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GTE Pro entrance-row begin for No. 64 C8.R in Corvette Racing’s debut at Monza
MONZA, Italy (July 9, 2022) – Nick Tandy put Corvette Racing on the entrance row of the GTE Pro course in qualifying Saturday ahead of the Six Hrs of Monza for the FIA Earth Stamina Championship.

Tandy competent the No. 64 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C8.R next in course about the 3.6-mile, 11-flip Autodromo Naztionale Monza circuit. His time of 1:45.324 (123.031 mph) was only .054 seconds off the pole-successful time of the No. 51 Ferrari.

Tandy will start off Sunday’s race and workforce with Tommy Milner in Corvette Racing’s very first overall look at Monza.

Tandy established the quickest lap in class during Saturday’s remaining apply and was the only driver beneath the 1:46.000 mark ahead of qualifying. The competitiveness of the Corvette is a testomony to the prep perform on Chevrolet’s Driver in the Loop simulator and the initiatives of the engineering workforce and crew to get the C8.R in an exceptional spot for qualifying at a new circuit.

The staff hopes to get back again on the WEC podium, having started off the year with a runner-up finish at the 1,000 Miles of Sebring. Misfortune although top at each Spa and Le Mans dashed promising probabilities for victories at each.

The Six Hours of Monza for the FIA Planet Endurance Championship is scheduled for midday CET/6 a.m. CET on Sunday, July 10 from Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy. The race will air live on MotorTrend with dwell streaming coverage of the race on the MotorTrend Additionally application. Radio Le Mans also will stream reside audio coverage of the race.

NICK TANDY, NO. 64 MOBIL 1/SiriusXM CHEVROLET CORVETTE C8.R – Certified Next IN GTE Pro:
“That was pretty near but I’m clearly really content with a front-row commence. The Ferrari seems to be incredibly quick. It is good for them to be on pole for their residence race. Qualifying is always a condition wherever as a driver you drive the limits. We had a quickly lap but sad to say I ran out of bounds of the track and we experienced the lap deleted. Luckily for us the car was nevertheless powerful for the following two laps, which is a very good omen for the race it is not one lap of qualifying but an endurance race. So yeah, I’m glad we could get back in it and get this Corvette back on the front row. The 1st corner and first chicane at Monza… who appreciates irrespective of whether it is far better to commence on the inside of or the exterior! But this was a fantastic session, and it is general been a excellent day and fantastic weekend so far for Corvette Racing.”
Source:

CorvetteRacing.com


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