[VIDEO] Relive the Corvette C7.Rs Overall Win at the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR

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[VIDEO] Relive the Corvette C7.Rs Overall Win at the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR

Photo Credit: JanMagnussen.dk


While the Corvette C7.Rs were racing on Sunday, many Corvette enthusiasts were headed home from a full weekend at Corvettes at Carlisle. If you missed the race or just want to relive the excitement of Corvette Racing’s first overall win since 2001, IMSA has released the full commercial-free race replay of the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.

This was a very exciting race with championship implications as we reach the final races of the season. With just five minutes to go in the race, the No. 4 Corvette C7.R with Oliver Gavin went off-course and rear-ended the tire barriers hard. Despite the C7.R having to leave the race, Gavin and Milner unofficially remain first in GTLM drivers points with a lead of just seven points.

It was the also first win of the 2016 season for the No.3 C7.R and drivers Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia led the GT-only field for an amazing 84 laps. The duo has been steadily climbing the charts in points as well and they are solidly in third behind the No. 67 Ford GT drivers Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.

The next event for Corvette Racing is the Lone Star Le Mans on Saturday, Sept. 17 from Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.


Source:
IMSA / YouTube

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