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 ...

The Mazda 787B is one of history's most legendary motorsport cars. The 787B is extremely important for the Japanese car culture and industry because it represents Japan's first Le Mans win. By the ...

The iconic Mazda 787B that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 will take part in a demonstration run at this year’s event, running from June 7-11 at the famed Circuit de la Sarthe in France. When the ...

“Last year, Mazda celebrated its 100th anniversary, and since our founding we have relentlessly taken on new challenges. Our commercialization of the rotary engine and subsequent win of the pinnacle ...

The Mazda 787B was the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and remains the only rotary-powered car to win the legendary endurance race. The race-winning car has been mostly idle since ...

The Mazda 787B carved its name into motorsport history in 1991 as the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. Even more legendary was its powertrain, a screaming 2.6-liter ...

Mazda announced that it will return to this year’s 24 Hour of Le Mans race with a revolutionary rotary engine vehicle, the RX-8 Hydrogen RE sports coupe. The company, which won the 24h Le Mans Race in ...

After the 2016 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, many racing enthusiasts remember an outcome that made history 25 years ago. On 23 June 1991 at around 16:00, the chequered flag waved through the ...

People often associate Mazda's Le Mans efforts with its high-intensity Group C cars. That makes sense—Mazda won the race overall in 1991 with its rotary-powered 787B. But mid-engine prototypes weren't ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...