Tuesday 22nd September 2015

Ford GT racer to debut at Silverstone

European debut for the GT in UK ahead of the 50th anniversary at Le Mans

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We all know the racing version of the new Ford GT will race at Le Mans next year to mark 50 years of the GT40's first win there. What has only be announced today is that the car's European race debut will be at Silverstone. Which is pretty cool.

You think it has an Ecoboost engine?

The Six Hours of Silverstone is the first round of the 2016 World Endurance Championship, where two GTs will compete in the GT-Endurance Pro Class. It will race Corvette C7.Rs, 911s, V8 Vantages and 458 Italias, while there's also an LMP1 and LMP2 race going on at the same time...

Raj Nair, Ford's VP for Global Product Development, is predictably very excited about getting the GT on track: "The same spirit that drove the innovation behind the first Ford GT still drives us as a company today. Let the racing begin!"

Alongside the World Endurance Championship, Ford will also campaign the GT in the American IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship. It takes in Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen, Austin and many more, with driver line-ups for both championships to be announced closer to the time; a busy first season for the new GT!

Watch the video here.

[sumpoil]

"You think it has an Ecoboost engine?" .....

Is the picture caption meant to imply that it now hasn't? ......

[Jimmm]

I think it's supposed to be tongue in cheek because it says "Powered by EcoBoost" on every square inch of the car.

ETA: The road version is probably my favourite looking car at the moment. Hopefully it makes a decent racer. It certainly looks fast sitting still which is always a good start.

Edited by Jimmm on Tuesday 22 September 12:52

[PompeyM3]

Already ordered my tickets for Silverstone, this is a big bonus, Can't wait.

Saw the road going version at the Festival of Speed on the Ford stand, looked rather nice

[RobGT81]

This thing is basically a prototype and will destroy GTE. Maybe.

[SR]

Love the car, love the video. Simples!

[chilled901]

I liked the little reference to the prancing horse at the very end. Can't wait to see it race!

[SamR380]

Reminds me of

[saxy]

This car looks like it's got a lot of aero, but let's be honest, it's going to do VERY well until the BoP come in. There are specific rules on how high the rear wing can be, how much power the engine is allowed to have and how much the car weighs. Without these regulations the car would be proper fast.

[RobGT81]

I suspect that sandbags will be fully deployed until Spa or even Le Mans week.