Ford GT40

E528627

racing car sports prototype

The Ford GT40 is a legendary American racing car developed in the 1960s that famously ended Ferrari’s dominance by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times from 1966 to 1969.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ford GT40 Mk II	2
Ford GT40 program	2
Ford GT40 canonical	1
Ford GT40 Mk II #1 (1966 Le Mans)	1
Gulf-liveried Ford GT40	1
Shelby Daytona Coupe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5524639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ford GT40
Context triple: [Hank the Deuce, associatedWith, Ford GT40]

A. Mercedes-Benz W196
The Mercedes-Benz W196 is a legendary 1950s Formula One racing car that dominated Grand Prix competition with drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio and helped cement Mercedes’ “Silver Arrows” legacy.
B. Maserati 250F
The Maserati 250F is a legendary 1950s Formula One racing car renowned for its elegant design and Grand Prix successes with drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio.
C. Ferrari 250 GTO
The Ferrari 250 GTO is a legendary early-1960s Italian racing sports car renowned for its performance, rarity, and status as one of the most valuable and iconic classic cars ever built.
D. Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 race car
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 is a series of prototype sports racing cars from the late 1960s and early 1970s that achieved significant success in endurance racing and formed the basis for the road-going 33 Stradale.
E. Lancia Stratos HF
The Lancia Stratos HF is a legendary 1970s mid‑engine rally car that dominated the World Rally Championship and became iconic for its radical wedge-shaped design.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ford GT40
Target entity description: The Ford GT40 is a legendary American racing car developed in the 1960s that famously ended Ferrari’s dominance by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times from 1966 to 1969.

A. Mercedes-Benz W196
The Mercedes-Benz W196 is a legendary 1950s Formula One racing car that dominated Grand Prix competition with drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio and helped cement Mercedes’ “Silver Arrows” legacy.
B. Maserati 250F
The Maserati 250F is a legendary 1950s Formula One racing car renowned for its elegant design and Grand Prix successes with drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio.
C. Ferrari 250 GTO
The Ferrari 250 GTO is a legendary early-1960s Italian racing sports car renowned for its performance, rarity, and status as one of the most valuable and iconic classic cars ever built.
D. Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 race car
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 is a series of prototype sports racing cars from the late 1960s and early 1970s that achieved significant success in endurance racing and formed the basis for the road-going 33 Stradale.
E. Lancia Stratos HF
The Lancia Stratos HF is a legendary 1970s mid‑engine rally car that dominated the World Rally Championship and became iconic for its radical wedge-shaped design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	racing car ⓘ sports prototype ⓘ
1966Result	1-2-3 finish at 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
bodyStyle	2-door coupé ⓘ
category	24 Hours of Le Mans winning cars ⓘ rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ sports racing cars ⓘ
chassisType	steel monocoque ⓘ
class	Group 4 GT ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalStatus	iconic American racing car ⓘ
designedFor	24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ endurance racing ⓘ
developmentMotivation	Ford–Ferrari rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ
displacementRange	4.7 L to 7.0 L ⓘ
engineConfiguration	V8 ⓘ
engineManufacturer	Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ
height	40 inches ⓘ
layout	mid-engine ⓘ rear-wheel drive ⓘ
LeMansWins	1966 ⓘ 1967 ⓘ 1968 ⓘ 1969 ⓘ
LeMansWinStreak	four consecutive victories ⓘ
manufacturer	Ford Motor Company ⓘ
nameOrigin	40 for 40-inch overall height ⓘ GT for Grand Touring ⓘ
notableAchievement	ended Ferrari dominance at Le Mans ⓘ
notableDrivers	A. J. Foyt NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce McLaren NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Amon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan Gurney NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacky Ickx NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Bianchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Rodríguez NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngine	4.7 L Ford V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ 7.0 L Ford FE V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRace	1966 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableTeam	John Wyer Automotive Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelby American NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableVariant	GT40 Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ GT40 Mk II NERFINISHED ⓘ GT40 Mk III NERFINISHED ⓘ GT40 Mk IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryPurpose	to win Le Mans ⓘ
productionEnd	1969 ⓘ
productionStart	1964 ⓘ
successor	Ford GT (2005) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford GT (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ
topSpeedApprox	over 200 mph ⓘ
transmission	5-speed manual ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hank the Deuce → associatedWith → Ford GT40 ⓘ

Gulf Oil → associatedWith → Ford GT40 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf-liveried Ford GT40

Carroll Shelby → notableWork → Ford GT40 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ford GT40 program

Carroll Shelby → notableWork → Ford GT40 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shelby Daytona Coupe

Ken Miles → workedOn → Ford GT40 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ford GT40 Mk II

Ken Miles → carNumber → Ford GT40 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ford GT40 Mk II #1 (1966 Le Mans)

Bruce McLaren → droveCarModel → Ford GT40 ⓘ