Gulf-Mirage racing team
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The Gulf-Mirage racing team was a prominent sports car outfit best known for campaigning sleek, blue-and-orange endurance prototypes in major events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endurance racing team
ⓘ
sports car racing team ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | JW Automotive Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gulf Oil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mirage race cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ford GT40 platform ⓘ |
| category |
Group 6 prototype racing
ⓘ
sports car racing ⓘ |
| chassisDesigner | Len Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedAgainst |
Alfa Romeo sports car team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferrari sports car team NERFINISHED ⓘ Matra sports car team NERFINISHED ⓘ Porsche factory team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn |
24 Hours of Le Mans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Sportscar Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | post-Ford GT40 Gulf program ⓘ |
| fieldedCar |
Mirage GR7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mirage GR8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirage M1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirage M2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirage M3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | iconic Gulf racing colors in endurance racing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blue-and-orange Gulf livery
ⓘ
competing in 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ endurance racing prototypes ⓘ |
| liveryColor |
light blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ |
| mainSponsor | Gulf Oil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDriver |
Derek Bell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howden Ganley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacky Ickx NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Hailwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Vern Schuppan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | Gulf-JW Ford GT40 program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamPrincipal | John Wyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedEngine |
Cosworth DFV engine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ford V8 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Renault-Gordini V6 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTyres | Goodyear tyres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victoryCar | Mirage GR8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victoryDrivers |
Derek Bell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacky Ickx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonRace | 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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