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'''Corvette Racing''' is [[General Motors]]' official [[motorsport]] program for the [[Chevrolet Corvette]] sports car. The program supports customer racing teams utilizing the Corvette across a range of different racing series.
Prior to transitioning into a support program for customer racing teams,{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=2023-06-07 |title=GM Rules Out Full Factory Corvette GT3 Team in 2024 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/gm-rules-out-full-factory-corvette-gt3-team-in-2024/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Sportscar365 |language=en-US}} Corvette Racing was originally General Motors' factory racing team for the Corvette run in partnership with [[Pratt Miller]] from 1999 until the end of the [[LM GTE]] class in 2023. The team utilized four generations of the Corvette to develop racing cars, although racing programs involving the Corvette have been endorsed by General Motors to varying degrees since 1956.{{cite web |last=Galanos |first=Louis |date=7 December 2012 |title=1956 Sebring 12 Hours Grand Prix – Race Profile |url=https://sportscardigest.com/1956-sebring-12-hours-grand-prix-race-profile/ |accessdate=8 January 2022 |publisher=Sports Car Digest}} Known for their yellow livery, they achieved significant success, including one championship in the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]], five championships in the [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]], and ten championships in the [[American Le Mans Series]], as well as nine victories at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], four victories at the [[24 Hours of Daytona]], eleven victories at the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], and eight victories at [[Petit Le Mans]].{{cite web |last=James |first=Richard S. |date=14 November 2021 |title=WeatherTech Porsche endures in GTLM; night setup key to Heart of Racing's GTD triumph |url=https://racer.com/2021/11/14/weathertech-porsche-endures-in-gtlm-night-setup-key-to-heart-of-racings-gtd-triumph/ |accessdate=8 January 2022 |publisher=[[Racer (magazine)|Racer]]}}{{Cite web |last=McGann |first=John |date=Mar 22, 2022 |title=Corvette Racing Scores Class Win at 12 Hours of Sebring |url=https://www.motortrend.com/features/corvette-wins-12-hrs-sebring-2022/ |website=MotorTrend}}{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Official |date=2023-10-10 |title=CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: Win… and Nothing Else |url=https://speedwaymedia.com/2023/10/10/corvette-racing-at-petit-le-mans-win-and-nothing-else/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=SpeedwayMedia.com |language=en-US}} Ahead of 2024, the program transitioned away from a factory racing team model to a global [[Group GT3]] platform in which independent teams compete with Corvette race cars under factory support.
== Factory operation ==
{{Motor racing team|name={{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing|logo=File:Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R pit sign during the pitwalk at the 2023 Le Mans (53468235884).jpg|founded=1999|principal=Doug Fehan|current series=[[FIA World Endurance Championship]]
[[IMSA SportsCar Championship]]|former series=[[American Le Mans Series]]
[[Rolex Sports Car Series]]|drivers={{flagicon|MON}} [[Olivier Beretta]]
{{flagicon|NED}} [[Nicky Catsburg]]
{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ron Fellows]]
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]]
{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Gavin]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Keating]]
{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan Magnussen]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Milner]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny O'Connell]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jordan Taylor (racing driver)|Jordan Taylor]]
{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nicolás Varrone]]|driver titles='''American Le Mans Series:''' [[2002 American Le Mans Series|2002]], [[2003 American Le Mans Series|2003]], [[2004 American Le Mans Series|2004]], [[2005 American Le Mans Series|2005]], [[2006 American Le Mans Series|2006]], [[2007 American Le Mans Series|2007]], [[2008 American Le Mans Series|2008]], [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]], [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]
'''IMSA SportsCar Championship:''' [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2016]], [[2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2017]], [[2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2018]], [[2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2020]], [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2021]]
'''FIA World Endurance Championship:''' [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|2023]]|team titles='''American Le Mans Series:''' [[2001 American Le Mans Series|2001]], [[2002 American Le Mans Series|2002]], [[2003 American Le Mans Series|2003]], [[2004 American Le Mans Series|2004]], [[2005 American Le Mans Series|2005]], [[2006 American Le Mans Series|2006]], [[2007 American Le Mans Series|2007]], [[2008 American Le Mans Series|2008]], [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]], [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]
'''IMSA SportsCar Championship:''' [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2016]], [[2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2017]], [[2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2018]], [[2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2020]], [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2021]]
'''FIA World Endurance Championship:''' [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|2023]]|folded=2023}}[[General Motors]] previously operated Corvette Racing as a factory [[GT racing]] program in partnership with [[Pratt Miller]].
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
'''Corvette Racing''' is [[General Motors]]' official [[motorsport]] program for the [[Chevrolet Corvette]] sports car. The program supports customer racing teams utilizing the Corvette across a range of different racing series.
Prior to transitioning into a support program for customer racing teams,{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=2023-06-07 |title=GM Rules Out Full Factory Corvette GT3 Team in 2024 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/gm-rules-out-full-factory-corvette-gt3-team-in-2024/ |access-date=2026-04-23 |website=Sportscar365 |language=en-US}} Corvette Racing was originally General Motors' factory racing team for the Corvette run in partnership with [[Pratt Miller]] from 1999 until the end of the [[LM GTE]] class in 2023. The team utilized four generations of the Corvette to develop racing cars, although racing programs involving the Corvette have been endorsed by General Motors to varying degrees since 1956.{{cite web |last=Galanos |first=Louis |date=7 December 2012 |title=1956 Sebring 12 Hours Grand Prix – Race Profile |url=https://sportscardigest.com/1956-sebring-12-hours-grand-prix-race-profile/ |accessdate=8 January 2022 |publisher=Sports Car Digest}} Known for their yellow livery, they achieved significant success, including one championship in the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]], five championships in the [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]], and ten championships in the [[American Le Mans Series]], as well as nine victories at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], four victories at the [[24 Hours of Daytona]], eleven victories at the [[12 Hours of Sebring]], and eight victories at [[Petit Le Mans]].{{cite web |last=James |first=Richard S. |date=14 November 2021 |title=WeatherTech Porsche endures in GTLM; night setup key to Heart of Racing's GTD triumph |url=https://racer.com/2021/11/14/weathertech-porsche-endures-in-gtlm-night-setup-key-to-heart-of-racings-gtd-triumph/ |accessdate=8 January 2022 |publisher=[[Racer (magazine)|Racer]]}}{{Cite web |last=McGann |first=John |date=Mar 22, 2022 |title=Corvette Racing Scores Class Win at 12 Hours of Sebring |url=https://www.motortrend.com/features/corvette-wins-12-hrs-sebring-2022/ |website=MotorTrend}}{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Official |date=2023-10-10 |title=CORVETTE RACING AT PETIT LE MANS: Win… and Nothing Else |url=https://speedwaymedia.com/2023/10/10/corvette-racing-at-petit-le-mans-win-and-nothing-else/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=SpeedwayMedia.com |language=en-US}} Ahead of 2024, the program transitioned away from a factory racing team model to a global [[Group GT3]] platform in which independent teams compete with Corvette race cars under factory support.
== Factory operation ==
{{Motor racing team|name={{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing|logo=File:Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R pit sign during the pitwalk at the 2023 Le Mans (53468235884).jpg|founded=1999|principal=Doug Fehan|current series=[[FIA World Endurance Championship]]
[[IMSA SportsCar Championship]]|former series=[[American Le Mans Series]]
[[Rolex Sports Car Series]]|drivers={{flagicon|MON}} [[Olivier Beretta]]
{{flagicon|NED}} [[Nicky Catsburg]]
{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ron Fellows]]
{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]]
{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Oliver Gavin]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Keating]]
{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan Magnussen]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Milner]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny O'Connell]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jordan Taylor (racing driver)|Jordan Taylor]]
{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Nicolás Varrone]]|driver titles='''American Le Mans Series:''' [[2002 American Le Mans Series|2002]], [[2003 American Le Mans Series|2003]], [[2004 American Le Mans Series|2004]], [[2005 American Le Mans Series|2005]], [[2006 American Le Mans Series|2006]], [[2007 American Le Mans Series|2007]], [[2008 American Le Mans Series|2008]], [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]], [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]
'''IMSA SportsCar Championship:''' [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2016]], [[2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2017]], [[2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2018]], [[2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2020]], [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2021]]
'''FIA World Endurance Championship:''' [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|2023]]|team titles='''American Le Mans Series:''' [[2001 American Le Mans Series|2001]], [[2002 American Le Mans Series|2002]], [[2003 American Le Mans Series|2003]], [[2004 American Le Mans Series|2004]], [[2005 American Le Mans Series|2005]], [[2006 American Le Mans Series|2006]], [[2007 American Le Mans Series|2007]], [[2008 American Le Mans Series|2008]], [[2012 American Le Mans Series|2012]], [[2013 American Le Mans Series|2013]]
'''IMSA SportsCar Championship:''' [[2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2016]], [[2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2017]], [[2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2018]], [[2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2020]], [[2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2021]]
'''FIA World Endurance Championship:''' [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|2023]]|folded=2023}}[[General Motors]] previously operated Corvette Racing as a factory [[GT racing]] program in partnership with [[Pratt Miller]].
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
