The latest-generation Corvette that came on stream in last year’s IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship will be raced by Oliver Gavin and Antonio Garcia in the eight-hour WEC race in Portugal on April 4. The entry provides further confirmation of Chevrolet’s intent to return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2021 after skipping last year’s rescheduled edition of the French enduro as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Also: Ferrari announces top flight Le Mans return with hypercar A further outing for the General Motors brand in the Spa WEC round at the beginning of May looks likely given that a reshuffle of the IMSA schedule means there will not be a race incorporating the GT Le Mans class between next month’s Sebring 12 Hours and the Watkins Glen 6 Hours two weeks after Le Mans in June. Corvette Racing has made sporadic outings in the WEC in addition to its annual trip to Le Mans over the past two seasons. It contested the Shanghai round of the 2018/19 with a Corvette C7.R and also the Austin round on the 2019/20 schedule last February with the new C8.R. That was meant to be followed by an appearance by the… Read full this story
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