Corvette ready to make up for 2015 disappointment

A small stone caught up in the throttle assembly ruined Jan Magnussen’s 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans before it even began but now the four-time class winner is ready to fight back.

Magnussen and teammates Antonio Garcia and Ricky Taylor topped the times at the Le Mans test for Corvette Racing – putting the No.63 car back on track in France for the first time since Magnussen’s qualifying crash.

The stone jammed the throttle in Magnussen’s Corvette last year sending the car hard into the barrier in the Porsche Curves. While the Dane was able to walk away just just a few bumps and bruises, he and Garcia not only missed the 24 hour enduro but had to switch to a back-up car for several rounds of the IMSA championship.

For 2016, the experienced Danish/Spanish duo will be joined by Ricky Taylor who recently scored victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship championship race with his brother Jordan in Detroit.

Magnussen and Garcia previously drove with Ricky’s brother Jordan at Le Mans from 2012 to 2014 – finishing fifth, fourth and second in the three years.

For 2016, Magnussen will be aiming for his fifth Le Mans victory. The Dane won on his first three attempts with Corvette Racing in the GT1 class in 2004, 05 and 06 and then again in 2009 with Garcia and Johnny O’Connell.

After completing scrutineering in downtown Le Mans yesterday, the Corvette Racing squad will now prepare for the first day of track action tomorrow when the green flag waves for practice at 4:00pm.