Corvette Racing Driver Profile: Antonio Garcia

Birthdate: June 5, 1980

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Residence: Barcelona, Spain

Family: Single

Notable: Won four major endurance races: 2008-09 24 Hours of Le Mans (GT1), 2009 Daytona 24-hour (overall), 2009 Sebring 12-hour (GT1).

Web site: www.antoniogarcia.com

Career Highlights

• 1988-98: Started karting at age 8 in native Spain, winning numerous junior karting championships

• 1997: Formula Renault Elf Campus, three victories and six podium finishes; karting Category FA champion of Europe

• 1998: Raced in Open Nissan championship, two wins and five podium finishes

• 1999: Competed in Euro Open Nissan championship, one victory and five podium finishes

• 2000: Won 2000 Euro Open Nissan championship, five wins and 10 podium finishes

• 2001: Raced in Formula 3000 and FIA GT, first in Spa 24-hour and won Super Pole in Estoril

• 2002: Finished fifth in Formula Nissan World Series, five podium finishes

• 2003: Moved to European Touring Car Championship, scored five podium finishes

• 2004: Competed in ETCC; second in Hockenheim, third in Brno and Spa. Competed in Belgian national GT series; won Nürburgring

• 2005: Competed in WTCC; second in Puebla

• 2006: Raced in Le Mans Series, won GT1 at Donington, second in Spa; fourth in GT1 at Le Mans

• 2007: Made American Le Mans Series debut at Sebring with Team Modena, finished third in GT1; competed in Le Mans Series, British GT and Grand-Am, runner-up at Nürburgring and Silverstone GT1

• 2008: Won GT1 at 24 Hours of Le Mans with Aston Martin Racing, finished third in GT1 in Sebring 12-hour with Bell Motorsports; in Le Mans Series, won Monza, Nürburgring and Silverstone GT1

• 2009: Won three major endurance races: Daytona 24-hour (Daytona Prototype), Sebring 12-hour (Corvette C6.R), and 24 Hours of Le Mans (Corvette C6.R)

Antonio Garcia joined Corvette Racing in 2009 as the third driver for the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R. He is teamed with ALMS champions Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen in the Sebring 12-hour, Le Mans 24-hour, and 1000-mile Petit Le Mans endurance races.

Garcia has raced with distinction in the European Touring Car Championship, the World Touring Car Championship, and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. He was part of the winning GT1 team in the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, and shared in an overall victory in the 2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona. He won the GT1 category in the 2009 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in his debut with Corvette Racing and scored his second consecutive GT1 victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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