Ford Racing (formerly Ford Performance) is the high-performance division of the Ford Motor Company and the multinational name used for its motorsport and racing activity.
History 1896 – Henry Ford reached a top speed of 20 mph in his first car, Quadricycle. 1901 – Henry Ford defeated Alexander Winton (the most accomplished automobile builder/racer of the era) in a 10-lap race on a one-mile oval at the Detroit Driving Club, Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He overcame his rival's more powerful car in Sweepstakes, a racing car of his own design.Ford Centenary , PistonHeads, 2001-10-09. 1902 – Ford 999 (named after a famous New York Central train), driven by Barney Oldfield, Master Driver of the World and America's Legendary Speed King, defeated Alex Winton at Grosse Point in the 999 as a result of the publicity and financial backing of Alex J. Malcomson the Ford Motor Company was launched 1903 – Ford 999, driven by Oldfield, lapped the Indiana Fairgrounds dirt track at a then-record 60 mph? 1904 – Henry Ford, driving his rebuilt 999, sets the world one mile record on a frozen lake near Detroit. 1904 – Frank Kulick drove a Ford 20 hp racer to the one and five mile world track record for middleweight racers. 1907 – Kulick set the world 24-hour track endurance record, traveling 1135 miles driving a Ford six cyl Model K. 1909 – A Ford Model T won the transcontinental New York to Seattle cross-country race (about 3600 km). 1932 – Ford introduced its V-8 Flathead engine, bringing V-8 power into mass production with the slogan "Everyman’s power for the road, and Everyman’s power for racing". 1932 – Two car mechanics win the Swedish Winter Grand Prix driving a Ford special. 1936 – Ionel Zamfirescu and P. G. Cristea won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Ford V8 "Flathead". 1949 – Jim Roper, driving a Lincoln, won the first NASCAR race. 1950 – Jimmy Florian, driving a Ford, wins the first NASCAR race in a Ford branded vehicle at Dayton Ohio 1963 – Tiny Lund wins 1st Daytona 500 for Ford. 1965 – Jim Clark gives Ford its 1st of 6 Indy wins between 1965 and 1971. source: IRL: Ford clinches first Indianapolis 500 win 1966 – Ford achieved its 1st of 4 wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1966 and 1969, thus becoming the first American constructor to have won a major European race since the triumph of Duesenberg at the 1921 French Grand Prix. 1967 – Jim Clark, driving a Lotus-Ford, won the Dutch Grand Prix. This is Ford's first grand prix victory. The victory of Ford at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans still remains both the only all-American victory in Le Mans history — American drivers (Dan Gurney and A. J. Foyt), team (Shelby-American Inc.), chassis constructor (Ford), engine manufacturer (Ford), and tires (Goodyear) — as well as the only victory of a car designed and built entirely (both chassis and engine) in the United States. 1968 – Graham Hill, driving a Lotus-Ford, won both the driver's world championship and the constructor's world championship. This is Ford's first of both respective championship wins. Ford as an engine manufacturer completed the Triple Crown of Motorsport (wins at the Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Monaco Grand Prix) by winning the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix. 1976 – Ford via Cosworth won its 1st Indy 500 and would dominate Indy with the Cosworth DFX over the next 10 years by winning every race plus 2 more with the XB version for a 12 Indy win total between 1978 and 1996 The Ford-Cosworth DFX powered 81 consecutive Indy car victories from 1981 to 1986, and 153 victories total. Won all USAC and CART championships between 1977 and 1987. Source - Cosworth DFX Indy Engine 1994 – Michael Schumacher bags his first driver's world championship with Ford-powered Benetton B194 car. 2000 – Dale Jarrett wins Ford's 10th Daytona 500. 2003 – Giancarlo Fisichella, driving a Jordan-Ford, won the Brazilian Grand Prix. This is Ford's 176th and last Grand Prix victory until Max Verstappen's win at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix. 2011 – Trevor Bayne wins the Daytona 500 in a 1–2–3 finish for Ford. It was Ford's 600th NASCAR victory. 2012 – Michael Shank Racing wins the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona with a Ford engined Riley chassis (Allmendinger/Negri/Pew/Wilson), Starworks Motorsport finishes 2nd in Grand-Am Daytona Prototype driver standings (Ryan Dalziel), and wins the 1st North American Endurance Championship, also with Ford power. 2013 – Greg Biffle wins the Quicken Loans 400, Ford's 1000th NASCAR win. 2014 – Debut of the Ford EcoBoost twin turbo engine for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates win the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring using the engine. 2015 – Ford launches Ford Performance, merging Ford Racing, Ford Team RS and Special Vehicle Team (SVT) under one umbrella, as it also pledges to make 12 new performance vehicles by 2020. Wins Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona overall with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (Kanaan / McMurray / Larson / Dixon) using Ford Ecoboost Riley DP. 2016 – Ford entered four Ford GT cars in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE Pro class, finished 1–3–4–10. 2018 – Joey Logano wins at Homestead–Miami Speedway and wins Ford Performance its first NASCAR cup championship since 2004 and First Manufacturer's Championship since 2002. 2023 – Ford announced their return as a Formula 1 engine manufacturer for 2026 after nearly 20 years of absence in Formula 1 and will partner with Red Bull Powertrains as Red Bull Ford Powertrains. Red Bull Ford Powertrains will supply engines to Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls. 2024 – As part of their partnership with Red Bull and the company's broader STEM and DEI initiatives to "further attract more women to the sport across all levels and roles", Ford signed a title partnership deal with Red Bull to form the Red Bull Ford Academy Programme in support of the team's F1 Academy drivers. 2025 – Ford Performance rebrands as Ford Racing.
Vehicles This list only includes vehicles produced post 2016 after the merger of Ford Team RS and Special Vehicle Team,
Currently sold Ford Explorer ST Ford F-150 Raptor/Raptor R Ford Bronco Raptor Ford Ranger Raptor Ford Mustang GTD
Previously sold Ford Fiesta ST Ford Focus ST Ford Focus RS Ford Mustang Shelby GT350/GT350R Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Ford Edge ST Ford GT
Factory drivers Current
Wins SeriesRace winsManufacturers titlesDrivers titlesFormula One1761013NASCAR7281711V8 Supercar415626
Ford Racing teams
Formula One Red Bull Racing (2026–) Visa Cash App RB (2026–)
NASCAR Cup Series Wood Brothers Racing (1950–present) Team Penske (1994–2002, 2013–present) RFK Racing (1988–present) Front Row Motorsports (2010–present)
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Alpha Prime Racing (2027-present)
Truck Series ThorSport Racing (2018–2020, 2023–present) Front Row Motorsports (2020–present) Team Reaume (2023–present)
Australian Supercars Championship Blanchard Racing Team (2021–present) Dick Johnson Racing (1980–present) Grove Racing (2022–present) Tickford Racing (2003–present) Triple Eight Race Engineering (2003–2009, 2026–)
World Endurance Championship Proton Competition (2024–)
IMSA SportsCar Championship Multimatic Motorsports (2024–)
Past teams AK Racing Arrows F1 Team AM Racing Belgian Racing Benetton Formula Bill Elliott Racing Bud Moore Engineering Chip Ganassi Racing Fischer Racing Geoff Bodine Racing Haas Factory Team FWRT Ford World Rally Team Go Fas Racing Hoonigan Racing Division Hettinger Racing Jaguar Racing Jordan Grand Prix Live Fast Motorsports Marc VDS Racing Team Matech GT Racing Melling Racing Minardi F1 Team Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Olsbergs MSE Richard Petty Motorsports Rick Ware Racing RSS Racing Rudd Performance Motorsports Sauber F1 Team SS-Green Light Racing Stewart–Haas Racing Stewart Grand Prix SunTrust Racing Team Aon Walkinshaw Andretti United Yates Racing
Racecars YearCarImageCategory1958Ford GalaxieNASCAR Gen 11959Ford ThunderbirdNASCAR Gen 11965Ford MustangGroup CFord GalaxieGroup C1966Ford Cortina LotusGroup 2Ford GT40 Mk IGroup 4Ford GT40 Mk IIGroup 6Ford MustangGroup 21967Ford GT40 Mark IVGroup 6Ford FairlaneNASCAR Gen 21968Ford TorinoNASCAR Gen 2Ford P68Group 6Mercury CycloneNASCAR Gen 2Mercury MontegoNASCAR Gen 21969Ford Boss 302 MustangGroup CFord Escort Twin CamGroup 2Ford G7Group 7Ford P69Group 6Mercury Cyclone Spoiler IINASCAR Gen 21970Ford Escort 1850 GTGroup 2Ford Escort Mark I Twin CamGroup C1971Ford Capri RSGroup 2Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase IIIGroup C1972Ford Capri V6Group CFord Falcon GTHO Phase IIIGroup E1973Ford Escort Twin CamGroup CFord XA Falcon GT HardtopGroup C1974Ford Capri 3100 RSGroup 2Ford Escort GT1600Group CFord XB Falcon GT HardtopGroup C1976Ford Escort Mark I RS2000Group C1977Ford ThunderbirdNASCAR Gen 2Ford XC Falcon GS500 HardtopGroup C1978Ford Escort RS2000Group C1979Ford XC Falcon CobraGroup C1980Ford Capri Mk.IIGroup CFord Capri Mk.IIIGroup CFord Escort Mk.IIGroup C1981Ford Capri Mk IIIGroup 5Ford ThunderbirdNASCAR Gen 3Ford XD FalconGroup CFord Zakspeed Mustang TurboIMSA GTX IMSA GTP1982Ford C100Group 6Group CFord XE FalconGroup C1983Ford Mustang GTGroup AFord Mustang GTPIMSA GTP1985Ford Escort RS TurboGroup AFord Sierra RS/RS500 CosworthGroup AFord Probe GTPIMSA GTP1986Ford RS200Group BFord Sierra RS CosworthGroup A1987Ford Mustang Maxum GTPIMSA GTP1992Ford ThunderbirdNASCAR Gen 41994GEN2 SRFSpec Racer Ford1995Ford Escort RS CosworthGroup NFord F-150NASCAR TruckFord Mondeo Mk I 4DoorSuper TouringFord Mondeo Mk I 5DoorSuper TouringFord Mustang CobraIMSA GTO1997Ford Escort WRCWRCFord Falcon ELV8 SupercarFord Mondeo Mk II 4Door M.Y. 1997Super Touring1998Ford TaurusNASCAR Gen 41999Ford Focus RS WRCWRCFord Mondeo Mk III ZetecSuper Touring2005Ford Mustang FR500C GT4SRO GT42006Ford FusionNASCAR Gen 4Ford GTGT3002007Ford FiestaGroup NFord FusionNASCAR CoTFord Mustang FR500C GTGroup GT32008Ford GT GT3Group GT3Ford GT-R (Mk.VII)LM GTE2009Ford Fiesta S2000Super 20002010Ford GT GT1Group GT1Ford Mustang GTXfinity Car of Tomorrow2011Ford Fiesta RS WRCWRC2012Ford Fiesta R1Group R1Ford Fiesta R2Group R2Ford Focus STNext Generation Touring CarFord Mustang FR500C GT4SRO GT42013Ford Falcon FGNew Generation V8 SupercarFord Fiesta R5Group R5Ford FusionNASCAR Gen 6Ford MustangTA22014Ford Focus S2000 TCSuper 20002015Ford Fiesta R2TGroup R2GEN3 SRF3Spec Racer Ford2016Ford GT (Mk.VIII)LM GTE2017Ford Fiesta WRCWRCFord Mustang GT4SRO GT42018Ford Focus RSNext Generation Touring CarFord Ranger (T6)SuperUteFord Ranger R23GTTC Pick Up2019Ford Fiesta Rally2Rally2Ford Fiesta Rally4Rally4Ford Mustang GTNASCAR Gen 62020Ford Fiesta Rally5Rally5Ford Focus ST 20Next Generation Touring Car2021Ford Fiesta Rally3Rally32022Ford Mustang GTNext Gen NASCARFord Puma Rally1Rally12023Ford Mustang GTSupercars Gen 3Ford Ranger T1+Group T1.12024Ford Mustang Dark HorseXfinity Car of TomorrowFord Mustang Dark HorseNext Gen NASCARFord Mustang Dark Horse RIMSA Ford Mustang ChallengeFord Mustang GT3Group GT3Ford Mustang GT4SRO GT4Ford Raptor RS Cross CountryGroup T1.1Ford Raptor T1+Group T1.12027TBALMDh2029TBAWRC27
See also Ford Performance Vehicles Special Vehicle Team (SVT), North America's performance car division Ford Team RS European performance car divisions (Ford's ST and RS) Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV), Australia's performance car division Ford Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) Cosworth, former long standing performance engine development partner Roush Performance M-Sport
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