{"id":15911,"date":"2015-06-12T17:53:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T00:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=15911"},"modified":"2015-06-12T17:53:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T00:53:39","slug":"news-round-up-fords-return-to-le-mans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/news-round-up-fords-return-to-le-mans\/","title":{"rendered":"News Round-up: Ford&#8217;s Return to Le Mans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15921\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/news-round-up-fords-return-to-le-mans\/11403367_10153276508443820_5305354673428142571_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11403367_10153276508443820_5305354673428142571_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,476\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;GREG&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;6\\\/2015&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ford GT Returns to Le Mans\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11403367_10153276508443820_5305354673428142571_n-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11403367_10153276508443820_5305354673428142571_n.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15921\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11403367_10153276508443820_5305354673428142571_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ford GT Returns to Le Mans\" width=\"720\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11403367_10153276508443820_5305354673428142571_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/11403367_10153276508443820_5305354673428142571_n-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ford revealed today\u00a0that they will be returning to Le Mans in 2016 with the all-new Ford GT race car as well as compete in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Their two-team, four-car effort will be operated by Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of the Ford GT and its return to racing in 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Le Mans race where Ford placed first, second and third in their GT40 MK. II.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the GT40 competed at Le Mans in the 1960s, Henry Ford II sought to prove Ford could beat endurance racing\u2019s most legendary manufacturers,\u201d said Bill Ford, executive chairman, Ford Motor Company. \u201cWe are still extremely proud of having won this iconic race four times in a row, and that same spirit that drove the innovation behind the first Ford GT still drives us today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The internet is abuzz with excitement about today&#8217;s announcement, and we&#8217;ve rounded up as many highlights as we could find about this important moment in racing history.<\/p>\n<p>Reveal Video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nVa4mlFZEmM?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Le Mans Press Conference:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWZUBO-9H98?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/racing.ford.com\/enthusiasts\/newsroom\/2015\/media-room--exclusive-interview--ford-gt-forums-dave-bannister.html\" target=\"_blank\">Interview with Dave Bannister of Ford GT Forum<\/a>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/racing.ford.com\/enthusiasts\/newsroom\/2015\/media-room--exclusive-interview--ford-gt-forums-dave-bannister.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/news-round-up-fords-return-to-le-mans\/ford-gt-le-mans-reveal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ford-GT-Le-Mans-Reveal.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"639,637\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434156196&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ford GT Le Mans Reveal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ford-GT-Le-Mans-Reveal-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ford-GT-Le-Mans-Reveal.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15912\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ford-GT-Le-Mans-Reveal.jpg\" alt=\"Ford GT Le Mans Reveal\" width=\"639\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ford-GT-Le-Mans-Reveal.jpg 639w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ford-GT-Le-Mans-Reveal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ford-GT-Le-Mans-Reveal-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ford GT Photo Gallery, courtesy Ford:<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/news-round-up-fords-return-to-le-mans\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15911 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/news-round-up-fords-return-to-le-mans\/11057997_10153276508633820_9010262260559881787_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/news-round-up-fords-return-to-le-mans\/10931161_10153276508803820_908257717954592712_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10931161_10153276508803820_908257717954592712_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"News Round-up: Ford&#039;s Return to Le Mans\" data-attachment-id=\"15913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/news-round-up-fords-return-to-le-mans\/10931161_10153276508803820_908257717954592712_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10931161_10153276508803820_908257717954592712_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,476\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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