Corvette C7.R

The Chevrolet Corvette C7.R was the race-going equivalent of the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 production car. Like its predecessors, the C5-R and C6.R, the seventh generation racer was constructed and prepared by Pratt & Miller for Corvette Racing. The C7.R competed in the GTLM class of the newly formed TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, which was later renamed to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2016. The C7.R also met the the FIA/ACO GTE Pro class regulations making it eligible for any FIA World Endurance Championship events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The inaugural 2014 season of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship would also be the debut season for the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.

The renamed Grand Touring Le Mans (GTLM) class carried across most of the same regulations from the previous GT class of the American Le Mans Series. With Corvette Racing collecting five years of data from running a GT2/GT specification C6.R, they were able to transfer a lot of the technology to the C7.R. Corvette Racing struggled for their first three years in the GT2/GT class with the C6.R, breaking up eight years of consecutive manufacturers titles. However, they were able to develop the C6.R GT to find success in 2012 and 2013, collecting back to back drivers and manufactures championships. The previous success resulted in the new C7.R immediately being competitive taking four class wins in its inaugural season and accomplishing a total of three drivers and manufacturers championships within its five seasons for Corvette Racing. The C7.R also made history in 2015 achieving the triple crown of endurance racing achieving class wins at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the Twelve Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans within the same year. The C7.R competed in its final season for Corvette Racing in 2019 before it was replaced in 2020 by the new mid-engined Corvette C8.R.

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