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Corvette Conquers Le Mans:
Historic LMGT3 Victory for TF Sport

From 17th on the grid to the top step of the podium, Corvette delivered a masterclass in endurance racing at the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R fought through the field, overcame setbacks, and secured a landmark LMGT3 victory — adding another chapter to Corvette’s legendary motorsport story.

A yellow blur, the No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette blazes across the winning line to seal victory in the LMGT3 class at Le Mans 24 Hours, 2026.

"TF Sport and Corvette Racing reigned at Le Mans on Sunday as the team’s No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating earned a hard-fought LMGT3 victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
It’s the first victory at the French endurance class for the Corvette GT3 and 10th for the Corvette Racing program since its first Le Mans win in 2001. A Corvette won Le Mans for the first time since 2023 when Catsburg and Keating won for the Corvette Racing team in the final year of the GTE Am class with a Corvette C8.R.

“What an historic day for General Motors and Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,” said Mark Reuss, President, General Motors. “To earn Corvette Racing’s 10th class victory at Le Mans is a tremendous achievement for our motorsports, design and engineering teams. Huge congratulations to drivers Nicky Catsburg, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating, and our partners TF Sport. You have earned your place in the history books! It's an incredibly proud moment for all of us and it shows that, working as one team, GM can beat the best in the world.""

With garlands of flowers around their necks, the triumphant Corvette drivers holds their trophies overhead, against a background of sponsor’s names.

TF Sport also celebrated the victory as part of its 10th appearance at Le Mans, where the team won for the fourth time. In addition, the No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette of Charlie Eastwood, Salih Yoluc and Peter Dempsey finished sixth in LMGT3 after starting last on the 25-car grid. A third TF Sport Corvette – the No. 2 of Johor Motorsports Racing drivers Ben Green, Lorcan Hanafin and Prince Jefri Ibrahim – placed 14th in the first Le Mans for the JMR crew.

Starting 17th in LMGT3, the No. 33 Corvette team established itself as a contender early. After an ironman run in the race’s opening eight hours by Keating – who completed his minimum of six hours driving with five stints and then four stints – Edgar and Catsburg surged to the front of the LMGT3 class by the time the sun rose over the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Mirrored glass reflects the cameras in hands of photographers, as they capture the No. 33 Chevrolet Corvette burning rubber at grandstand-lined Le Mans.

Edgar moved the No. 33 Corvette into the class lead for the first time in the race’s 10th during his second stint. Catsburg also led into the final third of the race by as much as three minutes before a safety car chopped that advantage to only a few seconds.Edgar ended up being the driving force at the end of the race. He drove five consecutive stints and just under four hours to take the checkered flag for his first Le Mans victory. Catsburg won his second and Keating his third.

The No. 34 Racing Team Turkey by TF Corvette ran out front in the 11th hour as Charlie Eastwood completed a remarkable comeback by the driving trio and team after starting from last on the grid – 25th place. After Yoluc completed his drivetime near halfway, Dempsey and Eastwood were set to drive the rest of the way with Eastwood in the middle of a five-stint run.The No. 2 TF Sport Corvette – crewed by Johor Motorsports Racing – was ninth in class in the Le Mans debut for much of the JMR team. Ben Green and Lorcan Hanafin were as high as fourth in class during their stints, and Prince Jefri Ibrahim kept the No. 2 Corvette in the top-10 into the final eight hours.13 Autosport was an unfortunate retirement in the fifth hour after a collision on track damaged the No. 13 Corvette beyond the point of repair."

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