Chevrolet Corvette C8.R

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R
	The No. 33 C8.R at the 2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Category	IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Pro; FIA World Endurance Championship LMGTE Am
Constructor	Chevrolet (Pratt Miller)
Designer(s)	Vlad Kapitonov
Predecessor	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
Successor	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Technical specifications
Chassis	Aluminum monocoque
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 5.5 L (336 cu in) 90° V8 naturally aspirated, mid-engine, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Xtrac P529 6-speed sequential manual
Power	500 hp (373 kW) @ 7,400 rpm
Fuel	TotalEnergies (WEC); VP Racing Fuels (IMSA)
Lubricants	Mobil 1
Competition history
Notable entrants	Corvette Racing
Notable drivers	Antonio García; Tommy Milner; Jordan Taylor; Oliver Gavin; Mike Rockenfeller; Marcel Fässler; Nicky Catsburg; Nick Tandy; Alexander Sims
Debut	2020 24 Hours of Daytona
First win	2020 WeatherTech 240
Last win	2023 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR
Last event	2023 8 Hours of Bahrain
Teams' Championships	3 (2020 & 2021 IMSA), 2023 FIA WEC)
Constructors' Championships	2 (2020, 2021)
Drivers' Championships	3 (2020 & 2021 IMSA), (2023 FIA WEC)

The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R is a grand tourer racing car built by Pratt Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing. It serves as the replacement for the Corvette C7.R, using the C8 generation Chevrolet Corvette as a base. Corvette Racing fielded the C8.R in the IMSA SportsCar Championship GT Le Mans (GTLM) class starting with the 2020 season.^[2]^[3] The car was built to LM GTE specifications as per GTLM rules.

In 2022, the GTLM class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship was replaced by the GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) class using GT3 machinery. As Corvette did not have any GT3 cars on the market (with the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R not debuting until 2024), the C8.R was allowed to run in the GTD Pro class using a GTD kit. This year Corvette Racing would also field a full season entry in the WEC for the first time.

^ "The C8 Corvette Z06 Engine Shares Plenty With the C8.R Race Car". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "The C8.R is set to do battle with Porsche's mid-engine 911 RSR". Hagerty. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
^ "This Is the New Corvette C8.R Race Car". Road & Track. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

[lt6.r-1] "The C8 Corvette Z06 Engine Shares Plenty With the C8.R Race Car". Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[:0-2] "The C8.R is set to do battle with Porsche's mid-engine 911 RSR". Hagerty. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

[:1-3] "This Is the New Corvette C8.R Race Car". Road & Track. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

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