Spa Six Hours - Ford GT40 – Le Mans ’69 Revival
the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1969, with Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver at the wheel. It’s not just the victory itself but the way in which it was achieved that appeals to the imagination. In the mid-1960s, Ford developed the GT40 with the aim of grinding... possibility. And yet, after 24 hours of racing with partner Jackie Oliver, he was the first to cross the finish line – barely 120 metres ahead of the second-placed car. He gained a great deal of respect and gave the Ford GT40 its fourth victory in a row
A volatile Spa Six Hours Endurance grid with near on … 20 Ford GT40!
year the British duo Oliver Bryant and James Cottingham offered the legendary Ford GT40, hero of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, its 15th victory at the Spa Six Hours Endurance! It goes to show that the car boasting the blue oval is the ideal, in fact the... having crossed the Channel. Two GT40 from the ‘Low Countries’ are in fact well-armed to create the surprise, namely the #78 manned by the Dutch David Hart, Olivier Hart and Nicky Pastorelli, but also the #4 of the Belgians Emile Breittmayer, Christophe
A field of cars more sumptuous than ever for the Spa Six Hours Endurance
), Andy Willis and Rob Hall (#15), Kyle Tilley, Martin Stretton and Nicolas Minassian for a second time (#18), Oliver Bryant and James Cottingham (#21), Christian Glasel and Seb Perez (#24), Tony Wood and Will Nuthall (#25), Marcus Graf von Oeynhausen and... Franchitti (three-time Indy 500 winner, four-time IndyCar champion) and Marino Franchitti in the #32, and Nicolas Minassian (two-time Le Mans 24 Hours podium finisher), who will accompany the excellent Olivier Galant in the #88! The world of historic
37 teams ready to fight on Spa-Francorchamps track !
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), Andy Willis and Rob Hall (#15), Kyle Tilley, Martin Stretton and Nicolas Minassian for a second time (#18), Oliver Bryant and James Cottingham (#21), Christian Glasel and Seb Perez (#24), Tony Wood and Will Nuthall (#25), Marcus Graf von Oeynhausen and... Franchitti (three-time Indy 500 winner, four-time IndyCar champion) and Marino Franchitti in the #32, and Nicolas Minassian (two-time Le Mans 24 Hours podium finisher), who will accompany the excellent Olivier Galant in the #88! The world of historic