The announcement comes almost a year after Ford announced grand plans to return to IMSA with Multimatic with two examples of the new-for-2024 Mustang GT3.
Hand and Muller will share one of the two factory Mustangs in GTD Pro next year, reuniting the partnership that took a GTLM win at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2017.
The pair also helped deliver Ford a GTE Pro class victory on the American manufacturer’s return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2016, where they partnered with current Cadillac driver Sebastien Bourdais.
Hand has made a handful of NASCAR Cup appearances since the Ford GT programme came to an end in 2019, while Muller completed several outings in Mercedes GT3 cars in both America and overseas during the same period.
Ford’s second factory entry will be shared by 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Mike Rockenfeller and Multimatic-contracted Harry Tincknell.
Rockenfeller split with Audi at the end of the 2021 DTM season and has since been competing in IMSA’s top category, first with Action Express Racing in 2022 in the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds and currently with Proton Porsche, which joined the championship at Road America with a customer Porsche.
Source: Autosport