Its most recent Le Mans victory was in 2016, returning to the GT class with the Mustang. After a hiatus, Ford returned to GT racing in IMSA last year with the Mustang GT3, which won the GTD Pro division Sunday in the 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona.

The Blue Oval brand will field a full factory FIA WEC team to try and capture its first outright win in nearly six decades.

For the first time since the legendary GT40 dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France from 1966-1969, Ford Motor Co. is returning to the pinnacle of sports car racing to take on the world. The Dearborn-based automaker announced at its annual Racing Season Launch event here that it will enter the World Endurance Championship in 2027 with a full factory LMDh Hypercar team taking on Ferrari,

Ford is coming for Ferrari … and everyone else. Ford Chairman Bill Ford announced on Thursday that the brand is