Ford GT40
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The Ford GT40 is a legendary American racing car developed in the 1960s that famously ended Ferrari’s dominance by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times from 1966 to 1969.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ford GT40 canonical | 4 |
| Ford GT40 Mk II | 3 |
| Ford GT40 program | 2 |
| Ford GT40 (427 variants) | 1 |
| Ford GT40 (continuation/heritage models) | 1 |
| Ford GT40 Mk II #1 (1966 Le Mans) | 1 |
| GT40 Mk I | 1 |
| GT40 Mk II | 1 |
| GT40 Mk III | 1 |
| GT40 Mk IV | 1 |
| Gulf-JW Ford GT40 program | 1 |
| Gulf-liveried Ford GT40 | 1 |
| Shelby Daytona Coupe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5524639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ford GT40 Context triple: [Hank the Deuce, associatedWith, Ford GT40]
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Mercedes-Benz W196
The Mercedes-Benz W196 is a legendary 1950s Formula One racing car that dominated Grand Prix competition with drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio and helped cement Mercedes’ “Silver Arrows” legacy.
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B.
Maserati 250F
The Maserati 250F is a legendary 1950s Formula One racing car renowned for its elegant design and Grand Prix successes with drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio.
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C.
Ferrari 250 GTO
The Ferrari 250 GTO is a legendary early-1960s Italian racing sports car renowned for its performance, rarity, and status as one of the most valuable and iconic classic cars ever built.
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D.
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 race car
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 is a series of prototype sports racing cars from the late 1960s and early 1970s that achieved significant success in endurance racing and formed the basis for the road-going 33 Stradale.
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E.
Lancia Stratos HF
The Lancia Stratos HF is a legendary 1970s mid‑engine rally car that dominated the World Rally Championship and became iconic for its radical wedge-shaped design.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ford GT40 Target entity description: The Ford GT40 is a legendary American racing car developed in the 1960s that famously ended Ferrari’s dominance by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times from 1966 to 1969.
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A.
Mercedes-Benz W196
The Mercedes-Benz W196 is a legendary 1950s Formula One racing car that dominated Grand Prix competition with drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio and helped cement Mercedes’ “Silver Arrows” legacy.
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B.
Maserati 250F
The Maserati 250F is a legendary 1950s Formula One racing car renowned for its elegant design and Grand Prix successes with drivers like Juan Manuel Fangio.
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C.
Ferrari 250 GTO
The Ferrari 250 GTO is a legendary early-1960s Italian racing sports car renowned for its performance, rarity, and status as one of the most valuable and iconic classic cars ever built.
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D.
Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 race car
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 is a series of prototype sports racing cars from the late 1960s and early 1970s that achieved significant success in endurance racing and formed the basis for the road-going 33 Stradale.
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E.
Lancia Stratos HF
The Lancia Stratos HF is a legendary 1970s mid‑engine rally car that dominated the World Rally Championship and became iconic for its radical wedge-shaped design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
racing car
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sports prototype ⓘ |
| 1966Result | 1-2-3 finish at 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door coupé ⓘ |
| category |
24 Hours of Le Mans winning cars
ⓘ
rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ sports racing cars ⓘ |
| chassisType | steel monocoque ⓘ |
| class | Group 4 GT ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalStatus | iconic American racing car ⓘ |
| designedFor |
24 Hours of Le Mans
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endurance racing ⓘ |
| developmentMotivation |
Ford–Ferrari rivalry
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linked to:
Ford v Ferrari
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| displacementRange | 4.7 L to 7.0 L ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | Ford ⓘ |
| height | 40 inches ⓘ |
| layout |
mid-engine
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rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| LeMansWins |
1966
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1967 ⓘ 1968 ⓘ 1969 ⓘ |
| LeMansWinStreak | four consecutive victories ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| nameOrigin |
40 for 40-inch overall height
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GT for Grand Touring ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | ended Ferrari dominance at Le Mans ⓘ |
| notableDrivers |
A. J. Foyt
ⓘ
linked to:
A.J. Foyt
Bruce McLaren ⓘ Chris Amon ⓘ Dan Gurney ⓘ Jacky Ickx ⓘ Lucien Bianchi ⓘ Pedro Rodríguez ⓘ |
| notableEngine |
4.7 L Ford V8
ⓘ
7.0 L Ford FE V8 ⓘ |
| notableRace |
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans
ⓘ
1967 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
linked to:
24 Hours of Le Mans
1968 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
linked to:
24 Hours of Le Mans
1969 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
linked to:
24 Hours of Le Mans
|
| notableTeam |
John Wyer Automotive Engineering
ⓘ
linked to:
John Wyer Automotive
Shelby American ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
GT40 Mk I
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linked to:
Ford GT40
GT40 Mk II ⓘ
linked to:
Ford GT40
GT40 Mk III ⓘ
linked to:
Ford GT40
GT40 Mk IV ⓘ
linked to:
Ford GT40
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| primaryPurpose | to win Le Mans ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1969 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| successor |
Ford GT (2005)
ⓘ
Ford GT (2016) ⓘ
linked to:
Ford GT (2005)
|
| topSpeedApprox | over 200 mph ⓘ |
| transmission | 5-speed manual ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ford GT40 Description of subject: The Ford GT40 is a legendary American racing car developed in the 1960s that famously ended Ferrari’s dominance by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive times from 1966 to 1969.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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