Corvette In Movies Ford Gt Wins Le Mans

Although ford first revived the gt nameplate in 2005 it never went racing.

Enzo ferrari son 2017 ford gt exhaust. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966. Ii p1046 won the 24 hours of le mans the first for the blue oval and for america itself. 24 hours of le mans.

It has been more than 50 years since the ford gt40 mk. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers. Corvette racing has won le mans eight times in 16 years more than any class competitor.

Manufacturer championships for chevrolet and corvette racing since 2001. Few american race cars are as revered as the ford gt which earned motorsports immortality thanks to its podium sweep at the 1966 24 hours of le mans as depicted in the film ford v ferrariits. Henri pescarolo who went.

This meant an identifiable ford product the gt would challenge the dominant car in the gt le mans class the corvette c7r the latest version of the car that had been racing in the american le mans series and then the weathertech sportscar championship since 1999. See all 120 photos. Win at le mans to honor the 50th anniversary of the companys legendary victory there over ferrari in 1966.

Ford gt scrambles by mike pryson. Number of gt le mans wins in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship for corvette racing since the start of 2014. Thats the most of any manufacturer and team in gtlm.

Number of victories for corvette racings lineup at le mans. 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. Had a singular goal when it resurrected the gt race program in 2016.