Corvette Confirms Full-Season GTD Pro Drivers

Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports has confirmed its full-season line-up for the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, when it will run a pair of brand new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs in GTD Pro.

The main headline is the return of Alexander Sims, who moves from his current Action Express Cadillac GTP seat to a full-time GTD role as a Corvette factory. He replaces Jordan Taylor, who is moving to GTP for 2024 in the second Wayne Taylor Racing Acura. At Cadillac, Jack Aitken steps up into a full-time seat at Action Express as part of this shuffle.

“It’s been fantastic to drive the Cadillac GTP car, but It’s great to be able to work with all the team at Pratt Miller again after two years as third driver,” Sims said.

“I know not only a lot of the engineers and team personnel but also the other full-time drivers and guys I’ve worked with before within Corvette Racing. I’ve shared a Corvette with Tommy (Milner) and shared a garage with Antonio (Garcia) and Nicky (Catsburg). It’s great to be going into a driver group where I know everyone and know that we get on well together.

“We will push each other hard, so from a performance point of view, it’s really good to know that we will all be on a similar level and eeking more performance out of one another all the time.”

Next season Sims will race alongside returning veterans Antonio Garcia, Tommy Milner and Nicky Catsburg. The quartet of drivers will contest the 10-round GTD PRO championship for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports in the debut year of the Z06 GT3.R.

Notably, for Catsburg, one of Corvette’s 2023 FIA WEC GTE Am title winners, it will be his first full-time IMSA drive.

“This will be my first full season in America, and it’s something I’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” he said. “Some of the most notorious tracks like VIR, Road America, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park… I’ve never been to these. I’ve always wanted to do this because those are the events I enjoy watching always, and now I get to race there. When I joined Corvette Racing, the goal was to become a full-time driver.

“To have a chance to do full-season WEC this year and a full IMSA season next year is something I’m really looking forward to. This is something new and something that is a challenge. This will not be easy because some of these tracks are ones I don’t know. But I am ready for that challenge.”

Taylor meanwhile, departs Corvette after more than 10 years as a factory driver for Corvette Racing and General Motors. During that time he scored 33 victories and four Drivers championships in both prototype and GT competition – including in 2020 and 2021 with Corvette Racing. He also was part of the team’s winning lineup for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015 and is a three-time Rolex 24 winner in GM-powered entries.

“We’re very pleased with the full-season IMSA lineup in the Corvette Z06 GT3.R for 2024,” said Mark Stielow, director, Chevrolet Motorsports Competition Engineering. “The four drivers have exceptional records and history with Corvette.

“At the same time, we thank Jordan Taylor for his years of service and success with General Motors,” Stielow added. He has been an important part of Corvette Racing and a great ambassador for Chevrolet. We wish him well.”

The specific driver pairings will be confirmed at a later date.

The 2024 IMSA season begins with the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 27-28.