Ford Racing
Motorsports division of Ford Motor Company
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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.
Company type
DivisionIndustryAutomotive
Motorsport
Motorsport
Predecessors
- Ford Performance
- Ford Team RS
- Special Vehicle Team
- Ford Performance Vehicles
- Ford Performance Racing
FoundedOctober 10, 1901, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S.
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Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive Motorsport |
| Predecessors |
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| Founded | October 10, 1901, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, U.S. |
| Founder | Henry Ford |
| Headquarters | Dearborn, Michigan, United States |
| Products | Performance car Supercar Performance parts Racing parts |
| Parent | Ford Motor Company |
| Website | Official website |
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.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 1936 – Ionel Zamfirescu and P. G. Cristea won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Ford V8 "Flathead".[3][4]
- 1949 – Jim Roper, driving a Lincoln, won the first NASCAR race.[5]
- 1950 – Jimmy Florian, driving a Ford, wins the first NASCAR race in a Ford branded vehicle at Dayton Ohio[6]
- 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
- 1967 – Jim Clark, driving a Lotus-Ford, won the Dutch Grand Prix. This is Ford's first grand prix victory.
- 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.
- 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.[7]
- 2000 – Dale Jarrett wins Ford's 10th Daytona 500.[8]
- 2003 – Giancarlo Fisichella, driving a Jordan-Ford, won the Brazilian Grand Prix.[9] This is Ford's 176th and last Grand Prix victory.
- 2011 – Trevor Bayne wins the Daytona 500 in a 1–2–3 finish for Ford.[10] It was Ford's 600th NASCAR victory.[11]
- 2012 – Michael Shank Racing wins the 50th Rolex 24 at Daytona with a Ford engined Riley chassis (Allmendinger/Negri/Pew/Wilson),[12] 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,[13] Ford's 1000th NASCAR win.[14]
- 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.[15]
- 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.[16] Wins Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona overall with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (Kanaan / McMurray / Larson / Dixon) using Ford Ecoboost Riley DP.[17]
- 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[18] 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[19] and will partner with Red Bull Powertrains as Red Bull Ford Powertrains.[20][21] Red Bull Ford Powertrains will supply engines to Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls.[22]
- 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.[23][24][25]
- 2025 – Ford Performance rebrands as Ford Racing.[26]
Vehicles
This list only includes vehicles produced post 2016 after the merger of Ford Team RS and Special Vehicle Team,
Currently sold
Previously sold
Factory drivers
Wins
| Series | Race wins |
Manufacturers titles |
Drivers titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formula One | 176 | 10 | 13 |
| NASCAR | 728 | 17 | 11 |
| V8 Supercar | 415 | 6 | 26 |
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
- Hettinger Racing (2026-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
- 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
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

