The GT1 championship along with the Petit Le Mans crown was already clinched by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Max Papis. They drove their No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R to a GT1 class victory at last weekend’s 1,000-mile Petit Le Mans endurance race at Road Atlanta. The event was the sixth class title at Petit Le Mans for Corvette Racing with a victory secured a third successive GT1 drivers championship for Gavin and Beretta. Yeah! Congratulations!

According to CorvetteRacing.com, the triple treat finished 364 laps, completing 50 laps in advance of the runner-up No. 27 Maserati MC 12, which retired after a car crash. The No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R was driven by Jan Magnussen; Johnny O’Connell, and Ron Fellows were forced to rest due to an accident after finishing 15 laps.

"The traffic was suicidal at some points today. People were doing the craziest stuff. I’m not sure whether it was the track, the conditions, or just people having a bad day, but there just were so many people going off the road. Fortunately everybody in the No. 4 car kept it on the road, the team did a fantastic job, and we came through without any issues," said Gavin.

"We had a couple of very close calls, but we definitely deserved this win," Papis noted. "Even though we didn’t have much opposition, we went as hard as we could to prove the Corvette is an invincible car. It’s an amazing feeling to bring this car into the winner’s circle. Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta are the two best teammates I could have."

Beretta completed his record for ALMS career wins with his 36th win last weekend. He became the first ALMS driver to win five championships as well with three rings with Corvette Racing and two with Oreca.

"It’s great to win the championship by winning here today. This makes up somewhat for the huge disappointment of Le Mans. I’m delighted for everyone in the team, and especially for my engineer, Steve Cole, who’s done a marvelous job all season. Ray Gongla, my crew chief, has been a rock, a real leader, with his cool head and his ability to keep talking us through the races. All of the team managers - Gary Pratt, Doug Fehan and Steve Wesoloski - have been at the helm, steering the ship along. Olivier has done a fantastic job, and it’s marvelous to have Max back in the car," says Gavin, who tallied his 27th career ALMS victory.

A quick glance at the Petit Le Mans GT1 results:

Pos./Drivers/Car/Laps

1. Gavin/Beretta/Papis, Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, 364
2. Theys/Lienhard/Bertolini, Maserati MC 12, 314
3. O’Connell/Magnussen/Fellows, Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, 15

GT1 Championship Standings (unofficial after 11 of 12 events)
1. Chevrolet 235
2. Maserati 38
3. Aston Martin 19

Driver/Points
1. Oliver Gavin 223
   Olivier Beretta 223
3. Jan Magnussen 165
   Johnny O’Connell 165
5. Max Papis 52
6. Didier Theys 38
   Fredy Lienhard 38
8. Ron Fellows 35
9. Andrea Bertolini 22