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 · Ferrari 250 TR59/60. Ferrari wins. The first of six straight Ferrari victories.
- — 1961 · Ferrari 250 TRI/61. Gendebien and Hill repeat the 1958 win. Mid-engine revolution looming — Ferrari's last front-engine Le Mans victory.
- — 1962 · 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 · Ferrari 330 TRI/LM. 📹 23/06/1962 24 hours of le mans. olivier gendebien -phil hill on ferrari win Year: 1962 · Winner: Ferrari 330 TRI/LM · Drivers: Olivier Gendebien · Phil Hill Hill's third Le Mans win in a row (he won the 1961 F1 World Championship in between). Gendebien's fourth.
- — 1963 · Ferrari 250 P. First mid-engine win at Le Mans. Bandini and Scarfiotti both die in racing accidents within the decade.
- — 1963 · Ferrari 250 P. 📹 Le Mans 24 Hours 1963 Ferrari 250P V-12 Wins "The Roaring Road" Year: 1963 · Winner: Ferrari 250 P · Drivers: Lorenzo Bandini · Lodovico Scarfiotti First mid-engine win at Le Mans. Bandini and Scarfiotti both die in racing accidents within the decade.
- — 1964 · Ferrari 275 P. Last Ferrari win for thirty-five years. The Henry Ford II GT40 campaign starts that summer — the war begins.
- — 1965 · 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 · 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 · Ford GT40 Mark IV. 📹 Foyt and Gurney LeMans 1967 Year: 1967 · Winner: Ford GT40 Mark IV · Drivers: Dan Gurney · 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 · Ford GT40 Mark I. John Wyer's privateer Gulf-livery Mark I — the iconic blue and orange — beats the works Porsche 908s.
- — 1968 · Ford GT40 Mark I. 📹 GT40 at the 1968 Le Mans race Year: 1968 · Winner: Ford GT40 Mark I · Drivers: Pedro Rodríguez · Lucien Bianchi John Wyer's privateer Gulf-livery Mark I — the iconic blue and orange — beats the works Porsche 908s.
- — 1969 · Ford GT40 Mark I. 📹 1969 Le Mans Start - Jacky Ickx Walks to his car Year: 1969 · Winner: Ford GT40 Mark I · Drivers: Jacky Ickx · 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 · Porsche 917 KH. Porsche's first overall Le Mans win after decades trying. McQueen filmed his Le Mans movie at this race.
- — 1970 · Porsche 917 KH. 📹 24h Le Mans 1970 - Porsche 917 Overall Victory (German Documentary) Year: 1970 · Winner: Porsche 917 KH · Drivers: Hans Herrmann · Richard Attwood Porsche's first overall Le Mans win after decades trying. McQueen filmed his Le Mans movie at this race.
- — 1971 · 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 · Porsche 917 KH. 📹 White Porsche 917 #022 – Le Mans 1971 - COLORS OF SPEED Year: 1971 · Winner: Porsche 917 KH · Drivers: Helmut Marko · 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 · Ferrari 250 TR59/60. 📹 Ferrari TR 58 Testa Rossa Le Mans 24 Hours - Best of Show Chantilly 2017 Year: 1960 · Winner: Ferrari 250 TR59/60 · Drivers: Olivier Gendebien · Paul Frère Ferrari wins. The first of six straight Ferrari victories.
- — 1966 · Ford GT40 Mark II. 📹 Ford v Ferrari / Miles vs Bandini Scene Year: 1966 · Winner: Ford GT40 Mark II · Drivers: Bruce McLaren · 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 · Ferrari 275 P. 📹 Ferrari 275 P (0816) 2x Le Mans Winner | Start Up + Driving + History | London Year: 1964 · Winner: Ferrari 275 P · Drivers: Jean Guichet · Nino Vaccarella Last Ferrari win for thirty-five years. The Henry Ford II GT40 campaign starts that summer — the war begins.
- — 1965 · Ferrari 250 LM. 📹 The Returning Hero: 1965 Le Mans-winning Ferrari 250 LM returns to Maranello Year: 1965 · Winner: Ferrari 250 LM · Drivers: Masten Gregory · 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.
