Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Directed by James Mangold
A car designer and a hot-tempered British driver build Ford a car in Los Angeles to beat Ferrari, and take it from Daytona to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Le Mans, 1959≈ 00:00:00Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, FranceStated on screen
Shelby wins Le Mans in 1959, before a heart condition ends his driving.
- 2Shelby American and Miles's garage≈ 00:03:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
Shelby sells sports cars while Miles, a brilliant but broke driver, runs a garage that is about to fail.
- 2Ford headquarters≈ 00:10:00Ford headquarters, Dearborn, MichiganStated on screen
Iacocca pitches Henry Ford II a plan to buy Ferrari.
- 3Ferrari factory≈ 00:15:00Maranello, ItalyStated on screen
Enzo Ferrari turns down Ford and insults Henry Ford II, who orders a car to beat him.
- 4Shelby's workshop by LAX≈ 00:28:00Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)Stated on screen
Shelby recruits Miles, and they develop the GT40 at their shop beside the airport and test it at speed.
- 5Le Mans, 1965≈ 00:55:00Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, FranceStated on screen
Without Miles, all the Fords break down at Le Mans.
- 624 Hours of Daytona≈ 01:25:00Daytona International Speedway, FloridaStated on screen
- 7Le Mans, 1966≈ 01:38:00Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, FranceStated on screen
- 8Test day≈ 02:18:00Riverside International Raceway, California (former)Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 52,776 km
- Places
- 7
- Countries
- 3
- Stops
- 9
- Not shown: 45,727 km
- Plane: 7,030 km
- Car: 20 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
Spotted a mistake?
Every journey is checked against the film, but we can still get things wrong.