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March 19, 2005
- At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the Twelve Hours of Sebring race is held, round one of the American Le Mans Series.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, and Max Papis in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
- 3rd in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Jan Magnussen in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
April 3, 2005
- At the St. Petersburg Temporary Circuit in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg race is held, round two of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series.
- 3rd: Lou Gigliotti in the #28 Corvette C6.
April 10, 2005
- At the Long Beach Street Circuit in Long Beach, California, the Cytomax Challenge/Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race is held, round one of the Trans-Am Series.
- 1st: Randy Ruhlman in the #49 Corvette.
April 17, 2005
- At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, the Sportsbook.com Grand Prix of Atlanta is held, round two of the American Le Mans Series.
- 1st in GT1 class: Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
May 22, 2005
- At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, round three of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- 1st in GT1 class: Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
June 18, 2005
- At the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland race is held, round two of the Trans-Am Series.
- 2nd: Randy Ruhlman in the #49 Corvette.
- 3rd: Joey Scarallo in the #06 Corvette.
June 18, 2005
- At the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, the 24 Hours of Le Mans race is held, over two days.
- 1st in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Jan Magnussen in the #64 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, and Max Papis in the #63 Corvette C6-R.
June 25, 2005
- At the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, the Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland race is held, round three of the Trans-Am Series.
- 1st: Randy Ruhlman in the #49 Corvette.
- 3rd: Joey Scarallo in the #06 Corvette.
July 4, 2005
- At the Lime Rock Park raceway in Lakeville, Connecticut, the New England Grand Prix race is held, round four of the American Le Mans Series.
- 1st in GT1 class, 3rd overall: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
July 9, 2005
- At Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Molson Indy Toronto race is held, round four of the Trans-Am Series.
- 3th: Joey Scarallo in the #06 Corvette.
July 16, 2005
- At the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma race is held, round seven of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series.
- 1st: Lou Gigliotti in the #28 Corvette C6.
- 2nd: Tony Gaples in the #34 Corvette C6.
July 17, 2005
- At the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma race is held, round five of the American Le Mans Series.
- 1st in GT1 class: Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
July 30, 2005
- At the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, the Portland Grand Prix race is held, round six of the American Le Mans Series.
- 1st in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
- 3rd in GT1 class: Ryan Dalziel and Alex Figge in a Corvette C5-R.
July 31, 2005
- At the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, the Grand Prix of Portland race is held, round eight of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series.
- 1st: Dino Crescentini in the #28 Corvette C6.
- 2nd: Leighton Reese in the #6 Corvette C6.
August 21, 2005
- At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Generac 500 at Road America race is held, round seven of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- 1st in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
August 27, 2005
- At the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the Molson Indy Montreal race is held, round nine (final) of the Trans-Am Series.
- 3rd: Randy Ruhlman in the #49 Corvette.
August 27, 2005
- End of the 2005 Trans-Am Series.
- 2nd, driver: Randy Ruhlman (Corvette).
- 2nd, manufacturer: Corvette
September 3, 2005
- At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Labour Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport race is held, round ten of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series.
- 2nd: Lou Gigliotti in the #28 Corvette C6.
September 4, 2005
- At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Grand Prix of Mosport race is held, round eight of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- 1st in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
October 1, 2005
- At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, the Petit le Mans race is held, round nine of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- 1st in GT1 class, 3rd overall: Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
October 15, 2005
- At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the Monterey Sports Car Championships race is held, round ten (final) of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- 1st in GT1 class: Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta in the #4 Corvette C6-R.
- 2nd in GT1 class: Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell in the #3 Corvette C6-R.
October 15, 2005
- End of the American Le Mans Series race season.
- 1st in GT1 class: (tie) Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta (Corvette).
- 2nd in GT1 class: (tie) Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell (Corvette).
Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of Chevrolet Corvettes
Chevrolet Corvette References in Pop Culture
Ken P's Today in History
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