Ford Le Mans Controversy

Before ford faced ferrari at le mans it brought home a win at the 1966 daytona 24 hour continental race and this new model honors said victory.

Ford le mans controversy. Ii s captured first second and third. Bruce mclaren controversially shades ken miles as the chequered flag is waved at le mans in 1966 photo. Le mans rules hold that in the event of a dead heat finish the car that drove the furthest distance is the official winner regardless of overall standings in the race. The video details the controversy behind one of the greatest racing achievements of all time.

16 2020 9 00 a m. Ford s answer to ferrari s next weapon the 330 p4 was delayed by development problems handing ferrari a rematch with the mk iis that so dominated them at lemans at the 1967 daytona 24 hours. Its first win at a 24 hour endurance race came a few months before at daytona where. The le mans results boosted ford over ferrari for the 1966 manufacturers championship.

Ford didn t just defeat ferrari at le mans in 1966 it humiliated the italian stallions. Ford s first two defeats at le mans in 1964 and 65 were overseen by another persnickety brit john pappy wyer shelby s former boss on aston martin s racing team but pappy did get into heated. Matt damon plays automobile designer carroll. The ford gt40 was already a winner by the time it arrived at the circuit de la sarthe for the 1966 lm24.

The cahier collection bernard cahier 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. While ferrari didn t even have a car that completed the race gt40 mk. Ford v ferrari tells the story of the ford motor company s attempt to become a racing powerhouse by winning the 24 hours of le mans race in 1966.