By 1966, the Ford GT40s were well oiled machines and victory at Le Mans was inevitable. In fall 1964, Ford’s Le Mans planning group sat down in Dearborn to map out the upcoming season. This is the car depicted in our blue Ford GT40 poster. 3 Current page. Foyt, the late Dan Gurney reflect on their own 'Ford v Ferrari' moment Setting Le Mans history right: A tale of two Ford GT40s Victory in the 1966 24 hours of Le Mans should have gone to Ken Miles and Denny Hulme, driving the Ford GT40 Mk II that carried chassis number P/1015. At noon, with four hours still to run, there were only sixteen cars left running, the three Fords, with the McLaren/Amon car now slightly in front of the Miles/Hulme car, the Bucknum/Hutcherson Ford was nine laps behind, and then came a whole row of Porsches making a stupendous impression by the way they were still cracking round and sounding indecently healthy, while the remaining Alpine-Renault Gordinis sounded as if they had only just started the race, and most incredible was the fact that the lone French-driven Mini-Marcos was still buzzing round. In order to cut out any possibility of a nonsense that might make team personnel make a mistake the Ford pits got tough and cleared out all the “hangers on” and the myriad of photographers and TV and radio people, who invariably get in the way, and quite rightly so, for they had a lot at stake and had worked fantastically hard to reach this point at Le Mans, a point that was by no means a certain victory for them. So there was no way he could have just slowed down for four laps. I don’t know what went on, but he lost a ton of time with those two stops.”. The days prior to the race had been extremely hot, but Saturday was rather ominous, with gathering clouds and a much lower temperature and thirty minutes before the traditional 4 p.m. start a drizzling rain began, causing a lot of tyre changing, both as regards tread pattern and make, however, the rain did not develop quite as anticipated so that some people were caught out. And so it stood, with an almost uncomfortable McLaren and Amon and a joyous Henry Ford II on the podium, joined only later by Miles and Hulme. Fine Art Giclee Print (Limited 21/66 Pcs) - Ford GT40 MKII #2 Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon - Ford First win Le Mans 1966. Paul Fearnley Browse pages. Ford GT40s lead the way at 1966 Le Mans start. During the last half-hour the two Shelby cars closed up together, Miles waiting for McLaren, who had lost the lead during the final pit stops for refuelling, and the light-blue and the black 7-litre Fords circulated quietly together, gathering up the gold car of Bucknum as they started what was obviously going to be their final lap and a thoroughly well deserved victory for Ford, won through pulverising the opposition, even at the cost of heavy losses to their own forces. 1966: Ford’s first Le Mans win. Detroit Free Press. Ford won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with the famously controversial 1-2-3 finish. 7 Current page. But there’s a sad story behind that amazing win, one which highlights the tension that can arise from team orders, and the differences between a race driver’s goals and those of the factory. But instead of euphoria on the podium, Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, who were classified first, were strangely subdued. The overall winners of all events since 1923 are listed here. In that time, Ken lost close to two laps, I think. It’s the car that came third, number 5, and is expected to fetch around USD$12m. The piece below is a look back piece from Dave Friedman on the finish of the race which saw controversy surrounding the two Ford GTs gunning … Jarno Zaffelli,…, The Isle of Man Government has confirmed the cancellation of the 2021 Isle of Man TT races due to uncertainty surrounding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But had that lap advantage disappeared with a suspect brake disc change? But instead of euphoria on the podium, Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, who were classified first, were strangely subdued. Fine Art Giclee Print (Limited 21/66 Pcs) - Ford GT40 MKII #2 Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon - Ford First win Le Mans 1966. He followed his orders and then he got f***ed. Make offer - Johnny Herbert 1989 US Grand Prix Phoenix F1 Signed Photo Bennetton Le Mans Win. team. However, all the remaining finishers were on Dunlop tyres. The pair had inherited victory from fellow Ford driver Ken Miles in car no1, who had earlier pulled out a lead of almost four laps over Amon and McLaren in car no2, before being ordered to slow down by the team, in order to engineer a dead-heat finish, and a powerful photo opportunity. In 1966, the Mk.II version of the car dominated the 24 hours of Le Mans, finishing first, second and third and it continued to win the following three years. In our second extract from the three-volume book, Motor Sport publishes an edited version. “We ended up having to get two more rotors and hoping they were okay. The Ford v Ferrari battle at the Le Mans 24 Hours race of 1966 was a personal feud between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari that played out on endurance racing’s grandest stage, the story dramatic enough to warrant a Hollywood telling of the story that took Ford to the top step at La Sarthe. Ford had to spend three years and about $3 million before reaching its goal of becoming a leader in motorsports: In 1966, the Ford GT40 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Edition signed by the Page 1 of 2 - Amon/McLaren win at Le Mans 1966 - posted in The Nostalgia Forum: The 1966 Le Mans was led by three Ford GT40 Mk II cars, driven by Ken Miles/Hulme, Gurney/Grant and by Amon/McLaren. Before practice finished both sides had been struck a severe body blow, for Surtees had an altercation with his team manager and went off in a huff, just when Ferrari and Europe needed him most, and one of the Ford drivers, the American Dick Thompson, caused an accident and did not comply with the rules about reporting it and was disqualified. GTB Ferrari was disqualified for transgressing the rules when starting away from the pits without a clutch, and although Fords were in the first three places with the only three Mk. 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours race report: Ford takes first win July 7th 2014 The Ford GT40s finish one-two, Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon taking the American marque's debut victory over the Ferraris
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