The Ford GT40 was a sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969. It was built to win long-distance sports car races against Ferrari (who won at Le Mans six times in a row from 1960 to 1965).
The car was named the GT (for Grand Tourisme) with the 40 representing its overall height of 40 inches (1.02 m, measured at the windshield) as required by the rules. Large displacement Ford V8 engines (4.7 L and 7 L) were used, compared with the Ferrari V12 which displaced 3.0 L or 4.0 L.
Le Mans 24 Hour victories
| Distance | Speed | |||||
| Year | Car | Drivers | miles | km | mph | km/h |
| 1966 | Mk II | Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren | 3009.4 | 4,843.2 | 125.39 | 201.80 |
| 1967 | Mk IV | Dan Gurney, A. J. Foyt | 2630.2 | 4,232.9 | 135.48 | 218.03 |
| 1968 | Mk I | Pedro Rodríguez, Lucien Bianchi | 2766.9 | 4,452.9 | 115.29 | 185.54 |
| 1969 | Mk I | Jacky Ickx, Jackie Oliver | 3105.6 | 4,998.0 | 129.40 | 208.25 |