Ford Wins Le Mans

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Ford wins le mans. Dan Gurney and AJ. Henri Pescarolo who went. Ford won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with the famously controversial 1-2-3 finish.

The 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance and took place on 18 and 19 June 1966. The overall winners of all events since 1923 are listed here. Ford dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1966 winning it for the first time and taking all the podium places with its updated MkII and stellar driver line-up.

Win at Le Mans to honor the 50th anniversary of the companys legendary victory there over Ferrari in 1966. Ford took its lumps at first then came back to win at Le Mans in 1966 67 68 and 69 the last two years with one customer car run by John Wyer the first two with a team led by Carroll. The two drivers like the crew members and Ford executives there with them hoped all the while that neither they nor.

The famous 1-2-3 finale of Fords made 1966 a jaw-dropping year and even if you ignore the controversy surrounding the photo op that essentially gave McLaren and Amon the win over Miles and Hulme theres no doubt that Ford earned the first three positions. A good chunk of James Mangolds Ford v Ferrari is devoted to a diligent recreation of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race and it all leads to a climax that if you dont know anything about it. 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.

Ford Wins Le Mans. The first two Mark IIs were Shelby American entries of Bruce McLarenChris Amon with the Ken MilesDenis Hulme. Today the Blue Oval.

Ford Motor Company returned to Le Mans for a rematch with Ferrari in 1967. 1966 24 Hours of 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.