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What’s Inside Today’s Corvette Racing Coverage From CorvSport
- The Official Full IMSA Laguna Seca Press Release From Corvette Racing
- CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER POST-RACE QUOTES, Provided by Corvette Racing
- Laguna Seca Photo Gallery From Corvette Racing
- The Official Full FIA Press Release From Corvette Racing
- TF SPORT POST-RACE QUOTES, Provided by Corvette Racing
- FIA Photo Gallery From Corvette Racing
1) The Official Full IMSA Laguna Seca Press Release From Corvette Racing: Authored by Ryan Smith and Judy Kouba Dominick
CORVETTE RACING AT LAGUNA SECA: Podium for Garcia, Sims
Third place in GTD PRO for No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R in caution-free race run
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 11, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports returned its No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R to the GTD PRO podium as Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims finished third in Sunday’s Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The result gives the duo two podiums in three GTD PRO races this season following their runner-up finish at the Rolex 24 At Daytona to start the season. It also is the second straight podium finish in Monterey for the Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller squad after Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg were third a year ago.
Milner and Catsburg were sixth in class this time around in their No. 4 Corvette following an unexpected late-race pitstop. The duo ran as high as second in the opening portion of the race but suffered a refueling issue on what was to have been Milner’s final stop for service with a little more than an hour to go.
In GTD, DXDT Racing’s push for a potential victory took a hit early on. Alec Udell, who qualified second in class, attempted to bring the No. 36 Corvette in just past the 45-minute mark for its first stop and driver change to Robert Wickens. Another GTD car, though, left its pitbox just as Udell was about to pull in which resulted in contact between the two cars. Udell had to drive through the pitlane, and the offending car was called for penalty.
Wickens got in the DXDT Corvette 10 minutes later for his first double-stint in GTD competition. Despite finishing 10th in class, Wickens gained valuable data and experience behind the wheel of the No. 36 Z06 GT3.R, which was equipped for the second race with a new electronic braking system from Bosch.
The No. 13 AWA Corvette of Matt Bell and Orey Fidani finished 13th in GTD with Bell racing his way to second place in the Bob Akin Award standings for the team. The team’s next race is its first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans next month.
The next round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the GTD PRO Corvettes is the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic on May 30-31.
2) CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER POST-RACE QUOTES, Provided by Corvette Racing
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“I didn’t plan to have to fight at the end! For some reason I had some issues with a lapped car and that brought me closer to fourth place. I knew they would have a fuel advantage on the last stop. They seemed to be a little stronger, but I was more concerned about tire life especially in the last stint. We stopped quite a bit early in the window so I was concerned about saving tires in thinking about maybe a yellow flag at the end. We probably were missing some pace compared to the other two cars ahead I think. We saw that last year. I’m sure things will come our way down the road.”
ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“With it being a green race, if you gained on the first stop then you lost it on the next on in terms of pit timing. It kind of worked out as I expected. Maybe not dropping back to fifth at the start. That wasn’t part of the plan but how the racing went I was maybe a little tentative. The BMW squeezed me and clipped me slightly so I was behind him with a little bit of a gap because I had to breathe out of the throttle. I was waiting for what would happen in the brake zone but by then the Porsche was alongside me. That’s the way it goes. Other than that, the Corvette felt nice. That was probably the pace we had. I think we were about the third-fastest car this weekend and that’s about right. Well done to the team. Pratt Miller did a great job, and the Corvette was working well. It’s where we were.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“At the end of the day, a tough race for us. It’s tricky to pass here but my first stint wasn’t very good. We tried something different than normal that didn’t work. The car on the second stint felt much better and the pace was better. But we lost a position or two in my first stint. We had the issue in the pits there with needing fuel late. I don’t exactly know what happened there. Normally fuel shouldn’t be a concern but something obviously went wrong. A frustrating day and not what we wanted. On to the next one in Detroit.”
NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“It seems like a pretty typical IMSA race for me in that I don’t understand what’s gone wrong. Everything to me felt quite OK. I brought the car in virtually in P2 and then stuff happened. There was something wrong with the fuel, I guess, but by that time we were P5. I don’t really understand sometimes how we go backward. But taking the positives, I felt like the Corvette was in a really good window as we hoped. Last year we struggled in the race with balance and today was a lot better. I had an unfortunate situation where I lost a lot of time because my radio cable got stuck on the steering wheel in the race. So I had four laps where I lost some time reconnecting it. Other than that, I thought we did everything OK but didn’t end up with a result.”
MATT BELL, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“It was a tough race for us today. AWA gave us a great car, it felt great as usual. We just had a bit too much work to do. It was a difficult race for us last year as well, so this just seems to be our challenging event each season. I’m really looking forward to Le Mans and Watkins Glen. I’m really happy with the team and with our Corvette.”
OREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“This race was a bit of a challenging one. It was hard to get a feel for the track, but the team did a great job executing, as they always do. We’ll take everything we learned from this weekend and move forward. Very excited to be heading to Le Mans soon, and getting back to another longer race at Watkins Glen after.”
ALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“We were unfortunate to be on the back side of luck today. It was a great step forward starting on the front row and so narrowly missing the pole this weekend. I didn’t maximize the first lap as much as I wanted to, but I think we had a good car and solid pace to run up front that first hour until we were hit in the pitlane. Just some bad luck from our neighbors in the pitlane which sent us into a bit of a tailspin to recover. The DXDT crew did a good job getting creative and adapting the strategy to help us in the end, but we just really needed some yellows to fully recover. This team has a lot to be proud of, new to IMSA and running strong. It’s been a great weekend with Rob and I’m really looking forward to running the rest of the sprint races with him.”
ROBERT WICKENS, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“A really tough race for us. Alec had a good first stint and we settled into a nice rhythm. On our first stop, we got hit by one of the Ferraris. They were launching from their stop as were coming in and they just drove into the side of us. It didn’t allow Alec to get into pitbox so we basically had to serve a drive-through penalty plus probably a 10-second hold. Yeah… it sucks. From there we changed strategies to try and extend to be in a better fuel position for later in the race. We really needed a yellow to try and get us back in the fold but unfortunately the race went green the whole way. So my stint was more or less trying to manage the car and try to find opportunities but none of them came. I thought on the final stint our pace was strong. Although we were a lap down, I was behind the P3 car the entire stint so that’s encouraging. It’s not what we all deserved. It’s a bummer that now Long Beach and here have ended in something where we deserved more. That’s motorsport and I’m looking forward to my next race with the team at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.”
3) Laguna Seca Photo Gallery From Corvette Racing
4) The Official Full FIA Press Release From Corvette Racing: Authored by Ryan Smith and Judy Kouba Dominick
CORVETTE RACING AT SPA: On to Le Mans
No. 33 Corvette trio retains points lead after difficult day at Spa Six Hours
STAVELOT, Belgium (May 10, 2025) – TF Sport and its two Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs are turning the page after a difficult Six Hours of Spa and focusing fully now on the 24 Hours of Le Mans… the biggest race of the FIA World Endurance Championship season.
Both the No. 81 and LMGT3 championship-leading No. 33 Corvettes finished outside the top-10 and in non-points paying positions Saturday at Spa-Francorchamps. The No. 33 Z06 GT3.R of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating was the highest-finishing Corvette in 13th place, followed by the No. 81 entry of Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy.
The seemingly lone bright spot for the weekend is the No. 33 TF Sport Corvette will carry the Drivers and Teams points leads into Le Mans, which serves as a double-points race.
Both TF Sport Corvettes struggled for pace throughout the weekend. Neither made the top-10 in LMGT3 qualifying Friday, and that deficit played out in the race. Two safety car periods in the opening half Saturday brought differing strategies for the two Corvettes in an attempt to gain track position early. It worked initially with the No. 81 running as high as third near the three-hour mark before momentum shifted away from the TF Sport camp.
The only blemish for either car was a pitlane penalty for the No. 81, and the No. 33 squad ran a clean race throughout.
TF Sport’s next race in the FIA WEC is the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 14-15. Their two Corvettes will be joined by AWA’s No. 13 Corvette from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
5) TF SPORT POST-RACE QUOTES, Provided by Corvette Racing
DANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“A disappointing weekend. We had no chance at all to score points all weekend. I feel like we came in with some hopes but unfortunately this was not the way I wanted the weekend to go. There’s not much to say. The team did a great job, my teammates drove well and I drove well. That seems it was good enough for P13. Hopefully things are different in Le Mans. If we keep this trend from the last couple of races, I’d be surprised if we have a chance to fight. So hopefully things turn around for Le Mans.”
JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“In terms of car balance, I feel everything was pretty good. Our tire degradation was pretty good as well, so everything felt good. But we’re missing a lot of lap times compared to the other cars and also acceleration. So it makes it pretty much impossible to overtake anyone, and then when there’s someone behind it’s almost impossible to defend. It’s a shame for all of us drivers and the team. Going into the weekend, we knew it was going to be hard. We haven’t had any mistakes or penalties. We’re just missing pace. When it’s a long green-flag run, we just seem to drop back, which is a shame.”
BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“I would say this is not racing. This is driving around the course waiting for someone else to make a mistake. I feel like it’s a waste of time to be here, and I’m quite angry about it. We’ll run around and wait for bad things to happen to other people for another three hours. I’d really like to wish everyone well. I don’t like to wish any harm or bad luck to anyone else. But that’s the only way we’re going to make up positions.”
CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“Not the weekend we wanted at all. It was somewhat expected but maybe slightly worse than we thought. The positives, if you look at any, is that again the team has executed again a really good race. Nothing wrong with pitstops and strategy. We just didn’t have the ultimate pace to go forward. The next one is Le Mans, and it’s the one where you have the most pitstops… 24 or 25 stops. For the team to go in with the pace that they’re doing on the tire changes and things, I know these guys can make the difference if we have pace on track. I’m looking forward to it but happy to get this one behind us.”
RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“It was difficult. I struggled a lot with the car balance. I got in with second-stint tires from Tom and that felt pretty good. I couldn’t maximize the new tires though. Everyone around was being pretty aggressive, and we had a lot of contact which was unfortunate. It was my fault on the penalty. I just left the pitlane with the red light and I saw it too late. We knew it was going to be a difficult weekend but we kept on fighting.”
TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R:
“It was a little tough but I’m happy with my stint. We are struggling with the tires but I think everyone was struggling a bit, too. The tire pressures are very high to drive with. All in all, I’m happy with my stint. I had to really focus to not make any mistakes. For where the car was, we have maximized things.”
6) FIA Photo Gallery From Corvette Racing
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