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 ...

For the 1991 race, Mazda entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans with three cars once again, two 787B and one 787. The new year came with a new set of rules because the FIA wanted the teams to use new 3.5 ...

Mazda won Le Mans in 1991, after 17 years of trying. The car that finally brought Mazda victory was powered by a four-rotor engine estimated to make about 700 hp. It also made an ungodly shriek.

Thirty years ago today, on June 23, 1991, Mazda became the only rotary engine manufacturer and the first Japanese manufacturer to take overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Click here to ...

It took a further seven years before Mazda secured an overall win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It entered three cars in this race and the two famed 787Bs finished in first and sixth respectively ...

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 ...

The Mazda 787B became the first and only Japanese car, and rotary-engine car to win the 24- Hours of Le Mans. Jointly developed by Mazda and Mazdaspeed, the organisation that managed Mazda’s racing ...

Every car that's won the 24 Hours of Le Mans has had a conventional piston engine—except one. That's the Mazda 787B, which won the legendary French endurance race in 1991, after 17 years of trying.

Mazda may be celebrating its rotary-powered 787B's Le Mans victory of 3 decades ago, but it will keep the rotary alive, only in a different form.

Mazda remains the only Japanese manufacturer to have won Le Mans overall. For Nunez, who was born in 1995, racing in the famous colors will come as an honor this weekend.