Marking the 20th anniversary of Mazda‘s victory in the world’s most demanding endurance race, the 24 Hour of Le Mans, Mazda has brought the winning Mazda 787B back from the dead. Mazda’s 787B made ...
It’s nearly a week since Le Mans – long enough for the sunburn of most race fans to have started to fade – but we’ve just tracked down this super-cool onboard footage of Johnny Herbert driving the ...
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Was The Mazda 787B Really Banned From Le Mans? The Rotary Engine's Racing History Explained
Mazda's Wankel rotary powerplant boasts a proud and storied endurance racing career that began and ended in truly spectacular fashion. The rotary first took to a European circuit in anger in 1968, ...
In 1991, Mazda became the first and to this day only Japanese automaker to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans using the 787B you see above. It was also the first and only rotary-powered car to ever win the ...
Celebrating 20 years since its historic win at Le Mans in 1991, Mazda will be bringing its 787B race car out of retirement for a guest appearance at this year's 24-hour race. Being the first and only ...
The Mazda 787B was a prototype racing car built for the 24 hours of Le Mans auto race, replacing the 767. It used a 4-rotor 26B Wankel engine which produced over 700 hp (522 kW). The 787B's 1991 win ...
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