{"id":5529,"date":"2025-10-30T10:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.de\/?post_type=historie&#038;p=5529"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:26:51","slug":"2024-now-partnering-with-the-blue-oval","status":"publish","type":"historie","link":"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/history\/2024-now-partnering-with-the-blue-oval\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 \u2013 now: Partnering with the Blue Oval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ford returned to the global endurance stage in 2024 with the debut of the Ford Mustang LMGT3, coinciding with the introduction of the FIA World Endurance Championship\u2019s new LMGT3 category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This marked the beginning of a new chapter in Ford\u2019s storied history in endurance racing. As the official partner team for the FIA WEC campaign, Proton Competition has been part of the Mustang\u2019s journey from day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is special about this car?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 5.4-litre, naturally aspirated V8 certainly made its presence felt in the series. As our current contender in the LMGT3 class of the WEC, we are still writing history with this car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As seasoned campaigners of the Porsche 911 in its many iconic forms, we\u2019re no strangers to cars with cult status. With its unmistakable sound and distinctive character, the Ford Mustang LMGT3 has quickly become a fan favorite on the FIA WEC grid.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/LEMANS_2024_00001953-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/LEMANS_2024_00001953-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/LEMANS_2024_00001953-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/LEMANS_2024_00001953-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/LEMANS_2024_00001953-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/LEMANS_2024_00001953-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/LEMANS_2024_00001953-1920x1279.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Success came in the first year of the Ford programme, with Giorgio Roda, Mikkel Pedersen and Dennis Olsen scoring a Le Mans podium in the new Mustang LMGT3 in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What have we achieved with this car?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans marked our 16th appearance at the endurance classic \u2013 but our first time competing with a manufacturer other than Porsche. Rising to the challenge, we drew on our wealth of experience as Giorgio Roda, Mikkel Pedersen, and Dennis Olsen delivered a strong performance to secure a podium finish in third place.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WEC2025_QATAR_Prologue001674-1280x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/WEC2025_QATAR_Prologue001674-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/WEC2025_QATAR_Prologue001674-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/WEC2025_QATAR_Prologue001674-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/WEC2025_QATAR_Prologue001674-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Proton Competition continues to compete against the creme de la creme of GT3 racing with Ford, as the FIA WEC going from strength to strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this partnership mean for Proton Competition?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Becoming Ford\u2019s official partner team in the FIA WEC marked a milestone in Proton Competition\u2019s history. After more than two decades of racing exclusively with Porsche, the collaboration with Ford signalled the start of a new manufacturer partnership. The significance is heightened by the fact that it is a works-supported programme, while Proton continues to compete in Hypercar as a privateer with Porsche. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This partnership has positioned us at the forefront of the LMGT3 era, giving the team the opportunity to help shape the Mustang\u2019s international racing journey from its very first season. It underscores our evolution from a privateer outfit into a trusted works partner \u2013 while staying true to the team\u2019s DNA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5594,"template":"","class_list":["post-5529","historie","type-historie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2024 \u2013 now: Partnering with the Blue Oval - Ummendorf<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/history\/2024-now-partnering-with-the-blue-oval\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2024 \u2013 now: Partnering with the Blue Oval - Ummendorf\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ford returned to the global endurance stage in 2024 with the debut of the Ford Mustang LMGT3, coinciding with the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/history\/2024-now-partnering-with-the-blue-oval\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ummendorf\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-12T12:26:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.de\/ummendorf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/WEC2025_IMOLA_000187-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3\u00a0Minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/history\/2024-now-partnering-with-the-blue-oval\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.proton-competition.com\/ummendorf\/history\/2024-now-partnering-with-the-blue-oval\/\",\"name\":\"2024 \u2013 now: Partnering with the Blue Oval - 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