Second win in a row for Vista AF Corse Ferrari 296 LMGT3 and first podium for both TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R at 6 Hours of Bahrain. Part 1/2

GM tops IMSA Michelin Endurance Cups Manufacturers with Cadillac V-Series.R in GTP and Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R in GTD Pro.

Ahead of Fuji, six teams are within 19 points of the Iron Dames who are second in both championships. The fight for the podium is very close between the Iron Dames, Ort by TF, Dempsey Proton Racing, GR Racing, Richard Mille AF Corse and AF Corse #54.

Corvette Racing claimed victory at Virginia International Raceway again as Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia drove the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R to a win in the Michelin GT Challenge on Sunday.

A dozen Corvette that competed in the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans before 1982 at the 2023 showcase of all things Corvette August 24-26  at the  Carlisle PA  Fairgrounds.

Chevrolet and Pratt Miller Motorsports officials announced today two 2024 WeatherTech Championship programs that feature the Corvette Z06 GT3.R and target four cars on the grid in IMSA at the Rolex 24 and throughout the season, as well as two cars in the FIA WEC and two Corvettes in SRO Motorsports America.

Nicky Catsburg, Ben Keating and Nico Varrone drove the #33 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R to the program’s ninth class victory at Le Mans and first for the mid-engine Corvette sports car.

The Keating/Catsburg/Varrone trio won the first two WEC races of the season at the Sebring 1,000 Miles and Six Hours of Portimão and followed with a runner-up finish at the Spa Six Hours to take the championship lead. Le Mans is critical, though, as it is a double-points race and will go a long way toward determining this year’s title-winners.

Ben Keating, among the fastest LMGTE AM drivers, reveals why and who are the favorites for the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE AM drivers after winning it in 2022 together with Marco Sorensen. Ben ends the interview by sharing his thoughts about WEC LMGTE AM class in 2024.

BoP changes in both GTD classes paid off as BMW and Porsche were in the game… even won a class each. The GTD PRO class was won by Pfaff Porsche #9.

BoP changes in both GTD classes paid off as 7 different manufacturers stand in less than a second.

The #3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R.’s lineup features the two-time IMSA championship-winning pair of Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor – challenging for another full-season title – and fellow Corvette Racing veteran Tommy Milner.

James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi with #51 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo finished fifth in class at Bahrain clinching second consecutive Drivers FIA World Endurance Championship. With victory of sister #52, Ferrari clinches Manufacturers FIA World Endurance Championship.

Before heading to Bahrain, Ferrari #52 with james Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi are 11 points ahead of Kevin Estre and Michael Christensen with Porsche #92 in the FIA GT World Endurance Drivers Championship.

Ferrari leads the way with one point advantage over Porsche in the FIA GT Manufacturers’ World Endurance Championship standing.

Corvette Racing will continue its commitment to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2023 in GTD PRO class while taking on a new challenge by transitioning into GTE Am competition in the FIA WEC.

Porsche and Corvette did battle each taking the lead (71 lpas for Corvette #64 and 112 laps for Porsche #92) but it was Kevin Estre and Michael Christensen who crossed the checkered flag first.

FIA WEC LMGTE Season 9, Race 1/8: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2021.

Neel Jani and Kévin Estre have been dominating the GTE-Pro class in the #92 Porsche 911 RSR-19 throughout the whole weekend.

#31 Whelen Engineering/Action Express Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R dominated the 67th edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring being in the lead for 249 of 348 laps but was seriously challenged by #10 Konica Minolta/Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac ending second, with the closest racing finish in Sebring’s history: 1.030 seconds.

At Sebring 12 Hours 2019, the battle in IMSA GTLM was tight, with 6 cars finishing in the same lap representing 4 different manufacturers: Porsche was the first GTLM car to hit the checkered flag, followed by Ford, Corvette and BMW.

FIA WEC LMGTE PRO Season 6, Race 2/8: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 2017.

GTE-Pro was an intra-team affair between the # 51 and the # 71 AFCorse Ferrari’s…