Ford Triple Win Le Mans, 1966 24 Hours Of Le Mans Wikipedia

Ford trounced the frontrunner ferrari as all three ford cars crossed the finish line in a dead heat.

Ford xlt sport 2020. The pair had inherited victory from fellow ford driver ken miles in car no1 who had earlier pulled out a lead of. 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.

With three ford gt40s in the lead it was clear ford was going to win the race. As a result the car brand only entered two cars in anticipation of another win. Still it wasnt enough to just beat ferrari.

The real life le mans 66 ended with a historic finish. 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. 92 porsche 911 rsr when an ill.

Ford dominated the le mans 24 hours race in 1966 winning it for the first time and taking all the podium places with its updated mkii and stellar driver line upbut instead of euphoria on the podium chris amon and bruce mclaren who were classified first were strangely subdued. The 24 hours of le mans 24 heures du mans is the worlds oldest sports car endurance race and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history. It was decided early in may to build the mark ii version around the ford 427 engine.

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. Henri pescarolo who went. The realization was forced on ford in 1965 that the 289 race car was not fast enough to win le mans.

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. Le mans france the no. At le mans 1966 ferrari entered the race with a five year winning streak.

On the 50th anniversary of fords 1966 win in 2016 rushbrooks team led ford to victory in the 24 hours of le mans gt class after an epic duel with a ferrari 488. But theres some additional drama. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers.

69 ford gt of ryan briscoe aus scott dixon nz and richard westbrook gb joined the winners on the podium. 68 ford gt of sebastien bourdais fra joey hand us and dirk mueller ger crossed the finish line at le mans at three oclock on sunday as the overall gt winner of the 2016 le mans 24 hours.