Chevrolet Grand Prix is second race in Canada for No. 3 C8.R
Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor will team in the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R – the mid-engine racecar’s second race at the venerable Canadian circuit. After a second-place finish in the GT Daytona (GTD) PRO class a year ago, Garcia and Taylor, plus the entire Corvette Racing effort, will look to finish one step higher on the class podium this time around.
The program first raced at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park – formerly Mosport International Raceway – in 2000. Since then, Corvette Racing has won at the 2.459-mile, 10-turn circuit 11 times… more than any other track except Sebring International Raceway.
Both drivers have victories to their credit at CTMP in Corvette racecars. Garcia won the GT Le Mans (GTLM) category in 2014, driving a Corvette C7.R with Jan Magnussen. Taylor was victorious the following year in a Corvette Daytona Prototype for Wayne Taylor Racing.
Garcia also is a former pole-winner at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (2016) and set the fastest GTLM race lap in 2015.
The No. 3 Corvette drivers, the team and manufacturer Chevrolet enter CTMP third in their respective GTD PRO points standings. Only 73 points separate second through fourth with a maximum of 385 points available this weekend. Lexus and its No. 14 drivers and teams lead the class by 172 points after five races and with six events left in the season.
In addition to the extensive success and following at CTMP, Corvette Racing legend Ron Fellows is part-owner of the circuit and is largely responsible for operations at the facility. In his Corvette Racing driving career – spanning 1999-2008 – Fellows won 30 races (three times at CTMP) and three championships in the American Le Mans Series. He also was one of the founding members of the team and a key development driver starting in 1997.
The Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. The race will air live on NBC and stream live on Peacock inside the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. IMSA Radio will air on-track sessions beginning with Saturday morning’s practice at IMSA.com with the race call also on XM 207 and SiriusXM Online 992.
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R:
“Last year was nice to get back to Canada and finally race the C8.R there. Our result was good. Last year, we finished second behind the Porsche and the Lexus was behind us. So I don’t know where we will fit in once we get on the track. Hopefully we can find our way to the front for all our fans there. It’s always a really big turnout for Corvette Racing. I was happy with our race at Watkins Glen, with our pit stops, how clean we were and always gaining positions with strategy. We’ll hopefully carry on doing that.”
JORDAN TAYLOR, NO. 3 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R:
“It was cool driving the C8.R around Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the first time last year. We were actually not bad last year there. We saved a lot of fuel and were in the top-three, sitting behind the Porsche and Aston Martin. Looking at the pace at Watkins Glen, it’s a little concerning because the tracks are kind of similar. But since last year, we’ve done some development so hopefully that can work to our advantage. It’s another sprint race, so we’ll take a couple of pit stops with some strategy and hopefully work some Corvette Racing magic.”
2023 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTD PRO
(After five of 11 events)
Driver Standings
1. Ben Barnicoat/Jack Hawksworth – 1,795
2. Daniel Juncadella/Jules Gounon – 1,682
3. Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 1,623
4. Klaus Bachler/Patrick Pilet – 1,609
5. Alex Riberas/Ross Gunn – 1,408
Team Standings
1. No. 14 Vasser Sullivan – 1,795
2. No. 79 WeatherTech Racing – 1,682
3. No. 3 Corvette Racing – 1,623
4. No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports – 1,609
5. No. 23 Heart of Racing Team – 1,408
Manufacturer Standings
1. Lexus – 1,795
2. Mercedes-AMG – 1,682
3. Chevrolet – 1,623
4. Porsche – 1,609
5. Aston Martin – 1,419
Source:
Corvette Racing at Chevrolet
Related:
Corvette Racing at Watkins Glen: Third… Against All Odds
Corvette Racing at Laguna Seca: What Might Have Been
Corvette Racing at Long Beach: Hard-Fought, Runner-Up Finish
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