The Mustang GT3 racer will be developed by Ford Performance in collaboration with long-time Ford partner Multimatic Motorsports. The two previously collaborated on the Ford GT racer that took GTE Pro class victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2016, and twice won the Daytona 24 Hours GTLM class in 2017 and 2018.
Multimatic will field a two-car, factory-backed IMSA GTD Pro effort that will kick off at the 24-hour race at Daytona in 2024.
Alongside the works effort there will be customer Mustangs up for grabs for the pro-am GTD class.
News of the impending IMSA programme further broadens Ford’s current motorsport portfolio, which already includes factory-backed programmes in the World Rally Championship, NASCAR and Supercars.
“Mustang was born to race from the start and we’re thrilled to introduce the GT3 version to compete head-to-head against some of the greatest manufacturers in the world,” said Ford Performance Motorsports’ global director Mark Rushbrook.
“With 58 years…
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