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Ford has selected French manufacturer Oreca as its chassis partner for its forthcoming LMDh-rules Hypercar, the American company has announced. In addition, former program director of Red Bull Ford Powertrains, Dan Sayers, has been named as programme chief for Ford’s Hypercar programme. Oreca already underpins the LMDh cars from Alpine and Acura. While the Alpine […]
Ford has announced that they have selected French manufacturer Oreca as their chassis partner for their forthcoming LMDh-rules Hypercar.
Former program director of Red Bull Ford Powertrains, Dan Sayers, has been appointed as the program chief for Ford’s Hypercar program.
Oreca currently supplies the chassis for LMDh cars from Alpine and Acura, with both cars competing in different championships.
Genesis will also join Oreca’s ranks next year with their GMR-001 Hypercar, planning to compete in WEC in 2026 before potentially moving to IMSA in 2027.
Ford aims to return to Le Mans with Oreca in 2027, with the goal of challenging top-class teams like Ferrari.
Dan Sayers, who led Aston Martin to Le Mans victories, will lead Ford’s WEC Hypercar program with the aim of achieving overall success at Le Mans.
