It’s Ford v Everybody. The Dearborn automaker is taking on the world in international Le Mans-class Hypercar racing in 2027, and its program will be run entirely in-house.

The announcement is a break from tradition as most manufacturer work teams are historically run by third-party racing operations. Think Porsche’s Hypercar program run by Team Penske or Cadillac’s program (which locked out the front row at this year’s Le Mans) run by JOTA Sport out of England. Cadillac’s open-wheel, Formula One program, too, is run by TWG Motorsports.

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