Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
	The No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R being driven at the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Category	IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Pro & GTD; FIA World Endurance Championship LMGT3; GT World Challenge America
Constructor	Chevrolet (Pratt & Miller)
Designer(s)	Vlad Kapitonov
Predecessor	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R; Callaway Corvette C7 GT3-R
Technical specifications
Chassis	Aluminum monocoque
Suspension	Double wishbone suspension
Length	182.3 in (4,630 mm)
Width	80.7 in (2,050 mm)
Height	45.2 in (1,148 mm)
Wheelbase	107.2 in (2,723 mm)
Engine	LT6.R 5.5 L (336 cu in) 90° V8 naturally aspirated, mid-engine, flat-plane crank, longitudinally mounted
Transmission	Xtrac P529 6-speed sequential manual
Power	WEC: ; 500 hp (373 kW) @ 7,400 rpm ; IMSA: ; 600 hp (447 kW) @ 7,400 rpm ; 460 lb⋅ft (620 N⋅m) (Both)
Weight	1,239.67 kilograms (2,733.0 lb)
Fuel	TotalEnergies (WEC); VP Racing Fuels (IMSA)
Lubricants	Various
Tires	Michelin (IMSA); Goodyear (WEC)
Competition history
Notable entrants	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports; TF Sport; AWA; DXDT Racing
Notable drivers	Antonio García; Tommy Milner; Nicky Catsburg; Alexander Sims
Debut	2024 24 Hours of Daytona
First win	2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix
Last win	2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix
Last event	2024 8 Hours of Bahrain

The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R is a GT racing car designed and built by Pratt Miller Engineering and Chevrolet to primarily compete in the LMGT3 (Le Mans GT3) and GTD & GTD Pro (Grand Touring Daytona) in the FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship, respectively. The car was built to GT3 specifications and made its competitive debut at the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona.^[2]

The car serves as the replacement to the Corvette C8.R, which was retired following the discontinuation of the GTE class. As with its immediate predecessor, it uses the C8 generation Chevrolet Corvette as a base.^[3]^[4]

^ "The C8 Corvette Z06 Engine Shares Plenty With the C8.R Race Car". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "Corvette Z06 GT3.R made its worldwide competition debut to open the IMSA at Daytona". Endurance Info. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
^ "2024 Corvette Z06 GT3 Racing Sports Car". Chevrolet. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
^ "The New Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R: More Road To Race Relevance Than Ever Before From Corvette | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

[lt6.r-1] "The C8 Corvette Z06 Engine Shares Plenty With the C8.R Race Car". Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[2] "Corvette Z06 GT3.R made its worldwide competition debut to open the IMSA at Daytona". Endurance Info. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

[3] "2024 Corvette Z06 GT3 Racing Sports Car". Chevrolet. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

[4] "The New Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R: More Road To Race Relevance Than Ever Before From Corvette | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

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Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R

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