Corvettes at 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024

Photography by Matty White Media.

A memorable Le Mans in 2023, where Corvette claimed the final GTE class victory, to round out a successful and highly entertaining time for the Z06 GTE. Expectations were set high for the 2024 showdown at the Circuit de la Sarthe, where the highly successful TF Sport had assumed control of the two Corvette entries, the #81 Corvette GT3.R in the hands of Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrada and Tom Vanb Rompuy, and the #82, driven by Daniel Juncadella, Sebastien Baud and Hiroshi Koizumi.

Showing enough pace to progress through to Hyperpole, the #82 car was unlucky to finish 7th, in a very closely fought battle in the new LMGT3 class, while the #81 ultimately did not show enough pace, only qualifying 18th.

A testing race, where the attrition synonymous with Le Mans, and a devilish mix of meteorological conditions combined to throw doubt in the air, saw both Corvettes make steady progress through the field, resulting in both cars successfully navigating the full 24 hours, albeit without the successes that had been hoped for by the team and Corvette fans alike. As the checkered flag fell, the #82 car came home in 11th place, with the #81 following behind in 15th. No doubt lessons will have been learned from this gruelling test, as TF Sport and Corvette look forward to the next round in Sao Paulo.