Corvette Racing wins Detroit Sports Car Classic

Chevrolet and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won their home race Saturday as Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims claimed the GTD PRO class victory in the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic. Ford Racing records back-to-back Detroit Sports Car Classic podiums with P3.

📷 © Corvette Racing at Detroit. GTD PRO start

From pole to victory for #3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R

The duo in the #3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R capitalized on pole position and led 75 of 79 laps for the Corvette Racing program’s first points-paying win in the Motor City since 2007.

📷 © corvette Racing at Detroit. Sims - Garcia podium

ANTONIO GARCIA, #3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We really wanted this one. We were on pole two years ago, last year we had the pace but we couldn’t manage to go around the Ford. So I’m super happy to be on Victory Lane on Chevrolet land and underneath the RenCen tower. I think all the big bosses will be as happy as we are! Fantastic drive by Alex to put it on pole and opening up a big gap so the driver change was a little less stressful.”

(Late-race battles) “I don’t know if I would have wanted to be in the pits during those laps. In the car it was super-stressful especially with the cars that were fighting for their lives and defending to not go a lap down. I knew I had to be a little bit risk-free after the pit stop and deal with the gap that I had. But eventually it got frustrated at times but managed to get around the 77. It was stressful on the restarts. After one of them, there was some oil on the track at Turn Three and it was difficult to be the one leading the pack because I didn’t know what to expect after I went through it before everyone else.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, #3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “My race was super-easy, to be honest. I was quite nervous before the race, knowing how easy it is to trip up around here in all sorts of situations. The opening stint for me was pretty easy going for me. The Corvette was working so well for us in that first stint. I had one restart to contend with, I think. Everything went pretty smoothly. That was really nice to be able to have some fairly clean laps, a lot of clear laps and build a reasonable lead to come into the pits. 

(On winning in Detroit for GM and the team) “It’s been a really strong weekend for us with Chevrolet and Pratt Miller with our Corvette. It’s a really tough circuit to eke everything out of it. We already arrived with a good package on our Corvette, on the No. 3 car. We had to optimize it a little bit more than the No. 4 car. It’s been working well all weekend. The real difficulty with that situation is that everything is building up so well and you’re at the front of the field the whole time. It almost feels as if you can only lose in the race. It’s huge relief to be able to be able to finish first, and then close it out. Even in the last half an hour, there was so much mayhem going on around the track, it is so easy to be caught out by something. Very, very pleased and proud of the whole team.” Source: Corvette Racing

Chevrolet leads manufacturers standings, Milner - Catsburg Drivers and Teams championship standings

The #4 Corvette of Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg finished seventh in GTD PRO following a late-race penalty for incident responsibility. The pairing did retain the lead in the class Drivers and Teams championship standings while Chevrolet grew its lead in the Manufacturers standings to more than 100 points.

📷 © corvette Racing at Detroit. #4 Corvette pit stop

With the victory Garcia and Sims moved from fifth to fourth and within 31 points of their teammates with 385 points available on each race weekend.

📷 © corvette Racing at Detroit. Both Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the streets of Detroit

Ford Racing record back-to-back Detroit Sports Car Classic podiums

The #65 Ford Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Frédéric Vervisch and Christopher Mies, earned a consecutive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship podium on Saturday in Detroit (after winning in 2025).

Vervisch and Mies, both who captured a class victory in the previous sprint round at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, led the Mustang GT3 to a third place class finish in Ford’s backyard.

📷 © Ford Racing: #65 Ford Racing Mustang GT3

FRÉDÉRIC VERVISCH, #65 Ford Racing Mustang GT3 – “What a mix of emotions. We were battling for the podium early, and we continued to have good pace and fuel save into a great pitstop. We were hit by a competitor, had a puncture and needed to attack again to have a chance at the podium. It was an amazing drive by Chris at the end, and teamwork by the whole team. We are in a really good flow as a team and with the Mustang GT3 at the moment, and I’m proud to deliver a podium to Ford at home.”

CHRISTOPHER MIES, #65 Ford Racing Mustang GT3 – “It’s a good podium. It was a bit of survival into the last 20 minutes, where we did good managing big battles throughout the field. We had to be smart and patient, letting all the mayhem play out in the end. It's great to come back and earn a podium, especially after last year’s performance and our race at Laguna earlier this month. We were pushed to the podium by the support from the Ford family, and all the employees from Flat Rock Assembly Plant to Dearborn.”

#64 Ford Racing Mustang GT3 finishing 5th

📷 © Ford Racing. #64 Ford Racing Mustang GT3

BEN BARKER, #64 Ford Racing Mustang GT3 – “It was a chaotic race, but we ended up earning some good points for the Constructors' Championship. It was a short stint for me, but we had great pace in our Mustang GT3. Dennis did a mega job to catch back up and fight for what could have been second-place before that big hit. To still finish fifth is a good result that gives us points.”

DENNIS OLSEN, #64 Ford Racing Mustang GT3 – “The yellow flag helped us get back in the pack, and we were able to climb through the field to second before a competitor took us out in the final laps. Thank you for all the support from Ford Racing and Multimatic. It’s disappointing, but motivating. I really want to come back here now, after that last stint, to fight.” Source: Cadillac Racing

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