GM Confirms Production of GT3-Spec Corvette C8

Colin
By Colin Wood
Apr 24, 2021 | Chevrolet, Corvette, GT3, C8

Photograph Courtesy Chevrolet

According to news from IMSA, General Motors is currently working on a Chevrolet Corvette C8 for IMSA’s GT3 class. This move follows the decision to phase out the GTLM class—where the C8.R ran—after this year.

The news comes from a discussion with Mark Stielow, Director of Motorsport Competition Engineering for GM Racing, who “confirmed GM is working on a GT3 version of the C8-generation Corvette.”

So we assume this means GT3-spec Corvettes for customers? 

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Comments
AaronT
AaronT Reader
4/23/21 8:40 a.m.

How long before we get this in rfactor 2?

JesseWolfe
JesseWolfe Reader
4/23/21 8:53 a.m.

I'm wondering what this will do to Corvette's GTE Pro entries for Le Mans 

Toyspyder
Toyspyder New Reader
4/26/21 6:43 p.m.

This is good news. I hope we will once again see customer Corvettes racing in road racing events around the world.

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia SuperDork
4/26/21 7:41 p.m.

Chevy needs to figure out a way to "sell" them but they must be raced , 

Not raced and Chevy takes them back ,  

Ferrari sold a Series car (I think ) where you did not really own the car and Ferrari supplied the support ,  maybe not that idea but something that rich guys cannot just buy them and park them .

 

Red5
Red5 New Reader
4/27/21 2:05 p.m.

Yes, hopefully many many cars will be sold and raced!  That would be trickle-down grassroots racing I could get behind!

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
4/28/21 10:13 a.m.

In reply to Red5 :

Yup, figure it's good for the collector car world (factory-built Corvette race car!) and the motorsports world (factory-built Corvette race car!). 

Red5
Red5 New Reader
5/3/21 12:34 p.m.

Maybe they could build a version that would slot into club racing, SCCA T1 / GT2?

Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter)
Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
5/3/21 8:51 p.m.

Porsche sells plenty of "GT3" and  "GT3RS" 911's. Hope to see the Vette follow a simliar idea.

Strike_Zero
Strike_Zero UltraDork
5/4/21 7:56 a.m.

Agreed.  Let's hope they won't pull the same build and don't sell like they did with the ATS-V.R GT3 race car.

Red5
Red5 New Reader
5/5/21 2:23 p.m.

That ATS-V GT3 race car was complicated, expensive and far from stock.  Hopefully The GT3 Vette will be closer to stock, like a GT3 Porsche.  They need to build something that doesn't need a large, dedicated team to operate.  Ford sold a bunch of the factory Mustangs race cars that way at various level of tune.   

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