Ford Gt Wins Le Mans

First unveiled to the media at le mans last year the ford gt s le mans victory comes 395 days after the car turned a wheel for the first time on may 20 2015 at calabogie motorsports park in canada.
Ford gt wins le mans. 68 gt won the gte pro class beating long time rival ferrari in ford s. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. Ford executives and the drivers of the ford gt reflect on the gte pro class win le mans 24 hours.
Ii p 1046 won the 24 hours of le mans the first for the blue oval and for america itself. The blue oval s no. Henri pescarolo who went. It has been more than 50 years since the ford gt40 mk.
It was also the seventh round of the 1966 world sportscar championship season this was the first overall win at le mans for the ford gt40 as well as the first overall win for an american constructor. Had a singular goal when it resurrected the gt race program in 2016. It was one of the most advanced racing cars of the time and made a noted performance in le mans 1963 even though the car did not finish due to low gearing and slow revving out on the mulsanne straight however eric broadley lola cars owner and chief designer agreed on a. The lola proposal was chosen since lola had used a ford v8 engine in its mid engined lola mk6 also known as lola gt.
History repeated itself for ford motor co. On the 50th anniversary of its podium sweep at le mans. A herculean effort from the ford chip ganassi team has transformed the car into a le mans winner in just over one year.