Ford vs Ferrari
1960-1971. 1960-1971. Ferrari's mid-engine reign, then the Henry Ford II revenge campaign. Four GT40 victories in a row.
Part of Le Mans 24 Hours
21 moments in this segment.
- - 1960 路 Ferrari 250 TR59/60. Ferrari wins. The first of six straight Ferrari victories.
- - 1961 路 Ferrari 250 TRI/61. Gendebien and Hill repeat the 1958 win. Mid-engine revolution looming, Ferrari's last front-engine Le Mans victory.
- - 1962 路 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM. Hill's third Le Mans win in a row (he won the 1961 F1 World Championship in between). Gendebien's fourth.
- - 1962 路 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM. 馃摴 23/06/1962 24 hours of le mans. olivier gendebien -phil hill on ferrari win Year: 1962 路 Winner: Ferrari 330 TRI/LM 路 Drivers: Olivier Gendebien 路 Phil Hill Hill's third Le Mans win in a row (he won the 1961 F1 World Championship in between). Gendebien's fourth.
- - 1963 路 Ferrari 250 P. First mid-engine win at Le Mans. Bandini and Scarfiotti both die in racing accidents within the decade.
- - 1963 路 Ferrari 250 P. 馃摴 Le Mans 24 Hours 1963 Ferrari 250P V-12 Wins "The Roaring Road" Year: 1963 路 Winner: Ferrari 250 P 路 Drivers: Lorenzo Bandini 路 Lodovico Scarfiotti First mid-engine win at Le Mans. Bandini and Scarfiotti both die in racing accidents within the decade.
- - 1964 路 Ferrari 275 P. Last Ferrari win for thirty-five years. The Henry Ford II GT40 campaign starts that summer, the war begins.
- - 1965 路 Ferrari 250 LM. Private NART entry beats both the works Ferraris and the Ford GT40 program. Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt; Rindt would die at Monza in 1970.
- - 1967 路 Ford GT40 Mark IV. All-American Mk IV with American drivers, Gurney and Foyt set a distance record (5,232 km) that stood for 43 years. Gurney invents the champagne podium spray.
- - 1967 路 Ford GT40 Mark IV. 馃摴 Foyt and Gurney LeMans 1967 Year: 1967 路 Winner: Ford GT40 Mark IV 路 Drivers: Dan Gurney 路 A. J. Foyt All-American Mk IV with American drivers, Gurney and Foyt set a distance record (5,232 km) that stood for 43 years. Gurney invents the champagne podium spray.
- - 1968 路 Ford GT40 Mark I. John Wyer's privateer Gulf-livery Mark I, the iconic blue and orange, beats the works Porsche 908s.
- - 1968 路 Ford GT40 Mark I. 馃摴 GT40 at the 1968 Le Mans race Year: 1968 路 Winner: Ford GT40 Mark I 路 Drivers: Pedro Rodr铆guez 路 Lucien Bianchi John Wyer's privateer Gulf-livery Mark I, the iconic blue and orange, beats the works Porsche 908s.
- - 1969 路 Ford GT40 Mark I. 馃摴 1969 Le Mans Start - Jacky Ickx Walks to his car Year: 1969 路 Winner: Ford GT40 Mark I 路 Drivers: Jacky Ickx 路 Jackie Oliver Ickx famously walks across the grid to protest the running start (which would soon be abolished), wins by 120 metres over Porsche after 24 hours.
- - 1970 路 Porsche 917 KH. Porsche's first overall Le Mans win after decades trying. McQueen filmed his Le Mans movie at this race.
- - 1970 路 Porsche 917 KH. 馃摴 24h Le Mans 1970 - Porsche 917 Overall Victory (German Documentary) Year: 1970 路 Winner: Porsche 917 KH 路 Drivers: Hans Herrmann 路 Richard Attwood Porsche's first overall Le Mans win after decades trying. McQueen filmed his Le Mans movie at this race.
- - 1971 路 Porsche 917 KH. Distance record (5,335 km) that stood until 2010. Helmut Marko goes on to become the Red Bull F1 power broker.
- - 1971 路 Porsche 917 KH. 馃摴 White Porsche 917 #022 - Le Mans 1971 - COLORS OF SPEED Year: 1971 路 Winner: Porsche 917 KH 路 Drivers: Helmut Marko 路 Gijs van Lennep Distance record (5,335 km) that stood until 2010. Helmut Marko goes on to become the Red Bull F1 power broker.
- - 1960 路 Ferrari 250 TR59/60. 馃摴 Ferrari TR 58 Testa Rossa Le Mans 24 Hours - Best of Show Chantilly 2017 Year: 1960 路 Winner: Ferrari 250 TR59/60 路 Drivers: Olivier Gendebien 路 Paul Fr猫re Ferrari wins. The first of six straight Ferrari victories.
- - 1966 路 Ford GT40 Mark II. 馃摴 Ford v Ferrari / Miles vs Bandini Scene Year: 1966 路 Winner: Ford GT40 Mark II 路 Drivers: Bruce McLaren 路 Chris Amon Henry Ford II's revenge. The infamous staged 1-2-3 photo finish, McLaren's GT40 declared the winner because it had started further back on the grid.
- - 1964 路 Ferrari 275 P. 馃摴 Ferrari 275 P (0816) 2x Le Mans Winner | Start Up + Driving + History | London Year: 1964 路 Winner: Ferrari 275 P 路 Drivers: Jean Guichet 路 Nino Vaccarella Last Ferrari win for thirty-five years. The Henry Ford II GT40 campaign starts that summer, the war begins.
- - 1965 路 Ferrari 250 LM. 馃摴 The Returning Hero: 1965 Le Mans-winning Ferrari 250 LM returns to Maranello Year: 1965 路 Winner: Ferrari 250 LM 路 Drivers: Masten Gregory 路 Jochen Rindt Private NART entry beats both the works Ferraris and the Ford GT40 program. Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt; Rindt would die at Monza in 1970.
