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Ken Miles

Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles (1 November 1918 – 17 August 1966) was an English sports car racing engineer and driver best known for his motorsport career in the U.S. and with American teams on the international scene. He is an inductee to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. As an automotive engineer, he is known for developing, along with driver and designer Carroll Shelby, the Ford GT40, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969. Miles and Shelby's efforts at Le Mans were dramatized in the 2019 Oscar-winning film Ford v Ferrari.

Infobox

Born
Kenneth Henry Jarvis Miles(1918-11-01)1 November 1918Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Died
17 August 1966(1966-08-17) (aged 47)Riverside International Raceway, California, U.S.
Resting place
Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, California, U.S.
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch/service
British Army
Years of service
1939–1946
Rank
Staff sergeant
Battles/wars
World War II

Tables

· Racing record › USAC Road Racing Championship results
1961
1961
Season
1961
Series
USAC Road Racing Championship
Position
1st
Team
Crandall Industries Incorporated
Car
Porsche 718 RS 61
Season
Series
Position
Team
Car
1961
USAC Road Racing Championship
1st
Crandall Industries Incorporated
Porsche 718 RS 61
· Racing record › NASCAR Grand National Series results
1963
1963
Season
1963
Date
November, 3, 1963
Event
Golden State 400
Location
Riverside International Raceway
Team
Holman-Moody Racing
No
281
Car
Ford Galaxie
Laps
139
Pos.
11th
Season
Date
Event
Location
Team
No
Car
Laps
Pos.
1963
November, 3, 1963
Golden State 400
Riverside International Raceway
Holman-Moody Racing
281
Ford Galaxie
139
11th
· Racing record › Formula One World Championship results
1961
1961
Year
1961
Entrant
Louise Bryden-Brown
Chassis
Lotus 18
Engine
Climax Straight-4
1
MON
2
NED
3
BEL
4
FRA
5
GBR
6
GER
7
ITA
8
USADNA
WDC
NC
Points
0
Source:
Source:
Year
Source:
Year
Entrant
Chassis
Engine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
WDC
Points
1961
Louise Bryden-Brown
Lotus 18
Climax Straight-4
MON
NED
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
ITA
USADNA
NC
0
Source:
· Racing record › 24 Hours of Le Mans results
1955
1955
Year
1955
Class
S1.5
No
41
Car
MG EX182MG L4 1489cc
Team
MG Cars Ltd.
Co-Drivers
John Lockett
Laps
249
Pos.
12th
ClassPos.
5th
1965
1965
Year
1965
Class
P+5.0
No
1
Tyres
G
Car
Ford GT Mk IIFord 427 V8/90° OHV 6981cc
Team
Shelby American Inc.
Co-Drivers
Bruce McLaren
Laps
45
Pos.
DNFGearbox
1966
1966
Year
1966
Class
P+5.0
No
1
Tyres
G
Car
Ford GT Mk IIFord 427 V8/90° OHV 6982cc
Team
Shelby American Inc.
Co-Drivers
Denny Hulme
Laps
360
Pos.
2nd
ClassPos.
2nd
Source:Source:
Source:Source:
Year
Source:Source:
Year
Class
No
Tyres
Car
Team
Co-Drivers
Laps
Pos.
ClassPos.
1955
S1.5
41
MG EX182MG L4 1489cc
MG Cars Ltd.
John Lockett
249
12th
5th
1965
P+5.0
1
G
Ford GT Mk IIFord 427 V8/90° OHV 6981cc
Shelby American Inc.
Bruce McLaren
45
DNFGearbox
1966
P+5.0
1
G
Ford GT Mk IIFord 427 V8/90° OHV 6982cc
Shelby American Inc.
Denny Hulme
360
2nd
2nd
Source:Source:
· Racing record › 24 Hours of Daytona results
1966
1966
Year
1966
Class
P+2.0
No
98
Tyres
G
Car
Ford GT Mk IIFord 427 V8/90° OHV 7000cc
Team
Shelby American Inc.
Co-Drivers
Lloyd Ruby
Laps
678
Pos.
1st
ClassPos.
1st
1965
1965
Year
1965
Class
P+2.0
No
73
Tyres
G
Car
Ford GT Mk IFord 427 V8/90° OHV 7000cc
Team
Shelby American Inc.
Co-Drivers
Lloyd Ruby
Laps
678
Pos.
1st
ClassPos.
1st
Source:
Source:
Year
Source:
Year
Class
No
Tyres
Car
Team
Co-Drivers
Laps
Pos.
ClassPos.
1966
P+2.0
98
G
Ford GT Mk IIFord 427 V8/90° OHV 7000cc
Shelby American Inc.
Lloyd Ruby
678
1st
1st
1965
P+2.0
73
G
Ford GT Mk IFord 427 V8/90° OHV 7000cc
Shelby American Inc.
Lloyd Ruby
678
1st
1st
Source:
· Racing record › 12 Hours of Sebring results
1957
1957
Year
1957
Class
S1.5
No
45
Car
Porsche 550 RSPorsche F4 2v DOHC 1498cc
Team
J. Kunstle
Co-Drivers
Jean Pierre Kunstle
Laps
184
Pos.
9th
ClassPos.
2nd
1958
1958
Year
1958
Class
S1.5
No
45
Car
Porsche 550 RSPorsche F4 2v DOHC 1498cc
Team
Jean Pierre Kunstle
Co-Drivers
Jean Pierre Kunstle
Laps
59
Pos.
DNF Clutch
1959
1959
Year
1959
Class
S1.5
No
35
Car
Porsche 718 RSKPorsche 1498cc
Team
Precision Motors
Co-Drivers
Jack McAfee
Laps
173
Pos.
8th
ClassPos.
3rd
1962
1962
Year
1962
Class
GT1.6
No
42
Car
Sunbeam AlpineSunbeam L4 1592cc
Team
Rootes Group
Co-Drivers
Lew Spencer
Laps
25
Pos.
DNF Engine
1963
1963
Year
1963
Class
GT+4.0
No
12
Tyres
G
Car
AC CobraFord V8/90° 2v OHV 4727cc
Team
Ed Hugus
Co-Drivers
Phil Hill Lew Spencer
Laps
192
Pos.
11th
ClassPos.
1st
GT+4.0
GT+4.0
Year
GT+4.0
Class
16
No
G
Tyres
AC CobraFord V8/90° 2v OHV 4727cc
Car
Shelby American Inc.
Team
Lew Spencer Dave MacDonald Fireball Roberts
Co-Drivers
56
Laps
DNF Steering Arm
1964
1964
Year
1964
Class
P3+0
No
1
Tyres
G
Car
AC CobraFord V8/90° 2v OHV 7000cc
Team
Shelby American Inc.
Co-Drivers
John Morton
Laps
81
Pos.
DNF Blown Engine
1965
1965
Year
1965
Class
P+5.0
No
98
Tyres
G
Car
Ford GT40Ford 289 V8/90° 2v OHV 4727cc
Team
Shelby American Inc.
Co-Drivers
Bruce McLaren
Laps
192
Pos.
2nd
ClassPos.
1st
1966
1966
Year
1966
Class
P+5.0
No
1
Tyres
G
Car
Ford GT40Ford A V8 OHV 7040cc
Team
Shelby American Inc.
Co-Drivers
Lloyd Ruby
Laps
228
Pos.
1st
ClassPos.
1st
Source:
Source:
Year
Source:
Year
Class
No
Tyres
Car
Team
Co-Drivers
Laps
Pos.
ClassPos.
1957
S1.5
45
Porsche 550 RSPorsche F4 2v DOHC 1498cc
J. Kunstle
Jean Pierre Kunstle
184
9th
2nd
1958
S1.5
45
Porsche 550 RSPorsche F4 2v DOHC 1498cc
Jean Pierre Kunstle
Jean Pierre Kunstle
59
DNF Clutch
1959
S1.5
35
Porsche 718 RSKPorsche 1498cc
Precision Motors
Jack McAfee
173
8th
3rd
1962
GT1.6
42
Sunbeam AlpineSunbeam L4 1592cc
Rootes Group
Lew Spencer
25
DNF Engine
1963
GT+4.0
12
G
AC CobraFord V8/90° 2v OHV 4727cc
Ed Hugus
Phil Hill Lew Spencer
192
11th
1st
GT+4.0
16
G
AC CobraFord V8/90° 2v OHV 4727cc
Shelby American Inc.
Lew Spencer Dave MacDonald Fireball Roberts
56
DNF Steering Arm
1964
P3+0
1
G
AC CobraFord V8/90° 2v OHV 7000cc
Shelby American Inc.
John Morton
81
DNF Blown Engine
1965
P+5.0
98
G
Ford GT40Ford 289 V8/90° 2v OHV 4727cc
Shelby American Inc.
Bruce McLaren
192
2nd
1st
1966
P+5.0
1
G
Ford GT40Ford A V8 OHV 7040cc
Shelby American Inc.
Lloyd Ruby
228
1st
1st
Source:

References

  1. Road & Track
    https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a29790086/ken-miles-biography-ford-le-mans/
  2. Motor Sport
    https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/ken-miles
  3. CJ Pony Parts
    https://web.archive.org/web/20191128130238/https://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/ken-miles-bio
  4. REME Museum
    https://www.rememuseum.org.uk/blog/reme-history-ken-miles/
  5. Road & Track
    https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a29790086/ken-miles-biography-ford-le-mans/
  6. News-Pilot
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39247716/newspilot/
  7. The Herald-News
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39248054/the_heraldnews/
  8. James Dean: At Speed
  9. Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
    https://books.google.com/books?id=PqhXAwAAQBAJ
  10. Player's 200 Media Kit
  11. Motor Authority
    http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1104584_watch-the-story-of-the-controversy-behind-the-ford-gt40s-photo-finish-at-le-mans-in-1966
  12. Hartford Courant
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39146340/hartford_courant/
  13. Motor Sport
    https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1966/18/le-mans-24-hours-2/
  14. Le Mans: The Ford and Matra Years 1966–1974
  15. St. Petersburg Times
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8l4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UHQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3679%2C4254231
  16. Daytona Beach Morning Journal
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qZotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vZ4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3488%2C3514531
  17. The Bulletin
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DP9XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4260%2C1768182
  18. Lodi News-Sentinel
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zPFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b1QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6217%2C3601422
  19. Shelby American Collection
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200923183633/http://shelbyamericancollection.org/cars/1967-ford-gt40-mk-iv-j-7/
  20. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
    http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/ken-miles.html
  21. Racing Sports Cars
    https://www.racingsportscars.com/championship/USAC%20Road%20Racing%20Championship.html
  22. Stats F1
    https://www.statsf1.com/en/ken-miles/non-participation.aspx
  23. Racing Sports Cars
    https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Ken-Miles-GB.html
  24. 24H LeMans
    https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/1966-fords-first-wins-at-the-24-hours-of-le-mans-and-the-12-hours-of-sebring-23975
  25. thehenryford.org
    https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/427113#:~:text=British-born%20Ken%20Miles%20was%20a%20gifted%20race%20car,place%20at%20the%201965%20Daytona%20Continental%202000-Kilometer%20Race.
  26. Pajiba
    https://www.pajiba.com/film_reviews/ford-v-ferrari-what-happened-to-ken-miles-son-peter.php
  27. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-06-sp-55-story.html
  28. LeMans.org
    https://www.lemans.org/app_dev.php/en/news/le-mans-66-ford-v-ferrari-peter-miles-talks-about-his-father-ken-miles/52849
  29. Variety
    https://variety.com/2018/film/news/james-mangold-next-film-ford-ferrari-logan-1202687686/
  30. Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/outlander-a-quiet-place-stars-join-ford-ferrari-movie-1114517
  31. Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ford-v-ferrari-trailer-matt-damon-christian-bale-design-race-car-1214837
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