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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

A triumph at the world’s most famous endurance race is one of the most sought-after achievements in motorsport. In the last three editions, Toyota has disrupted the dominance of European manufacturers ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran May 20, 2011 Comment Now! Back in 1991, when the McLaren F1 supercar had just been born and the Persian Gulf War was still raging, Mazda was working on a new endurance racer, one ...

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 ...

Even if you've heard everything, from a four-stroke Saab 99's impression of a Japanese motorcycle (it's a very good impression) to the warble of a KamAZ 55111 V8 at idle, it still won't prepare you ...

The famous 1991 24-Hours of Le Mans winner, the Mazda 787B will be featured at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Ex-Formula 1 driver and Le Mans veteran Mike Wilds and current Mazda works ...

Half a century ago, a small Japanese company from Hiroshima by the name Toyo Kogyo made an interesting decision, and a massive leap of faith. They usually offered products under the Mazda brand in ...