Chevrolet and Corvette Racing are headed back to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs to root for in the annual French Summer Classic. The team has had a rich history with a total of nine class victories. The first Le Mans win came in 2001 while the most recent visit to the top of podium happened in 2023. And don’t forget that our beloved mascot Jake was born on a cocktail napkin in the city of Le Mans back in 2024.
Check out some of these notable numbers and how they relate to Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- 1: As in one manufacturer, one model of car and one program for 26 years at Le Mans: Chevrolet, the Chevrolet Corvette and Corvette Racing
- 2: Number of victories for TF Sport at Le Mans (2020 and 2022 in GTE Am)
- 3: Number of wins for the Corvette C5-R – 2001, 2002, 2004
- 4: Number of wins for the Corvette C6.R – 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
- 4: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at Le Mans since 2000 – Corvette C5-R (2000-04), Corvette C6.R (2005-13), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019) and the eighth-gen Corvette C8.R (2021-2023) / Corvette Z06 GT3.R (2024-current)
- 5: Number of 24 Hours of Le Mans wins for TF Sport’s group of drivers: two for Ben Keating (2022, 2023) plus one each for Nicky Catsburg (2023), Charlie Eastwood (2020) and Salih Yoluc (2020)
- 9: Class victories for Corvette Racing at Le Mans – all since 2001
- 12: Number of drivers who have won races at Le Mans for Corvette Racing – Olivier Beretta, Nicky Catsburg, Ron Fellows, Antonio Garcia, Oliver Gavin, Ben Keating, Jan Magnussen, Tommy Milner, Johnny O’Connell, Scott Pruett, Jordan Taylor and Nico Varrone
- 15: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001
- 17: Wins in 2025 for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R across six different series. Three came via TF Sport across the FIA WEC and ELMS
- 33: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Indianapolis, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen
- 40: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Tom Van Rompuy at Fuji in September for TF Sport
- 73: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year
- 85: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. Steller Motorsports’ Mikkel Mac joined the list at Monza in the GT World Challenge Europe opener
- 155: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 119 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, five in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and GT America and two in the European Le Mans Series
- 378: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999
- 124,247.94: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing entries at Le Mans since its debut in 2000. That’s more than 30 flights from Detroit to Paris
- 492,876.61: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. The program should surpass the half-million mile mark at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 13. Live streaming coverage of all on-track sessions – including qualifying and Hyperpole – plus timing and scoring is available through a subscription on FIA WEC Plus with additional live streaming on the HBO Max app in the U.S. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.
Source:
CorvetteRacing.com
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