Corvette ZR1 Sets Five Records on U.S. Track Tour

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The Corvette ZR1* (NYSE: GM) set five new production car lap records during a U.S. track tour Chevrolet said today. The runs occurred at Road America, Road Atlanta, Virginia International Raceway Full Course, Virginia International Raceway Grand Course, and Watkins Glen Long Course.

“Corvette ZR1 continues to showcase how this nameplate elevates at every corner,” Corvette executive chief engineer Tony Roma said. “From design, engineering, development, validation, to driving and setting incredible lap records like these – we do it all in house.”

“The drivers, with a combined 65 years of GM Level 6 driving experience, each brought racing and high-performance driving experience when joining General Motors. Individually, each driver quickly reached the top of GM’s driver certification program, and all achieved Nürburgring Industry Pool certification. This group was entrusted with pushing the Corvette ZR1 to its absolute limits on the highest speed, highest commitment tracks in the U.S., Chevrolet said

Corvette ZR1 Lap Times, Each with a GM Driver

• Watkins Glen Long Course: 1:52.7. Driver: Bill Wise, Lead Performance Engineer, Chassis Controls.
• Road America: 2:08.6. Driver: Brian Wallace, Lead Vehicle Dynamics Engineer.
• Road Atlanta: 1:22.8. Driver: Chris Barber, Lead Development Engineer.
• Virginia International Raceway Full Course: 1:47.7. Driver: Aaron Link, Global Vehicle Performance Manager.
• Virginia International Raceway Grand Course: 2:32.3. Driver: Aaron Link.

For video of Road America run click here.

A Corvette ZR1 with the ZTK Package has a top speed of 233 mph on the racetrack, 0-60 mph time of 2.3 seconds, and quarter-mile time of 9.6 seconds. “With these figures, no current production car under $1 million rivals Corvette ZR,” Chevrolet said.

MSRPs* for the Corvette ZR1 start at $174,995 (including $1695 DFC) for the 1LZ coupe and $184,995 (including DFC) for the 1LZ hardtop convertible. Production is scheduled to begin at General Motors’ Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky in the second quarter of 2025, and Chevrolet will begin accepting orders for the 2025 Corvette ZR1 later this month.

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