Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn is returning to the top tier of prototype sports car racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2027, looking to recapture the magic and success of Ford racing nearly 60 years ago.

The Blue Oval brand will field a full factory FIA WEC team to try and capture its first outright win in nearly six decades.

After the 1960s, Ford exited from the top-tier prototype class and competed in production-focused class racing around the world. In 2016, it won the Le Mans GT class with a mid-engine GT, and then finished second in the GT class last year with the debut of its Mustang GT3.