Ford Performance has released a few official pictures of the Mustang GT3 at its first ‘real-world’ test at Sebring International Raceway, ahead of an official reveal later this year, and race debut in 2024.
The new Mustang effort, announced at the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona, is a joint program between Ford Performance and long-time racing collaborator Multimatic Motorsports. It features both a two-car factory-backed IMSA GTD Pro works team managed by Multimatic, as well as customer Mustang race cars for the GTD class starting at Daytona in 2024.
“Mustang was born to race from the start and we’re thrilled to introduce the GT3 version to compete head-to-head against some of the greatest manufacturers in the world. With 58 years of global endurance racing heritage, including NASCAR and Australian Supercars today, we are ready to take Mustang to the next level of global performance.”
Mark Rushbrook – Ford Performance Motorsports global director
The new Mustang GT3 racer is powered by a Ford 5.0-liter Coyote-based V8 engine developed by Ford Performance and built by long-time racing collaborator and world championship-winning team, M-Sport of Cumbria, England.
The race-specific powerplant continues the heritage of high-performance naturally aspirated V8s in the Mustang platform. The engine will carry the heart and soul of the world-renowned Ford Coyote® and have performance and packaging modifications to make it championship ready for world-class GT3 endurance racing.
The new Mustang GT3 race car will feature bespoke Short-Long Arm suspension front and rear, rear-mounted transaxle gearbox, carbon fiber body panels, as well as a unique aero package developed to meet GT3 targets.
Ford and Multimatic will make both factory-backed and customer-ready GT3 Mustangs available to teams from the start of the 2024 season.
All images thanks to Ford Motor Company
