The Ford GT LM GTE is a grand touring racing car built by Multimatic for Ford Performance for use in endurance racing. Styled by Chris Svensson and based on the Ford GT road car, the car marked Ford's official return to endurance racing. The car is powered by a 3.5L Ford EcoBoost D35 twin-turbocharged V6 mated to a Ricardo 6-speed sequential; it competed in both the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the World Endurance Championship as a GTE/GTLM homologated vehicle. The car's most notable victory was at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, fifty years after Ford's first victory at the race, with the #66 car driven by Joey Hand, Dirk Müller and Sebastién Bourdais taking victory; the car also won the 2018 Constructors' Championship in the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Ford wound down their GT LM GTE program after 2019, capping off the year with a final victory by a privately-entered car by Keating Motorsports at the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, although the win was later rescinded due to the car exceeding fuel capacity limits during post-race inspection.
While the car is called the Ford GT LM GTE in real life, the hot wheels casting is called the Ford GT Race instead.
Built to perform, win and crush the competition. The Ford GT Race has its eyes on the prize. The teardrop, carbon fiber body with 600-plus horsepower are the ultimate expressions of innovation and speed both on the road and the track.