TF Sport Corvette runner up in second round of ELMS in France

The # 33 TF Sport Z06 GT3.R Corvette finished 2nd in the LMGT3 class in the second round of the 2026 ELMS series at Le Castellet (circuit Paul Ricard) in southwestern France.

Charlie Eastwood and this year’s teammates Alec Udell and Blake McDonald led for a large portion of the 4-hour race.

Mathys Jaubert in the # 57 Kessel team “Car Guys” Ferrari 296 GT3 took over first place in the final hour.

Vying to repeat as champion in the 6-race ELMS series, the TF Corvette is up against 6 Ferraris, 3 Porsches, 2 Mercedes, 1 Aston Martin and 1 McLaren.

47 race cars (33 prototype class) 11 LMP2, 12 LMP2 Pro/Am, 10 LMP3 and (14 Production class) LMGT3 drew 25,000 fans to this premier venue that is filled with amenities like karting, zip-lining, quad biking, panoramic restaurants and a 3-star hotel.

The ELMS series travels to Italy for the third round at Imola on July 4-5.