24h Le Mans
As it did in the streets of London shortly before the first race of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) season at Silverstone, on Wednesday the Ford GT will hit the streets of Paris in a see-through trailer adhering to a path identical to the Circuit des 24 Heures less than two weeks from the 84th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Like many tourists who visit the City of Light, on Wednesday, June 8th around 9:00 a.m., the Ford GT will find its way to the foot of the Arc de Triomphe and will head down the Champs-Elysées to the Place de la Concorde and then make its way to the Louvre. Its path will echo a virtual lap of the 24 Hours circuit which the four cars entered by the American manufacturer will take at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 18th for the race.
Like back in the 1960s, Ford will go up against Ferrari, but will also face Aston Martin, Porsche and its fellow American marque Chevrolet and its Corvettes. Ford will have strength in numbers with four cars, sporting the numbers (66 to 69) of the years of its four consecutive overall victories (1966 through 1969) at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
This time, only a class win is conceivable for Ford, who won in its class at Laguna Seca in California in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the two cars entered in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) to be joined by the two GTs entered in the American championship.
Cécile Bonardel / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO
PHOTO: LONDON (U.K.), APRIL 11 2016. The Ford GT traveled throughout the streets of London and will do the same in Paris before the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Approximate local times on Wednesday, June 8th:
Arc de Triomphe 9:00 a.m.
Champs-Elysées 9:30 a.m.
Concorde 9:40 a.m.
Louvre 10:15 a.m.
Hôtel-de-Ville 10:35 a.m.
Bastille 10:50 a.m.
Gare de Lyon 11:00 a.m.
Bibliothèque Nationale 11:15 a.m.
Place d’Italie 11:20 a.m.
Montparnasse 11:30 a.m.
Rue du Commerce 12:15 p.m.
Tour Eiffel 12:30 p.m.
Place du Trocadéro 1:15 p.m.
Arc-de-Triomphe 2:00 p.m.
