Ford GT40 Mk II group 6 (1965)
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Historic info
Chassis numbers here and here
Specifications
13 units built
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Click here for protytope '65
Click here for roadster
Ford Big Block FE 427, V8 (90o), 4 stroke, petrol engine
6997cc, 107.5 x 96.1 mm
10.5:1
361.5 kW / 485 hp @ 6200 rpm
644 Nm / 475 ft-lb @ 5000 rpm
cast-iron block with 258.3mm deck height and bore spacing 117.6mm (click here, click here for cast iron, and here for aluminium), aluminium head
forged crankshaft with 5 main bearings 69.8mm diameter, 61.9 big end journal diameter
connecting rod lenght between centers 164.8mm, big end bearing diameter 65.8mm
side camshaft with overhead valves (OHV), 2 valves / cyl - 16 valves total
aspiration, natural with 1 x Holley double pumper 780 CFM center pivot 4 barrel Carburetor, List-3255-1 model C5AF-9510-BV
firing order 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8
water cooled
dry sump
5 speed Manual ZF 5DS-25 (see manual), 4 speed Manual Ford T-44 gearbox
1st: 2.22/1
2nd: 1.43/1
3rd: 1.19/1
4th: 1.00/1
1st: 2.42/1
2nd: 1.47/1
3rd: 1.14/1
4th: 1/1
5th: 0.846/1
limited slip rear differential: 4.22/1, 3.33/1, 3.09/1, 3.55/1, 3.44/1, 2.77/1
dry 184mm triple plate clutch
steel semi-monocoque chassis with front and rear subframes, fibreglass body panels. Aluminium chassis for roadster (GT/110)
Front suspension unequal length A-arms, coil springs, tube shocks, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension trailing arms, unequal length lateral arms, coil springs, tube shocks, anti-roll bar
rack-and-pinion steering
Girling ventilated discs 292mm diameter, all-round
length 4140 mm / 163.0 in
width 1778 mm / 70.0 in
height 1028 mm / 40.5 in
wheelbase 2413 mm / 95.0 in
front track 1448 mm / 57.0 in
rear track 1422 mm / 56 in
tires, front 9.75x15", rear 12.80x15"
1100kg, 38 / 62% f/r weight distribution
fuel tank, 159 lt
drag coefficient, 0.39
Results in WSCC
Season races for Prototypes
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
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Dayt |
Sebring |
Monza |
Tourist trophy |
Targa Florio |
Spa |
Nurb |
Mugelo |
Rossfeld |
Le Man |
Reims |
Freiburg |
Ollon |
Bridgeh |
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2000km |
12h |
1000km |
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500km |
1000km |
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Hill climb |
24h |
12h |
Hill climb |
Hill climb |
500km |
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| Shelby American Inc, GT/106 |
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#1, gear box |
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| Shelby American Inc, GT/107 |
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#2, clutch |
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| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 2/0 |
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2/0 |
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| Drivers |
Team entries and car number |
| Shelby American Inc |
| Bruce McLaren |
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| Ken Miles |
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1 |
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| Chris Amon |
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2 |
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| Phil Hill |
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2 |
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Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
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Dayt |
Sebring |
Monza |
Targa Florio |
Spa |
Nurb |
Le Man |
Mugelo |
CdE |
Hock |
Montagna |
Nurb |
Zeltweg |
| Team |
24h |
12h |
1000km |
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1000km |
1000km |
24h |
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Hill climb |
500km |
500km |
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| Shelby American Inc, GT40P/1011 |
#96, 5th |
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| Shelby American Inc, GT40P/1012 |
#97, 2nd |
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#4, 2nd* * |
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#6T, spare car |
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| Shelby American Inc, GT40P/1015 |
#98, 1st |
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#1, 2nd |
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| Shelby American Inc, GT/110 (X1 Roadster) |
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#1, 1st |
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| Shelby American Inc, GT40P/1046 |
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#2, 1st |
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| Shelby American Inc, GT40P/1047 |
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#3, holed radiator |
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| Holman & Moody, GT40P/1016 |
#87, gear box |
#4, 12th |
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#5, 3rd |
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| Holman & Moody, GT40P/1031 |
#95, 3rd |
#2, disqu alified* |
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#6, head gasket |
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| Holman & Moody, GT40P/1032 |
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#3, 2nd |
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#4, diffe rential |
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| Holman & Moody |
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#11, in entry list |
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| Alan Mann Racing, XGT-1 |
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#8, clutch |
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| Alan Mann Racing, XGT-2 |
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#7, front suspe nsion |
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| Alan Mann Racing |
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#31, in entry list |
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| Scuderia Filipinetti |
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#13, in entry list |
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Total points
88 |
33 |
19 |
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27 |
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| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 18/11 |
5/4 |
4/3 |
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1/1 |
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8/3 |
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| Driver |
Team entries and car number |
| Shelby American Inc |
| Chris Amon |
96 |
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2 |
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| Bruce McLaren |
96 |
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2 |
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| Dan Gurney |
97 |
2 |
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3 |
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| Jerry Grant |
97 |
2 |
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3 |
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| Ken Miles |
98 |
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1 |
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| Lloyd Ruby |
98 |
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| Denny Hulme |
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1 |
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| Holman & Moody |
| Walt Hansgen |
95 |
3 |
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| Mark Donohue |
95 |
3 |
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| Richie Ginther |
87 |
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| Ronnie Bucknum |
87 |
4 |
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5, 6T |
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| A. J. Foyt |
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4 |
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| Dick Hutcherson |
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5 |
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| Lucien Bianchi |
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6 |
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| Mario Andretti |
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6 |
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| Umberto Maglioli |
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11 |
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| Mike Spence |
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11 |
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| Alan Mann Racing |
| John Whitmore |
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4 |
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8 |
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| Frank Gardner |
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4 |
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8, 6T |
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| Graham Hill |
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7 |
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| Brian Muir |
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7 |
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| David Piper |
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31 |
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| Peter Procter |
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31 |
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| Scuderia Filipinetti |
| Gustave Gosselin |
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13 |
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| Claude Dubois |
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13 |
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| Georges Hacquin |
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13 |
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*Shelby American Inc entry
* *Alan Mann Racing entry
Season
| Car entry, chassis number |
Car number/ result |
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Dayt |
Sebring |
Monza |
Spa |
Targa Florio |
Nurb |
Le Man |
Hock |
Mugelo |
Brands Hatch |
CdE |
Zeltweg |
Ollon |
Nurb |
| Team |
24h |
12h |
1000km |
1000km |
720km |
1000km |
24h |
304km |
529km |
6h |
300km |
500km |
Hill climb |
500km |
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| Ford Motor Co. (Shelby American), GT40P/1012 |
#1, 7th |
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| Ford Motor Co. (Shelby American), GT40P/1015 |
#2, transm ission |
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#6, acci dent* |
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| Ford Motor Co. (Shelby American), GT40P/1047 |
#3, con rod |
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#57, valve |
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#4, 3rd* |
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| Ford Motor Co. (Holman & Moody), GT40P/1016 |
#4, gear box |
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| Ford Motor Co. (Holman & Moody), GT40P/1031 |
#5, gear box |
#2, 2nd |
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#5, acci dent |
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| Ford Motor Co. (Holman & Moody), GT40P/1046 |
#6, gear box |
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Total points
21 |
4 |
9 |
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8 |
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| Statistics |
| Works Starts/finishes 11/3 |
6/1 |
1/1 |
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3/0 |
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1/1 |
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| Driver |
Team entries and car number |
| Ford Motor Co. (Shelby American) |
| Bruce McLaren |
1 |
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| Lucien Bianchi |
1 |
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| Ronnie Bucknum |
2 |
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57 |
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| Frank Gardner |
2 |
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5 |
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| A. J. Foyt |
3 |
2 |
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| Dan Gurney |
3 |
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| Paul Hawkins |
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57 |
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| Ford Motor Co. (Holman & Moody) |
| Mark Donohue |
4 |
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| Peter Revson |
4 |
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| Mario Andretti |
5 |
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| Richie Ginther |
5 |
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| Lloyd Ruby |
6 |
2 |
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| Denny Hulme |
6 |
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| Roger McCluskey |
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5 |
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| Ford France |
| Jo Schlesser |
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6 |
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4 |
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| Guy Ligier |
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6 |
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*Ford France entry
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Chassis GT40P/1015
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Alan Mann entry in Le Mans '66, chassis XGT-1
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