Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta won their second consecutive race in the GT1 class on the waterfront street circuit in St. Petersburg, Florida. The #4 C6.R with the two Ollies had a smooth run while a driveline problem sidelined the #3 C6.R driven by Johnny O’Connell and Jan Magnussen. Gavin and Beretta completed 111 laps to finish 8th overall.
Johnny O’Connell was driving the #3 Corvette when it suddenly lost power to the rear wheels after completing only 37 laps. Because the Corvette failed to complete 70% of the overall winner’s total laps, the Corvette and drivers were not eligible for championship points.
“This is a very unusual situation for us, but that’s the reason we’re out here racing,” commented Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan. “We’ll look at the parts, see what the issues are, address any problems, and make the cars more bulletproof. There’s something to be learned from this, and that’s what we’ll do.”Corvette Racing’s next event is the second of three consecutive street races, the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Saturday, April 14. The 1-hour, 40-minute race on a 1.968-mile temporary street circuit will begin at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. local time), and will be televised in a same-day broadcast on the SPEED Channel from 8 to 10:30 p.m. ET.
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