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FORD WRAPS UP FIRST ROUND OF LE MANS QUALIFYING
After a successful test on the Circuit de la Sarthe just over a week ago, the Ford GTs of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing took to the legendary Le Mans track for real yesterday, putting four cars through a four-hour Free Practice Session and then a late-night, two-hour provisional qualifying session. Although they did not match … Continue reading
STRONG STRATEGY, DRIVING PUT FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING IN PODIUM CONTENTION AT MID-OHIO
Despite strong strategies and judicious driving by all four drivers, the podium remained just out of reach for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the final stop for the team before the Le Mans 24. Richard Westbrook clocked the fastest lap of the GTLM category Sunday (1:19.451) in a hard charge to … Continue reading
NO. 66 FORD GT WINS THE 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
The #66 Ford GT, raced by Stefan Mücke, Olivier Pla and Billy Johnson won a dramatic ‘6 Hours of Spa’ today, taking maximum championship points from the first race of the 2018-19 WEC Super Season. In contrasting fortune, the #67 GT of Harry Tincknell (GB), Andy Priaulx (GB) and Tony Kanaan (BRA) ended the race … Continue reading
FORD’S FRONT ROW LOCKOUT FOR WEC SEASON OPENER
The two Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs have qualified on pole position and in second place, locking out the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s ‘Total 6 Hours of Spa’, the first round of the new WEC Super Season. “That’s a fantastic way to start the season,” said Team Principal, George Howard-Chappell. “We … Continue reading
FORD’S WORLD ENDURANCE SUPER SEASON IS GO!
The first ever FIA World Endurance Championship “Super Season” gets underway this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. After completing an intensive winter test programme, the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team is stronger than ever and ready for what is expected to be the most competitive GTE Pro class battle ever. Michelin has produced a new … Continue reading
FORD CHIP GANASSI RACING EARNS A DOUBLE PODIUM FINISH AT LONG BEACH
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing battled to a double-podium finish on the streets of Long Beach at the BUBBA® burger Grand Prix. The No. 67 and 66 Ford GTs finished p2-3 with drivers Ryan Briscoe and Dirk Müller in the drivers’ seats after Joey Hand put the No. 66 on pole in qualifying. “It was just crazy,” … Continue reading
HAND TAKES GTLM POLE WITH RECORD LAST LAP AT LONG BEACH
Joey Hand saved his best for last in qualifying for Saturday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach. On his final lap of the 15-minute qualifying session, Hand threw down a new track record lap for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class around the 1.968-mile, 11-turn Long Beach street … Continue reading
12 HOURS OF SEBRING: GTLM TITLE PROVES ELUSIVE FOR THE FORD GT
It seemed as if the GTLM title at the 12 Hours of Sebring was finally within Ford Chip Ganassi Racing’s grasp, but that win will remain a goal for yet another year. It wasn’t for lack of trying. After the team led three of the four practice sessions early in the week, the No. 67 … Continue reading
FORD GT EARNS BACK-TO-BACK WINS AT ROLEX 24
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has won back-to-back IMSA GTLM titles at the Rolex 24 At Daytona and the Ford EcoBoost-powered Ford GT also broke a distance record for the race that has stood since 1982. One year after their team car, the No. 66 Ford GT, won the event, drivers Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook and … Continue reading
FORD GT CARS QUALIFY P2, P5 FOR ROLEX 24
Joey Hand was close, but not quite close enough as he nearly put the No. 66 Ford GT on pole at Daytona International Speedway for the second year in a row. Just .019 seconds off the top spot, Hand will start p2 when team owner Chip Ganassi issues the call to start engines for the … Continue reading
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