Keating qualifies fourth in Corvette team’s push for three straight GTE Am victories FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (April 28, 2023) – Corvette Racing will start from the second row in Saturday’s Six Hours of Spa for the FIA World Endurance Championship as Ben Keating posted the fourth-fastest time in the GTE Am class in qualifying. |
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship – GTE Am (After two of seven events)Driver Standings1. Ben Keating/Nicky Catsburg/Nico Varrone – 642. Christian Ried/Julien Andlauer/Mikkel Pedersen – 333. Simon Mann/Stefano Constantini/Ulysse De Pauw – 284. Davide Rigon/Francesco Castellacci/Thomas Flohr – 275. Daniel Serra/Scott Huffaker/Takeshi Kimura – 24 Team Standings1. No. 33 Corvette Racing – 642. No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing – 333. No. 21 AF Corse – 284. No. 54 AF Corse – 275. No. 57 Kessel Racing – 24 CORVETTE RACING AT SPA: By the Numbers• 1: As in one team, one manufacturer and one model of car for 25 years of racing: Corvette Racing, Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Corvette.• 3: Tracks where Corvette Racing has competed in each of its 24 previous years: Sebring, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (later this year). • 4: Generations of Corvette Racing entries since 1999 – Corvette C5-R (2000-04), Corvette C6.R (2005-13), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019) and Corvette C8.R (2020-present).• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001.• 27: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Daytona, Detroit, Houston, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 34: Number of drivers for Corvette Racing since 1999. Ben Keating and Nico Varrone joined that list with their participation – and victory – in the 1,000 Miles of Sebring for the World Endurance Championship.• 124: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 113 in North America and eight at Le Mans.• 271: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999.• 354,050.01: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon… and then some! Corvette Racing at Spa-Francorchamps2021No. 63 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Oliver Gavin – 4th in GTE Pro (Gavin’s final Corvette race) 2022No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 4th in GTE Pro |