Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
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.
| Category | IMSA SportsCar Championship GTLM 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Chevrolet (Pratt Miller) | ||||
| Designer(s) | Ray Monahan | ||||
| Predecessor | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | ||||
| Successor | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | ||||
| Technical specifications | |||||
| Chassis | Aluminium monocoque | ||||
| Suspension (front) | Short/long arm double wishbone, fabricated steel upper and lower control arms, coil over adjustable shock absorbers | ||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||
| Length | 4,496 mm (177 in) | ||||
| Width | 2,050 mm (81 in) | ||||
| Height | 1,151 mm (45 in) | ||||
| Wheelbase | 2,708 mm (107 in) | ||||
| Engine | General Motors Corvette LT5.5 5.5 L (336 cu in) V8 90° naturally aspirated, front engined, longitudinally mounted | ||||
| Transmission | Xtrac P529 6-speed semi-automatic gearbox | ||||
| Power | 491 hp (366 kW) @ 6,000 rpm, 485 lb⋅ft (658 N⋅m) @ 4,800 rpm torque | ||||
| Weight | 1,110 kg (2,447 lb) (excluding driver, fluids and fuel) 1,245 kg (2,745 lb) (including driver, fluids and fuel) | ||||
| Fuel | VP 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) | ||||
| Lubricants | Mobil 1, Motul and Valvoline | ||||
| Tyres | Michelin BBS forged magnesium wheels | ||||
| Competition history | |||||
| Notable entrants | Corvette Racing Larbre Compétition | ||||
| Notable drivers | Antonio García Tommy Milner Jan Magnussen Ryan Briscoe Jordan Taylor Oliver Gavin Robin Liddell Mike Rockenfeller Kristian Poulsen Nicolai Sylvest Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti Pierre Ragues Yutaka Yamagishi Jean-Philippe Belloc Ricky Taylor Lars Viljoen Romain Brandela Marcel Fässler | ||||
| Debut | 2014 24 Hours of Daytona | ||||
| First win | 2014 Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase | ||||
| Last win | 2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix | ||||
| Last event | 2019 Petit Le Mans | ||||
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| Teams' Championships | 3 (2016 IMSA SCC, 2017 IMSA SCC, 2018 IMSA SCC) | ||||
| Constructors' Championships | 2 (2016 IMSA SCC, 2017 IMSA SCC) | ||||
| Drivers' Championships | 3 (2016 IMSA SCC, 2017 IMSA SCC, 2018 IMSA SCC) | ||||
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