You can help the Forza Wiki by adding to this article.The 2004 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C5.R - previously known as "Chevrolet #3 IMSA Corvette C5-R"[1] - is a GT race car by Chevrolet.
It appears in Forza Motorsport (2005) and all Xbox 360 Motorsport titles.
Synopsis[]
Technical[]
Based on the C5 generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, the C5.R was built by Chevrolet (along with Pratt Miller) to compete in various GT endurance series around the world. The main series for the car would be the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), although it would make some appearances at major European races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Spa, with it eventually becoming one of the most dominant GT cars ever. Not much would be shared between the road car and the race car, with the only similarities being structural components. The most striking difference between the two cars, aside from the large rear wing and diffuser on the race car, would be the headlights of each car, with non-moving protruding headlights replacing the pop-up ones on the road car. The car would initially be powered by a modified version of the LS1 engine found in the road car, whose displacement had been increased slightly to 6.0L, although the engine would be bored out even more to 7.0L part way through the 1999 season, allowing the car to put out about 600 hp (447 kW).[2]
1999[]
The #3 would be one of the first cars built, with it making its debut at the 1999 edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona in the GT2 class as the #2, after which it would then compete in the inaugural ALMS season in the GTS class. The car would be driven mainly by Chris Kneifel and Ron Fellows, with John Paul Jr. joining for Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans. The #3 would take a couple of podiums in class with two 2nd places and two 3rd places, but it would always be at least a lap off the class winner. Corvette Racing would end up 6th in the teams' championship, while Fellows would finish 9th in the drivers' championship and Kneifel 12th (due to not receiving points for Sebring).[3][4]
2000[]
The #3 car would repeat its schedule in 2000, although it would run Daytona in the GTO class as the #3 this time around. Fellows and Kneifel would be joined by Justin Bell for the three major endurance races, while Andy Pilgrim would compete with Fellows in the shorter races. The car would almost win overall (and in class) at Daytona but would miss out on the top step of the podium by 30 seconds. It would however take its first win in class a few races later at Texas Motor Speedway, with it sister car, the #4, taking its first win in the next race at Petit Le Mans. The #3 would also take a couple of 2nd places in class, while the 4 would take a 3rd place, which would leave Corvette Racing 3rd in the teams' championship. The best placed driver would be Pilgrim, who would ride his performances in both the #3 and #4 to 6th in the drivers' championship.[5][6]
2001[]
For the third and final time, the #3 would run Daytona in 2001, once again as the #2 but this time in the GTS class, alongside their ALMS schedule. Johnny O'Connell would join Fellows as the two main driver for this year, with Kneifel only driving at Daytona and Sebring, Franck Fréon joining as the fourth driver for Daytona, and Scott Pruett being the third driver for Petit Le Mans. The car would redeem itself from the previous year, actually managing to take the overall win this time around, with the #4 (which had Dale Earnhardt as one of its drivers) finishing just off the podium in 4th. The Corvettes would end up dominating the ALMS season, with the #3 taking 5 wins and the #4 taking its second ever win. Even in the two races that the cars competed in that they didn't win, one of them would finish in 2nd. However, while Corvette Racing would take their first teams' championship, Fellows would only manage to finish 3rd in the drivers' championship.[7][8]
2002[]
From the 2002 season onward, the #3 would only compete in the ALMS. Fellows and O'Connell would once again be the main duo, this time being joined by Oliver Gavin for Sebring, Petit Le Mans, and the Road America 500. The Chevrolets would once again dominate the season, with the #3 taking another 7 wins and the #4 taking another two. The only race where the two cars wouldn't win was at Laguna Seca, where the #4 ran out of fuel in the final couple of laps, but still managed to finish 3rd in class, while the #3 caught fire and had to retire from the race. Corvette Racing would win their second straight teams' championship and sweep the drivers' championship podium, with Fellows giving the team their first ever drivers' champion. O'Connell finished second in part due to not receiving points for the Laguna Seca race, while the main pair for the #4, Kelly Collins and Pilgrim, finished tied for 3rd.[9]
2003[]
For the 2003 season, the main duo would once again stay the same, with Fréon rejoining as the third driver for Sebring and Petit Le Mans. While the Corvettes would win the first five races of the season, alternating between the #3 and #4 (with the #3 taking three and the #4 taking two), the Prodrive Ferrari 550 Maranellos would take the final four races of the season, although at least one Corvette would be on the podium in 3 of those 4 races. Even with this loss in form, Corvette Racing would still manage to take their third teams' championship, although this would be the closest win of the three, with the difference between them and Prodrive being only 4 points. Fellows would also win his second straight drivers' championship, but this time he would share it with O'Connell.[10]
2004[]
The only change for the 2004 crew would once again be the third driver, with Max Papis taking over that role. While the Corvettes seemed to have cooled off near the end of the previous season, 2004 would end up being their most dominating season yet, with the two cars winning all 9 races over the course of the season. The wins would be pretty evenly split between the two cars, with the #3 taking 5 wins and the #4 taking 4, with all but two of the races being 1-2 finishes for the cars (with one of those other two wins being a 1-3 finish). Corvette Racing would win their fourth straight teams' championship and would once again take the top 2 spots in the drivers' championship. Fellows would win his 3rd championship and O'Connell would win his second, while the #4 crew of Oliver Gavin and Olivier Berretta would finish 2nd.[11] This would be the final season for the C5.R, with it being replaced by the C6.R, based on the newly introduced successor to the C5 Corvette, the C6.
Variants[]
The C5.R appears in two livery variants:
- 2004 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing C5.R - also known as "Chevrolet #3 IMSA Corvette C5-R" (Forza Motorsport (2005) and all Xbox 360 Motorsport titles)
- 2003 Chevrolet #50 Corvette Racing C5.R (Forza Motorsport 3 only)
Statistics[]
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Speed 7.1 Accel 7.6
Braking 6.6
Corner 6.7
Base Rarity 9.8
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GTS |
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Unlock Requirements
North America:
missing data
Rarity: ?
Europe:
missing data
Rarity: ?
Asia:
missing data
Rarity: ? | ||
Performance
Value: 387,600 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): missing data
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): missing data
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): missing data 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): missing data
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): missing data
120 mph (193 km/h): missing data | ||
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Speed 6.2 Acceleration 7.7
Braking 8.3
Handling 8.0
Base Rarity 9.7
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R2 |
|---|---|---|
Unlock Requirements
North America:
missing data
Rarity: ?
Europe:
missing data
Rarity: ?
Asia:
missing data
Rarity: ? | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: missing data
Value: 325,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): missing data
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): missing data
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): missing data 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): missing data
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): missing data
120 mph (193 km/h): missing data | ||
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Speed 6.5 Handling 7.7
Acceleration 7.9
Launch 6.4
Braking 7.7
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R2 809 |
|---|---|---|
Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 500,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: GT1
Value: 500,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): missing data
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): missing data
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): missing data 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): missing data
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): missing data
120 mph (193 km/h): missing data | ||
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Speed 7.3 Handling 8.3
Acceleration 8.8
Launch 7.4
Braking 8.4
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R2 815 |
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Unlock Requirements
Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 1,100,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: GT1
Value: 1,100,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): missing data
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): missing data
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): missing data 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): missing data
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): missing data
120 mph (193 km/h): missing data | ||
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You can help the Forza Wiki by adding to this article.References[]
- ↑ Name in Forza Motorsport (2005)
- ↑ "Chevrolet Corvette C5-R" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "1999 24 Hours of Daytona" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "1999 American Le Mans Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "2000 24 Hours of Daytona" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "2000 American Le Mans Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "2001 24 Hours of Daytona" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "2001 American Le Mans Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "2002 American Le Mans Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "2003 American Le Mans Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.
- ↑ "2004 American Le Mans Series" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 09-16-2025.