Racing
The Ford GT has been campaigned in various racing venues. These include:
- A highly-modified GT was raced in 2006 and 2007 in Super GT's GT300 class in Japan powered by a 3.5 L Ford Zetec-R engine produced by Cosworth in the mid-1990s for Formula One.
- A Swiss team Matech Concepts had three Ford GT GT3s in the FIA GT3 European Championship. The Ford GT Matech team won the title in 2008.
- Atlanta-based Robertson Racing runs a Doran-built Ford GT-R in the American Le Mans Series GT class (formerly GT2). The team made its first 24 Hours of Le Mans appearance in 2011, scoring 3rd in the GTE Am Class.
- Black Swan Racing ran a Falken Tires-sponsored Ford GT-R in the GT2 class in the American Le Mans Series during the 2008 season.
- Unlike its legendary ancestor, the Ford GT is classifiable as a grand tourer rather than a prototype. This is because the concept of a prototype racecar has evolved over the years. The Ford GT is more comparable to the Chevrolet Corvette, and therefore has been placed in the GT1 category.
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