Ford Motorsport Legend Dick Johnson to be First Driver of New Mustang Supercar | Australia

In a world-first reveal, the Seventh-Generation Mustang GT Supercar will be revealed at Bathurst 1000 on Thursday
Three-time Bathurst 1000 winner Dick Johnson will drive the car for its first laps around Mount Panorama on Thursday afternoon

MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 4, 2022 – Ford has today announced that Australian motorsport legend Dick Johnson will be the first person in the world to drive the new Seventh-Generation Ford Mustang GT Supercar at Mount Panorama on Thursday afternoon.

The New Mustang GT Supercar will be revealed in pit lane at 12:30pm on Thursday, before Johnson takes to the track in the afternoon. The reveal and first laps will be aired live on Fox Sports in Australia.

Johnson was the first driver of the current ‘Gen2’ Mustang Supercar at the Adelaide 500 in 2019, and will be the first driver of the ‘Gen3’ Mustang. He last drove a Mustang Supercar at Queensland Raceway in May.

Dick Johnson Racing is Ford’s homologation team, designing, developing and building the car in conjunction with Ford Performance across the last two years.

The three-time Bathurst 1000 winner said that he was honored to be the first driver of the prototype race car.

“My team and I have been racing Fords for more than forty years, we are very proud representatives of and ambassadors for the Blue Oval,” said Johnson.

“We have been working extremely hard on making this car the best it can possibly be over the last couple of years, and to be the first person in the world to drive it after all of that work is fantastic. Any chance to drive around Mount Panorama is incredible, but to do it in Ford’s latest race car is an opportunity I simply couldn’t pass up.

“I can’t wait to drive the Mustang and see the fans across the top of the Mountain, it’s going to be very special indeed.”

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