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The new gt le mans car was the porsche 911 rsr for the two car porsche gt team.

Corvette for sale ford gt red. 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. 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. The 1966 24 hours of le mans was the 34th grand prix of endurance and took place on 18 and 19 june 1966.

85 e 24 heures du mans was an automobile endurance event held for le mans prototype and le mans grand touring endurance cars on 1718 june 2017 at the circuit de la sarthe le mans franceit was the 85th running of the 24 hour race organised by the automobile club de louest as well as the third round of the 2017 fia world endurance championship. Come 1966 and ford shocked ferrari by winning at daytona sebring and going 1 2 3 at le mans with the 70 liter gt40 mark iis. Ford reportedly spent several million dollars in an audit of ferrari factory assets and in legal negotiations only to have ferrari unilaterally cut off talks at a late stage.

The company did the same thing in the 1960s when it made the gt40 and the new car was created to win le mans on the 50th anniversary of the original ford supercar beating ferrari and everyone else at the endurance race. The 85th 24 hours of le mans french. In early 1963 ford reportedly received word through a european intermediary that enzo ferrari was interested in selling to ford motor company.

To fight back ferraris 330 p4 made its debut at daytona in. Ford v ferrari titled le mans 66 in some european territories is a 2019 american sports drama film directed by james mangold and written by jez butterworth john henry butterworth and jason kellerthe film stars matt damon and christian bale with jon bernthal caitriona balfe tracy letts josh lucas noah jupe remo girone and ray mckinnon in supporting roles. In the end it was impossible.

For its time the ford gt40 racer and its road going counterpart stunned the world and pushed technology and innovation forward for race cars. It did and won four times in a row from66 69. It was also the debut le mans start for two significant drivers.

50 years to the day following the historic podium sweep at the le mans 24 hours by the ford gt40 the new ford gt returned to le mans and claimed the gte pro. Jan 29 2017 with a brand new car for one of the top manufacturers in the imsa weathertech sportscar championships gt le mans class and three new manufacturers in the gt daytona class handicapping the gt cars in the 55th running of the rolex 24 at daytona would be tough. Ford built this car to win the le mans 24 hours in 2016 and has now released a road going version off the back of it.

The overall winners of all events since 1923 are listed here. 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.