Gulf-Mirage racing team

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The Gulf-Mirage racing team was a prominent sports car outfit best known for campaigning sleek, blue-and-orange endurance prototypes in major events like the 24 Hours of Le Mans during the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Gulf-Mirage racing team canonical 1
Mirage Racing 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endurance racing team ⓘ
sports car racing team ⓘ
activeIn 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
associatedOrganization JW Automotive Engineering ⓘ
linked to: Gulf-JW Automotive
associatedWith Gulf Oil ⓘ
Mirage race cars ⓘ
basedOn Ford GT40 platform ⓘ
category Group 6 prototype racing ⓘ
sports car racing ⓘ
chassisDesigner Len Bailey ⓘ
competedAgainst Alfa Romeo sports car team ⓘ
linked to: Alfa Corse

Ferrari sports car team ⓘ
linked to: Ferrari

Matra sports car team ⓘ
Porsche factory team ⓘ
competedIn 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
World Sportscar Championship ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
era post-Ford GT40 Gulf program ⓘ
fieldedCar Mirage GR7 ⓘ
Mirage GR8 ⓘ
linked to: Mirage GR7

Mirage M1 ⓘ
Mirage M2 ⓘ
Mirage M3 ⓘ
heritage iconic Gulf racing colors in endurance racing ⓘ
knownFor blue-and-orange Gulf livery ⓘ
competing in 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
endurance racing prototypes ⓘ
liveryColor light blue ⓘ
orange ⓘ
mainSponsor Gulf Oil ⓘ
notableDriver Derek Bell ⓘ
Howden Ganley ⓘ
Jacky Ickx ⓘ
Mike Hailwood ⓘ
Vern Schuppan ⓘ
successorTo Gulf-JW Ford GT40 program ⓘ
linked to: Ford GT40
teamPrincipal John Wyer ⓘ
usedEngine Cosworth DFV engine ⓘ
Ford V8 engine ⓘ
Renault-Gordini V6 engine ⓘ
usedTyres Goodyear tyres ⓘ
victoryCar Mirage GR8 ⓘ
victoryDrivers Derek Bell ⓘ
Jacky Ickx ⓘ
wonRace 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans ⓘ
linked to: 24 Hours of Le Mans

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Gulf Oil → sponsored → Gulf-Mirage racing team ⓘ
John Wyer Automotive → associatedWith → Mirage Racing ⓘ
linked to: Gulf-Mirage racing team