FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Mustang GT3 Debuts at Daytona

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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Mustang GT3 Debuts at Daytona

Jan 29, 2024

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Three all-new Ford Mustang GT3s debuted in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series Rolex 24, while two Mustang GT4 teams competed in the Michelin Pilot Challenge opener at Daytona, and Adrien Fourmaux and Grégoire Munster each finished in the top 10 in the FIA World Rally Championship in Monte Carlo.

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The all-new Ford Mustang GT3 made its global racing debut during the 62nd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, where one of three entries among the GTD classes completed the full 24 hours.
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The No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang GT3, driven by Chris Mies, Harry Tincknell and Mike Rockefeller, led Ford with a top-10 performance, earning a sixth-place class finish.
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The No. 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang retired after nearly 22 hours of intense competition, due to damage that required extensive repairs beyond the two-hour race limit.
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The No. 55 of Proton Competition retired early due to extensive damage to the rear end sustained by a competitor under yellow. The customer-owned Mustang GT3 completed 367 laps.
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The next round of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, March 13-16.
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Luca Mars and Bob Michaelian captured a top-10 finish at Daytona in the four-hour IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season kickoff for KohR Motorsports, finishing eighth in the GS class.
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McCumbee McAleer Racing’s Jenson Altzman and Chad McCumbee were the second team to debut the Mustang GT4 at Daytona, finishing 15th in the GS class.
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Adrien Fourmaux and Grégoire Munster piloted 2024 Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrids with M-Sport at Rallye Monte Carlo, finishing fifth and eighth.
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The FIA World Rally Championship continues Feb. 15-18 with Rally Sweden.

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