By 1955, speeds at Le Mans had increased dramatically, with leading cars reaching over 270 km/h (170 mph). The track layout, however, remained nearly unchanged since the race's inception in 1923 ...

In 2027, Ford is set to bring one of the most legendary programs in racing out of a six-decade slumber. The Blue Oval is ready to try to win Le Mans overall ... filled Road & Track in on where ...

Nowhere else is this more visible than in the pit stops of the greatest and most grueling race of all, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s not ... with the cars on the track, the mechanics getting ...

Le Mans disaster was one of the darkest days in motorsport history. On June 11, 1955, during the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans race at the Circuit de la Sarthe, a catastrophic crash unfolded, ...

But racing—and specifically the 24 Hours of Le Mans—is a cruel mistress ... This showed on the track, too, not just in how the team prepared off of it. The No. 2 and No. 3 cars qualified ...

“When we race, we race to win. And there is no track or race that means more to our history than Le Mans." Ford had four consecutive overall victories at Le Mans from 1966 and 1969 under the direction ...