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CORVETTE RACING AT LAGUNA SECA: Ready to Make Moves
GTD PRO, GTD Corvettes eager to build on strong long-run practice showings
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 2, 2026) – Corvette Racing’s four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will look to race their way toward the front Sunday following qualifying for the Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ Antonio Garcia was the quickest Z06 GT3.R driver in Saturday’s 15-minute GTD PRO session with the fifth-fastest time in the No. 3 Corvette that he will drive with Alexander Sims. Garcia will start from the third row after a lap of 1:21.661 (98.661 mph), just 0.44 seconds off Jack Hawksworth’s pole time.
The No. 3 duo were third in class in last year’s race on their way to the GTD PRO Drivers Championship at the end of the season.
Tommy Milner was eighth in class behind the wheel of the No. 4 Corvette that he shares with Nicky Catsburg. Through the first two GTD PRO races, the duo sits second in the Drivers Championship among the full-season teams; Sunday’s race will be the first two-hour, 40-minute sprint round of the season.
Both Pratt Miller-run Corvettes showed well in the two 90-minute practice sessions, particularly on long runs. Sims was the quickest driver in class after Friday’s opening practice, and the two Z06 GT3.Rs were third and fourth after Saturday morning’s final session.
In GTD, only two Corvettes took part in qualifying following the withdrawal of the DXDT Racing entry following a transporter fire earlier in the week. For 13 Autosport, Orey Fidani qualified 12th in class behind the wheel of the No. 13 Corvette, just ahead of DragonSpeed’s Henrik Hedman in the No. 81 Corvette.
There is reason for both squads to be optimistic. Altoé, last year’s GTD PRO pole-winner, was the fifth-fastest GTD driver through both practice sessions in the DragonSpeed Corvette. Bell, Fidani’s teammate, also was firmly in the top half of drivers in class, as well.
The Monterey SportsCar Championship is set for 1:10 p.m. PT on Sunday from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. It will air live on NBCSN starting at 4 p.m. ET with simultaneous streaming coverage on Peacock. IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I can’t complain too much about my laps. I was pushing and getting the most out of the car, for sure. If I was picky, maybe I could find a tenth or so… not enough for pole for sure. We seem to be strong on the long run so we need to work our way into situations where we can move up. Starting farther up would have been a little easier. But again I can’t complain. The Corvette was pretty decent. We need to execute a proper race tomorrow and let it come to us.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We were fast in Practice One and Two. Our long-run pace looked competitive, and our outright pace was competitive. But in qualifying we weren't as fast as we had been in practice. I don’t know if the other guys were off the mark a bit and figured it out for qualifying or what’s going on there. Our Corvette felt generally good and was in the window that you’d want for qualifying, so no complaints there. I made a mistake on what was going to mostly be my best lap, which didn’t ultimately help our position. The laptimes are fairly close overall. It’ll be a tricky race, no question. It’s hard to pass here at Laguna Seca generally so starting eighth isn’t ideal. With how the car has been in practice, I think we have a good racecar. We’ll look for ways to pass people on the track and in the pits.”
Ryan Smith
CORVETTE RACING AT LAGUNA SECA: Ready to Make Moves
GTD PRO, GTD Corvettes eager to build on strong long-run practice showings
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 2, 2026) – Corvette Racing’s four Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs will look to race their way toward the front Sunday following qualifying for the Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ Antonio Garcia was the quickest Z06 GT3.R driver in Saturday’s 15-minute GTD PRO session with the fifth-fastest time in the No. 3 Corvette that he will drive with Alexander Sims. Garcia will start from the third row after a lap of 1:21.661 (98.661 mph), just 0.44 seconds off Jack Hawksworth’s pole time.
The No. 3 duo were third in class in last year’s race on their way to the GTD PRO Drivers Championship at the end of the season.
Tommy Milner was eighth in class behind the wheel of the No. 4 Corvette that he shares with Nicky Catsburg. Through the first two GTD PRO races, the duo sits second in the Drivers Championship among the full-season teams; Sunday’s race will be the first two-hour, 40-minute sprint round of the season.
Both Pratt Miller-run Corvettes showed well in the two 90-minute practice sessions, particularly on long runs. Sims was the quickest driver in class after Friday’s opening practice, and the two Z06 GT3.Rs were third and fourth after Saturday morning’s final session.
In GTD, only two Corvettes took part in qualifying following the withdrawal of the DXDT Racing entry following a transporter fire earlier in the week. For 13 Autosport, Orey Fidani qualified 12th in class behind the wheel of the No. 13 Corvette, just ahead of DragonSpeed’s Henrik Hedman in the No. 81 Corvette.
There is reason for both squads to be optimistic. Altoé, last year’s GTD PRO pole-winner, was the fifth-fastest GTD driver through both practice sessions in the DragonSpeed Corvette. Bell, Fidani’s teammate, also was firmly in the top half of drivers in class, as well.
The Monterey SportsCar Championship is set for 1:10 p.m. PT on Sunday from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. It will air live on NBCSN starting at 4 p.m. ET with simultaneous streaming coverage on Peacock. IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.
CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES
ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I can’t complain too much about my laps. I was pushing and getting the most out of the car, for sure. If I was picky, maybe I could find a tenth or so… not enough for pole for sure. We seem to be strong on the long run so we need to work our way into situations where we can move up. Starting farther up would have been a little easier. But again I can’t complain. The Corvette was pretty decent. We need to execute a proper race tomorrow and let it come to us.”
TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We were fast in Practice One and Two. Our long-run pace looked competitive, and our outright pace was competitive. But in qualifying we weren't as fast as we had been in practice. I don’t know if the other guys were off the mark a bit and figured it out for qualifying or what’s going on there. Our Corvette felt generally good and was in the window that you’d want for qualifying, so no complaints there. I made a mistake on what was going to mostly be my best lap, which didn’t ultimately help our position. The laptimes are fairly close overall. It’ll be a tricky race, no question. It’s hard to pass here at Laguna Seca generally so starting eighth isn’t ideal. With how the car has been in practice, I think we have a good racecar. We’ll look for ways to pass people on the track and in the pits.”
Ryan Smith