Corvette Racing have confirmed that they will develop their first homologated GT3 car, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 2024 customer racing debut.
Corvette describe the Z06 GT3.R as “the closest link yet between the production Z06 and racing for Chevrolet’s flagship performance vehicle”.
The Z06 GT3.R will share the same aluminium chassis, a production engine modified for use in the racecar, and similar aerodynamic features with the same silhouette and similar dimensions.
The Z06 GT3.R will be powered by a 5.5-litre, normally aspirated DOHC LT6 V8 engine with the same flat-plane crankshaft architecture that powers the current Corvette C8.R.
And, for the first time, Chevrolet will offer a turn-key, customer-focused racing Corvette for competition in a wide variety of GT3 championships in the now global network of sprint and endurance races, series and championships.
“It’s an exciting time for Corvette – first with the reveal of the production Z06 and now confirming the Corvette Z06 GT3.R for customer racers,” said Mark Stielow, Chevrolet Director of Motorsports Competition Engineering. “The availability of the Z06 GT3.R will allow customer race teams the opportunity to campaign a Corvette that has benefited from Corvette Racing’s rich history.”
The timing of the debut of the new car fits neatly with the planned replacement in ACO-rules competition of GTE-spec machinery by a new GT3-based formula for Pro-Am racing from the start of the 2024 season up to and including the FIA WEC and Le Mans 24 Hours.
Additional details such as pricing and support package options will be confirmed at a later date.
Notably the release today does not yet confirm plans for a factory effort with the new car though that is expected with the GTD Pro.
