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Corvette Racing’s pair of Chevrolet Corvettes both finished on the class podium Sunday at the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It marked the team’s first double podium of the season and allowed both Corvette C7.Rs to gain positions in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) points standings of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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IMSA CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK QUALIFYING ROUND UP

July 7, 2018 RNW Staff

Pole position for the Porsche 911 RSR in Canada

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MAGNUSSEN READY TO CHASE SIXTH CANADIAN WIN IN 12 YEARS

July 6, 2018 RNW Staff

Corvette Racing’s Jan Magnussen has his sights set on continuing his incredible track record at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park this weekend.

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CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: HOME AWAY FROM HOME

July 3, 2018 RNW Staff

If there is a home venue for Corvette Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, then Canadian Tire Motorsport Park would be it. So it’s understandable that there is great excitement within the perennial championship-winning program as it heads north of the U.S. border again to race in front of the Canadian fans.

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CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: STEAMY RUNNER-UP FOR GARCIA, MAGNUSSEN

July 2, 2018 RNW Staff

Corvette Racing endured one of its most trying races in recent memory Sunday, and the team was rewarded with a runner-up finish by Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. The No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R led 30 laps at Watkins Glen International as the squad soldiered through record-setting heat in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

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CORVETTE RACING AT WATKINS GLEN: BACK ON FAMILIAR GROUND

June 27, 2018 RNW Staff

Following another appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Corvette Racing is back on American soil as it returns to competition in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this weekend at Watkins Glen International. The classic 3.4-mile, 11-turn road course in the Finger Lakes region of New York is a fitting stop for Corvette Racing, which is celebrating its 20th season of competition.

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CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: HARD-FOUGHT, FIFTH-PLACE FINISH FOR NO. 63 CORVETTE

June 19, 2018 RNW Staff

In 19 years of competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Corvette Racing has experienced both disappointment and achievement. The constant in each case, though, is the drive of those on the program to give maximum effort each and every appearance.

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CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: HALFWAY REPORT

June 17, 2018 RNW Staff

Corvette Racing’s No. 63 entry remained among the lead six cars in a hotly contested GTE Pro category as the 24 Hours of Le Mans entered its second half.

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MAGNUSSEN READY FOR 20th ASSAULT ON THE LE MANS 24 HOURS

June 12, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Danish Corvette Racing ace Jan Magnussen is set for his 20th assault on the world’s toughest endurance race this week – the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Magnussen made his debut at Le Mans with Panoz Motorsport in 1999 finishing 11th overall and ninth in the LMP1 class. He drove an Audi in 2003 when … Continue reading → ...

Endurance

CORVETTE RACING AT MID-OHIO: GARCIA, MAGNUSSEN BACK ON THE PODIUM

May 7, 2018 Charles Côté

Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia earned a podium finish Sunday in Corvette Racing’s return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car in the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio. The duo piloted their No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R to a third-place finish in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.

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MAGNUSSEN RETURNS TO MID-OHIO WITH CORVETTE RACING

May 4, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Jan Magnussen this weekend returns to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the first time since 2012, seeking to replicate his win from 10 years ago. The No. 3 Corvette racing pair of Magnussen and co-driver Antonio Garcia are looking for their first win of the 2018 season, and hoping it comes 10 years from … Continue reading → ...

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CORVETTE RACING AT LE MANS: ICONIC TEAM GOING FOR NINTH CLASS WIN

April 19, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Corvette Racing will look to write another chapter in its history book at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year as the team today confirmed its GTE Pro entries into the annual French endurance classic. The French countryside will echo with the sound of the familiar Chevrolet engines in both the team’s Corvette C7.Rs … Continue reading → ...

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MAGNUSSEN CHASING THE LONG BEACH “ONE THAT GOT AWAY”

April 13, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

Corvette Racing’s Danish ace Jan Magnussen has his sights set on making amends for last year’s heartbreaking finish to the Long Beach Grand Prix. Magnussen’s co-driver Antonio Garcia looked set to be cruising to victory on the final lap of last year’s race before encountering a traffic jam at the Southern California street circuit’s notorious … Continue reading → ...

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CORVETTE RACING LOOKS FOR SEVENTH LONG BEACH SPORTS CAR GRAND PRIX VICTORY DESPITE ‘WILD CARD’ NATURE OF SPRINT RACE

April 10, 2018 Charles Côté

With 106 victories since the program’s inception 20 years ago, there aren’t a lot of races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule where Corvette Racing hasn’t enjoyed considerable success.

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IMSA SEBRING 12 HOURS QUALIFYING ROUND UP

March 16, 2018 Charles Côté

Cadillac DPi-V.R on Pole for Sebring 12 Hour Under perfect Florida weather conditions of sunshine and 80-degrees, the Cadillac four-some took to the 3.74-mile, 17-turn historic race track for the 15-minute qualifying session this afternoon. Tristan Vautier on pole in No. 90 Cadillac. Tristan Vautier, No. 90 Spirit of Daytona Cadillac DPi.VR.

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MAGNUSSEN READY FOR RECORD-EQUALLING 20th CONSECUTIVE SEBRING START

March 16, 2018 Charles Côté

Corvette Racing’s Jan Magnussen will equal the record for the most consecutive race starts in the 12 Hours of Sebring this weekend with his 20th attempt at the endurance classic.

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CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: SEEKING TO CONQUER THE BUMPS ONCE AGAIN

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

In its 19-plus years of competition, Corvette Racing has racked up more victories than any team in IMSA history. Those 98 victories have come on some of America’s classic road courses with 11 at the famed Sebring International Raceway. That’s where Corvette Racing returns for the 20th time in search of a fourth consecutive victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

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CORVETTE RACING AT SEBRING: BY THE NUMBERS

March 13, 2018 Charles Côté

It may not have been the first track on which Corvette Racing competed, but there is no doubting the impact the team has made on Sebring International Raceway – and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts – during the past 19 years.

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Magnussen Scores 20th Pole to Kick Off 20th Anniversary Season for Corvette Racing

January 25, 2018 Charles Côté

As Corvette Racing celebrates the start of its 20th season at this weekend’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, Danish racer Jan Magnussen fittingly earned his 20th career IMSA pole position in a hard-fought IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying session Thursday afternoon.

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS: CORVETTE RACING AT 20 YEARS

January 25, 2018 David Martin-Janiak

A lot can happen in 20 years. Just ask anyone on the Corvette Racing program. Sports car racing’s premier GT program readies to complete its second full decade in the 2018 season. It’s unchartered territory in the modern era of North American endurance racing. No other factory program can claim the number of victories and … Continue reading → ...

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