Ford Motor Company is set to take part in one of the most respected automobile races – 24 Hours of Le Mans in France next year with its new Ford GT racecar.
 
The leading automobile maker made the announcement at the circuit in Le Mans, ahead of the start of this year’s 24 Hours race.
 
Ford GT will compete in the Le Mans GT Endurance class for professional teams and drivers (LM GTE Pro), said a statement from the company.

The new race car is based on the Ford GT supercar unveiled in January. Both the production car and race car will arrive in 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of Ford GT race cars taking the first, second and third place at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ford went on to repeat its victory at Le Mans in 1967, 1968 and 1969, said the statement.

Bill Ford, the executive chairman, said: “When the GT40 competed at Le Mans in the 1960s, Henry Ford II sought to prove Ford could beat endurance racing’s most legendary manufacturers.”

“We are still extremely proud of having won this iconic race four times in a row, and that same spirit that drove the innovation behind the first Ford GT still drives us today,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service