Ford Motor Company announced its return to top-tier endurance racing in 2027, setting its sights on winning the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time since 1969. The American automaker will develop a hypercar to compete in the World Endurance Championship (WEC)'s LMDh class, marking a significant shift from its current GT3 and GTE programs. Ford's ambitious goal is to secure an overall victory after decades of absence from the highest echelon of endurance racing.
Ford will return to the top echelon of endurance racing in 2027 with a view to winning the fabled 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time since 1969. Confirming Autocar’s previous report, Ford said it would develop a hypercar to enter the World Endurance Championship in two years' time. This marks a change of tack for the American firm: it currently builds a Mustang for the lesser GT3 class and previously ran a GT supercar in the GTE class.
Ferrari, Peugeot and Toyota run LMH hypercars and Aston Martin will soon join their ranks with the Valkyrie. Meanwhile, Alpine, BMW, Cadillac and Porsche run LMDh hypercars and will be joined by Genesis next year. Ford executie chairman Bill Ford said: “When we race, we race to win. And there is no track or race that means more to our history than Le Mans. It is where we took on Ferrari and won in the 1960s. It is where we returned 50 years later and shocked the world and beat Ferrari again.
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