COLOGNE, Germany, June 6, 2017 – The road-going version of the Ford GT will later this month make its Goodwood Hillclimb debut in the hands of Ford Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell, at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Priaulx and Tincknell will be joined by their team mate Billy Johnson, swapping his usual seat in the Ford GT race car for the fearsome Ford Mustang GT4 race car to tackle the challenging 1.16-mile (1.9-kilometre) Hillclimb course.
Drift star Vaughn Gittin Jr also this year returns to Goodwood in his Mustang RTR to compete in the festival’s first ever Hillclimb Drift Championship.
In addition to the track action, visitors to the Ford stand at Goodwood will discover models including the all-new Ford Fiesta making its U.K. debut. Also on show will be the Ford ST-Line range of Ford Performance-inspired models, including the Fiesta ST-Line, Focus ST-Line, Kuga ST-Line, Mondeo ST-Line and a new S-MAX ST-Line on show for the first time.
Activities at Goodwood House, West Sussex, U.K., begin on Thursday, June 29, with the Moving Motor Show, followed by the Festival of Speed from Friday, June 30, to Sunday, July 2.
Ford media releases and further assets will be made available at http://www.goodwood2017.fordpresskits.com from 09:00 CET, Wednesday, June 28.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions. Ford employs approximately 202,000 people worldwide. For more information regarding Ford, its products and Ford Motor Credit Company, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.
Ford of Europe is responsible for producing, selling and servicing Ford brand vehicles in 50 individual markets and employs approximately 52,000 employees at its wholly owned facilities and approximately 66,000 people when joint ventures and unconsolidated businesses are included. In addition to Ford Motor Credit Company, Ford Europe operations include Ford Customer Service Division and 24 manufacturing facilities (16 wholly owned or consolidated joint venture facilities and eight unconsolidated joint venture facilities). The first Ford cars were shipped to Europe in 1903 – the same year Ford Motor Company was founded. European production started in 1911.
