 | 0 | NC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | CORE Autosport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | SEB | LBH | MOS | LIM | MOS | ELK | BAL | AUS | VIR | ATL | ||||||
| Jon Bennett | 05 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 150 | 2nd | 148 | 1st | ||||
| Colin Braun | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 5th | ||||||||||
| Mark Wilkins | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20th | |||||||||||||||
| Tom Kimber-Smith | 3 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 15th | ||||||||||||||
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position)
(key) (results inbold indicate pole position)
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Car | No. | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Lites | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CORE Autosport | LitesFord Fiesta | 54 | Jon Bennett | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 9 | DAY2 12 | MCAS1 | MCAS2 C | DC 9 | AC 12 | SEA 7 | 18th | 51 | ||
| Colin Braun | LA1 DSQ | LA2 3 | 10th | 154 | ||||||||||||||
| 56 | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 3 | DAY2 10 | MCAS1 | MCAS2 C | DC 12 | AC 3 | SEA | ||||||||
| Scott Anderson | PHO1 | PHO2 | DAL | DAY1 | DAY2 | MCAS1 | MCAS2 C | DC | AC | SEA 11 | LA1 12 | LA2 2 | 16th | 55 | ||||
| 2017 | CORE Autosport | LitesFord Fiesta | 54 | Jon Bennett | MEM 7 | LOU 5 | THO1 8 | THO2 8 | OTT1 DNS | OTT2 9 | INDY | AC1 9 | AC2 9 | SEA1 | SEA2 | LA | 10th | 281 |
| 56 | Colin Braun | MEM 4 | LOU 4 | THO1 4 | THO2 2 | OTT1 2 | OTT2 8 | INDY | AC1 DNS | AC2 4 | SEA1 | SEA2 | LA | 8th | 405 | |||
| # | Season | Date | Classes | Track / Race | No. | Winning Drivers | Chassis | Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | July 8 | Prototype | Mosport | 54 | Jon Bennett /Colin Braun | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 LV8 |
| 2 | August 5 | Prototype | Road America | 54 | Jon Bennett /Colin Braun | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 LV8 |
