Focus RS does Le Mans

We like 300bhp hot hatches. We like iconic Le Mans paintjobs. Stick the two together and, well, it's probably going to end well.

And so it proves to be. In honour of its winning history at Le Mans, Ford has created a quintet of retro-liveried Focus RSs... including, inevitably, a blue-n-orange Gulf special.

Some you’ll recognise, some you might not. Click through the gallery to discover which classic Le Mans racers the hot Focuses are commemorating.

Yeah, you'll know this one. The Gulf-liveried GT40 took victory at Le Mans in 1968 and 1969, and remains perhaps the iconic racing paintjob. Martini enthusiasts may disagree. 

Black and silver commemorates the MkII GT40, which won at Le Mans in 1966 in the hands of Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon, ending six years of Ferrari dominance and becoming the first car to average over 124mph through the race. 

Red and white? That'll be the MkIV GT40, the car that took the chequered flag in 1967 for Dan Gurney and AJ Foyt. Pub trivia alert: this remains the only all-American victory at Le Mans, with a US-built car, a US team and two American drivers. Fact! 

Getting a bit more obscure here. This tricolore design honours the MkIIB GT40 entered by Ford France at Le Mans in 1967, driven by Jo Schlesser and Guy Ligier. Don't remember it? Not surprising - it didn't finish, crashing after 13 hours.

Give yourself a gold star if you got this one. The blue-on-white livery was inspired by the Capri RS 2600, which took the Touring category for Ford at Le Mans in 1972. 

All the special edition Le Mans Focus RSs get a posh interior, with Recaro bucket seats stitched to match their paintjob.

All very nice, but here's the bad news: Ford will only make five Le Mans RSs. No, not five of each. Five in total. One of each. If you need some retro-hot-hatch-endurance excellence in your life, better get a wriggle on to Ecurie Ford France.