On his out-lap Spoerry lost traction and spun at the Esses wrecking the car. [19][20], Chevrolet was the other player in the over 2-litre class. 1966 Pontiac Le Mans Pictures: See 37 pics for 1966 Pontiac Le Mans. We weren't sure who had won initially. With the field covered it was now that Leo Beebe, Ford racing director, contrived to stage a dead heat by having his two lead cars cross the line simultaneously. An open-cockpit variant was given to the North American Racing Team (NART) for Pedro Rodriguez/Richie Ginther. Yet during raceweek, with news that new FIAT chairman Gianni Agnelli would be at the race, Dragoni changed the plan, putting Scarfiotti (Agnelli's nephew) in first. But Beebe pushed on with his plan anyway. At 9am the Gurney/Grant car, which had been dicing for the lead with Miles & Hulme (against strict team orders), retired from 1st when the car blew a headgasket. Extensive work was done in the wind tunnel, and improving the brakes, handling and engine – not least improving the fuel economy. He aimed for the escape road at the end of the straight, not realising it was blocked by a sandbank, which he hit at about 190 km/h (120 mph). Au casting du Mans 66, dont le titre original est Ford v Ferrari, Matt Damon revêt le costume de Caroll Shelby, tandis que Christian Bale enfile la combinaison de Ken Miles. Joining Skip Scott, team owner of the Essex Wire team, was a 21-year old Jacky Ickx in his Le Mans debut.[29][30]. The determined Carroll Shelby (1932-2012) raced in the 34th Grand Prix of Endurance in Le Mans, France over the course of two days-- with one goal in … [26][20] [31], Finally, in a subcompetition of its own, there was the tire race between Firestone, Dunlop, and Goodyear. ... Voir tout le casting. Two new classes for Sports Cars were Group 4 and Group 5 for 'Special Sports Cars' (Group 1 and 2 covered Touring Cars, Group 7 led to the Can-Am series, with Group 8 and 9 for single-seaters). "[46] Beebe also later admitted he had been annoyed with Miles racing Gurney, disregarding team orders by potentially risking the cars' endurance. Ford's Mark IV was ready in time for the 12 Hours of Sebring, where it won on its maiden outing. With the bitter failure of Ferrari's 330 P3 mirroring the failure of the Ford prototypes the previous year (and with salt rubbed into the wound with Ford's formation finish), the "Ford-Ferrari War" moved into its climactic phase. Casting complet du film Le Mans 66. It had taken three attempts for Ford to win Indianapolis and the NASCAR Championship, and now it added the Le Mans 24 Hours. With the 2.0L flat-6 engine from the 911, it had recently been homologated for Group 4 with the requisite 50 cars. Foyt, won handily. Browse interior and exterior photos for 1966 Pontiac Le Mans. photos. [14][41][47], In a race of attrition it was fortunate the big teams brought such quantity – only 3 of the 13 Fords finished and only the two GTs finished from the 14 Ferraris entered. Siffert/Davis were leading a train of Porsches in 7th and the nearest Ferrari was the Bandini/Guichet P3 limping in 12th. [36] By then all three Dinos were out with mechanical issues, removing one threat to Porsche. But instead of euphoria on the podium, Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, who were classified first, were strangely subdued. 1966 was an epic year for racing. McLaren, who builds his own Formula and sports cars, is 28. Miles was a key member of the Shelby/Cobra race team in the early 1960s, before Shelby partnered with Ford, and was key in helping them develop the car which they took to 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. But when you leave the movie theater, you may just […] Holman & Moody, the successful Ford NASCAR race team was brought on board to race another trio – for Mark Donohue/Paul Hawkins, Ronnie Bucknum/Dick Hutcherson, and Lucien Bianchi/Mario Andretti. Up against them was Ed Hugus’ modified Ferrari 275 GTB and the Equipe Nationale Belge ran its 250 LM. Ex-Ferrari engineer Giotto Bizzarrini had fallen out with Renzo Rivolta and with his own company brought his new design, the P538, but still using the 5.3L Chevrolet engine. Remarkably, given British dominance of the race barely a decade earlier, there were only three British cars in this year's race. [14][15][35], On the third lap Gurney took the lead, which he held onto until the first pit-stops. Taken with critical injuries to the American military hospital at Orléans, he died five days later. AlloCiné Ex. American Walt Hansgen's Ford hit water on the pit straight and aquaplaned. And most of all, in 2016, there is no Henry the Deuce, no world-altering grudge match, no Enzo, no Carroll. The 1966 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most important races in Ford’s history. Casting Le Mans 66. info. The Ford-France and Essex cars had already retired with engine issues during the night.[29]. There were only three GT entries: the Ferrari customer teams Ecurie Francorchamps and Maranello Concessionaires both entered a 275 GTB. Né le 08 octobre 1970. [14] After only 9 laps, Rindt's Ford blew its engine at the end of the Mulsanne straight, so there would be no consecutive win. Just before 4pm, it started to drizzle again. The Ford-Ferrari war pivoted on how these men operated and thought, and they made that story what it was." Shelby ran three cars himself for Americans Dan Gurney and Jerry Grant, Miles was now paired with New Zealander Denny Hulme after Ruby had been injured in a plane crash a month earlier. Foyt, putting the stops to Ferrari's unbroken, five-year winning streak at La Sarthe. Thompson was adamant he had advised pit officials, and in the hearing Ford's director of racing Leo Beebe threatened to withdraw all Fords. Fourth, 20 seconds further back, was the first NART Ferrari, of Rodriguez. [23] The Chaparral had been running well initially, getting as high as 5th, until a broken alternator stopped them also just before midnight while running in 8th. Retrouvez toutes les photos et images en diaporama du film Le Mans 66 et les affiches officielles . Directed by James Mangold , starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale in the roles of Carroll Shelby … Alpine, after its poor showing in the previous year, returned with 6 cars. That first win made it onto the front pages of European newspapers, and it actually helped sell new cars. Retrouvez tout le casting du film Le Mans 66 réalisé par James Mangold avec Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts. Black vinyl bucket seat interior. There was a bit of history to that. Finally there was a P2 Spyder for Maranello Concessionaires (Attwood/Piper). This strategy fell apart when our tires started losing treads early in the race and we lost considerable time. Recrutement | As it turned out McLaren's #2 car crossed the finish line just ahead and was declared the winner. Three days earlier Marcos-boss Harold Dermott had made a deal to buy the car with the intention to restore it and put on museum display. GT cars were now Group 3 and Prototypes were now Group 6. Parkes was 6th ahead of Bonnier in the Chaparral who had already been lapped. [36][8], At 8pm, only the Miles and Gurney Fords and Rodiguez's Ferrari were on the lead lap (#64). It was the first win at Le Mans for the Ford GT and the first win for an American auto manufacturer. Préférences cookies | At halfway the Ford Mk IIs held the top-4 places (Miles/Hulme, Gurney/Grant, McLaren/Amon, Bucknum/Hutcherson) with GT40s in 5-6-8: Essex, Filipinetti and Ford-France (Revson/Scott, Spoerry/Sutcliffe, Ligier/Grossman). Gregg parked the car waiting for the last lap, but at 3.50pm he could not get it restarted and missed the formation finish. "I'm disappointed, of course, but what are you going to do about it. at Le Mans 24 Hours". This was the first overall win at Le Mans for the Ford GT40 as well as the first overall win for an American constructor. Né le 16 décembre 1953. The ostensible villain of the first half of Ford v Ferrari: the … Ford the man vowed to get even, aiming his considerable resources at Ferrari's Le Mans record. With Shelby now fully concentrated on the Ford program, the Cobra GTs were abandoned. V-8 continued as the optional engine for the Le Mans in 1964. The new A210 had a 1.3L Gordini-Renault engine with a Porsche gearbox making it more durable if only a little faster at 245 kp/h (150 mph). And once again there was tragedy with a fatal accident. Le Mans 66 est un film réalisé par James Mangold avec Matt Damon, Christian Bale. We were warned to be careful with the gearbox as they were new and unproven, and both cars retired with gearbox failures. 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Cette course fait partie de la septième manche du Championnat du monde des voitures de sport 1966 (WSC - World Sportscar Championship). [4], Along with the new Appendix J, after four years of focus on GT racing the FIA announced the International Manufacturer's Championship, for Group 6 Prototypes (2L / >2L), and the International Sports Car Championship for Group 4 (1.3L / 2L / 5L).[4]. "What happened to the movie adaptation of "Go Like Hell? Réalisateur. [28], The new Group 4 category started attracting interest as the earlier prototypes were meeting the homologation and production requirements. In 1965, Phil Hill’s MK II turned Le Mans’ fastest lap but, like 1964, the team retired en masse. Verdict du biopic avec Christian Bale et Matt Damon. The spectators laughed at the small car and its apparent resemblance to a flea. That achievement was arguably the greatest in the company's history. 03/06/2019. Baime[48][49] titled "Go Like Hell"—the words shouted by Bruce McLaren to Chris Amon as they drove to their famous victory. [20] Not listened to, Surtees, Ferrari's 1964 F1 World Champion, quit the team. ... 455 cui engine (casting#485428). [7] But this year, a significant new manufacturer entered the fray: Matra had bought out Automobiles René Bonnet in 1964, rebadging the Djet. Collectively, Ford's wins were one of countless bright moments in a golden decade for both motorsport and culture in general. The three cars were driven by up and coming young French single-seater drivers Jean-Pierre Beltoise/Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Jean-Pierre Jaussaud/Henri Pescarolo and Jo Schlesser with Welshman Alan Rees.[24]. Formerly the object of laughter, it had become a crowd favourite running like clockwork. This year a new customer team, the Ecurie Savin-Calberson was supported by Alpine, with former Index winner Roger Delageneste. [11] The third car was the all-Kiwi pairing of Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon. Several cars of the original 24-hours race have survived and have been restored to their former glory. Bloodied, Ford was in too deep to quit. Over the test weekend, Mauro Bianchi had surprised many in the 1-litre Alpine, going as fast as the 1959 Ferrari Testa Rossas. Casting Réalisateur. Three more examples were produced and prepared for the Le Mans 24 Hours, while Ford's championship hopes rested on the older GT40s and the new GT40-derived Mirages to gain points in the intervening races. [15] There had been instant excitement when Edgar Berney spun his Bizzarrini on the start-line amongst the crowd of departing cars. [14] Two months later, Ken Miles died at Riverside while testing the next generation Ford GT40 J-Car, which became the MkIV that won Le Mans in 1967. [14][39] As the rain eased, the Fords of Miles and Gurney retook the lead. Ford MkII n°8 NSR Le Mans 1966 NSR, la marque italienne, constructeur de voitures de slot à hautes performances a reproduit sous la réfrence 1060 la Ford MkII jaune numéro 8. McLaren was being delayed by his tyres going off, so the team quietly changed from Firestones to Goodyears. [15] The Holman & Moody crew took 70 minutes to repair it only for Mark Donohue to have the rear boot blow off down the Mulsanne and find the differential had been terminally damaged. Bruce said to me we had to drive the doors off the thing, so we did. [20] In the end, the car was reinstated though Thompson was banned. The third was a quiet though significant entry: Jacques Dewes, ever the pioneering privateer, brought the first Porsche 911 to Le Mans. Two cars were entered, one by ASA and one by NART. Meanwhile, Miles had been putting in extremely fast laps, breaking the lap record and getting back up to 5th place. By contrast, 5 of the 7 Porsches finished (including their 911 in the GT class) as did four of the six Alpines, showing much better reliability. For Le Mans, we decided to set a pace for ourselves. 1966, une année sous le signe de la course auto-Les 24 Heures du Mans, 1966, c’est l’époque de la rivalité entre les écuries Ferrari et Ford. The other was a Marcos Engineering kit-car based on a Mini Cooper 'S' chassis. He and team manager Eugenio Dragoni had decided that he, as the fastest Ferrari driver and driving with Mike Parkes, would act as the hare to bait and break the Fords. Ford's Sixties Le Mans program was famously the result of a dispute between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari–Ford had tried to purchase Ferrari (the company), only to have Enzo shut down the sale at the last minute. We had both driven the first two 7.0-litre cars at Le Mans the previous year: Bruce with Ken Miles and myself with Phil Hill. Directed by James Mangold, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale in the roles of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, respectively. Miles was told to ease off to allow McLaren to catch up with him. Phil Hill, in the Chaparral, broke up the Ford-Ferrari procession in 10th. I took over from Bruce and he spoke to Firestone and they generously said we could switch to the Goodyears the other GT40s were running. CGU | [14][15], Ferrari's response to the Mk II was the new Ferrari 330 P3. The crowd-pleasing Mini Marcos was club raced, rallied and hill climbed, road registered twice and repainted five times only to be stolen in the night of 30 October 1975 from beneath a flat in Paris. Since McLaren and Amon had started 60 feet behind Miles and Hulme, they were declared the winners. At the 92nd Academy Awards, the film received four nominations, including Best Picture and Best Sound Mixing, and won for Best Sound Editing and Best Film Editing. The Hollywood blockbuster that brought the story of Ken Miles, Carroll Shelby and Le Mans 1966 to the silver screen was so good that it’s crying out for a sequel, says Charles Bradley. Despite finishing 26 laps behind the rest of the field. As the damage was being cleared, Scarfiotti crashed his P3 into the Matra and all four cars were wrecked, although only Scarfiotti was taken to hospital, with minor bruising. La 20th Century Fox sortira le film Ford v Ferrari le 28 juin 2019 dans les salles américaines.. 12/06/2018. Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon also shared a GT40, while another GT40 – the one which is set to auction – was driven by Ronnie Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson. Finally, the new 911 GT ran well and finished 14th starting a long record of success.[23]. Si la carrosserie est bien reproduite, le chassis surbaissé donne au modèle une allure peu réaliste. 17 June 2016, 4:05 PM. [16][18] Fighting on two fronts, the company also took on Porsche in the 2-litre class with its Dino 206 S with a pair from NART and another for Maranello. Christian Bale. That left Ford with only three Mk IIs left (albeit running 1-2-3) as all the GT40s had retired as well. When Dearborn won last year, the world went less than nuts. Retaining the same exterior dimensions as the 389 V-8, and trimming weight through the use of thin-wall casting techniques made the 326 efficient and less costly to manufacture than an all-new engine design. [18] In the end Australian Brian Muir, who was in England was flown over to France. [7][20] Chris Amon was fastest at the test weekend in the experimental Ford J-car with a 3:34.4 lap. In 1966, Ford won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time. ©AlloCiné, Retrouvez tous les horaires et infos de votre cinéma sur le numéro AlloCiné : 0 892 892 892 (0,34€/minute). [45], The Ford team's decision was a big disappointment for Ken Miles, who was aiming for the 'Endurance Racing Triple Crown'—winning Daytona-Sebring-Le Mans—as a reward for his investment in the GT40 development. [13], The British team Alan Mann Racing had two cars prepared by Ford Advanced Vehicles, for Graham Hill/Dick Thompson and John Whitmore/Frank Gardner. Matt Damon. Acteurs. Taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO, As calculated after Le Mans, Round 4 of 4[65], This article is about the race. “It was a really big deal for Ford,” Wood recalled. This still posed a problem for Ford as they were lacking spare drivers, with injuries with A.J. Then Schlesser's Matra ran into the CD of Georges Heligouin avoiding the accident. Defending class-champions Austin-Healey had two works entries. Dune, James Bond 25, Cruella, de [14][41][42][43][44], At their last pitstop, the 7th-placed Porsche of Peter Gregg and Sten Axelsson was stopped by engine problems. 10 bolt rear end. It demonstrated that production engines could compete with racing powerplants and that an American-built car could top Europe's best. Shorter and wider than the P2, it kept the same 4-litre engine but with fuel-injection now put out 420 bhp. When the NART P3 retired from 4th with a broken gearbox at 3am, and the Filipinetti car of Mairesse/Müller from 5th an hour later, the Ferrari challenge was spent – there would be no privateer-saviours for the marque this year. [29] At the end of the first hour Fords were 1-2-3, with Gurney leading by 24 seconds from Graham Hill and Bucknum. The race became the subject of a 2009 book, detailing the race and the famous background rivalry between Enzo Ferrari and Henry Ford II, by A.J. [50] Chris Amon was interviewed in 2016: Bruce drove the first stints. And in 1969, a fourth. Ford's documentary of the 1966 Le Mans 24 hour endurance race. : Le Mans 66 Sortie le ... Ford II pour construire à partir de rien une nouvelle automobile qui doit détrôner la Ferrari à la compétition du Mans de 1966. With the new regulations this year the ACO received a huge 103 entry requests. The 5.3L small block put out 420 bhp and had a semi-automatic transmission. Porsches now held the next five places and the two Ferrari GTs were 9th and 10th chased by the Alpines. [53][54] The book attained a "4.5 star" rating by book review website GoodReads.com. A decision was made in the Ford pits to have the cars finish side by side in what hopefully would be considered a dead heat. The Fords were further delayed as a number chose to change brake pads early. [7], Once again there was rain at the April testing weekend. At 8 am, a pit-stop for the Filipinetti Ford running 5th spilled petrol on a rear tyre. “And it came just a year after they’d won Indy for the first time.” Now Ford, which went on to win at Le Mans in 1967, 1968 and 1969, is back at Le Mans with a fleet of four Ford GTs. [27] Another competitor in the small prototypes was ASA. [6] But come race-week it was Gurney who put in the fastest qualifying lap of 3:30.6, a second faster than his stablemates Miles, Gardner and McLaren. Ford v Ferrari (known as Le Mans '66 in the UK and other territories) is a sports drama film distributed by 20th Century Fox, based on the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari for dominance at Le Mans. The quickest Alpine in practice was Toivonen/Jansson (4:20.1), well ahead of the best CD (Ogier/Laurent 4:27.5) and the Austin-Healey's (4:45.1) and ASAs (4:49.8). [8][15] Also pitting on the first lap was Paul Hawkins whose Ford broke a halfshaft going down the Mulsanne Straight lurching him sideways at nearly 350 km/h. Données Personnelles | Tim Considine. But that makes sense: Both Le Mans and international motorsport are different now, tamer and less raw. The biggest news was the walkout of Ferrari's lead driver John Surtees. After a disappointing showing at Monza a controversial denial of championship points from a Mirage win at the Spa event, Ford saw limited opportunity for taking the Manufacturers' title again and instead concentrated on a last hurrah at Le Mans, where the leading Mark IV, driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Surtees was furious and stormed off to Maranello to argue his case with Enzo Ferrari. As a result, when I went to Daytona for the 24 hours, paired with Bruce, I suggested to Bruce that we set a fairly conservative pace for the race, and whilst we might be running out of the top three in the early stages, we might be the only one there at the end. [29][15][19], On a cool and cloudy afternoon, it was Henry Ford II this year who was the honorary starter. [15][19] At the end of the first lap Ford's cars led – Hill ahead of Gurney then Bucknum, Parkes in the Ferrari, followed by Whitmore's Ford, the Chaparral, then the GT40s of Scott and Rindt. [39], What could have been a procession was anything but for Ford. Four Alpines finished this year, 9-11-12-13, with that of Delageneste/Cheinisse from the Ecurie Savin-Calberson winning the Thermal Efficiency Index. Entered by Frenchman Hubert Giraud and driven by Jean-Louis Marnat and Claude Ballot-Lena, the team was able to get a works engine and gearbox from BMC. Ford dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1966, winning it for the first time, and taking all the podium places with its updated MkII and stellar driver line-up. Subscribe Now * You will receive the latest news and updates on your favorite celebrities! [4], As Group 7 were ineligible for FIA events, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) opened its entry list to Group 3, 4 and 6. [14][11][20], A notable absentee at the test weekend was the Ferrari works team. [20] A major accident occurred when Jean-Claude Ogier's CD got loose on spilt oil at the Mulsanne kink and was hit hard side-on by François Pasquier in the NART ASA. This weekend we have heard a great deal about the 50th anniversary of Ford’s famous 1-2-3 win at Le Mans in 1966. The pair had inherited victory from fellow Ford driver Ken Miles in car no1, who had earlier pulled out a lead of … The other Porsches came in 4th to 7th led by Siffert/Davis, who also claimed the Index of Performance. Find new and used 1966 Pontiac Le Mans Classics for sale by classic car dealers and private sellers near you. It came after years of struggle, more than a few public failures, and enough burnt cash to refloat the Titanic. [40] The ACO told him this would not be possible — given the staggered starting formation, the #2 car would have covered 20 metres further, and thus be the race winner. (source : Allociné) There were also P2/P3 hybrids for the Ecurie Francorchamps (Dumay/"Beurlys") and Scuderia Filipinetti (Mairesse/Müller. Just before midnight Robert Buchet aquaplaned coming over the crest at the Dunlop Bridge and crashed the French Porsche. This time six were built and prepared by Shelby American. [32], There were also two significant dramas in practice. The M620 had a 2-litre version of the BRM Formula 1 engine developing 245 bhp that could match the Porsches in speed, making 275 kp/h (170 mph). Partant de rien, il fait engager les meilleurs ingénieurs du pays, avec à la tête, Caroll Shelby, modeste préparateur automobile qui a remporté Le Mans en 1959.
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