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. Jan 8, 2026christian bale costars as ken miles, the highly talented but hot-tempered world war ii vet-turned-professional driver whom carroll shelby (matt damon) enlists to help him. Nov 2, 2020british driver ken miles was played by christian bale in the film, and he was enlisted to drive the ford gt40 mk1 by his best friend, automotive designer carroll shelby (matt damon)..

1, 1918 in sutton coldfield, england, near birmingham, miles competed on motorcycles before the war, during which he served as a tank sergeant in the british army. Sep 27, 2025the legendary ken miles was the short-tempered hero who put the ford gt40 through its paces in its early years of development, as wonderfully portrayed by christian bale in the "ford v. Jun 6, 2023ken miles, left, talks with carroll shelby during the 24 hours of le mans in 1966.

Miles, in the eyes of many, had a win stolen from him that year. Apr 13, 2022after leading ford to victory over ferrari at the 24 hours of le mans in june 1966, ken miles died just two months later while testing race cars in riverside, california. Find out about legendary le mans driver, ken miles, his career in the world sportscar championship incl.

Jan 8, 2026how ken miles engineered the gt40’s success at le mans, then lost victory to a corporate staged finish in 1966. Jan 20, 2025ken miles met a tragic fate while striving to go faster and innovate in the world of racing.