The Chevrolet Corvette C5-R is a grand touring racing car built by Pratt Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing. The car is based on the C5 generation of the Chevrolet Corvette sports car, yet is designed purely for motorsports use.

The first Corvette C5-R race car built and developed by Pratt & Miller that started it all for Corvette Racing. The car was built using many stock factory GM Corvette C5 components.

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The C5-R Corvette brought the marque onto the world racing stage. With only eleven made, here is a brief history of these cars.

2016年8月19日 · Corvette C5-R Model Guide. This article was first published at Corvette-Racing-Tripod. The Corvette C5-R was part of a plan by General Motors and their Chevrolet brand to create a factory team to participate in grand touring races not only in North America, but also elsewhere in the world, most notably at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2017年10月19日 · Over the years, this purpose-built race car became one of the most dominant forces in GT class racing, securing wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring among numerous others, and established a partnership between Pratt & Miller and the Corvette team’s racing efforts that remains in effect to this day.

2023年10月18日 · Pratt Miller are slated to helm a Z06 GT3.R program for 2024, which is known as Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports. The outfit will compete in the upcoming GT Daytona Pro category of the...

2003年3月29日 · GM wanted to prove that the new-for-'97 C5 Corvette was a real sports car, not just an American musclecar with two seats. What better way than to take the Corvette sports-car...

The Corvette C5-R was a tremendous success on the track. Corvette Racing won 35 of the 54 races it entered between 1999 and 2004; its impressive record includes 31 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) victories, including three each in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

2025年3月25日 · I know that just the mention of Dale Sr. and the No. 3 elicits both fond and painful memories for racing fans and enthusiasts alike, as tragedy hit Earnhardt Sr. at NASCAR’s Daytona 500 just 13 days after racing the C5-R to 4th overall at the 2001 24 Hours of Daytona. [Author’s Note: This article is FREE and not behind a paywall. If/when ...