The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R is a grand tourer racing car designed and built by Pratt Miller Engineering and Chevrolet for use in Group GT3 competition. Launched in 2023, the Z06 GT3.R is based on the eighth generation Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and succeeds both the Corvette C8.R and the Callaway-built C7 GT3-R, the former of which was retired following the discontinuation of the LM GTE class. It currently competes in a number of racing series worldwide, including the FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship, and GT World Challenge, with participating teams receiving works support from General Motors.
Development
The Z06 GT3.R was launched on 27 January 2023, on the eve of the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona. The reveal occurred following a two-year testing program, with virtual simulations in Chevrolet's Driver in the Loop simulator beginning in early 2021. This was followed by the car's first on-track test in September 2022, kicking off a full year of on-track development prior to customer deliveries in Q3 of 2023. The car was seen testing at the Sebring International Raceway in March 2023.
An 'Evo' update for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R was confirmed by Chevrolet to be introduced for 2027.
Selected teams While Corvette race cars produced by General Motors and Pratt Miller have typically raced under Corvette Racing as a full factory operation, Chevrolet transitioned to a customer team effort with the Corvette Z06 GT3.R, though each team would receive works support during racing events on site. Chevrolet opted for a selective approach when signing customer teams, aiming to nurture a close connection between factory and team, rather than going for a mass production route and leaving customer teams to learn the car on their own.
The Corvette continues to be represented by Pratt Miller Motorsports in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in GTD Pro. TF Sport are in charge of the Corvette operation in the FIA World Endurance Championship, selected by Chevrolet to use the Z06 GT3.R ahead of the series' switch from LM GTE to Group GT3 machinery in 2023. Six additional teams have since joined the customer program; AWA Racing, Chouest Povoledo Racing, DragonSpeed, DXDT Racing, Johor Motorsports Racing JMR, Steller Motorsport, and Trackhouse Racing. Team Series AWA IMSA SportsCar Championship (GTD) Chouest Povoledo RacingGT America SeriesGT World Challenge America Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports IMSA SportsCar Championship (GTD Pro) DragonSpeedIMSA SportsCar Championship (GTD) DXDT Racing GT World Challenge AmericaIMSA SportsCar Championship (GTD) Johor Motorsports Racing JMRGT World Challenge Asia Steller Motorsport GT World Challenge Europe TF Sport Asian Le Mans SeriesEuropean Le Mans SeriesFIA World Endurance Championship Trackhouse by TF SportIMSA SportsCar Championship (GTD)
Competition history The Corvette Z06 GT3.R officially debuted in the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona. Later at the 2024 Qatar 1812 km, it secured its first pole position in any series, and subsequently became the first ever GT3 car to secure LMGT3 pole position courtesy of Tom Van Rompuy. Its first win came in its tenth overall race for the fourth round of the 2024 GT World Challenge America, with DXDT Racing taking the overall win at the Circuit of the Americas with Tommy Milner and Alec Udell. DXDT Racing came close to winning the title, however, as they did not compete in Sonoma Raceway and Sebring International Raceway, they ultimately finished 2nd overall in the standings. Pratt Miller Motorsports also helped secure the Z06 GT3.R's first IMSA SportsCar Championship win at the 2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
2025 saw a few firsts for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R, competing in the Bathurst 12 Hour event for the first time and taking home maiden wins in the FIA World Endurance Championship with TF Sport and in Asian competition with Johor Motorsports Racing JMR. In the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona, AWA Racing took victory in the GTD class. The class-winning car was later retired by the team and stored in their collection. At year's end, the Corvette won two championships, winning the 2025 European Le Mans Series LMGT3 and the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Pro titles with TF Sport and Pratt Miller Motorsports, respectively.
In 2026, TF Sport took home an LMGT3 class win at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans, securing a tenth overall victory for the Chevrolet Corvette in the event. At the 2026 24 Hours of Spa, Johor Motorsports Racing JMR won the Pro-Am class, claiming a first win in the Spa 24 Hours for a Corvette in class since 2009 when the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R won outright in the GT1 class.
Racing results
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap. +Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship resultsYearEntrantClassDriversRoundsTeamManufacturer12345678910112024DAYSEBLBHLGADETWGLMOSELKVIRIMSPET Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller MotorsportsGTD Pro Antonio García Alexander Sims Daniel Juncadella 3No GTD Pro Class.PPF5th23183rd3073 Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Earl Bamber 4PFP6th2217 AWAGTD Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern Alex Lynn 13No GTD Class.F8th18168th2610 Anthony Mantella Nicolás Varrone Thomas Merrill Charlie Eastwood 1723rd2512025DAYSEBLBHLGADETWGLMOSELKVIRIMSPET Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller MotorsportsGTD Pro Antonio García Alexander Sims Daniel Juncadella 3F11st32651st3370 Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Nico Varrone 436th2908 Trackhouse by TF Sport Shane van Gisbergen Ben Keating Scott McLaughlin Connor Zilisch9114th243 AWAGTD Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern Marvin Kirchhöfer 137th24617th2856 DXDT Racing Alec Udell Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç Pipo Derani Robert Wickens Tommy Milner 3612th22182026DAYSEBLBHLGADETWGLMOSELKVIRIMSPET Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller MotorsportsGTD Pro Antonio García Marvin Kirchhöfer Alexander Sims35th*521*3rd*681* Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Nico Varrone43rd*628* 13 AutosportGTD Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern Ben Green 13F4th*559*4th*602* DXDT Racing Mason Filippi Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç Scott McLaughlin Robert Wickens 3613th*409* DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè Henrik Hedman Casper Stevenson Matteo Cairoli 8116th*347*Source: Season still in progress.
Complete IMSA North American Endurance Cup results YearEntrantClassDriversRoundsTeamManufacturer123452024DAYSEBWGLIMSPET Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller MotorsportsGTD Pro Antonio García Alexander Sims Daniel Juncadella 322/336th361st40 Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Earl Bamber 43/228th33 AWAGTD Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern Alex Lynn 13F16th289th28 Anthony Mantella Nicolás Varrone Thomas Merrill Charlie Eastwood 1722nd142025DAYSEBWGLIMSPET Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller MotorsportsGTD Pro Antonio García Alexander Sims Daniel Juncadella 336th344th40 Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Nico Varrone 4225th34 Trackhouse by TF Sport Shane van Gisbergen Ben Keating Scott McLaughlin Connor Zilisch9114th8 AWAGTD Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern Marvin Kirchhöfer 1317th346th34 DXDT Racing Alec Udell Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç Pipo Derani 3614th282026DAYSEBWGLELKPET Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller MotorsportsGTD Pro Antonio García Marvin Kirchhöfer Alexander Sims32/24th*18*2nd*24* Nicky Catsburg Tommy Milner Nico Varrone43/3/13/33rd*21* 13 AutosportGTD Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern Ben Green 13F/29th*16*5th*18* DXDT Racing Charlie Eastwood Mason Filippi Salih YoluçScott McLaughlin 3617th*17 DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè Henrik Hedman Casper Stevenson Matteo Cairoli 8118th*14* Season still in progress. 123 Top 3 position at MEC interval.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) Races with P indicates pole position. Races with F indicates fastest lap. +YearEntrantClassDriversRounds123456782024QATIMOSPALMSSAPCOAFUJBHR TF SportLMGT3 Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy81RetPRetRet10th50 Sébastien Baud Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi82RetRet12th372025QATIMOSPALMSSAPCOAFUJBHR AWALMGT3 Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern13– TF Sport Jonny Edgar Daniel Juncadella Ben Keating33NC6th78 Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy81Ret5th812026IMOSPALMSSAPCOAFUJQATBHR TF SportLMGT3 Ben Green Prince Jefri Ibrahim Afiq Ikhwan Yazid2– Nicky Catsburg Jonny Edgar Ben Keating33 Racing Team Turkey by TF Peter Dempsey Charlie Eastwood Salih Yoluç34 13 Autosport Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars Kern13– Season still in progress. – Not eligible for championship points.
Complete Intercontinental GT Challenge results YearEntrantClassDriversRounds123452026BATNURSPASUZIND Johor Motorsports RacingJMRPro Earl Bamber Nicky Catsburg Alexander Sims2Ret5th*2*Pro-Am Ben Green Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Prince Jefri Ibrahim Jordan Love99 Steller MotorsportGold Antoine Doquin Lorenzo Fluxá Dennis Lind24
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap. +YearEntrantClassDriversRounds1234562025BARLECIMOSPASILPOR TF SportLMGT3 Rui Andrade Charlie Eastwood Hiroshi Koizumi82Ret1st782026BARLECIMOSPASILPOR TF SportLMGT3 Charlie Eastwood Blake McDonald Alec Udell 33 Season still in progress. ** Not eligible for championship points.
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap. +YearEntrantClassDriversRounds123456SEPDUBABU2025-26 TF SportGT Matt Bell Blake McDonald James Roe11Ret16th4 Racing Team Turkey Charlie Eastwood Tom van Rompuy Salih Yoluç34Ret13th13 Johor Motorsports JMR Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Alexander Sims Yasser Shahin Prince Jefri Ibrahim 66PRetPRet18th2 Ben Green Prince Jefri Ibrahim Jordan Love99WDWD17th2 Season still in progress. ** Not eligible for championship points.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results YearEntrantClassDriversRoundsOverallEnduranceSprintPtsPtsPts2025LECBRHZANMNZSPAMISMAGNÜRVALBAR6H12H24H Johor Motorsports JMRBronze Cup Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Prince Jefri Ibrahim Jordan Love Alexander Sims2NC0NC0N/A Steller MotorsportSilver Cup Lorcan Hanafin Matisse Lismont Kiern Jewiss Jesse Salmenautio Daniel Ali Olivier Hart Alec Udell Adam Ali 24RetRet9th458th3910th62026LECBRHMNZSPAMISMAGNÜRZANBARPOR6H12H24H Steller MotorsportGold Cup Antoine Doquin Lorenzo Fluxá Dennis Lind24
Complete GT World Challenge America results YearEntrantClassDriversRoundsTeamManufacturer123456132024SONSEBCOAVIRELKBARIND DXDT RacingPro-Am Cup Bryan Sellers Scott Smithson Bryson Morris Patrick Liddy Blake McDonald 08 64 RetWDP4thNot all points scored with Corvette156Pro Cup Tommy Milner Alec Udell Alexander Sims 631PF1F1PFPF1P1P1P12nd2302025SONCOASEBVIRELKBARIND DXDT RacingPro-Am Cup Matt Bell Blake McDonald Alec Udell 11FF2nd1954th137 Chouest Povoledo RacingPro-Am Cup Ross Chouest Aaron Povoledo Nicky Catsburg 5010th532026SONCOASEBATLELKBARIND Chouest Povoledo RacingPro-Am Cup Ross Chouest Aaron Povoledo50DNSNC0NC0
Complete GT World Challenge Asia results YearEntrantClassDriversRounds1234567891011122025SEPMANBURFUJOKABEI Johor Motorsports Racing JMRPro-Am Cup Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Jordan Love Alexander Sims 66RetRet3252nd185Pro-Am Cup Prince Jefri Ibrahim Alexander Sims Ben Green 9911P1PRet2
Complete International GT Open results YearEntrantClassDriversRounds2025ALGSPAHOCHUNLECRBRBARMNZ Steller MotorsportPro Adam Ali Daniel Ali42161512th0 Johor Motorsports Racing JMRPro-Am Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim Prince Jefri Ibrahim9912th0
Complete GT America Series results YearEntrantClassDriversRoundsTeamManufacturer123456782024SONLBHSEBCOAVIRELKBARIND DXDT RacingSRO3 Scott Smithson Bryson Morris Blake McDonald 08 64 WDWDWDWDWDWDDNSDNSWDWDWDWDNC0NC02025SONLBHCOASEBVIRELKBARIND DXDT RacingSRO3 Blake McDonald 117PWDWDDNSDNSWDPWDPDNSPDNSPDNSPDNSPWDWD13th144th239 Chouest Povoledo RacingSRO3 Ross Chouest50765554F5534211Ret714th2212026SONLBHCOASEBATLELKBARIND Chouest Povoledo RacingSRO3 Ross Chouest504`5th*14*4th*27*
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results