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TF Sport eager to fly Corvette flag in Texas as it ramps up GT3 program

This weekend is a significant one for TF Sport, representing Corvette on home soil at Lone Star Le Mans in the WEC’s first race at Circuit of The Americas since 2020. Up front in the LMGT3 class, it’s a three-way battle for the lead of the …

This weekend is a significant one for TF Sport, representing Corvette on home soil at Lone Star Le Mans in the WEC’s first race at Circuit of The Americas since 2020.

Up front in the LMGT3 class, it’s a three-way battle for the lead of the championship, with Manthey’s pair of Porsche sitting 1-2 in the standings and the No. 92 from Pure Rxcing holding a commanding 25-point lead after another win in São Paulo.

But the expectation is that this weekend’s six-hour race in the Texas sunshine will not be a walk in the park for either of the two 911s, or the title-contending No. 31 WRT BMW M4 LMGT3. There’s a lack of circuit knowledge to content with, success ballast to factor in and tweaks to the Balance of Performance, which should see the field tighten. The COTA circuit has also been resurfaced over the summer, making the weekend’s action a challenge for everyone.

While the title battle is in full focus with the season beginning to come to a close, there are plenty of additional storylines to follow in the category. With each passing race meeting it’s becoming more hotly contested as the teams new to the WEC and those racing with new cars grow into the season. There’s a not-so-orderly queue of teams now desperate to score a first win before the end of the season.

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One of these is TF, which has endured a challenging run through the first five races. The transition from Aston Martin to Chevrolet and the task of competing with a brand-new GT3 car was never going to be a walk in the park, but Tom Ferrier’s crew have stuck at it, balancing the team’s flagship WEC GT3 program with its European Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Series commitments.

“Everyone comes here happy and energized after a bit of a summer break,” Ferrier told RACER. “It’s been really hard this year. We do the same programs every year it feels like, but this time Asian Le Mans rolled straight into the additional WEC race at Qatar and the Prologue, which meant four weeks back to back, and in ELMS there was a doubleheader last year, so it’s been the same program but with more races. We’ve also done a lot more testing this year to get our heads around the Corvette.”

So far this year TF has a best finish of seventh at Imola with the No. 81 car of Tom van Rompuy, Charlie Eastwood and Rui Andrade. But Ferrier doesn’t feel that reflects the team’s progress. Regardless, priority one for this season was simply learning the ins and outs of the new car and building its relationship with GM and Pratt Miller.

“We’re taking steps forward,” Ferrier said. “We haven’t shown that in actual results, but in Brazil, for instance, we should have been P4 had we not had a drive-through, and that would have been a good result for us. We just need a big result on the board, and we hope here is where things change. Too often we’ve had flawless runs in practice and qualifying, then had issues in the race.

“You always have high hopes, and when we started off with pole in Qatar we thought, ‘Wow!’But we said going in, getting a podium in year one would make us happy and we wanted to be fighting for that at the end of the year. We never thought we’d come straight in and have it easy.

“The whole torque sensor addition for the class (for BoP purposes), for instance, has been tricky and created a lot of work. We felt like we were playing catch-up early on because some factories in the class had a bit of a head start with it (through parallel Hypercar programs which have been utilizing the devices since the category’s debut).

“The virtual energy aspect has really changed the in-race strategy too, because the stints are shorter, we are doing more stops and in WEC tire allocation is limited, so you have to be careful and experiment. But we are in a good place now.”

The results haven’t yet fully shown it but TF Sport is confident its pair of Corvettes are making progress with the LMGT3 learning curve. Motorsport Images

Behind the scenes, work has been ongoing throughout the season to improve the Z06 LMGT3.R, whether that be via updates to improve the car’s software and reliability, or via shared experiences with other Corvette customer teams.

Corvette Racing has been tactical at this early stage, providing a restricted number of customer cars for a set of teams who all compete in separate championships. By not pitting customers against each other, it enables them to have an open relationship.

“We’ve been doing group Zoom calls with Pratt Miller, AWA and DXDT between races, where we share information and discuss any issues we have,” Ferrier said. “That’s been so helpful at this stage.

“It makes for a really nice product. Pratt Miller and GM do so much in the background and that’s made it very positive in year one because we have had reliability issues and blind spots. But we’ve been working through it, every weekend the car receives updates and that’s been massive.”

This is just the beginning of what TF Sport hopes will be a long-term, successful partnership with GM. Plans for an expansion of its effort with Corvette are afoot following the delivery of a third chassis in June ahead of Le Mans. This third car will not only act as a test chassis going forward, it will likely be used for race programs outside of the WEC.

For starters, Ferrier hopes to use it in the Asian Le Mans Series over the winter, so he can compete for an automatic invitation to the Le Mans 24 Hours via success in the GT3 class that would guarantee a third Corvette on the grid for the biggest race of the year. Taking it to the ELMS for the first time in 2025 is also a possibility.

“It would mean more learning on the Goodyear tires and the torque sensors if we take the car to ELMS, which would boost our WEC program,” Ferrier explained.

Could appearances in IMSA to bolster GM’s presence at the big Floridian endurance races be on the cards?

“I’d like to, but probably not next year as we are focused on getting the WEC program right first,” he said. “Never say never though!”

How women are moving the WEC forward on and off the track

Twelve years on from the inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship race back in 2012, so much has changed. The prototypes and GT cars look and sound different and there are more major brands throwing resources at it than ever before. But you could …

But you could argue that one of the most impactful changes concerns the personalities in the paddock. At the end of the 2023 season, when the Iron Dames Porsche won the last ever GTE race with an all-female crewed 911 RSR 19, there was, quite rightly, plenty of buzz about the significance of the result. It wasn’t just the first time that an all-female crewed car had won a WEC race, it was the first time the feat was achieved in a WEC circuit race too.

Iron Dames Bahrain winners Sarah Bovy, Michelle Gatting, Rahel Frey were backed up by an all-female crew, too. Motorsport Images

Reflecting on that result as I toured the paddock in Qatar at the outset of what is recognized as Women’s History Month in the United States, it got me thinking in a wider sense about the level of female representation in the WEC, because it stretches far beyond the drivers listed on the entry. There are women in race control, on marshal posts, in the press room and in the garages, working at every level. This wasn’t always the case.

Crucially, this is a change that has occurred naturally. It hasn’t happened via regulation, or in response to protests or outside pressure. Instead, this has happened because the paddock is a meritocracy and everyone in it has earned their place. It’s a significantly more diverse place of work than it was 12 years ago and it continues to evolve by the season.

Yes, the grid is the healthiest it’s ever been, with awesome machinery and a calendar full of world-class circuits. But the WEC — which, like most motorsport championships worldwide, is male-dominated behind the scenes — has matured on a human level, and that’s something that should be celebrated.

So with that in mind, it feels like the right time to tell some of the incredible background stories from a selection of the prominent women in the paddock.

But before I do, I’ll say this: This is a topic that for better or worse hasn’t been easy to write about in 2024. In fact, this story has been written, scrapped, and written again, then pulled apart and written a third time. In the world we now live in, many see it as a sensitive topic. It wouldn’t be difficult to stray into fanning the flames of a culture war that none of us need in motorsport or come across as patronizing. Finding the correct tone to do this justice is vital.

Of the five women I spoke to while gathering content for the story, there were differences in opinion and a level of skepticism in places. But to me, this is a subject that deserves to be written about, because genuinely, the World Endurance Championship is a better place to be because of its diverse cast of characters. These stories are worth telling not simply because they are from women, but because their routes to the WEC are fascinating.

So, as a very real example, let’s take a look at General Motors’ effort, with three cars across both 2024 classes and two operations representing Cadillac (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Corvette (TF Sport). Within this group, there are 10 key women, working across a variety of roles and they all have a story to tell.

Among them, Laura Wontrop Klauser (pictured in light blue at top of page), the GM sports car racing program manager who grew up on a farm in Maryland, is perhaps the most recognizable face to the WEC’s fan base. She leads the way, having worked her way up GM’s corporate ladder.

“I’m a mechanical engineer by education and when I was in college I had the really cool opportunity to be part of my team’s Formula SAE team, which is what got me interested in motorsports,” she tells RACER. “Before that, I just knew I wanted to work as an engineer and work with cars. Growing up in Maryland, I knew that my life was going to take me to Michigan, so I chased it. And Formula SAE was something I fell in love with, building a car and competing. I loved the process of building the car and being a part of the competition, getting instant feedback. It’s the highlight of my college time.”

Laura Wontrop Klauser has worked her way up the GM Racing ladder, overseeing multiple programs. GM Racing photo

After her studies concluded, she got the call from GM in 2008 to become an engineer, where she spent eight years on the production side, working on the Corvette C7 among other things before finding her way into the motorsports division.

“It was a small group when I came into it. It was just the program management positions available. And since I became a part of it my love for it has grown.

“I’ve always been fascinated by how things work,” she explains. “Everyone in America needs a car unless you live in a place like New York with good public transport. So it’s a symbol of freedom to own a car and your own destiny.”

After joining the motorsport division, Wontrop Klauser started on the Cadillac ATS V.R GT3 World Challenge program before moving into endurance racing with the Cadillac DPi effort. Now, as we move into this new GTP/Hypercar era, she’s pushing to take GM to new heights in sports car racing, winning IMSA titles, targeting WEC titles and looking to score Cadillac its first overall win at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

“I started growing the program. I added the Camaro GT4 program and then in 2021 added Corvette to my role, and from there we began working on LMDh, the GT3 program. There has been huge growth.

“I’ve been lucky in my position. I sit in an area of authority with the budget, working with teams. I’ve loved everyone that I’ve worked with. The respect is given and received.”

Bianca Janas has moved from feeding the race crews to feeding the race cars. Richard Prince/Cadillac photo.

Meanwhile, in Cadillac’s garage, Bianca Janas holds the position of fueler. Remarkably, she joins the WEC having served as a truckie for Ferrari’s Formula 1 team and a caterer at race events.

“I actually started in motorsport doing catering in DTM, and I did that for a decade before moving to do catering in WEC and Formula E for a few years,” she relates. “But I wanted more than that, so I found a job doing the tires last year and I obtained a truck license, which led me to pursue driving trucks in Formula 1. That gave me lots of opportunities.

“I did the European F1 races, but I was there for setup and packup, so I missed the race days, which I didn’t like. I always liked the logistics, though, and being part of a team is so different.

“That’s when I found a way to the Cadillac program. I’m new to the team but I have plenty of responsibilities. I am a garage technician as well as a refueller and do a little bit of everything. I enjoy the high level of performance and pressure.”

Janas works alongside Elise Moury, who is the No. 2 car’s strategy engineer and brings a wealth of motorsport experience to the program. Her route to the WEC began in GT racing, working with Team WRT in Blancpain GT, before moving to single-seaters, where she spent the bulk of my time in GP2 with Russian Time and Prema.

“But after a while,” she tells RACER, “I had a crazy idea with my husband to start a race team. We started that journey in 2018 with a team in Formula Renault. That’s stopped now, as I’ve moved into working at the Nurburgring around the 24 Hours, working as a data engineer, performance engineer, and team manager.

“But now my job has changed and I do the strategy for Cadillac, through previous experience working with Earl Bamber (who drives for Cadillac in the WEC). It’s been quite a journey, as initially when I was young I wanted to be a chemist, but I was really good at mechanical engineering and I had a teacher who motivated me to pursue an internship, which I did with Sebastien Loeb Racing in the ELMS. It’s an illness — once you’re in you can’t escape.”

If the racing bug is an illness, Cadillac race strategist Elise Moury is happy to be sick. Richard Prince/Cadillac photo.

As a strategist, her work now sees her prepare for each race ahead of travelling and working up reports after each session.

“A lot of my work is analysis before a race weekend — on pace, tire degradation, fuel consumption — before validating it when we get on track. It requires a lot of communication with key members of the team.

“During the race, it’s more exciting, as I’m working under pressure and I need to be prepared for any situation so we can react quickly. It’s all about experience and working out what we can do to improve.”

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Corvette WEC lineup completed by Koizumi, Baud, and Juncadella

Corvette customer team TF Sport has now signed all six drivers for its 2024 FIA WEC LMGT3 campaign, following the news today that Hiroshi Koizumi, Sébastien Baud and Daniel Juncadella will drive its No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R. The new-look trio …

The new-look trio completes the British team’s LMGT3 line-up, after the team revealed that Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade, and Tom Van Rompuy will drive the No. 81 sister car earlier this month.

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Juncadella leads the line in the No. 82. The newly-signed Corvette factory driver has been supplied to TF for what will be his first WEC season.

The 2011 Macau Grand Prix winner brings a wealth of GT3 experience to the team for his first WEC campaign, including a Rolex 24 Hours GTD class win and a World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup title. He also has seven DTM seasons under his belt between 2013 and 2021.

“It’s going to be an exciting season: it will be the first opportunity to race in the FIA WEC and to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which makes it all so special. New team, new brand, new car, new teammates, everything is a new challenge and it’s really exciting.

“I am stoked to get to know the team well, to get to know Hiroshi during testing at the start of the season and also Seb, who I already know a little bit. I’m very keen to team up with them and get to work from day one: I hope we will have a strong season!”

Frenchman Baud is also new to the FIA WEC, and joins the LMGT3 class fresh from a World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup campaign with the Haupt Racing Team, in which he finished second in the Bronze Cup class standings.

“I am so excited to know that I am making a childhood dream come true,” he said. “It is an honour to join a successful team like TF Sport in the WEC. I will be driving a Corvette Z06 GT3.R, a car that marked my inspiration in the 24 Hours of Le Mans! I am looking forward to work with my more experienced teammates, from whom I will be able to learn even more, especially from Dani. Thanks to the team for the trust!”

Finally, Koizumi is ready for a full season with TF Sport after getting a taste of life in the FIA WEC paddock last year at the 6 Hours of Fuji with AF Corse in GTE Am. Koizumi also has recent experience in the Le Mans Cup’s GT3 class.

“I am really proud to work with such experienced drivers like Daniel and Sébastien,” Koizumi said. “I am looking forward to teaming up with Daniel Juncadella, winner of Macau and a successful DTM driver: it will definitely be a new opportunity for me. We will do our best to be the number one driver package in the GT3 class.”

Corvette partnership opens new doors for TF Sport

A new chapter in TF Sport’s story is getting underway, with the team currently at Circuit of The Americas for its first test with a Corvette Z06 GT3.R. For Tom Ferrier’s team, which has roots dating back to the late ’00s in the Renault Clio Cup …

A new chapter in TF Sport’s story is getting underway, with the team currently at Circuit of The Americas for its first test with a Corvette Z06 GT3.R.

For Tom Ferrier’s team, which has roots dating back to the late ’00s in the Renault Clio Cup single-make championship that supported the British Touring Car Championship, the excitement is palpable. Even during the briefest of trips to its garage at the European Le Mans Series meeting at Aragon last week in Spain, it was clear from the atmosphere in the garage that this is a team on the up and on the cusp of a new era.

TF Sport is a long-standing Aston Martin customer team, with multiple British GT, GTWC and FIA World Endurance Championship titles, and Le Mans wins with the British marque under its belt. Yet on the eve of the introduction of LMGT3 to the WEC and ELMS, it has decided to join Corvette for its first customer program of the GT3 era, which is set to feature a full global support network.

It was a bold move, prompting the immediate questions: “Why Corvette, and why now?”

“It was not a quick decision,” Ferrier told RACER during a lengthy sit-down when asked about the decision to switch brands.

“There were numerous aspects that led to it, car performance and business strategy. The Aston GTE car is a fantastic product and we can fill them up (with customer drivers) every year, but it’s no secret the GT3 car has always struggled a little bit, with BoP and the Pirelli tire. It’s never been a hugely strong car, and we can see that because we don’t sell all our seats so fast.

“So when the decision was made to adopt GT3 in the WEC, we started looking at all the options available. We know AMR is doing an evo kit, but at the time we did not know what this looked like or if it will be strong enough. From what I hear it’s heading in the right direction. But that was part of it, the performance of the car.

“A lot of it too was strategically thinking about how it’s working with entries. As soon as they said there would be priority if you’re with a manufacturer in the top class, that was a big swinging point for me.

“Prodrive (which operates Aston Martin Racing) is a business like us. We are a race team, but we know they are keen to run two cars and we would be keen to run two cars. And then you get into who will get those entries. Will it be us? I believed it probably would have been but the biggest thing was having an allegiance with a manufacturer fully embedded in Hypercar.”

Next year TF will compete with a pair of Z06 GT3.Rs, which it expects to be delivered in January before embarking on a pre-season test program ahead of the WEC Prologue in Qatar. Later in the year, TF will take delivery of a third car, which it currently has no concrete plans for. The only place Ferrier has ruled out competing is IMSA, at least in 2024.

“We are the exclusive Corvette WEC team for two years but it doesn’t mean we can’t do Asian Le Mans, for instance,” Ferrier said. “The trouble is the freight — you don’t have a lot of options to do a lot else. Maybe we try and do something like the Spa 24.”

Ferrier also feels his team could get involved in an Intercontinental GT Challenge Pro effort from Corvette, too. “I’d like to think we are in a good position to support that and help grow the customer side,” he said.

At first glance, GT3 racing is saturated, with the number of current manufacturers in double figures and countless places to compete. But, as many prospective teams looking to step into the marketplace are increasingly finding, selecting the right partner and sourcing cars (particularly brand-new or future models) is proving to be a significant challenge for 2024 and beyond.

For a team like TF Sport, which is currently in the FIA WEC’s GTE Am class and is looking to return in 2024 as a GT3 team, there are very few options. The majority of manufacturers currently in Hypercar that expect to have a presence in the WEC have already selected partner teams. Those on the fringes are all deep in discussions too, despite having no reassurances that they will be granted entries.

That’s where Corvette comes in. Its GT3 program manager Christie Bagne previously told RACER that she developed a ranking system to help decide which customer teams to speak with for its first batch of cars. TF’s track record, on track and off, put it at the top of that list, at a time when Ferrier was having to consider his team’s future in the championship.

Ben Keating’s departure from TF Sport to Corvette for this year’s FIA WEC turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Tom Ferrier’s team. Motorsport Images

Corvette is looking for teams that can win races and titles and attract fan attention through engagement and marketability. When Ben Keating moved from TF Sport to Corvette for the 2023 season and sang its praises, the GM brand came knocking.

“When Ben told me he was going to Corvette for this year, he’d said to them he was sad to leave because we did a good job. He told them if they were looking for a team then they should be looking at us,” said Ferrier.

After initial discussions, Ferrier became convinced that it would be the right fit and thus decided to seriously consider the move. But, he revealed to RACER, it didn’t truly sink in that he would be competing with Corvette until he made the call to AMR to deliver the news.

“It was not an easy phone call at all,” he said. “I was more stressed over it than I thought I would be. We went to Detroit straight after Le Mans, which was great for jet lag I tell you! When they met everyone it became real.

“It was as well received as it could be. Adam Carter at AML, who looks over the GT programs, understood the decision. At the end of the day, it’s a business and it’s not emotional, really. But we’ve had endless success with them.”

This shift doesn’t necessarily spell the end of the TF Sport/Aston relationship, though. Ferrier said his team can continue to compete with Aston Martin in GT3 racing going forward as long as it isn’t in direct competition with GM, because Corvette can’t initially commit to supplying the team with four cars. This is a similar situation to Action Express driver Jack Aitken, who now has a full-season Cadillac factory drive in IMSA GTP for 2024 but is free to continue racing with other manufacturers in GT3 competition as long as Corvette isn’t on the grid.

While its new partnership with GM makes a possible move up to Hypercar with Cadillac a possible future option, TF Sport’s association with Aston Martin could also continue in some form. Michael Levitt/Motorsport Images

Looking further afield from GT racing, TF Sport’s relationship with GM has the potential to unlock an even more ambitious program in the future. In addition to its newfound relationship with Corvette, TF is expanding its prototype racing effort in the background. Currently, it runs the Racing Team Turkey entry in ELMS LMP2 Pro/Am and has recently acquired a second ORECA 07 chassis for use in the ELMS next year. It plans to double up its effort in the ACO’s European series, which is set to see a significant increase in LMP2 numbers for 2024.

Beyond that, TF Sport has eyes on a future move to the FIA WEC’s Hypercar class down the line. Clearly, its new relationship with GM could provide a pathway to competing in the top class via Cadillac, especially as the V-Series.R Hypercar program now has a permanent base in Europe. The Ganassi WEC team is housed in a workshop formerly used by DTM outfit HWA in Stuttgart, Germany, which has ample space available to prep additional cars.

“Definitely,” Ferrier said when asked if TF Sport’s LMP2 expansion is a step towards a top-class bid in the future. “Part of the scaling up is to replace anything we lose Aston-wise. But clearly, LMDh and Hypercar are booming at the moment. If we do a good enough job in LMP2 and win championships, why are we any different from WRT and PREMA who have got those Hypercar gigs by doing a great job?

“It’s something we are keen for in the future for sure. It’s another string to our bow. If we can win LMP2 in ELMS and WEC in Corvette, then you’re in a prime seat. Who knows? There’s nothing wrong with putting your team in the best possible situation to make the most of an opportunity if it does arrive.”

Although TF Sport’s relationship with Corvette is still in its early stages, it is clear that Bagne and GM Motorsport boss Laura Wontrop Klauser have great expectations for their new partner, particularly at Le Mans where the Corvette brand has a long history of success.

“To take the baton is amazing,” Ferrier said. “They want us to build on that success — they even want us to take the air horn to Le Mans and carry on that tradition. That’s our responsibility now! They are really keen on fan interaction continuing too.

“This move is exciting because nobody knows where it could lead. Somewhere special, we hope. Getting a Cadillac one day would be nice but it’s not in discussion quite yet….”

“Sometimes I still feel we are the little team from Surrey (England). I appreciate we do a very good job and have had great success but I think in the WEC paddock it’s a massively high level and we have to continue to work hard to stay at that level. I still feel like TF is a small team when perhaps I shouldn’t.

“I fully respect guys like WRT, PREMA and the guys who have perhaps a different environment. But I believe we can do as good of a job as them given the right support and programs and that’s our aim.”

TF Sport switches to Corvette for 2024 WEC

TF Sport is set to switch from being an Aston Martin to a Corvette customer team for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, competing with a pair of brand-new Z06 GT3.Rs in the forthcoming LMGT3 category as part of the GM brand’s new customer …

The British team, owned and run by Tom Ferrier, will run two of the eight confirmed Z06 GT3.Rs that will compete in 2024 as part of the first phase of Corvette’s customer rollout. It is a move that has been in the works for many months behind the scenes.

“We are excited to welcome TF Sport to the Corvette Racing family,” said Christie Bagne, the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program manager. “Tom Ferrier and his organization showcase the elements we were looking for in a team to run our Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the FIA WEC– a first-class operation, strong collaboration and a history of success. We look forward to working with Tom and his team to make the Z06 GT3.R a success in the WEC and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024 and beyond.”

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TF Sport will benefit from a “bespoke level of parts distribution support for 2024″ as part of the GM brand’s increasing presence in Europe for its new customer GT3 program. GM has told RACER that the plan is to run its customer operation in Europe out of a new permanent location on the continent.

“To do a proper job in Europe we want to make sure we have a setup that will likely include some type of headquarters that we can run parts in and out of,” GM sports car racing program manager Laura Wontrop Klauser said.

Ferrier — who has guided his team to five British GT titles, international titles in GT3, GTE and LMP2, and a Le Mans class win in 2020 and 2022 — says he feels the time is right for the team to move on from competing with Aston Martin Racing.

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to represent such an iconic brand on the world stage,” he said. “Corvette Racing has an immense history at Le Mans and we will be looking to continue that run of success.

“I’d like to thank everyone at Aston Martin Racing for the support and success we have had over the past six years and seven Le Mans but now I feel the time is right for a new challenge in the WEC.

“We still have a job to do in this year’s WEC, now lying second in the championship. and will give it our all to finish on a high.”

In addition to the confirmed two-car efforts for TF Sport and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsport with the Z06 GT3.R, Corvette is set to reveal two further customer teams for 2024 shortly. The four remaining cars are expected to run with new customers in IMSA GTD and SRO America respectively.

With TF Sport making the switch to Corvette, Aston Martin’s LMGT3 plans are currently unknown. Currently, the Northwest AMR effort in the WEC GTE Am class (that runs alongside TF Sport’s pair of Vantages) is being operated by Heart of Racing, after Paul Dalla Lana stepped away from racing after Round 2 of the current season at Portimao.

RACER understands that an evo kit for the Vantage GT3 is currently being developed behind the scenes and could debut as soon as 2024.

While there are no concrete guarantees just yet that TF Sport and Corvette will be granted spaces on the 2024 LMGT3 grid due to the size of the Hypercar field, GM is confident its plans will come together. This is because it remains committed to Hypercar with Cadillac in 2024 and Hypercar manufacturers are expected to receive priority when applying for LMGT3 grid spaces.