Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
The No. 74 C7.R at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
CategoryIMSA SportsCar Championship GTLM
24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro
ConstructorUnited States Chevrolet (Pratt Miller)
Designer(s)Ray Monahan
PredecessorChevrolet Corvette C6.R
SuccessorChevrolet Corvette C8.R
Technical specifications
ChassisAluminium monocoque
Suspension (front)Short/long arm double wishbone, fabricated steel upper and lower control arms, coil over adjustable shock absorbers
Suspension (rear)As front
Length4,496 mm (177 in)
Width2,050 mm (81 in)
Height1,151 mm (45 in)
Wheelbase2,708 mm (107 in)
EngineGeneral Motors Corvette LT5.5 5.5 litres (336 cubic inches) V8 90° pushrod naturally aspirated, front engined, longitudinally mounted
TransmissionXtrac P529 6-speed semi-automatic gearbox
Power491 hp (366 kW) @ 6,000 rpm, 485 lb⋅ft (658 N⋅m) @ 4,800 rpm torque
Weight1,110 kg (2,447 lb) (excluding driver, fluids and fuel)
1,245 kg (2,745 lb) (including driver, fluids and fuel)
FuelVP Racing Fuels Ethanol C85 E85 (2014-2015) later MS100 E20 (2016-2019) (IMSA SportsCar Championship)
Shell V-Power (2014-2017) later Total (2018-2019) Ethanol E10 (24 Hours of Le Mans)
LubricantsMobil 1, Motul and Valvoline
TyresMichelin
BBS forged magnesium wheels
Competition history
Notable entrantsUnited States Corvette Racing
France Larbre Compétition
Notable driversSpain Antonio García
United States Tommy Milner
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Australia Ryan Briscoe
United States Jordan Taylor
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United Kingdom Robin Liddell
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Denmark Kristian Poulsen
Denmark Nicolai Sylvest
Italy Gianluca Roda
Italy Paolo Ruberti
France Pierre Ragues
Japan Yutaka Yamagishi
France Jean-Philippe Belloc
United States Ricky Taylor
United Kingdom Lars Viljoen
France Romain Brandela
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Debut2014 24 Hours of Daytona
First win2014 Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase
Last win2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix
Last event2019 Petit Le Mans
RacesWins
6516 (including 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans)
Teams' Championships3 (2016 IMSA SCC, 2017 IMSA SCC, 2018 IMSA SCC)
Constructors' Championships2 (2016 IMSA SCC, 2017 IMSA SCC)
Drivers' Championships3 (2016 IMSA SCC, 2017 IMSA SCC, 2018 IMSA SCC)

The Chevrolet Corvette C7.R is a grand tourer racing car built by Pratt Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing between 2014 and 2019. 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 raced in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.[1]

  1. ^ "Corvette Racing C7.R Roars Before The 24 Hours Of Daytona". January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014.