Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
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Weathertech SportsCar GTLM 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro | ||||
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| Constructor |
 Chevrolet / Pratt & Miller Engineering | ||||
| Designer(s) | Tadge Juechter | ||||
| Predecessor | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | ||||
| Technical specifications | |||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||
| Suspension (front) | Short/long arm double wishbone, fabricated steel upper and lower control arms, coil over adjustable shock absorbers | ||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||
| Length | 4,496 mm (177 in) | ||||
| Width | 2,050 mm (81 in) | ||||
| Height | 1,151 mm (45 in) | ||||
| Wheelbase | 2,708 mm (107 in) | ||||
| Engine | Chevrolet LS5.R 5.5 L (5,500 cc; 336 cu in) V8 90° naturally aspirated, front engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||
| Transmission | Xtrac 6-speed semi-automatic gearbox Mega-Line sequential paddle shift including reverse gear, limited-slip differential | ||||
| Power | 491 hp (366 kW) @ 6000 RPM | ||||
| Weight | 1,245 kg (2,745 lb) (including driver and fuel) | ||||
| Fuel |
VP Racing Fuels Ethanol E85 (United SportsCar Championship) ExxonMobil Ethanol E10 (24 Hours of Le Mans) | ||||
| Lubricants | Mobil 1 | ||||
| Tyres |
Michelin BBS forged magnesium wheels | ||||
| Competition history | |||||
| Notable entrants |
Corvette Racing | ||||
| Notable drivers |
 Antonio García Tommy Milner Jan Magnussen Ryan Briscoe Jordan Taylor Oliver Gavin Robin Liddell | ||||
| Debut | 2014 24 Hours of Daytona | ||||
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The Chevrolet Corvette C7.R is a grand tourer racing car built by Pratt & Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing. It is a replacement for the Corvette C6.R racing car, using the C7 generation Chevrolet Corvette as a base. The C7 road car was noted to incorporate development from the Corvette C6.R, thus those properties also carry over to the race car. The Corvette Racing C7.R races in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.[1]
Development
The Corvette C7.R had its official unveiling at the 2014 NAIAS in Detroit.[1] The car made its first testing appearance, in camouflage, at the Rolex Motorsports Union at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca track.[2] The car's new livery and details were revealed on January 13, 2014.
Successes
2014
Corvette Racing had a total of 4 wins in the C7.R's inaugural season.[3] Those wins came at Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.
2015
Corvette Racing had a total of 3 wins in the C7.R.[4] The car won the first two North American Endurance Cup races at the 53rd Rolex 24 at Daytona in January and the 63rd Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring 2 months later driven by Jan Magnussen, Ryan Briscoe, and Antonio Garcia in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship. The C7.R finished the year in third place behind the Porsche 911 RSR and BMW Z4 GTE and ahead of the Ferrari 458 Italia GT2.[5]
The Corvette C7.R scored its first Le Mans win at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner,and Jordan Taylor driving the #64 Corvette to victory in the GTE-Pro class. It is also Corvette Racing's 8th win at the circuit. Corvette Racing won endurance racing's infamous "triple crown" with wins at the 24 hours of Daytona, 12 hours of Sebring, and the 24 hours of Le Mans.
2016
On the car's inaugural race of the year, the 2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, the Corvette racing team scored a class win with a photo finish between the numbers 3 and 4 cars, driven by Oliver Gavin and Antonio Garcia. The cars finished .034 seconds apart from one another.[6] In that year, the Corvette C7.R scored its second 12 Hours of Sebring win with car #4 driven by Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fässler in the GTLM Class.[7] The C7.R did poorly in the 24 hours of Lemans, qualifying last in the GTE Pro category and finishing the race 7th and 10th in the GTE-Pro class.[8]The #4 Corvette C7.R went on to win the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship in the GTLM class. They won the drivers', team, and manufacturers' championship, as well as the North American Endurance cup.[9] Corvette Racing also claimed its milestone 100th win for the team with its 1st place finish at Lime Rock in the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. [10]
References
- 1 2 "Corvette Racing C7.R Roars Before The 24 Hours Of Daytona". January 6, 2014.
- ↑ "C7-R debut at Laguna Seca". Road and Track. August 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Corvette Racing 2014 Season Results".
- ↑ "Corvette Racing 2015 Season Results".
- ↑ "2015 IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship Standings". Autoweek.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ↑ "2016 24 Hours of Le Mans | Results | Motorsport.com". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ http://sportscarchampionship.imsa.com/standings/team?season=2016&class=3
- ↑ http://www.corvetteracing.com/2016/corvette-racing-at-lime-rock-park-100th-victory-in-program-history/
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