Gulf Timeline
- 2010 New season, same story
- 2009 Le Mans Series Winners
- 2008 Aston Martin Racing Partnership
- 2005 Paul Belmondo Racing
2005
- 2001 Johansson Audi
- 1997 Year of the Longtail
- 1995 McLaren F1 supercar
- 1994 Derek Bell
- 1972 Ford Cosworth
- 1970 Porsche 917 and Steve McQueen
- 1967 J W Automotive, Gulf and the Ford Motor
2005
Gulf Oil International entered a two year, two car partnership with Paul Belmondo Racing, the French sportscar team owned by ex-F1 driver Paul Belmondo and industrialist/racer Claude-Yves Gosselin.
Racing the Courage 65 in the lightweight LMP2 category, the 500bhp, three-litre, V8 Mecachrome-Ford engined sports prototype competed in the Le Mans Endurance Series and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The cars proved to be front runners in their class with the most notable achievement a podium double (second and third in class) at the 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours.
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