Antonio Garcia will compete full-time for Corvette in this year's American Le Mans Series.

The 31-year-old Spaniard has raced for the marque sporadically in recent years, contesting long-distance ALMS races and three Le Mans 24 Hours, twice winning the GT class in the latter.

Now he will step-up to race for the team on a full-time basis, replacing Monegasque Olivier Beretta, who has ended his affiliation with the American manufacturer. It is yet to be confirmed who he will be paired with, though Tommy Milner, Beretta’s 2011 team-mate, appears most likely.

Garcia, who will dovetail his ALMS programme with a seat at Grand-Am squad Starworks, is a former World Series by Renault champion and remains close friends with countryman and former rival Fernando Alonso.