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Ford Super Mustang Mach-E Secures Overall Win at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
6/22/2026, 12:50:00 PM
Core Victory: Ford Super Mustang Mach-E Takes Overall Win
Romain Dumas piloted the Ford Racing-prepared Super Mustang Mach-E to first place overall in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday. Dumas completed the 156-turn course in 8:18.202, finishing 11.295 seconds ahead of Robin Shute’s SendyCar. The result marks Dumas’s sixth overall victory at Pikes Peak and his second overall win for Ford, following a 2024 triumph in the Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck.
Background & Recent Ford Achievements
Ford’s presence at Pikes Peak has expanded in recent years. In 2024, the company secured an overall win with the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck, also driven by Dumas. Dumas previously set the overall record in an all-electric Volkswagen ID.R in 2018 with a time of 7:57.148, a sub-eight-minute benchmark that remains unmatched on the full course. In the Mach-E’s debut the previous year, Dumas finished second to Simone Faggioli on a wind-shortened course. The 2025 Mach-E performance, while slower than the record, demonstrates continued competitiveness of Ford’s production-based electric platforms.
Key Competitors and Category Highlights
Simone Faggioli, the reigning champion in the Nova Proto NPo1 ATM Bardahl, qualified first overall but suffered a technical error during his ascent, ultimately placing third behind teammate Diego Degasperi. Robin Shute achieved a respectable second-place overall finish in his SendyCar, a prototype designed for weight-reduction experiments. In the open-wheel category, Dan Novembre recorded a time of 9:01.689 in the 2013 Wolf GB08S TC Special to claim victory. Acura’s Dan Yoshihara set a new front-wheel-drive record in the 2023 Acura Integra Type-S with a time of 10:33.174, surpassing Nick Robinson’s 2018 mark of 10:48.094. JR Hildebrand won the Time Attack 1 (TA1) category in a 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X, posting 9:30.104 after a delayed debut the previous year.
Performance Data and Times
- Overall winner: Romain Dumas – 8:18.202 (Ford Super Mustang Mach-E)
- Runner-up: Robin Shute – 11.295 seconds behind Dumas (SendyCar)
- Third place: Simone Faggioli – technical error, final position third
- Open-wheel: Dan Novembre – 9:01.689 (Wolf GB08S TC Special)
- Front-wheel-drive record: Dan Yoshihara – 10:33.174 (Acura Integra Type-S)
- TA1: JR Hildebrand – 9:30.104 (Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X)
Impact on Electric Vehicle Competition
The overall win demonstrates that a production-derived electric vehicle can achieve top placement at Pikes Peak. The time gap between Dumas’s Mach-E and his earlier 2018 ID.R record highlights the performance difference between purpose-built prototypes and homologated production models. Category results show continued advancement of electric powertrains, with multiple manufacturers establishing new records in front-wheel-drive and time-attack classes.
Upcoming Developments
Robin Shute’s team announced plans to further reduce the weight of the SendyCar ahead of future attempts. JR Hildebrand’s Corvette program, delayed in 2024, fielded a ready-to-run ZR1X for the 2025 climb in the 2025 event.
