Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

Category	IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Pro & GTD FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3 GT World Challenge America
Constructor	Chevrolet (Pratt & Miller)
Designer(s)	Vlad Kapitonov
Predecessor	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R
Technical specifications
Chassis	Aluminum monocoque
Suspension	Double wishbone suspension
Length	182.3 in (4,630 mm)
Width	80.7 in (2,050 mm)
Height	45.2 in (1,148 mm)
Wheelbase	107.2 in (2,723 mm)
Engine	LT6.R[1] 5.5 L (336 cu in) 90° V8 naturally aspirated, mid-engine, flat-plane crank, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Xtrac P529 6-speed sequential manual
Power	500–600 hp (373–447 kW) @ 7,400 rpm
Fuel	TotalEnergies (WEC) VP Racing Fuels (IMSA)
Lubricants	Mobil 1
Competition history
Notable entrants	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports TF Sport AWA DXDT Racing
Notable drivers	Antonio García Tommy Milner Nicky Catsburg Alexander Sims
Debut	2024 24 Hours of Daytona

The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R is a GT racing car designed & built by Pratt Miller Engineering & Chevrolet to primarily compete in the LMGT3 (Le Mans GT3) and GTD & GTD Pro (Grand Touring Daytona) in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship, respectively. The car was built to GT3 specifications and is expected to make its competitive debut at the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona.^[2][3]

The car serves as the replacement to the Corvette C8.R, following the end of the GTE cars being used in racing series globally. It used the C8 generation Chevrolet Corvette as a base.^[4][5]

Background

The Z06 GT3.R was launched on 27 January 2023, on the eve of the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona.^[3] The reveal occurred following a two-year testing program, with virtual simulations in Chevrolet's Driver in the Loop simulator beginning in early 2021. This was followed by the car's first on-track test in September 2022, kicking off a full year of on-track development prior to customer deliveries in Q3 of 2023.^[2] The car was seen testing at the Sebring International Raceway in March 2023.^[6]

First news about the car's upcoming racing program(s) was revealed on June 23, 2023, with the announcement of a two-car factory supported effort in the IMSA GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) category, under the banner of Corvette Racing with Pratt Miller Motorsports.^[7]

Five days later, on June 28, 2023, TF Sport confirmed that it would switch from Aston Martin to Corvette, aiming to field two cars in race in the new FIA WEC LMGT3 category.^[8]

On 3 August 2023, the third racing program for the Z06 GT3.R was revealed, with Canadian outfit AWA switching from LMP3 class to fielding a two-car effort in IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) class for 2024 & 2025. A fourth program in GTWC America for 2024 is expected to be announced later in 2023.^[9]

Racing results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Drivers	No.	Rds.	Rounds										Pts.	Pos.
						1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
2024	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	GTD Pro	Antonio García Alexander Sims Daniel Juncadella	3	All All 1-2, 10	DAY	SEB	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	ATL
			Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Earl Bamber	4	All All 1-2, 10	DAY	SEB	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	ATL
	AWA	GTD	Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern Alex Lynn	13	All All 1-2, 5, 9-10 1	DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET
			Anthony Mantella Nicolás Varrone Thomas Merrill Charlie Eastwood	17	All All 1-2, 5, 9-10 1	DAY	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET

References

External links

• Corvette Racing