Ford GT (GT1)

The Ford GT GT1 is a racing version of the Ford GT sports car, developed by Matech Concepts so that the car could compete under the FIA GT1 rules. It is powered by the Roush-Yates-supplied 5.3 litre Cammer engine, which produces 650 horsepower (485 kilowatts) at 7,400 revolutions per minute, and it uses a six-speed sequential gearbox from Xtrac with carbon fibre body panels attached to the steel tub of the road car to save weight. Its official race debut came at the start of the 2009 FIA GT Championship season at Silverstone. Four cars were fielded in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship by Matech Competition and the Marc VDS Racing Team, three of them started the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the cars ran again in 2011 under the Marc VDS Racing Team and Belgian Racing names. Matech built six cars in total, and only four are believed to survive as of 2025.