Ford Multimatic Motorsports
The Ford Mustang GT3 is Ford's return to the top of GT racing, bringing one of America's most iconic car names to the GTD Pro class. The Mustang name has a legendary racing heritage going back to the 1960s, and this modern GT3 version combines that heritage with contemporary racing technology — including a supercharged V8 that sounds unmistakably American.
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About Ford Multimatic Motorsports
Ford Multimatic Motorsports is the official factory Ford GT racing program — a collaboration between Ford Motor Company and Multimatic, a Canadian engineering firm renowned for their suspension technology and vehicle dynamics expertise. Multimatic builds and operates the cars while Ford provides manufacturer support, branding, and commercial structure.
This is not Ford's first rodeo at Sebring or in GT racing. The Ford GT (2016-2019 GTE program) was a legendary return to top-level GT racing, winning its class at Le Mans in 2016 in one of motorsport's most famous stories — exactly 50 years after the original Ford GT40 dominated Le Mans in 1966. The Mustang GT3 program carries this heritage forward in the more accessible GT3 class.
The Car: Ford Mustang GT3
The Ford Mustang GT3 is the most distinctively American car in the GTD Pro field. Rather than the turbocharged four-, six-, or eight-cylinder engines used by most European competitors, the Mustang GT3 uses a 5.4-liter supercharged V8 — a large-displacement, high-revving American muscle car engine forced through GT3 regulations' Balance of Performance system.
A supercharger works differently from a turbocharger: it is driven mechanically by the engine (rather than exhaust gases) and provides more immediate power response — less lag, more of a surge. Combined with the large displacement, the Mustang sounds and feels different from its competitors: more raw, more visceral, more American.
Packaging a traditional front-engine, rear-wheel-drive muscle car layout into GT3 competition — where most successful platforms are mid-engine — is an engineering challenge. Ford and Multimatic have worked extensively on optimizing the Mustang's balance, with the engine set back as far as possible and weight distribution carefully managed.
Championship Pedigree Behind the Wheels
Ford has recruited drivers with serious international credentials. Andy Priaulx's three FIA World Touring Car Championships mark him as one of the most decorated touring car racers in history. Mike Rockenfeller's DTM championship and Le Mans experience add depth. Together the driver roster for both cars represents decades of combined GT and touring car victories.
Harry Barker (Great Britain) is a British GT professional with a strong GT racing background across multiple championships.
Dennis Olsen (Norway) is a Norwegian professional driver who has raced for both Porsche and now Ford GT programs. His experience across multiple manufacturers gives him technical breadth uncommon in many GT drivers.
Mike Rockenfeller (Germany) is a German touring car ace and former ADAC GT champion who also competed extensively in DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters), Germany's prestigious touring car series. His experience in high-pressure, wheel-to-wheel racing situations and his technical ability to develop cars is a major asset for the Ford program.
Christopher Mies (Germany) is a German GT champion who has won multiple Blancpain GT and ADAC GT titles. His championship-winning experience across European GT racing makes him one of the most proven GT drivers in the field.
Nico Vervisch (Belgium) is a Belgian professional GT driver with Audi and DTM experience, now partnered with Ford's GT program.
Andy Priaulx (Great Britain) is a three-time FIA World Touring Car Cup champion — one of touring car racing's greatest achievements — and a longstanding Ford factory driver. His experience, racecraft, and ability to perform under pressure at the highest level is exactly what an endurance program needs.
Ford at Sebring
Ford's racing history at Sebring dates back decades. The Mustang GT3 program adds the latest chapter to an American manufacturer story at America's most famous endurance race circuit.