The Ford Multimatic Mustang GT3 claimed its first victory ever at IMSA’s Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. The Mustang GT4 of KOHR Motorsports earned third place in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge at Daytona a day earlier, leading three other Mustang GT4s into the top 10.
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FORD PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS: Mustang GT3 Takes Two Podium Spots at Daytona
Jan 27, 2025
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The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Pro class winner at the Rolex 24 at Daytona was the No. 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang GT3 of Christopher Mies, Frédéric Vervisch and Dennis Olsen.
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The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Pro class winner at the Rolex 24 at Daytona was the No. 65 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Mustang GT3 of Christopher Mies, Frédéric Vervisch and Dennis Olsen.
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The sister car, the No. 64 of Mike Rockenfeller, Sebastian Priaulx and Austin Cindric earned third, helping Mustang to two of the three spots on the GTD Pro podium. -
The 24 Hours of Daytona victory marks the 10th by Mustang since 1967 and 20th overall by Ford. -
Rockenfeller and Vervisch qualified Mustang GT3 to a lockout of the front row, the No. 64 as the class pole-sitter. -
The No. 66 Gradient Racing Mustang GT3 of Till Bechtolsheimer, Tatiana Calderón, Joey Hand, and Harry Tincknell were forced to retire with about nine hours remaining, citing clutch issues and completing 425 laps. -
The next stop for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is the Twelve Hours of Sebring in Florida from March 12-15. -
The No. 59 KohR Motorsports Mustang GT4, driven by Billy Johnson and Bob Michaelian, contended for podium position for most of the race and led Ford to its first series podium (third place) of the season. -
Mustang GT4 represented four spots in the top 10 after four hours of action in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. -
The McCumbee McAleer Mustang GT4 of Jenson Altzman and Sam Paley started a Ford best second and led at points in the race before placing fourth. -
The No. 60 KohR Motorsports Mustang GT4, driven by Marco Signoretti, Christian Bach and Dean Martin, cited a broken axle and completed 67 laps. -
The next stop for the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge is the Alan Jay 120, March 12-15 at Sebring International Raceway. -
Gregorie Munster earned his first-ever World Rally Championship stage win with a margin of only 0.8 seconds at Rallye Monte Carlo. -
Josh McErlean was the top Ford finisher in seventh for the debut event for the World Rally Championship season. -
Next up on the WRC schedule is Rally Sweden, set to take place Feb. 13-16.
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