The Guernsey driver has been confirmed as part of a three-strong line-up as Ford Racing prepares to make a high-profile return to the pinnacle of sportscar racing.
The announcement was made at the motor giant’s glitzy season launch yesterday, with Priaulx joining new Hypercar team-mates Mike Rockenfeller and former F1 driver Logan Sargeant on stage at the event in Detroit.
‘Seb is a pure, natural talent, ‘Rocky’ is the veteran who has seen it all and won it all while Logan brings a level of technical sophistication and high-downforce experience that is vital for a programme of this scale,’ said Ford Racing Hypercar Programme Manager Dan Sayers.
It is almost 60 years since Ford last competed for overall victory at Le Mans, where it claimed four consecutive victories between 1966 and 1969 - a story immortalised in the film Ford v Ferrari.
‘There is no track or race that means more to our history than Le Mans,’ said Ford Motor Company executive chair Bill Ford when the company’s plans to return were revealed last year.
In preparation for 2027, the team will line up in the LMP2 class in this year’s European Le Mans Series. Priaulx will also drive for Proton Competition in the full season of WEC, racing in the LMGT3 class - which sits below the Hypercar category.
Having watched his father Andy race at Le Mans several times, Seb made his debut there in 2022, racing for Proton and coming agonisingly close to a class podium with the Proton-Dempsey team in the GTE Am division.
That year there were only three manufacturers represented at Hypercar level, which features cutting-edge racing prototypes. In 2026, nine teams will line-up in the class at the front of the field.
And with Ford set to join those ranks in 12 months time, it could scarcely be a better time for the 24-year-old to get his opportunity in one of global motorsport’s elite championships.
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