Ford Is Aiming to Win Le Mans Outright in 2027 With a New Hypercar
In the year that will mark six decades since Dan Gurney and AJ Foyt won the race in a GT40 Mk. IV, Ford is headed back to the world's greatest sports car race. Not just with a GT car, but with an LMDh-spec prototype, competing in the top class for the overall win.
Ford commits to Le Mans return for outright victory with LMDh bid
The Blue Oval's factory effort will compete in WEC's Hypercar class with eyes on a Le Mans 24-hour overall victory for the first time since 1982
Ford announces Le Mans return as it chases first overall win since 1969
Ford will develop a new top-tier sports car to compete for overall victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the World Endurance Championship from 2027 onwards, aiming to continue where its GT40 left off in
Ford v Ferrari II: Ford enters top-drawer Hypercar class to win Le Mans in 2027
After the 1960s, Ford exited from the top-tier prototype class and competed in production-focused class racing around the world. In 2016, it won the Le Mans GT class with a mid-engine GT, and then finished second in the GT class last year with the debut of its Mustang GT3.
Ford will race prototype for overall Le Mans win in 2027
Ford announced plans Thursday to enter an LMDh prototype in the World Endurance Championship in 2027, taking the American manufacturer back to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the top category of sports car racing.
Ford Is Entering LMDh in 2027. The Goal? Absolute Victory at Le Mans
M ore than 60 years ago, Ford set out with the ambitious goal of becoming the first American manufacturer to ever win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. The resulting quest may just
Ford Aims to Reclaim Le Mans Magic in 2027 with New LMDh Race Car
The Blue Oval brand will field a full factory FIA WEC team to try and capture its first outright win in nearly six decades.
Ford Announces Shock Return To Le Mans Prototype Class In 2027
Ford is coming for Ferrari … and everyone else. Ford Chairman Bill Ford announced on Thursday that the brand is
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Lamborghini Seeking Customers for 2026 LMDh Program
Lamborghini is seeking customers to run its SC63 LMDh car for 2026 campaigns, having confirmed that it only plans to operate as a full factory team for this year’s IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup season.
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IMSA's GTP class set to keep growing
IMSA President John Doonan has teased further growth for IMSA’s GTP class in the coming years during today’s pre-Rolex 24 press conference. Doonan spoke directly about the potential for additional ...
Torque Sensors Take on Powerful Role for GTD at IMSA Rolex 24 at Daytona
Matt Kurdock, managing director of engineering at IMSA working his ninth Rolex for the series, tap-danced around the S word ...
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Ford Confirms Factory Hypercar Program for 2027 Debut
Ford becomes the eighth manufacturer to officially commit to the LMDh platform and is set to be at least the tenth OEM to ...
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Maurizio Leschiutta named new Lamborghini Head of Motorsport
Italo-Canadian will oversee development of the Lamborghini Squadra Corse programmes including the new Temerario GT3, 15 January 2025 – Lamborghini Squadra Corse is pleased ...
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Porsche takes historic 20th win in Daytona 24 Hours
Porsche secured back-to-back wins in the 24 Hours of Daytona with the 963 LMDh, while the Mustang GT3 claimed its maiden GTD victory.
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Lamborghini open to new LMDh partners for WEC return
Lamborghini will start looking for new partner teams to continue its LMDh project beyond 2025 if it can prove the ...
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Alpine Reveals Tweaked A424 Livery
Alpine has revealed a tweaked livery for the A424 ahead of the LMDh car’s second season in the FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar class.