As the Ford Performance Team kicks off the 2024 season, Mustang cars are racing the world's most important races in a variety of ways and like never before. From the Mustang Dark Horse R-based single-brand races to the new GT3 and GT4 cars based on the Mustang Dark Horse, Mustang is riding on the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans and Daytona, as the representative of American muscle performance cars, Mustang is riding on the glory of the past and creating new legends on the global circuit.
Formula Drift Championship
As the first high-performance member of the Ford Mustang family to receive a new name after the 2001 Mustang Bullitt Special Edition, the all-new Ford Mustang Dark Horse not only carries excellent track genes, but also incorporates cool play car features such as the "electronic drift handbrake". The configuration was developed by Ford and drift god Vaughn Gittin JrIt is thanks to the deep experience accumulated by Mustang racing cars in the Formula Drift Drift Championship over the years that the unprecedented drift driving pleasure is delivered to every "dark horse" owner.
Drift god Vaughn Gittin JrDrift racing with the brand new Mustang car.
Founded in 2003, the Formula Drift Championship is definitely an "alternative" to track racing. As an atypical way to open a high-performance model, the drift has captured the hearts of countless fans with its unique body posture and high ornamentation.
Ford wins the 2023 Formula Drift season.
As the most influential drift event in the United States, Formula Drift has attracted the participation of many top car manufacturers, and the world's top drift experts have unreserved dedication on the field, bringing the charm of high-horsepower rear-wheel drive cars to the extreme. Drift legend Vaughn Gittin JrAfter winning the Mustang in 2010 and 2020, Chelsea Denofa won the Ford Manufacturers' Trophy last year with the RTR Motorsports team under his leadership. For the 2024 season, the all-new Mustang Drift vehicle will continue to unleash the speed and excitement of the Formula Drift field.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans and the WEC World Endurance Championship
Returning to Le Mans will undoubtedly be one of the most exciting times of the year for the Ford brand. Sponsored by the Ford Performance Car Team and Multimatic Motorsports, Proton Competition will continue Ford's history at Le Mans with the all-new Mustang GT3 in the world's most legendary endurance race in June.
The new Mustang GT3 will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans this season.
Ford's story at Le Mans will always be the talk of the story, and it has even been brought to Hollywood, where Ford made its debut at Le Mans in the '60s in order to break Ferrari's monopoly and eventually won the title for four consecutive years in 1966-69. The story reminded fans around the world of a timeless race car, the Ford GT40, and Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby became heroes to be admired by countless people.
In 1966, three Ford GT40s won perfectly at Le Mans.
After a 50-year hiatus, the all-new Ford GT returns to Le Mans for the 2016 season, with the No. 68 Ford GT racing car driven by France's Sébastien Bourdais, America's Joey Hand and Germany's Dirk Müller crossing the finish line to win the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE Pro class. For Ford, Le Mans is a blessed place and a highlight in Ford's motorsport history, and it's exciting to see what the story will play out next.
After 50 years, Ford GT wins the 2016 Le Mans
At the same time, the all-new Mustang GT3 will also compete in the 2024 WEC World Endurance Championship, competing in Imola (Italy), Spa (Belgium), Fuji (Japan) and many other well-known races. The first leg of the 2024 WEC World Endurance Championship will kick off in Qatar in early March.
NASCAR NASCAR Racing
As the most prestigious representative of American racing culture, NASCAR has an irreplaceable position and influence in the field of American racing, and the passionate sensory impact on the elliptical high-speed loop and the hardcore pure sense of speed have attracted countless fans around the world.
2023 NASCAR Mustang wins the overall CUP series.
In 2013, Ford won his 1,000th NASCAR victory.
Ford is undoubtedly the most competitive manufacturer on the NASCAR field and the absolute "king player". From Jimmy Florian's first NASCAR victory for Ford in 1950 to Greg Biffle's 1,000th NASCAR victory on June 17, 2013, Ford's cars have left a strong mark on Nazcar's history. To this day, Ford still dominates NASCAR racing, with Penske's Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney winning the Cup Series Drivers' Championship for the second year in a row in the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Mustang in the driver's seat. At NASCAR in 2024, Ford's NASCAR legacy will continue with the Mustang Dark Horse, a new livery.
The 2024 NASCAR Cup series is a new Mustang Dark Horse car.
The new Mustang Dark Horse race car for the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Daytona 24 Hours Endurance Race and IMSA Series Events
For the 2024 season, the Ford Performance Car Team and race operating partner Multimatic Motorsports have teamed up once again to return to the IMSA SportsCar Championship as a factory GT3 team. The event is the most influential endurance series in North America, second only to the WEC World Endurance Championship in terms of size and rating in the global endurance racing pedigree. This past late January, the all-new Mustang GT3 made its season debut at IMSA's first race, the legendary Rolex Daytona 24 Hours. In 1965-66, Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby won the Daytona Endurance Race in a Ford GT40 for two consecutive years.
The all-new Mustang GT3 race car competes in the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
It is worth mentioning that Joey Hand and Dirk Müller, who helped Ford win the 2016 Le Mans championship, are among the drivers who have represented Ford in IMSA this season. The two Ford drivers have been working together for many years, competing in the No. 66 Ford GT at IMSA for four seasons from 2016 to 2019, helping the team to five wins, 14 podiums, seven pole positions, and the 2017 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
The all-new Mustang GT3 makes its season debut at the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona.
In addition, the IMSA-certified Mustang Series Challenge will kick off in Ohio in June, with the new Mustang Dark Horse R.
As a legendary American sports car that pioneered the Pony Car, the Ford Mustang will lead Ford to the world's top races this year, creating a new legend with unprecedented ambition. We invite you to follow in the footsteps of Mustang and enjoy the infinite fun of motorsport between pure speed and passion, and witness a new chapter in the legend of the track together!