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Ford v Ferrari (2019)

Where Ford v Ferrari says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Maranello, Dearborn, Le Mans and Daytona: almost none of it was filmed there, it was California and Georgia

Scenes and places

The Rouge: Ford's giant factory

Ford Motor Company is in trouble in 1963, and the factory floor is where the pressure shows. The company's answer will be to chase racing glory.

Set in Ford River Rouge Complex, Dearborn — The vast Ford factory in Michigan where the story's Ford side begins. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Ford's enormous Michigan plant, once the largest assembly line of its era.

Enzo Ferrari's gate in Maranello

Ford's emissary offers to buy Ferrari, but Enzo uses the offer as leverage with Fiat and sends the Americans home insulted. That insult makes Ford decide to build a car that can beat Ferrari at Le Mans.

Set in Ferrari factory, Maranello — The gates of Enzo Ferrari's factory in Italy, where Ford's offer arrives. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The home of Scuderia Ferrari in the Emilia-Romagna region, famous for its racing cars.

Filmed at Lanterman Developmental Center, Pomona, California — The Ferrari factory gates were rebuilt brick by brick here; this is not Italy. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The hangar where the GT40 is built

Carroll Shelby hires his friend Ken Miles, and the two build the GT40 while Miles tells Shelby how to make it faster. The hot-tempered Miles clashes with Ford's executives along the way.

Set in Shelby American hangar, Los Angeles International Airport — The hangar where Shelby and Miles develop the Ford GT40. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A working aircraft hangar at Los Angeles International Airport, as the film has it.

Filmed at Ontario International Airport, Ontario, California — The hangar area where the cars were developed was filmed at Ontario airport instead of LAX. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Le Mans, 1964: the Fords fail

Shelby leaves Miles at home and sends other drivers to Le Mans, and none of the Fords finish. Miles, listening on the radio, sees that he was right about every flaw.

Set in Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans — The 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit in France, where the Fords first race. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The famous 24-hour endurance race circuit near Le Mans in France.

Filmed at Agua Dulce Airpark, Agua Dulce, California — The Le Mans grandstands, pits and garages were built here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Mulsanne Straight

Shelby points to the GT40's top speed down the Mulsanne Straight to save the project. The car frightened Enzo Ferrari even though it broke down.

Set in Mulsanne Straight, Le Mans — The long straight of the Le Mans circuit where the GT40 reaches 218 mph.

The straight stretch of public road, lined with poplars, used for the Le Mans race.

Dearborn test track crash

Miles tests the GT40 Mk II and the recurring brake fade causes a crash and fire, which he survives. The team realizes the rules let them replace the whole brake assembly during the race.

Set in Ford test track, Dearborn — The Ford test track in Dearborn where the GT40 Mk II is tested.

Ford's own proving track in Michigan, as the film has it.

Daytona 24 Hours, 1966

Shelby bets Miles's place at Le Mans, and Ford's full ownership of Shelby American, on Daytona. He tells Miles to push past the 7,000 RPM redline.

Set in Daytona International Speedway — The Florida speedway where Miles races for his Le Mans place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A 24-hour race on a Florida high-banked track.

Filmed at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California — The Daytona scenes were filmed at this track. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Le Mans, 1966

Miles fights a faulty door on lap one, then sets lap records and catches the Ferraris. When the brakes fade he limps into the pits for a full brake change.

Set in Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans — The 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit in France, in the 1966 race. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit in the Sarthe, France.

Filmed at Agua Dulce Airpark, Agua Dulce, California — The Le Mans grandstands, pits and garages were built here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Le Mans city centre (Place du Cardinal Grente, Place Saint-Michel, rue du Château) — A few scenes were shot in real Le Mans streets; only the French Wikipedia says so, and it gives no exact points (the point is the city centre). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Carroll Shelby — A retired Le Mans winner who runs Shelby American and is hired by Ford to build a race car.
• Ken Miles — A hot-tempered English racing driver, engineer and mechanic, and Shelby's friend.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was Ferrari's factory gate in Ford v Ferrari really filmed?
• Where were the Le Mans pits in Ford v Ferrari built?
• Where was Daytona in Ford v Ferrari really filmed?