Corvette Racing has unveiled a pair of one-off liveries for its two C8.R models that will be participating in this weekend’s 12 Hours of Sebring. The No. 3 car will be driven by the latest Rolex 24 winners Jordan Taylor, Antonio Garcia, and Nicky Catsburg. The No. 4 car will feature Tommy Milner, Nick Tandy, and Alexander Sims who replaces recently-retired Marcel Fassler. The exclusive gray, white, and red livery deviates from the team’s traditional bright yellow colorway for this weekend’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship classic. It is for Sebring only and meant to be a representation of Chevrolet and Mobil 1 celebrating 25 years of their technical partnership.
Factory Corvettes have only raced a handful of times without their signature yellow coat. The first time was the 1999 debut season where two Corvette C5-Rs ran in silver and black Goodwrench liveries. The most recent instance was at the 2018 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Shanghai when a Corvette C7.R sported special silver Redline livery. The silver, red, and black-themed ensemble was intended to promote the launch of the automaker’s then-new line of Redline Edition vehicles in China and, just like this new Sebring livery, was only applied to the car for that one race.
The livery is a fitting tribute to the fuel partner for an event that Corvette Racing and Mobil 1 have won 11 times together since 2002. Plans for the Corvette Racing program started back in 1996 with its engine and track testing beginning the following year. Every single lap and dyno session since then has been with Mobil 1 oil and lubricant. Engineers from the ExxonMobil brand would analyze samples taken from each Corvette Racing entry following an event and use that data to improve the racing products and those available to the consumer public.
“Mobil 1 has been a key technology partner since the beginning of the Corvette Racing program,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U.S. Vice President, Performance and Motorsports. “Together, we have competed, learned and won in the most challenging and extreme track conditions around the world to deliver performance, durability and efficiency. We are proud to run Mobil 1 in Corvettes on the track and on the road.”
Together, this remarkable partnership between Corvette and Mobil 1 has seen 114 wins around the world, including a 1-2 GT Le Mans (GTLM) finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona which opened the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
🎨 NEW LIVERIES: @CorvetteRacing has unloaded with new liveries for its pair of Chevrolet Corvette https://t.co/Y6nM3Te1CV this weekend at #Sebring12.
Its traditional yellow color is notably absent for the first time in @IMSA program history.
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“Mobil 1 has an outstanding 25-year collaboration with the Corvette Racing team,” said Russ Green, VP Finished Lubricants, ExxonMobil Fuels and Lubricants Company. “As a trusted technology partner, together we have delivered superior performance on and off the track for the last four generations of Corvettes and other high-performance GM vehicles. We are truly honored to be part of this special 25th-anniversary tribute livery and look forward to our continued success.”
Corvette Racing will continue its 2021 season this weekend at the 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Advance Auto Parts. The factory-backed GM team is looking to earn its 13th win in the race, which will go green on Saturday, March 20th at 10:10 a.m. EST. IMSA Radio will air full qualifying and race coverage at IMSA.com.
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