Ford Gt Win Le Mans, Ford Expresses Disappointment At Keating Le Mans Disqualification Wec Autosport

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Ford ranger wildtrak x 2020. All four ford gts finished the le mans 24 hours which was one of the most brutal 24 hour races at the circuit de la sarthe for many years. The race has been run every year since its inception with the exception of 1936 when the race was not run due to worker strikes and 1940 to 1948 due to world war ii. Screenshot via ford performance it was 50 years ago to the day that ford finished 1 2 3 at the 24 hours of le mans in france.

This car took second place overall all three top finishers were ford gt40s in the 1966 24 hours of le mansthe 1 car was driven by ken miles and denny hulme and together with the 2 car driven by bruce mclarenchris amon 1st overall and 5 car driven by bucknumhutcherson 3rd overall gave ford its first victory in a 24 hour race. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. The mk3 gt version was taken to le mans now powered by an aston martin engine developing 450 bhp.

The trio was in the mix of the battle for the top spot early in the race with the winning no. It was also the seventh round of the 1966 world sportscar championship seasonthis was the first overall win at le mans for the ford gt40 as well as the first overall win for an american constructor. Last years race winning 68 ford gt came home in sixth place followed by the no.

A good chunk of james mangolds ford v ferrari is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 hours of le mans race and it all leads to a climax that if you dont know anything. Wow what a race said dave pericak global director ford performance. John surtees had won the inaugural can am series in north america with a chevrolet v8 engine.

Also rewarded for their work with the ford gt project lola cars returned to le mans with the new t70. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers. The 2019 24 hours of.

It has been more than 50 years since the ford gt40 mk. Henri pescarolo who went. Le mans joey hand us sebastien bourdais fra and dirk mueller ger drivers of the 68 ford gt who captured a victory here in 2016 returned to the podium with a strong third place finish in 86 th running of the worlds toughest endurance sports car race.

The overall winners of all events since 1923 are listed here. 69 car in seventh and the 66 in tenth place. The 1966 victory has gone down in history but on sunday ford came.

Ii p1046 won the 24 hours of le mans the first for the blue oval and for america itself.