Corvette Racing Aims for Sixth Le Mans Title in Final GT1 Race
24 Hours of Le Mans to Mark the End of GT1 Era for Corvette Racing
LE MANS, France, June 5, 2009 – Corvette Racing has unfinished business at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The most successful team in American Le Mans Series history has won its class five times in the classic 24-hour French endurance race (2001-02, 2004-06), establishing Corvette as a global performance icon. Now after runner-up finishes in Le Mans in 2007 and 2008, Corvette Racing is focused on winning its sixth Le Mans title at the immense Circuit des 24 Heures on June 13-14.
This year’s edition of the world’s most prestigious sports car race has special significance for Corvette Racing. The team’s Corvette C6.Rs will make their final run in the GT1 category before Corvette Racing begins its transition to a global GT class in 2010 that is chiefly based on current GT2 regulations.
“From Corvette Racing’s inception, the 24 Hours of Le Mans has always been our objective,” said program manager Doug Fehan. “GM leadership shared that vision, and Le Mans became the cornerstone of our program for two important reasons.
“First, Corvette is the tip of GM’s technological spear, so racing production-based Corvettes was …Â Details