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Ford GT takes pole position for Le Mans 24 Hours

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  • 68 #fordgt of Dirk Müller posts fastest time in LM GTE Pro category
  • The #ford Chip Ganassi #racing #ford GTs qualify in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th positions
  • Ford GT road car to make dynamic debut at #lemans on Saturday

LE MANS, #france, June 16, 2016 – The 68 #ford Chip Ganassi #racing #fordgt will start the 2016 #lemans 24 Hours from Pole Position in the LM GTE Pro class after German racer Dirk Müller posted the fastest time of 3m 51.185s during Wednesday night’s qualifying session. The 69 #fordgt will line up alongside the 68 and the 67 and 66 #ford GTs will start Saturday’s race in fourth and fifth positions respectively.

The 68 #fordgt took provisional pole position during the first qualifying session on Wednesday night, and then wet weather prevented any challengers from eclipsing the early lap times during the two qualifying sessions on Thursday evening.

“Every member of this team has worked tirelessly to get the #fordgt to this stage in its development,” said Raj Nair, executive vice president, Global Product Development and chief technical officer. “We know the greatest task is still ahead of us and speed isn’t the only thing you need at #lemans. As one team with one goal, we will race with commitment and passion and we will race for every member of the extended #ford family across the globe.”

Müller was delighted to post the fastest time of all of the #ford Chip Ganassi #racing drivers.

“We weren’t getting any luck in that first qualifying session,” he said. “When Joey (Hand) was in the car he had traffic and then a red flag and all the time the clock was ticking. Then Sébastien (Bourdais) got in and there was traffic again. Finally with just 15 minutes of the session left I did my first lap and the car felt really good. I was also hitting a lot of traffic but then Mike O’Gara (team manager for 68 and 69) came on the radio and said ‘hey, you have one more lap, you can do it.’ It was a cool lap and it was one for the #ford Chip Ganassi #racing boys. I’m really proud of everybody. Just being here is a big honour for all of us. To compete in the #fordgt for #ford Chip Ganassi #racing on this important anniversary is a privilege.”

The #fordgt features the ultimate in aerodynamics, lightweight carbon fibre construction and the ultra-efficient twin-turbo V6 EcoBoost engine, Ford’s most powerful production engine that produces over 600 horsepower.

The #fordgt is the pinnacle product of the #ford Performance range so it is fitting that the road car version will make its dynamic debut at #lemans. At 12:20 on Saturday, Ford’s most advanced and most exclusive car will take part in a parade at the Circuit de la Sarthe, providing the first opportunity for anyone in the world to see the much-anticipated #fordgt production car in action before the #fordgt race cars take on the world’s greatest race later that afternoon.

The 84th running of the #lemans 24 Hours gets underway on Saturday at 15:00hrs CET.

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