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| Ford GT Le Mans | |
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| Race Car | |
| Category | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTLM FIA World Endurance Championship GTE |
| Constructor | Ford |
| Designer | {{{Designer}}} |
| Predecessor | {{{Predecessor}}} |
| Successor | {{{Successor}}} |
| Chassis | Carbon-fibre monocoque with safety roll cage |
| Suspension (front) | Unequal length double wishbone with pushrod-actuated torsion bars and Multimatic DSSV dampers |
| Suspension (rear) | Same as front |
| Engine | Ford EcoBoost D35 3.5 L (214 cu in) V6 60° twin-turbocharged, mid-engine, longitudinally-mounted |
| Electric_motor | {{{Electric motor}}} |
| Battery | Braille AGM (13 volts) |
| Power | Over 500 PS (368 kW), 500 N⋅m (370 ft⋅lbf) torque |
| Transmission | Ricardo 6-speed sequential semi-automatic paddle shift Limited slip ramp/plate differential |
| Weight | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb) excluding driver, fluids and fuel; 1,310 kg (2,888 lb) including driver, fluids and fuel |
| Fuel | VP Racing Fuels MS100 RON unleaded 80% + Ethanol E20 20% (IMSA SportsCar)/Shell V-Power LM24 98 RON unleaded (WEC and Le Mans 24 Hours (2016-2017))/Total Excellium LM24 98 RON unleaded 80% + Ethanol E20 (WEC and Le Mans 24 Hours (2018-2019)) |
| Brakes | Six piston front Brembo calipers. Four piston rear Brembo calipers. Vented Brembo discs |
| Tyres | Michelin |
| Notable entrants | Ford Chip Ganassi racing USA (IMSA SC) Ford Chip Ganasi racing UK joint venture with Multimatic Motorsports (FIA WEC) |
| Notable drivers | Joey Hand Dirk Müller Sébastien Bourdais Ryan Briscoe Richard Westbrook Stefan Mücke Scott Dixon Olivier Pla |
| Debut | 2016 24 Hours of Daytona |
| Races competed | 53 |
| Race victories | 16 |
| Podiums | 47 |
| Constructors' Championships | 1 (IMSA 2018) |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Pole positions | 8 (WEC) |
| Fastest laps | {{{Fastest Laps}}} |
The Ford GT Le Mans is a Le Mans racer which has finally returned to Le Mans 2016 with the all-new version of the Ford GT to compete in LM GTE Pro class in the 24 hours of Le Mans. This car commemorates the 50th anniversary of Ford’s 1966 overall victory from the past years. It competed in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the LM GTE Pro class in the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2016 to 2019.
Racing history
On June 12th 2015 Ford announced they would return to Le Mans. The car made its debut at the 2016 24 hours of Daytona. It won its first race at the 2016 Continental tire Monterey Grand Prix. In the 2016 24 hours of Le Mans the 68 Ford GT Le Mans won in its class.
In 2017 the GT Le Mans won in it’s class at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona and finished 2nd in the GTE Pro category at Le Mans.
In 2018 the GT Le Mans repeated it’s win at the 24 Hours Of Daytona delivering Chip Ganassi Racing it’s 200th win. The Ford GT took additionally victories at Watkins Glen, Mosport, Lime Rock, and Road America en route to winning the IMSA GTLM Manufactures championship. The #66 Ford GT also won the IMSA GTLM North American Endurance Cup
In 2019 the #67 Ford GT won the IMSA GTLM Michelin Endurance Cup
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