Oliver and Olivier finished second in GT1 at Mosport 57 seconds behind the No.3 Corvette C6.R of Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen.  This time it was the No.4 car that had the bad luck with Oliver tipped into a spin by a prototype car 55 minutes into the race and a puncture in the final stint.

Starting from pole position Oliver had built up a lead over his two Corvette rivals before the incident.  With no major damage, Oliver brought the car back into the pits for a stop ahead of schedule.  However, a full course caution 8 minutes later left the car at the back of the queue.  The LMP2 car involved was subsequently penalised for avoidable contact.

"We were just coming around for the first round of pit stops, and I could see Jon Field behind me," Olly reported. "I should have known he was going to stick it in there and perhaps I hadn't given him enough room, but it was my corner. He hit my right rear with his left front and spun me around. That turned our race upside down, going from first to third.

"We had a lot of bad luck in this race, and sometimes you get races like this," he reflected. "We were fortunate to be able to recover and get second place. The team did a brilliant job with the pit stops and the spotting. It was a good race between all three cars. Congratulations to the No. 3 Corvette; they ran a faultless race and were very fast."

The hometown favourite was the brilliant white No. 33 Corvette C6.R of Fellows and Pilgrim. The pair was also caught out on the first full-course caution period, but the white car held second place for most of the race before being passed by Oliver two minutes before the checkered flag.

Corvette Racing's next event is the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix in Detroit Saturday, Sept. 1. Motors TV will televise the race live in the UK.