GT40 P/1017

Ford GT40 chassis number GT40 P/1017 :

General info:

The first car was named the GT (for Grand Touring) with the 40 representing its overall height of 40 inches (1.02 m, measured at the windshield) as required by the rules. Large displacement Ford V8 engines (4.7 liter and 7 liter) were used, compared with the Ferrari V12 which displaced 3.0 liter or 4.0 liter.

After chassis GT-112 the “production” began and the subsequent cars, the MkI, MkIIs, MkIIIs, and MkIVs, numbered GT40P/1000 through GT40P/1145, were officially “GT40s”

GT40 P/1017 Race results:

04/66 : Snetterton, 16, Attwood, 3rd -
05/66 : Spa, 44, Ireland/Amon, 5th -
06/66 : Le Mans, 12, Ireland/Rindt, DNF -
09/66 : Zeltweg, 1, Rindt, 9th -
10/66 : Silverstone, Fry, 1st – Brands Hatch, 94, Fry, 6th -
Silverstone, 88, Fry, 2nd -
03/67 : Snetterton, 57, Fry, DNF – Castle Combe GT, 146, Fry, 1st –
Castle Combe, 146, Fry, 1st –
04/67 : Yeovilton, Fry, 1st – Silverstone, 3, Fry, 1st –
Silverstone, 3, Fry, 2nd -
05/67 : Castle Combe, 190, Fry, 1st – Castle Combe, Fry, DNS -
Mallory Park, 150, Fry, 1st – Mallory Park, 150, Fry, 5th – Llandow,
Fry, 2nd – Silverstone, Fry, DNF – Silverstone, Fry, 3rd -
06/67 : Snetterton, Fry, 1st – Silverstone, 4, Fry, 1st –
Silverstone, Fry, 1st -
07/67 : Brands Hatch, 198, Fry, 4th – Castle Combe, 74, Fry, 1st -
08/67 : Castle Combe, Fry, DNS – Brands Hatch, 61, Fry -
09/67 : Castle Combe, 103, Fry, 1st – Silverstone, Fry, 1st – Castle
Combe, Fry, 1st – Castle, Combe, Fry, 1st –
10/67 : Silverstone, 5, Fry, 1st – Silverstone, 232, Fry, DNF -
03/68 : Mallory Park, Fry, DNS – Thruxton, 31, Fry, 1st -
Silverstone, 134, Fry, 1st – Mallory Park, Fry, 1st –
04/68 : Silverstone, 171, Fry, 1st – Castle Combe, Fry, 1st –
Silverstone, Fry, 2nd – Silverstone, Fry, 3rd – Silverstone, 29, Fry -
05/68 : Castle Combe, 171, Fry, 1st – Silverstone, 80, Fry, 1st -
Silverstone, 80, Fry, 1st – Silverstone, Fry, 4th – Thruxton, 2,
Fry, 2nd – Castle Combe, 26, Fry, 1st –
06/68 : Castle Combe, 27, Fry, 2nd – Castle Combe, 27, Fry, 1st –
Mallory Park, 90, Fry, 1st – Snetterton, 188, Fry , 3rd – Mallory
Park, 64, Fry, 5th -
07/68 : Thruxton, 88, Fry, DNS -
09/68 : Thruxton, 166, Fry, 1st –
10/68 : Silverstone, Fry, 1st – Thruxton, 130, Fry, DNF -
Silverstone, 45, Fry, 1st – Oulton Park, Vincent, DNS -
05/70 : Aintree, 69, Vincent, DNF -
09/70 : Aintree, 96, Vincent, 1st –
09/70 : Aintree, 96, Vincent, 1st –
10/70 : Oulton Park, 23, Vincent, 2nd

GT40 P/1017 History:

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General Information source

Chassis GT40 P/1017 race results are from classicscars.com

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