The British sportscar outfit has partnered with the General Motors brand for the new LMGT3 class of the World Endurance Championship and will field two examples of Corvette Z06 GT3.R for factory drivers Daniel Juncadella and Charlie Eastwood.
TF Sport’s current deal with Corvette only encompasses the WEC, but team boss Tom Ferrier has revealed that he would like to expand the partnership to other races in the coming years.
High up on his list are the Nurburgring 24 Hours and the Spa 24 Hours, two races Corvette has been absent from since 2011.
Although Corvette cars were only sporadically used by teams at the Nordschleife in late 2000s and early 2010s, the C6.R was once a popular choice in the Belgian enduro and scored two outright victories in 2007 and ‘09 with the Carsport team.
“I think as a team we would love to do the big blue riband GT3 events [like] Spa 24 [and] Nurburgring, but not in 2024, will be more '25,” Ferrier told Autosport.
Ferrier, whose TF Sport team previously competed in a wide variety of championships and enduros with Aston Martin, explained that a 2024 entry at Nurburgring and Spa is not possible due to the delivery schedule of the third Z06 GT3.R.
“For us, in the next year, we only have two cars to start the season,” he said.
“So predominantly WEC and then we are expecting the third car in summer time, trying to do some one-off races in different championships and some testing on the drivers for the following year.
“Then the plan is to have another two in 2024 [for 2025 seasons]. So possibly ELMS, GT World Challenge and Asian Le Mans. Then there will be another two [cars], and then we will have loads of them!”
Source: Autosport