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FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING COMPLETES POLE AWARD SWEEP
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing will start from the pole position on both sides of the Atlantic on Sunday. Richard Westbrook drove to the front of the GTLM pack in IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar qualifying at VIR Saturday, after Stefan Mücke and Olivier Pla did the same in GTE Pro qualifying at Silverstone (FIA World Endurance Championship). … Continue reading
FORD GT TAKES WEC POLE AT SILVERSTONE
The #66 Ford GT of Stefan Mücke (GER) and Olivier Pla (FRA) will start the ‘6 Hours of Silverstone’ from pole position after a dominant showing in today’s Qualifying session. Mücke and Pla are currently in second position in the fight for the world title so every point counts at this stage of the season. … Continue reading
FORD’s WEC CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE RESUMES AT SILVERSTONE
The 2018-19 WEC Super Season resumes this weekend and the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team is ready to continue the fight for top honours in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Round 3 takes place at the world-famous Silverstone Circuit, just a few miles from Greatworth Park where the team is based, making this the home … Continue reading
FOUR-FOR-FORD: BRISCOE, WESTBROOK GIVE FORD GT FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN AT ROAD AMERICA
Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook gave Ford its fourth consecutive IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship win Sunday in the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America, putting the No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT back atop the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class standings in the process. The winning pass came with two minutes … Continue reading
TEAMMATES HAND, MUELLER RIDE STRONG MOMENTUM BACK TO ROAD AMERICA
They’re definitely not alone in these sentiments, but No. 66 Ford GT co-drivers Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller love racing at Road America, which hosts the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for this Sunday’s two-hour, 40-minute Continental Tire Road Race Showcase. They love everything about the four-mile permanent road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. “It’s my … Continue reading
THREE IN A ROW: FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING TAKES COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY
Shortly after the race’s final pit stops with just over an hour to go, Joey Hand was 12 seconds down to the race leader. But in the spirit of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing’s “never say die” attitude, Hand charged to the front, passing the leading Corvette with 13 minutes left and taking his and Dirk … Continue reading
FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING READY FOR ALL-GT CLASS BATTLE AT LIME ROCK PARK
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing is on a hot streak and hoping to keep it going at the Northeast Grand Prix. The 2-hour, 40-minute, all-GT class race will put an even greater spotlight on the GTLM category just when the competition couldn’t be more difficult for teams in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Ford CGR, current … Continue reading
CLEAN SWEEP: HAND, MUELLER CAP OFF PERFECT WEEKEND FOR FORD GT AT WATKINS GLEN
It was a clean sweep for Ford at Watkins Glen International. Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller co-drove to the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen victory Sunday in Ford Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 66 Ford GT, closing out a perfect weekend for the manufacturer in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GT Le Mans (GTLM) class. … Continue reading
FORD TAKES THIRD STRAIGHT PODIUM AT LE MANS 24 HOURS
Joey Hand (US), Sébastien Bourdais (FRA) and Dirk Müller (GER), drivers of the #68 Ford GT who captured a victory here in 2016, returned to the podium with a strong, third-place finish in 86thrunning of the world’s toughest endurance sports car race. The trio was in the mix of the battle for the top spot … Continue reading
ALL FOUR FORD GTS QUALIFY IN TOP 11 FOR LE MANS 24 HOURS
All four Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs qualified in the top 11 of the strong 17-car GTE Pro field for the 86th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours this coming Saturday and Sunday at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The #66 Ford GT, driven by Stefan Mücke, Olivier Pla and Billy Johnson, was the … Continue reading
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