Proton partners with Ford for the arrival of the GT3

Barely presented, the new Ford Mustang GT3 already has its first customer team for the 2024 season. WEC, year of the debut of GT3 regulations in the world championshipEndurance. This is Proton Competition.

Announcement🚨#ProtonCompetition Becomes First WEC Customer Team for Ford #MustangGT3 for the #FIAWEC season 2024, providing full technical support with two cars entering the championship.

The new car was unveiled today in Le Mans and made its first on-track appearance during… pic.twitter.com/ngh1uzqwv9

— Proton Competition (@ProtonRacing) June 9, 2023

« This is a very important program and an exciting time for our organization, highlights Christian Ried, Proton Competition Team Director. Mustang is a great brand and this is an important milestone for our team. We look forward to partnering with Ford starting in 2024"

The first team to announce its participation in the WEC with the new Ford Mustang GT3, Proton Competition will even enter two next year.

Note that Ford Performance will also set up an official program with two Mustang GT3s in the GTD Pro category in IMSA in 2024. This will be operated by Multimatic Motorsports and will start during the 24 2024 Hours of Daytona, the date of which has not yet been announced.

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