Corvette was in the hunt for victory for much of the six-hour Japanese enduro, with the team’s sole C8.R enjoying multiple stints in the lead after Keating qualified the car on pole position.
However, Keating had to come into the garage to get the right-hand side door replaced after he was involved in a collision with the #54 AF Corse Ferrari of Thomas Flohr in the third hour. A 30-second stop/go penalty for the incident dropped the #33 Corvette further down the order.
